Episodios

  • Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act

    Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act
    Apr 20 2025
    Tulane University history professor Jana Lipman discusses Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Más Menos
    1 h y 19 m
  • World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii

    World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii
    Apr 13 2025
    Santa Clara University history professor Sonia Gomez discusses the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds that occurred in Hawaii and Japan during and immediately after World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Más Menos
    1 h y 5 m
  • "The Education of Henry Adams" (1918)

    "The Education of Henry Adams" (1918)
    Apr 6 2025
    University of Dallas history professor Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Education of Henry Adams." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Más Menos
    1 h y 29 m
  • 19th Century American Landscape Painting

    19th Century American Landscape Painting
    Mar 29 2025
    Santa Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discusses the mid-19th century American landscape painting movement known as the Hudson River School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Más Menos
    1 h y 2 m
  • Development of the Atomic Bomb

    Development of the Atomic Bomb
    Mar 23 2025
    University of Texas history professor Bruce Hunt discusses the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and the role of the Army Corps of Engineers General Leslie Groves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Más Menos
    1 h y 24 m
  • FEED DROP: Q&A: Heath Hardage Lee, "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon"

    FEED DROP: Q&A: Heath Hardage Lee, "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon"
    Mar 15 2025
    Historian Heath Hardage Lee, author of "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon," talks about the life and times of the former First Lady (1969-74). She says that Pat Nixon, who was voted "Most Admired Woman in the World" in 1972, was largely mis-portrayed by the press, who characterized her as being elusive and "plastic." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Más Menos
    1 h y 12 m
  • America & the Northern Ireland Peace Process

    America & the Northern Ireland Peace Process
    Mar 9 2025
    Georgetown University history professor Darragh Gannon discusses the Irish diaspora and the role of the United States during "The Troubles" and in the Northen Ireland peace process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Más Menos
    55 m
  • Prison Gangs

    Prison Gangs
    Mar 2 2025
    University of Southern California sociology professor Brittany Friedman discusses the formation and evolution of American prison gangs in the 20th and 21st centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
    Más Menos
    1 h y 42 m
adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_webcro768_stickypopup