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Now & Then
How can the past help inform today’s most pressing challenges? Every Tuesday, award-winning historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman use their encyclopedic knowledge of US history to bring the past to life. Together, they make sense of the week in news by discussing the people, ideas, and events that got us here today. Now and Then is produced by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.9 stars from 3,380 ratings
Great app!
These two women are incredibly smart and they have the gift to make history entertaining and informative. I recommend it 100%.
pattiocon via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/16/23
Wide Awakes
The hosts are skilled historians but the hard left perspective prevents the podcast from reaching its full potential. One example. In bringing to life the incredible grass roots engagement of Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 electoral campaign, the hosts, in explaining the “Then”, do a wonderful job in...Read full review »
A Conservative Eli via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/11/23
I want to begin by saying that I love this show, and I love the insights provided by Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman on the multitude of topics discussed in this show so far. In the most recent episode, “Woman Change Makers: Three Legal Battles”, there was one issue I felt necessary...Read full review »
Dmac254 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/06/23
Recent Episodes
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sparked a larger conversation about the role of financial institutions in American life. Heather and Joanne reflect on the cultural and aesthetic history of banks, from the Greek Revival-influenced Second Bank of the United States, to the robberies of...
Published 03/22/23
Published 03/22/23
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