The Nuremberg Trials: Justice for Humanity?
Did the Nurenberg Trials provide justice for humanity after the horrors of World War II? In order to address this question, Professor Philip Nash explains what happened during the trials, …
Did the Nurenberg Trials provide justice for humanity after the horrors of World War II? In order to address this question, Professor Philip Nash explains what happened during the trials, …
Professor Philip Nash explains the extremely complicated background of the Nuremberg Trials of 1945-1946. We learn how difficult it was to set up these trials, in terms of international law, …
Dr. Megan Kate Nelson puts us in the middle of the history and context of the founding of Yellowstone National Park, one of America’s natural glories. She tells us how …
Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America Listen Now
Mother’s Day is nearly here. The holiday has a fascinating history of its own. But the ways people have thought about the origins and history of Mother’s Day provide us …
Simon Winchester takes us on a fascinating journey through the story of how knowledge has been acquired, stored, and passed on, how that dissemination has evolved with time, and how—in …
Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Listen Now
The intensifying pandemic of gun violence and murder in the U.S. has prompted the usual, tired, and entirely false reaction from gun fanatics — “the first thing Hitler did was …
Who Was “Seven Job” Anna? Anna Marie Rosenberg was one of the most important Americans of the 20th century. Yet she is not nearly as well-known as she should be. …
What Should Come After Covid? Drs. Keri Leigh Merritt and Yohuru Williams discuss important research and reflection about what happened in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. The book’s …
Eisenhower, the Cold War, and Disarmament Did President Eisenhower actually say, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from …
Income Tax and Inequality in US History Income tax is a troubling issue in American politics and history. We explain its long history, and delve into the even more complicated …
Income Tax and Inequality in US History – Encore! Listen Now