This hour, we’ll talk about how the passage of time has altered how we think about the attack on Pearl Habor with Craig Nelson, author of, “Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness.”
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The Making Of Winston Churchill
This hour we’ll talk about how Churchill developed that toughness as a soldier fighting in South Africa with Candice Millard. She’s the author of “Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill” (Doubleday).”
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Building The Republic Of Texas
This hour, we’ll talk about how cotton and the labor that fueled it led to the Texas revolution – and about how Texas provided a blue print for the Confederacy – with UNT assistant history professor Andrew Torget.
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A Natural History Of The Chair
This hour, we’ll talk about the history of the chair with Witold Rybcznski, University of Pennsylvania emeritus professor of architecture. He writes about the topic in, “Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair – A Natural History.”
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Presidential Perceptions
This hour, we’ll learn why some presidential names are carved into the bedrock of our country with Talmage Boston, author of “Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents.”
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Famous Fossils
This hour, we’ll talk about the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, Peking Man and other remains that have significantly impacted our understanding of the history of mankind with Lydia Pyne, author of “Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World’s Most Famous Human Fossils.”
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The Persisting Racial Divide
This hour, we’ll talk about how the Thirteenth Amendment led to Jim Crow laws, how Brown v. Board of Education led to shutting down public schools and other instances of Civil Rights backlash with Carol Anderson, chair of the African American Studies department at Emory University.
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On Coyotes
This hour, we’ll talk about our love-hate relationship with the predators with Dan Flores, author of “Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History.”
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The Invention of Dating
This hour, we’ll talk about how courtship has evolved over the last century with Moira Weigel, author of “Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating.”
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50 Great American Places
This hour, we’ll talk about America’s must-visit stops with Brent D. Glass, director emeritus of the National Museum of American History and author of “50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.”
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Lessons From Buzz Aldrin
This hour, we’ll talk with Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, about perseverance and other wisdom he’s gained in his 86 years, which he’s collected in “No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon.”
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The President’s Book of Secrets
This hour, we’ll talk about how that information is gathered – and how presidents have used it through the years – with David Priess, who served as an intelligence officer in the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. His new book is called “The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama.”
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