How FDR Built a 12-Million-Strong Military: Robert Brigham on America’s WWII Mobilization

Author: C-SPAN December 7, 2025 Duration: 50:23

Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discussed his upcoming memoir about his search for his biological father, who served as a Marine in Vietnam. This event was part of the 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lectures in History

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.

Author: C-SPAN Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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The Barbary Pirates and Early American Foreign Policy

21.12.2025

Duration: 1:08:47

Carroll College professor Jeanette Fregulia chronicles the Barbary pirates' conflict with American ships during the 18th and 19th centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Gunmaking & the Roots of Mass Production

14.12.2025

Duration: 1:16:29

Northwestern professor Ken Alder presented an image of an 1851 Colt Navy Revolver and asked why the gun was one of the first mass produced technologies in the United States. Professor Alder chronicled the origins of Amer…

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FEEDDROP: Chef José Andrés on Food, Humanity, and Global Relief Efforts

30.11.2025

Duration: 1:03:38

Chef, humanitarian, and author Jose Andres discussed his career, his global relief efforts with World Central Kitchen, his books, and his love of food with David M. Rubenstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg…

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Geri Spieler on Housewife Assassin: The True Story Behind a Suburban Double Life

23.11.2025

Duration: 1:07:38

In September 1975, 17 days apart, two women, one in Sacramento and the other in San Francisco, attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford. The first attempt on September the 5th came from Annette Squeaky Fromm. The C…

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The 1967 Six-Day War and America’s Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process

16.11.2025

Duration: 1:15:59

The 1967 Six-Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and 2023 Israel-Hamas War have all garnered the United States' diplomatic involvement. Trinity College Professor James Stocker looks at the history of the U.S. negotiating ends…

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FEED DROP: ABC David Grann on Killers of the Flower Moon and America’s Hidden History

09.11.2025

Duration: 1:02:14

Author David Grann joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his books, including "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "The Wager," and visits the vault of the Folger Shakespeare Library. This is an episode of C-SPAN's new series…

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The Mexican-American War: Causes, Consequences, and Legacy

02.11.2025

Duration: 1:20:41

On September 14, 1847, Winfield Scott's Army marched into Mexico City, marking the final stages of the Mexican-American War. University of Texas professor Aaron O'Connell chronicles the war's causes, the divisions it inf…

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How Constitutional Order Emerged From Crisis

26.10.2025

Duration: 57:33

During Reconstruction, a campaign to overthrow the South Carolina government succeeded, triggering a constitutional crisis. University of North Carolina professor and author of "Sedition," Marcus Gadson, analyzed the his…

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Gettysburg College’s Timothy Shannon on the Mystery of Roanoke

19.10.2025

Duration: 1:14:22

This week on the Lectures in History podcast: The mystery of the Roanoke Colony’s disappearance. In 1587, English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina — only to van…