Episodes

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War
    Feb 21 2026
    University of Louisville history professor Matthew Goldberg chronicles the 1898 Spanish-American War, fought primarily in Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Reaganomics

    Reaganomics
    Feb 15 2026
    Brigham Young University professor Grant Madsen examines supply-side economics which was termed "Reaganomics." Brigham Young University is located in Provo, Utah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Marion Orr "House of Diggs"

    Marion Orr "House of Diggs"
    Feb 8 2026
    Brown University professor Marion Orr lectures on the life & legacy of Congressman Charles Diggs, Jr. The Michigan Democrat founded the Congressional Black Caucus and was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till's killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • The History of the Space Program

    The History of the Space Program
    Feb 2 2026
    In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chronicles the history of space travel and how the U.S. landed on the Moon and how we're going back in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment

    Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment
    Jan 25 2026
    William & Mary lecturer Robyn Schroeder discusses the Williamsburg, Virginia, site where colonial troops built an encampment ahead of the 1781 battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • How Martin Luther King Jr. Used Political Strategy

    How Martin Luther King Jr. Used Political Strategy
    Jan 18 2026
    Boise State history professor Jill Gill lectures on Martin Luther King Jr.'s political strategies in the Civil Rights Movement up until his assassination in 1968. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Blake Gilpin on Reconstruction-Era Supreme Court Cases That Led to Jim Crow Segregation

    Blake Gilpin on Reconstruction-Era Supreme Court Cases That Led to Jim Crow Segregation
    Jan 11 2026
    Tulane professor Blake Gilpin discusses three Reconstruction-era Supreme Court cases and how they led to the establishment of Jim Crow segregation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Kentucky and Slavery: From Statehood to the Civil War

    Kentucky and Slavery: From Statehood to the Civil War
    Jan 5 2026
    When Kentucky in 1792 became a state, it had a choice; keep slavery or abolish it. University of Kentucky professor Melanie Goan teaches a class on the state's relationship with the institution of slavery until the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins