Assimilation Is A Two-Way Street

August 27, 2019 Culture, Current Events, History, Language, Race/Identity

Stanford University associate professor Tomás Jiménez joins us to take on the idea of assimilation, the history behind it, and what’s lost when immigrants are encouraged to change who they are.

Blame Europe And The U.S. For The Immigration Crisis

August 15, 2019 Culture, Current Events, History, Politics, Race/Identity

Suketu Mehta – an immigrant himself – joins host Krys Boyd to pick apart anti-immigration policies.

Greenland Will Lose 300 Billion Tons Of Ice This Year

August 14, 2019 Current Events, History, Science and Technology

Jon Gertner talks with host Krys Boyd about the grueling scientific searches in Greenland, even as the ice melts, and the explorers determined to conquer the ice island.

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.

Politics And The Birth Of The Blockbuster

August 2, 2019 Culture, History, Politics

Film critic J. Hoberman joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about how movies dive into the themes American audiences yearned for.

Mescaline’s Long, Strange Trip

July 25, 2019 Culture, Health, History

Mike Jay joins guest host John McCaa to tell the stories of seekers who have experimented with mescaline in search of new states of consciousness.

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Why Texas History is Outdated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.

The Female Abolitionists Of San Francisco’s Chinatown

July 22, 2019 Culture, History, Race/Identity

Julia Flynn Siler joins guest host John McCaa to tell the story of a group of female abolitionists who dedicated their lives to rescuing slaves in San Francisco.

How The West Was Overrun

July 16, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Environment, History, Politics

Christopher Ketcham joins us to talk about the American West is slipping away in part to commercialization and lax federal protections.

A Road Trip With Henry Ford And Thomas Edison

July 10, 2019 History

Jeff Guinn joins us to talk about how Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford teamed up with Thomas Edison for a series of road trips to promote car ownership as a way of life.

Why Beef Is What’s For Dinner

July 5, 2019 Culture, Environment, History

Notre Dame visiting professor Joshua Specht joins us to recount the complex history – filled with exploitation and innovation – of the beef we consume.