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History

You may not be in a union, but you’ve benefitted from one

May 25, 2022 Current Events, Economics, History

Labor columnist Kim Kelly joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the people who fought for workers’ rights and to offer perspective on the needs of the working class.

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How alphabetical order made the modern world

May 24, 2022 History, Language

We take alphabetization for granted, but it’s a relatively new way to classify the things we hold dear.

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Even the ancient Greeks suffered from addiction

May 4, 2022 Culture, Health, History

Carl Erik Fisher discusses his own struggle with alcoholism and his search to find answers in the policies, people and treatments of both the recent and distant past.

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A dissident Egyptian comic takes on middle school bullies

May 4, 2022 Culture, History, Politics, Race/Identity

Bassem Youssef, the heart surgeon turned political satirist, joins us to talk about the unique experiences of immigrant children and what he learned from observing his own family.

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In Mexico, some enslaved people found freedom

April 28, 2022 History, Race/Identity, Think

Alice L. Baumgartner joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the Civil War and how thousands of enslaved people found freedom in Mexico.

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The evolution of Zora Neale Hurston

April 27, 2022 History, Literature, Race/Identity

Genevieve West joins guest host John McCaa to discuss her extensive compilation of work that features essays, criticism, and articles of the Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston.

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The forgotten story of how Lincoln tried to bring together a divided nation

April 26, 2022 History, Politics

John Avlon discusses Lincoln as a peacemaker, his approach of reason over brute strength, and how that was derailed after his assassination.

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The descendants of an enslaved man insist his father was George Washington

April 8, 2022 Culture, History

Jill Abramson contemplates the parentage of West Ford, his possible connection to George Washington, and the fight to save Gum Springs.

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The larger story of the Atlanta spa shootings

March 31, 2022 Culture, History, Race/Identity

May Jeong discusses the victims and survivors of the Atlanta spa shootings and paints a picture of how violence against Asian communities is part of a long history of racism in the U.S.

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The life of Madeleine Albright

March 25, 2022 Current Events, History, Politics

We revisit our 2017 conversation with Madeleine Albright, who passed away this week. Albright made history as the first woman to serve as the U.S. secretary of state.

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What does God look like?

March 24, 2022 Culture, History

Francesca Stavrakopoulou, professor of Hebrew Bible and ancient religion, discusses her research of the Bible to arrive at a portrait of a complex god whose appearance was shaped by early worshipers.

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What the South has to say about America

March 16, 2022 History, Literature, Race/Identity

Imani Perry discusses her return to her Southern home in Alabama with fresh eyes, weaving in the stories of the good-tempered with a darker history.

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