A great way to spend an hour--fun and informative!
This podcast connects historical trends in American life with current problems. They tackle a diveristy of issues, from immigration and race to traffic and Thanksgiving. Each week is fascinating and entertaining. It helps us understand the roots of current problems, and in doing so breaks through partisan rhetoric that would have us think the problems and proposed solutions are new. I always understand what is going on today better after listening. And I always laugh.
Erik-Wickenburg via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/22/08
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This is a fabulous program. As a historian myself I am pleased to see a show that addresses important historical issues and controversies in a fun and engaging way. I have begun using it in my U.S. history survey course--with great success! Undergraduate students love the tone of the show....Read full review »
RKD1 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/24/08
This program does what good teaching can do: complicate and deepen opinions, as well as illustrate the rewards of informed perspectives and careful listening.
Big Mama Melville via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/25/12
These three gents know their stuff, and make American history relevant to our current times in a fresh, lively way. It's made me look at current events differently, and made me rethink everything I thought I knew that they taught me in school. Their respectful and lively debates give a...Read full review »
amunchkin via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/05/11
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