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- US History Episode 21: The 1970s or, "If an entire decade was a middle child..."
It's 1968. White middle-class Americans are tired. They’re tired of everyone complaining - it’s “systemic racism” this and “unjust war” that. Can’t we all just be happy? Isn’t it time we all just calmed down and got back to work? It’s time for some tough love and Nixon is the man to drag us out of the 1960s kicking and screaming…
Today’s episode is all about the 1970s or “If an entire decade were the middle child.” This is Anti-Social Studies; I’m Emily Glankler: settle in and let’s go back in time…
This episode is brought to you by the Choices Program. The Choices Program creates fantastic social studies materials that connect history with current issues. Check them out at choices.edu and use the code ANTI-SS for a 15% discount on your purchase. Discount does not apply to site licenses.
48 min - Jackie Robinson or, "Fair Play and Justice"
This episode is sponsored by the National Archives Foundation and their exhibit, "All American: The Power of Sports." Visit the exhibit in DC at the William G. McCowan Theater through January 2024, subscribe to their YouTube channel and check out their website for more history content and educator resources.
CORRECTION: The Cincinnati Reds name comes from the red color of their stockings and was not a reference to indigenous Americans.
41 min - US History Episode 20: Civil Rights & Feminism or, "Free At Last?"
Before we move on in time from LBJ to Nixon, I want to pause so that we can talk about the PLETHORA of social movements that were ongoing throughout these two presidencies. Today we’re talking about Civil Rights and Protest Movements of the 1960s and 70s or, “Free At Last?
Check out www.choices.edu and use the code ANTI-SS for 15% off your purchase of educational materials!
54 min - US History Episode 19: LBJ or, "The US Gets the Johnson Treatment"
This episode of Anti-Social Studies was sponsored by the LBJ Presidential Library and Foundation. If you're in the Austin area, visit the LBJ Library & Museum. If not, check out www.LBJLibrary.org to explore their eMuseum, digital archives, and educational resources.
If JFK was the optimism of what the 1960s could be, then LBJ was the realism of what it actually was. Does that sentence make sense? I’m sure it will by the end of this episode.
Remember last episode when I said that the 1960s were insane. Well, I was right. Turns out we’re actually going to need THREE episodes just to start making sense of this decade. Last episode we talked about JFK. Next episode, we’re going to dive into the main Civil Rights Era and the other protests and rights movements that came along with it in the 1960s and into the 1970s.
For today, I want to focus on our FIRST true Texan president. (Eisenhower was born here but that doesn’t count.) Who was LBJ? What did he hope would be his legacy? And why did it end up just being Vietnam?
Today’s episode is all about LBJ or, “The US Gets the Johnson Treatment” This is Anti-Social Studies; settle in and let’s go back in time…
45 min - Why does the US celebrate Columbus Day?
It's a bonus episode on the history of Columbus Day (for pictures and wild gesticulations by Yours Truly, you can check out the video version on my YouTube!)
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- US History Episode 17: The Early Cold War or, “McArthur, McCarthy and Ike”Has it been 6 months since my last episode? Sure. Does it cause me anxiety that I left my listeners on a cliffhanger of a communist threat for half a year? You betcha. But during my hiatus I was really productive dragging my way through the end of a terrible school year and building a …50 min
- Emily Learns About Monty Python and the Myth of the Medieval Church with John MoscatielloEmily is joined by medieval historian (and founder of Marco Learning) John Moscatiello as they discuss (and sometimes debunk) the role of the Christian Church in the Middle Ages. Topics include land grabs, the Crusades, and the Black Death.16 min
- Emily Learns About Monty Python and the Myth of Medieval Justice with John MoscatielloEmily is joined by medieval historian (and founder of Marco Learning ) John Moscatiello to debunk medieval justice in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Topics include witch trials, torture devices, and the power of kings.12 min
- Emily Learns About Monty Python and the Myth of the “Dark Ages” with John MoscatielloEmily talks to an actual medieval historian (John Moscatiello, Founder of Marco Learning) about her favorite movie of all time: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In Part 1, they wonder, were the Middle Ages really as bad as movies make them seem? (Spoiler: No! It’s a conspiracy!) Topics include Medieval versus Renaissance art, the …16 min
About Anti-Social Studies
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History class, but make it make sense for your group chat.
Anti-Social Studies is the history podcast for people who follow the news, have opinions, and never quite got the full story in school. Each season takes on a different slice of the past — World History, U.S. History, and the current events that are basically history happening in real time — and breaks it down for people walking in with zero background and zero patience for boring. No jargon, no gatekeeping, no assuming you already know who these people are or why any of this matters. Just the context you actually need, delivered like your favorite teacher going on a very fun tangent.
Hosted by Emily Glankler — 12-year high school history teacher turned full-time history-explainer — Anti-Social Studies exists on one belief: the world would be a better place if everyone paid a little more attention in history class. Consider this your second chance.
New episodes contextualize the chaos, one historical tangent at a time.
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