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Thursday 19 May 2022 : Abortion wasn't always controversial. In fact, in colonial America it would have been considered a fairly common practice: a private...
Tuesday 17 May 2022 : MLK Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are household names, but what about their mothers? This hour, author Anna Malaika Tubbs explores how...
Thursday 12 May 2022 : The Constitution is like America's secular Bible, our sacred founding document. As the Supreme Court debates the future of Roe v. Wade, many...
Thursday 05 May 2022 : Does history have a border? That is the question at the heart of Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, a holiday that symbolizes Mexico's fight for...
Thursday 28 April 2022 : Philanthropic foundations are a fundamental part of our society: they support media, the arts, education, medical research, and more. NPR,...
Thursday 21 April 2022 : Rivers on fire, acid rain falling from the sky, species going extinct, oil spills, polluted air, and undrinkable water: For so long, we...
Thursday 14 April 2022 : Health insurance for millions of Americans is dependent on their jobs. But it's not like that everywhere. So how did the U.S. end up with...
Thursday 07 April 2022 : What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism'...
Thursday 31 March 2022 : Tipping is a norm in the United States—and it's always been controversial. The practice took off after the Civil War, as employers sought...
Thursday 24 March 2022 : "All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh...
Thursday 17 March 2022 : A Japanese American activist whose early political awakenings came while incarcerated in the concentration camps of World War II America,...
Thursday 10 March 2022 : Months before Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, he published an essay on the Kremlin website called "On The...
Thursday 03 March 2022 : Rats. Love 'em or hate 'em, (though you probably hate 'em), they're part of our world. And during the pandemic, they've been out in full...
Thursday 24 February 2022 : It may seem bleak, but Robin D.G Kelley's view of the world says there is no promise of liberation, only struggle. Kelley has spent his...
Thursday 17 February 2022 : Black people deserve nothing less than everything: This was Marcus Garvey's simple, uncompromising message. His speeches on Pan-Africanism...
Thursday 10 February 2022 : The fight over the filibuster brings up some deeper questions that we as a country are facing. How do we make space for disagreement without...
Thursday 03 February 2022 : We've been seeing a lot of debate recently about how history should be taught. For example, some believe that the Civil War was about state...
Thursday 27 January 2022 : As tensions between Ukraine and Russia escalate, we decided to take a look at the man who has been running Russia for two decades: Vladimir...
Tuesday 25 January 2022 : Life can be tough. Every day brings new challenges. And in order to get through the waking hours we need rest. Good quality sleep. In this...
Thursday 20 January 2022 : Our dreams can haunt us: literally. Recurring dreams about failing tests or running late are a common occurrence, but what are we to make of...
Thursday 13 January 2022 : Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington, was one of the most consequential architects of the civil rights movement you may...
Thursday 06 January 2022 : When a mob of pro-Trump supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 they also incited a defining moment in United...
Thursday 30 December 2021 : Today, electricity in the U.S. is a utility we notice only when it's suddenly unavailable. But over a hundred years ago, electricity in the...
Tuesday 28 December 2021 : What happens to police officers who use excessive force, tamper with evidence or sexually harass someone? In California, internal affairs...
Thursday 23 December 2021 : American workers are reaching a breaking point. We're seeing a wave of resignations and labor strikes, and a supply chain that's cracking...
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Before Roe: The Physicians' Crusade
Abortion wasn't always controversial. In fact, in colonial America it would have been considered a fairly common practice: a private...
Bonus: The Forgotten Mothers of Civil Rights History
MLK Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are household names, but what about their mothers? This hour, author Anna Malaika Tubbs explores how...
The Shadows of the Constitution (2020)
The Constitution is like America's secular Bible, our sacred founding document. As the Supreme Court debates the future of Roe v. Wade, many...
Cinco de Mayo and the Rise of Modern Mexico
Does history have a border? That is the question at the heart of Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, a holiday that symbolizes Mexico's fight for...
The New Gilded Age
Philanthropic foundations are a fundamental part of our society: they support media, the arts, education, medical research, and more. NPR,...
Force of Nature (2021)
Rivers on fire, acid rain falling from the sky, species going extinct, oil spills, polluted air, and undrinkable water: For so long, we...
The Everlasting Problem (2020)
Health insurance for millions of Americans is dependent on their jobs. But it's not like that everywhere. So how did the U.S. end up with...
Capitalism: What Makes Us Free? (2021)
What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism'...
The Land of the Fee (2021)
Tipping is a norm in the United States—and it's always been controversial. The practice took off after the Civil War, as employers sought...
All Wars Are Fought Twice
"All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh...
Our Own People (2021)
A Japanese American activist whose early political awakenings came while incarcerated in the concentration camps of World War II America,...
Ukraine's Dangerous Independence
Months before Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, he published an essay on the Kremlin website called "On The...
Of Rats and Men
Rats. Love 'em or hate 'em, (though you probably hate 'em), they're part of our world. And during the pandemic, they've been out in full...
There Are No Utopias
It may seem bleak, but Robin D.G Kelley's view of the world says there is no promise of liberation, only struggle. Kelley has spent his...
Marcus Garvey: Pan-Africanist (2021)
Black people deserve nothing less than everything: This was Marcus Garvey's simple, uncompromising message. His speeches on Pan-Africanism...
Pirates of the Senate
The fight over the filibuster brings up some deeper questions that we as a country are facing. How do we make space for disagreement without...
A Story Of Us?
We've been seeing a lot of debate recently about how history should be taught. For example, some believe that the Civil War was about state...
Russia's Longest Leader: Vladimir Putin (2019)
As tensions between Ukraine and Russia escalate, we decided to take a look at the man who has been running Russia for two decades: Vladimir...
Throughline Sleeps
Life can be tough. Every day brings new challenges. And in order to get through the waking hours we need rest. Good quality sleep. In this...
The Way We Dream
Our dreams can haunt us: literally. Recurring dreams about failing tests or running late are a common occurrence, but what are we to make of...
Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the March on Washington (2021)
Bayard Rustin, the man behind the March on Washington, was one of the most consequential architects of the civil rights movement you may...
The Anatomy of Autocracy: Timothy Snyder (2021)
When a mob of pro-Trump supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 they also incited a defining moment in United...
The Electrical Grid (2020)
Today, electricity in the U.S. is a utility we notice only when it's suddenly unavailable. But over a hundred years ago, electricity in the...
Bonus: On Our Watch
What happens to police officers who use excessive force, tamper with evidence or sexually harass someone? In California, internal affairs...
American Socialist (2020)
American workers are reaching a breaking point. We're seeing a wave of resignations and labor strikes, and a supply chain that's cracking...
