Lectures in History

By C-SPAN

Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Wo... more

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The podcast currently has 360 episodes available.

Lectures in History episodes:

June 29, 2025 Gilded Age Bohemians
University of North Carolina at Pembroke professor Ryan Anderson discussed the rise of a Bohemian culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that rejected conventional societal restraints and embraced the arts.

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1h 27min
June 22, 2025 World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii
Santa Clara University history professor Sonia Gomez discusses the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds that occurred in Hawaii and Japan during and immediately after World War II.

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1h 6min
June 15, 2025 America's National Pastime
Boston College communications professor Michael Serazio discussed how baseball connects Americans to their past and culture.

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1h 8min
June 08, 2025 Christian Nightlife in the 1970s
California State University Fullerton professor Eric Gonzaba taught a class about evangelical nightlife and Christian nightclubs in 1970s California.

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1h 38min
May 31, 2025 Islam & Judaism in American History
George Mason University religious studies department chair John Turner teaches a class on the history of Islam and Judaism in America.

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1h 20min
May 25, 2025 Schools of Thought on the Vietnam War
Hillsdale College history professor Mark Moyar discusses competing interpretations of the Vietnam War when it comes to questions about the necessity of the conflict and whether it was winnable for the United States.

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1h 15min
May 18, 2025 Ronald Reagan & the 1980s Conservative Resurgence
University of Texas history professor Mark Lawrence discusses the rise of Ronald Reagan, his impact on the conservative movement, and the Reagan Administration's performance in his first term.

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1h 27min
May 11, 2025 Native Americans & the American Revolution
Tulane University history professor Keely Smith discusses Native American alliances during the Revolutionary War and how the U.S. government and American society viewed various tribes during the early Republic.

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53min
May 04, 2025 FEED DROP: BN+ Alexandra Richie, "Warsaw 1944"
As a follow up to our recent podcast regarding the life and times of Anne Frank, we asked author Alexandra Ritchie to tell us more about the horrors of World War II and Poland. Ritchie, a citizen of Canada, now lives in the city which is the title of her book, Warsaw. Her focus is on 1944 and what was called the Warsaw Uprising. In her introduction, she writes, "Himmler and Hitler had decided that the entire population remaining in one of Europe's great capital cities was to be murdered in cold blood. Himmler referred to Warsaw as the great abscess, which was to be completely destroyed."

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1h 16min
April 27, 2025 Winston Churchill, the Special Relationship and the Cold War
American University professor Laura Beers teaches a class on Winston Churchill and the "special relationship" between Great Britain and the U.S during World War II and the Cold War

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1h 24min

FAQs about Lectures in History:

How many episodes does Lectures in History have?

The podcast currently has 360 episodes available.