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History

Did the Founding Fathers really expect us to think like them?

December 7, 2022 History, Politics

Professor Erwin Chemerinsky talks about why he thinks originalism is not a viable path to interpreting what the framers intended.

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Imagine finding a T. Rex

December 1, 2022 History, Science and Technology

David K. Randall, a reporter for Reuters, tells the story of Barnum Brown’s discovery of the T-rex and how this discovery amazed the world.

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How Lincoln calibrated his moral compass

November 30, 2022 History, Politics

Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham discusses his biography of the 16th president, from birth to assassination, and Lincoln’s conviction that slavery must be ended as a moral evil.

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How the planet’s physical features shape global affairs

November 29, 2022 Environment, History

Associate professor Daniel Immerwahr talks about why map reading is key to understanding hot spots around the globe and how topography is related to history.

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Indigenous people tell their own story through photography

November 21, 2022 Culture, History, Race/Identity

Will Wilson talks about a collection of the works of more than 30 indigenous artists who have used their lenses to chronicle issues of identity, culture loss and representation.

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How should we memorialize those who were enslaved?

November 16, 2022 Culture, History, Race/Identity

Clint Smith, a staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses the shortcomings of America’s reckoning with its treatment of indigenous populations and enslaved peoples, and what should be done to address deeper questions of public memory.

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Democrats’ new strategy for 2022

November 9, 2022 History, Politics

Staff writer Nicholas Lemann discusses the blind spots the Democratic party has – like focusing too heavily on college-educated voters – and which policies the Republicans might be messaging in a clearer fashion.

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The macabre market for Native remains in Texas

October 26, 2022 History

Writer Rachel Monroe discusses the moral and legal questions of finding objects – even bodies – in Texas and who has a right to display them, profit off them and even own them.

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Back when everybody hated Harry S. Truman

October 6, 2022 History

Author Jeffrey Frank talks about the man who authorized the use of the atomic bomb, his low popularity, and his policies that impacted civil rights.

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, 1937, George VIII

Royal scandals are nothing new: The story of Edward VIII

October 4, 2022 History

Author Andrew Lownie talks about George VIII, The Duke of Windsor, his ties to Nazi Germany, and the real story of his marriage to American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

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The social networks that helped Black communities thrive

October 3, 2022 History, Race/Identity

Producer/director Shayla Harris discusses the networks and towns built for Black people, and the community and safety they brought.

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The point of tiny T. rex arms and other dinosaur mysteries

September 30, 2022 History, Science and Technology

David Hone, paleontologist and senior lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, shares the latest in dinosaur research, from child-rearing to habitats – and what might be the next big dinosaur discovery on the horizon.

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