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The Man Behind The Greatest Show On Earth

August 9, 2019 History

Robert Wilson talks with host Krys Boyd about P.T. Barnum’s larger-than-life legacy.

A Former Slave Tells His Story

July 23, 2019 History, Race/Identity

Author Deborah Plant joins guest host John McCaa about the story of about a former slave’s life in Africa and America.

Why Texas History is Outdated

July 23, 2019 Culture, History

Sam Houston State history professor Ty Cashion joins guest host John McCaa to separate fact from fiction when it comes to Texas legends.

America Was Built By Black Labor

February 6, 2019 Economics, Race/Identity

Joe William Trotter, Jr., director of the Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy at Carnegie Mellon University, joins us to trace the history of black employment, which he writes about in “Workers on Arrival: Black Labor in the Making of America.”

Sons Of The Founding Fathers

December 6, 2018 History

Historian H.W. Brands joins us to talk about the men who put the Founding Fathers’ ideas to work.

Exposing The Photo Archives Of Black History

January 23, 2018 History, Race/Identity

Darcy Eveleigh and Rachel Swarns talk about images of 20th century black life recently discovered in the Times’ archives.

Exposing The Photo Archives Of Black History

December 8, 2017 Race/Identity

Darcy Eveleigh and Rachel Swarns talk about images of 20th century black life recently discovered in the Times’ archives.

Why Every President Fails

October 16, 2017 Politics

UT-Austin history professor Jeremi Suri joins us to talk about how the presidency has grown beyond what the Founding Fathers first conceived.

Cassius Clay To Muhammad Ali: Becoming The Champ

October 12, 2017 Best of Think, History, Race/Identity

Jonathan Eig tells the story of a complicated man who so often found himself at the center of America’s most pressing conversations.

How Leaders Are Made

October 11, 2017 Culture

Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn explains why history’s exceptional leaders prove that the greatest of leaders aren’t born – they’re made.

America’s Battle With The Bottle

July 20, 2017 History

Christopher Finan joins us to tell the stories of Iroquois leader Handsome Lake, prohibitionist Carrie Nation, AA founders Bill Wilson and Bob Smith and others who’ve tried to get America sober.

Life As A Tudor

December 26, 2016 Culture, History

Historian Ruth Goodman joins us to talk about the ups and downs of English life during the reign of Henry VIII, which she writes about in “How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life.”