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It's another episode of A-Z, and the lucky letter is J! On the menu this week:John Birch SocietyJacobs, HarrietJacksonJapanese InternmentJazz Singer, TheAnd many more!Thanks again for listening and we'll be back soon with our brand new s
Following a delay thanks to strikes, illness, and a furious effort to finish writing a book, we're back with the final episode of our Lyndon Johnson's America series!We discuss the various legacies of Johnson, his Great Society, Civil Rights,
It's our fifth episode of A-Z, where we take a letter from the alphabet and use it to take a journey through American History for 30 minutes.And on this occasion it's the letter T! Among the topics discussed on this episode:TrumanThree Mil
It's the penultimate episode of our LBJ's America series!On this episode we round out 1968, which sees Richard Nixon win the presidential election and be on his way to the White House. We chat about Nixon's record and how, after promising to b
On this month's A-Z, we tackle the letter 'W' for 30 minutes, including discussion of:World War I & IIWatergateThe West WingVictoria WoodhullAnd even, William Wallace.We hope you enjoy and we'll be back soon with the penultimate episode
It's the fourth installment of our series on Lyndon Johnson's America and we are into crisis mode. We pick up the story in mid-1967 and discuss how Vietnam, racial violence, and a host of other contentious issues rise to the fore and overwhel
It's the third in our series of 30 minute discussions of random US history topics beginning with a letter of the alphabet. Today - it's R!RepublicansRamboRed ScareRepublican Motherhood ...are just a few of things that we chew over.Cheers
It's Part 3 of Lyndon Johnson's America and we arrive at the event which arguably shaped LBJ's presidency more than anything else - the Vietnam War.In this episode, we cover the early years of the conflict (1964-67) and discuss:- Why Vietnam?
It's the second of our episodes where we discuss a series of events, people, and places drawn at random that begin with a specific letter. And today's letter is H! Fannie Lou HamerAdolf Hitler Jimi Hendrix Hollywoodand many, many more!We
On the second episode of Lyndon Johnson's America, we encounter an optimistic America. A United States prospering and beginning to deal with its original sin of racism. We delve into civil rights victories and Johnson's pursuit of a Great Socie
It's a new podcast!The idea is simple. We've written down loads of names/events/developments that relate to American History that begin with the same letter. They have been scrunched up in a hat, they are picked at random, and we have 30 minut
(OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE SOUND QUALITY ON THIS EPISODE - ROGUE MICROPHONE ISSUE)We're back!And we're embarking on a six part series examining 'Lyndon Johnson's America'. Essentially, we're using the life and times of LBJ to examine and explore
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On Episode 54 we're joined by Grainne McEvoy (@GrainneMcEvoy) for a timely discussion of American immigration policy over the past 150 years. In particular, we discuss two pieces of legislation that drastically changed the type of immigrants
We're back with a sequel to our bonus podcast on the 2016 election election whereby we breakdown the Midterm 2018 results, discuss the importance of Midterms in American History, and reflect on the implications of this year's results for the fu
As we prepare to return in November with two episodes, including a special on the midterm election results, here is a re-run of an old episode on Black History Month (which falls in October in the UK, so we felt it was ideal to re-post this now
In Episode 53 we're joined by the University of Oxford's Dan Rowe (@dan_rowe1) to discuss the reasons for the emergence of America's 'Rust Belt' - an area of the United States characterized by decline and struggle since the last third of the 20
On Episode 52, we're joined by Kings College London's Chris Parkes to discuss sex and sexuality in the first half of the twentieth century. Chris guides us through how sexuality was understood at this time, why it became the policy of the fed
We're back! After a delay to allow for holidays and research trips, on a bumper Episode 51, we are joined by two guests - York St John University's Stephen Robinson (@drSRRobinson) and the University of Essex's Miguel Hernandez (@MHernandezGdV)
It's our 50TH EPISODE! And for this exceptional landmark, we could think of no more appropriate topic to discuss than American Exceptionalism. What does that term mean? Where does it come from? Does US exceptionalism differ from other kinds of
On Episode 49 of American History Too! we're joined by the University of Manchester's Katie Myerscough (@katiemyerscough) to discuss her research into the Progressive Era and the role women played in shaping American cities at the turn of the 2
On Episode 48, our resident Cold War expert, Malcolm, is in the hotseat to discuss whether we are in the midst of a new Cold War (drawing upon his recent contribution to this BBC article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43546340).Befor
Picking up from last month's episode on Native Americans and slavery, this month's episode with Reeta Humalajoki (University of Turku) explores the relationship between the American government from the civil war to the present day. We explore
On Episode 46, we're joined by the University of Hull's Edd Mair, who discusses his research on Native Americans as slaveholders during the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly the Seminole tribe of Florida.We have a wide-ranging discussion o
On Episode 45, we are joined by UCL's Nick Witham (@ndwitham) to examine the turbulent events of 1968 in the United States. 50 years on, what are the legacies of the 365 days of tumult? What happened? What impact did it have on various groups
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