Lectures in History

Lectures in History

Author: C-SPAN Language: English Episodes: 100
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Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.
Episodes
FEED DROP: BN+ Alexandra Richie, "Warsaw 1944" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:07
As a follow up to our recent podcast regarding the life and times of Anne Frank, we asked author Alexandra Ritchie to tell us more about the horrors of World War II and Poland. Ritchie, a citizen of Canada, now lives in…
Winston Churchill, the Special Relationship and the Cold War [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:30
American University professor Laura Beers teaches a class on Winston Churchill and the "special relationship" between Great Britain and the U.S during World War II and the Cold War Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:11
Tulane University history professor Jana Lipman discusses Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:53
Santa Clara University history professor Sonia Gomez discusses the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds that occurred in Hawaii and Japan during and immediately after World War…
"The Education of Henry Adams" (1918) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:36
University of Dallas history professor Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Education of Henry Adams." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…
19th Century American Landscape Painting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:19
Santa Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discusses the mid-19th century American landscape painting movement known as the Hudson River School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi…
Development of the Atomic Bomb [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:59
University of Texas history professor Bruce Hunt discusses the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and the role of the Army Corps of Engineers General Leslie Groves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
FEED DROP: Q&A: Heath Hardage Lee, "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:44
Historian Heath Hardage Lee, author of "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon," talks about the life and times of the former First Lady (1969-74). She says that Pat Nixon, who was voted "Most Admired Woman in the World" in 1972, was…
America & the Northern Ireland Peace Process [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:27
Georgetown University history professor Darragh Gannon discusses the Irish diaspora and the role of the United States during "The Troubles" and in the Northen Ireland peace process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
Prison Gangs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:36:21
University of Southern California sociology professor Brittany Friedman discusses the formation and evolution of American prison gangs in the 20th and 21st centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…

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