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It Was Said

It Was Said

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 It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, takes a look back on some of the most powerful and timeless speeches in history. Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling historian Jon Meacham, this documentary podcast takes you through generation-defining speeches. Meacham, along with top historians, authors and journalists, offers expert insight and analysis into the origins, the orator, and the context of the times each speech was given, and reflect on why it’s important to never forget them. It Was Said is an Audacy original in association with The HISTORY® Channel.© Audacy, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Social Sciences World
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  • Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin

    Introducing About A Boy: The Story of Vladimir Putin
    Oct 18 2023

    In the West, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is always seen as one of two things: KGB spy or judo master. But to anyone who’s ever lived in the Soviet Union, Putin is something else entirely: a street kid. Join journalist Julia Ioffe as she explores how Putin’s childhood taught him lessons that shape his thinking and actions to this day.
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    3 mins
  • Eleanor Roosevelt, and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Eleanor Roosevelt, and The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    Nov 23 2022

    Eleanor Roosevelt champions the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a foundational document proclaiming that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

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    27 mins
  • FDR’s Pearl Harbor Address

    FDR’s Pearl Harbor Address
    Nov 16 2022

    Franklin D. Roosevelt asks Congress for a declaration of war against Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor – a date, he says, which will live in infamy.
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    29 mins
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