The Presidents of the Roaring Twenties Part 1 | The Rise of Warren G. Harding
In 1920, Warren G. Harding was elected president in one of the greatest landslides in American history. His margin of victory* over his opponent James Cox exceeded those of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwig...
22 Jan 20241h
Theodore Roosevelt: America's First Modern President, with Michael Patrick Cullinane
Theodore Roosevelt is often described as America's first modern president, setting a standard by which future presidents would be judged. In this episode, we interview historian Michael Patrick Cullin...
16 Jan 202450min
History of the Papacy Preview: The Septuagint with Steve Guerra and Garry Stevens
Original Title: The Septuagint – It Really is Greek to MeOriginal Release Date: 6/30/2023Transcript URL: https://share.descript.com/view/S74PWXbhjWZ Description: The Septuagint is the most important t...
12 Jan 202417min
Rediscovering Jimmy Carter, with Jonathan Alter
Jimmy Carter has lived a remarkable life. He was on his way to becoming a Navy admiral, but instead became a peanut farmer. He had one of the unlikeliest rises to the presidency, but saw his popularit...
8 Jan 202457min
How Ulysses S. Grant Destroyed the Ku Klux Klan, with Fergus M. Bordewich
Ulysses S. Grant is famous as the victorious general of the Civil War, but as president, he successfully waged another war -- one to defeat the infamous Ku Klux Klan. In this episode, we interview Fer...
18 Dec 20231h 8min
The Progressive Presidents Part 5 | Roosevelt, Wilson, and the Legacy of the Progressive Movement
When Woodrow Wilson left office in 1921, the first era of American progressivism came to an end. By then, however, he and former President Theodore Roosevelt had forever altered the course of American...
4 Dec 202358min
What JFK Would Have Done in Vietnam Had He Survived, with Marc J. Selverstone
It's one of the great what-ifs in American history: had President John F. Kennedy not been assassinated, would he have escalated involvement in Vietnam in the same way his successor Lyndon Johnson did...
28 Nov 202359min
The Kennedy Assassination: 60 Years Later
Today is the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. To commemorate this pivotal event in American history, we are releasing this excerpt from our episode "The Price of Amb...
22 Nov 202318min
