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Adam Smith
The Last Best Hope?
Historian and broadcaster Professor Adam Smith explores the America of today through the lens of the past. Is America - as Abraham Lincoln once claimed - the last best hope of Earth?Produced by Oxford University’s world-leading Rothermere American Institute, each story-filled episode looks at the US from the outside in – delving into the political events, conflicts, speeches and songs that have shaped and embodied the soul of a nation.From the bloody battlefields of Gettysburg to fake news...
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4.7 stars from 114 ratings
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“A first class podcast. Informed, thoughtful and tells you the things that you don’t already know or hear from mainstream media.
Great to have a historian of Smith’s stature sharing such insights.
One of the very best.”
ipaul321 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/05/24
A superb podcast
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“A must for anyone interested in the history of the United States and indeed it’s future.”
HistorywillsaveUS via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/15/24
“This excellent podcast takes a nuanced look at the United States "from the inside out." Adam Smith is thoroughly knowledgeable about American history and current affairs and does a great job of placing American events in a global perspective. He discusses various topics with a mix of...”Read full review »
cassdjbb via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/22/23
Recent Episodes
Cricket was once the most popular summer game in the United States – the first ever international match was played not, as you might expect between England and one of its colonies, but between Canada and the United States, in 1844. The first overseas England tour was to the US in 1859. The...
Published 03/06/24
Published 03/06/24
Presidential primaries – the circus that has traditionally wended its way from Iowa to New Hampshire and beyond every four years -- is one of the most distinctive features of American political life. From the insurgent campaigns of Jimmy Carter in 1976 to Barack Obama in 2008 and even Donald...
Published 02/21/24
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