BEEF with Bridget Todd

Every episode is a meticulously researched exploration of significant historical events, shedding light on the narratives that have shaped our societies and our understanding of the world. 

"In 1974, a Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda emerged from the Philippine jungle, unaware that World War 2 had been over for nearly 30 years. During those three decades, Onoda waged a murderous guerilla insurgency against the residents of Lubang island, leaving a trail of corpses and broken lives in his wake. Meanwhile, the defeated Empire of Japan was undergoing a radical transformation that would reshape the trajectory of East Asia. In this standalone episode of Conflicted, we weave these two parallel stories together into an examination of the nature of loss, persistence, and hope."

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This week on Beef, ancient Rome is torn in two by aspiring emperors Marc Antony and Octavian in the wake of Julius Caesar’s murder by the Senate.

Pick up a copy of Prof. David S. Potter's latest book Disruption: Why Things Change

Check out Darius Arya's digital lecture series "Ancient Rome Live"

Hosted by Bridget Todd

Written by James "Sam" Levine

Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto

Produced by Benjamin Austin-Docampo

Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle

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In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer James Levine sits down with former IndyCar driver and current F1 TV commentator James Hinchcliffe to talk about the addictive nature of racing, instinctual vs. intellectual driving, and how Senna and Prost still impact the world of F1 today.

James Hinchcliffe is a former IndyCar driver for Andretti Autosport and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, with six race wins and 18 podiums to his name. In 2011, James was named the NTT IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year and Tony Renna Rising Star Award winner. He now serves as an analyst for NBC Sports’ INDYCAR coverage and Formula 1 TV, as well as Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network, Champ Car and A1 GP Network. And he co-hosts the podcast “Off Track with Hinch and Rossi,” with fellow driver Alexander Rossi.

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This week on Beef, two of the fastest drivers in Formula 1 history, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost go wheel-to-wheel in search of high speed glory.

Listen to James Hinchcliffe's podcast "Off Track with Hinch and Rossi."

Hosted by Bridget Todd

Written by James "Sam" Levine

Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto

Produced by Benjamin Austin-Docampo

Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle

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In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Benjamin Austin-Docampo chats with rhetorician Melissa T. Yang, PhD., about eccentric gentlemen scientists, the power of obsession, and why we can't stop watching birds.

Melissa T. Yang is a multidisciplinary scholar and writer who teaches composition courses grounded in the environmental humanities. She is an assistant teaching professor and the director of the Writing Center at Emory University. And she is the author of several academic journal articles about the effect birds have had on the English language, as well as the article "By Shattering the Vulture's Nose," published in The Goose Vol. 18 Num. 2, which examines John James Audubon and Charles Waterton's, quote: "niche but sensational debate on avian olfaction, and its problematic influence on scientific progress." and the author of several academic journal articles about the effect birds have had on the English language.

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This week on Beef, famed naturalist John James Audubon and his eccentric contemporary Charles Waterton engage in a war of words that sets the birding world ablaze.

Check out Melissa T. Yang's writing and research on her website!

Hosted by Bridget Todd

Written by Benjamin Austin-Docampo

Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto

Produced by James "Sam" Levine

Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle

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In For the Love of History, TK is your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known-facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies to activist profiles, turkey gods and the history of the toothbrush, tattoos, Pompeii peepees, and everything in between, you can find it all here. There is no telling how far we'll dig or how many "historical facts" we'll reexamine. No event too small and no topic too big, because this is For The Love of History.

The first Empress Baddie of the season, well kind of. In this week's time travel trip to the past we combine our two loves women's history and tattoo history to explore the incredibly recent discovery of Lady Cao, a possible Peruvian queen. Why do I say possible? Well you'll just have to tune into the episode to find out!

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This week on Beef, the two pioneering music television programs, Dick Clarke’s American Bandstand and the Buddy Deane Show, bring youth, rock and race to the cultural forefront.

Hosted by Bridget Todd

Written by Natalie McGill

Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto

Produced by James "Sam" Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo

Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle

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In our latest piece of bonus content, senior producer Benjamin Austin-Docampo interviews space travel historian Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony about the United States' tremendous undertaking traveling to the moon, the mutual propaganda war that ensued, and the U.S.S.R.'s unique approach to space craft development.

Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony is a historian of science and technology and the curator of the Smithsonian Institute's Apollo Collection at the National Air and Space Museum. Before coming to the Smithsonian, she earned a Ph.D. from MIT. She has also held positions at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, the American Institute of Physics, and the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago. And her book "Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo" won the American Astronautical Society's Eugene M. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature in 2020. Her scholarship has been featured by CBS, the New York Times, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and numerous other media outlets. Muir-Harmony’s research and writing have been supported by the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation, the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, the MIT Presidential Fellowship, the Smithsonian Institution Graduate Research Fellowship, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, and the National Science Foundation. At the Air and Space Museum, she is the lead curator for the One World Connected gallery and serves on exhibit teams for Destination Moon and the Allan and Shelley Holt Innovations Gallery. Her collection comprises over 2,000 artifacts related to the Apollo program, the Skylab program, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. She co-organizes the Space Policy & History Forum, serves on the Executive Council of the Society for the History of Technology, is a member of the American Astronautical Society History Committee, and participates in the US State Department’s Speakers Program. In addition, she teaches in Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. 

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This week on Beef, the Space Race reaches unprecedented heights as the Soviets and the Americans compete to be the first to put a man on the moon.

Grab a copy of Dr. Teasel Muir-Harmony's award-winning book, Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo.

Read more about William P. Barry's incredible work for NASA!

Hosted by Bridget Todd

Written by Benjamin Austin-Docampo

Showrunning, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto

Produced by James "Sam" Levine

Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle

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