Prologued

Today, on our season finale, on we reflect on the stories we’ve heard about drug wars around the world, to determine how knowing where we’ve been in our past can direct us in our present and future.

Host:

Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza)

Guests:

Alexander Aviña

Dan Weimer 

Michelle Paranzino

Miriam Kingsberg Kadia  

James Bradford

Isaac Campos

Sarah Brady Siff 

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Show Description

Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in  modern  society being confused by the current course of  events. With the  help  of esteemed scholars, each season will  re-construct the history  of a  major issue society is facing, in an  effort to not only explain  how we  got here, but to reveal a path  forward.

On this episode of Prologued, we continue our examine of how the War on Drugs intersected with the Cold War by examining domestic politics in Thailand and Mexico during the 1960s and 1970s. 

Host:

Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza)

Guests:

Daniel Weimer 

Alexander Aviña (@Alexander_Avina)

Aileen Teague (@AileenTTeague)

Want to learn more about how history shapes our world today? Connect with us! Twitter: @ProloguedPod and @OriginsOSU

Instagram: @OriginsOSU

Facebook: @OriginsOSU

Website: origins.osu.edu

Email: [email protected]

Show Description

Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in  modern  society being confused by the current course of  events. With the  help  of esteemed scholars, each season will  re-construct the history  of a  major issue society is facing, in an  effort to not only explain  how we  got here, but to reveal a path  forward. 

On this episode of Prologued, we follow the Global War on Drugs to Afghanistan. Opium has played a significant role in its history and, as we discuss, shaped how Afghan policymakers have negotiated its position in the world throughout its history.  

Host:

Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza)

Guests:

Matthew R. Pembleton (@mattpembleton)

James Bradford 

Michelle Parazino (@aucontrarian)

Want to learn more about how history shapes our world today? Connect with us! Twitter: @ProloguedPod and @OriginsOSU

Instagram: @OriginsOSU

Facebook: @OriginsOSU

Website: origins.osu.edu

Email: [email protected]

Show Description

Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in   Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical   roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in  modern  society being confused by the current course of events. With the  help  of esteemed scholars, each season will re-construct the history  of a  major issue society is facing, in an effort to not only explain  how we  got here, but to reveal a path forward.

On this episode of Prologued, we turn our attention back to the nation that ultimately made a global War on Drugs possible: the United States. Learn with us how, during the 1930s and 1940s, the U.S. began to establish a global model for pursuing drug prohibition both at home and abroad.

Host:

Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza)

Guests:

Sarah Brady Siff (@SarahBradySiff)

Kathleen Frydl (@KFrydl)

Matthew R. Pembleton (@mattpembleton)

Want to learn more about how history shapes our world today? Connect with us! Twitter: @ProloguedPod and @OriginsOSU 

Instagram: @OriginsOSU

Facebook: @OriginsOSU 

Website: origins.osu.edu 

Email: [email protected]

Show Description

Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in  Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical  roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in modern  society being confused by the current course of events. With the help  of esteemed scholars, each season will re-construct the history of a  major issue society is facing, in an effort to not only explain how we  got here, but to reveal a path forward.

On this episode of Prologued, we discuss 19th-century antecedents to the modern U.S. War on Drugs. As we will see, the United States doesn't have a monopoly on drug wars. Our investigation takes us to late imperial China, colonial Mexico, and turn-of-the-century California. Ultimately, a international perspective helps us to understand why the world was ripe was a U.S.-led War on Drugs in the late 20th century.

Host:

Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza)

Guests:

Miriam Kingsberg Kadia

Sarah Brady Siff (@SarahBradySiff)

Isaac Campos (@isaac_campos)

Want to learn more about how history shapes our world today? Connect with us! Twitter: @ProloguedPod and @OriginsOSUInstagram: @OriginsOSUFacebook: @OriginsOSUWebsite: origins.osu.eduEmail: [email protected]

Show Description

Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in  Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical  roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in modern  society being confused by the current course of events. With the help  of esteemed scholars, each season will re-construct the history of a  major issue society is facing, in an effort to not only explain how we  got here, but to reveal a path forward.

Welcome to Season Two of Prologued, where we're doing a deep dive into the history of the Global War on Drugs over the past century. 

On the season premiere, we explore the idea of the "modern" War on Drugs waged by Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and 1980s. 

As we will see, the development of the US drug war was deeply informed by experiences abroad...and to understand why the War on Drugs drags on, we have to trace those experiences back in time and across the globe.

Host: 

Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza)

Guests:

Michelle Paranzino (@aucontrarian)

Sarah Brady Siff (@SarahBradySiff)

Aileen Teague (@AileenTTeague)

Matthew R. Pembleton (@mattpembleton)

Isaac Campos (@isaac_campos)

Alexander Aviña (@Alexander_Avina)

Want to learn more about how history shapes our world today? Connect with us!

Show Description

Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in  Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical  roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in modern  society being confused by the current course of events. With the help  of esteemed scholars, each season will re-construct the history of a  major issue society is facing, in an effort to not only explain how we  got here, but to reveal a path forward.

We're back! 

When and where did the War on Drugs really begin? Join us as we explore how a century of drug wars fought around the world informs today's conversations about marijuana use, abuse, and legalization. 

Season II of Prologued on The Global War on Drugs premieres on November 2, 2021, with new episodes airing every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. 

Host: Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza)

Want to learn more about how history shapes our world today? Connect with us!

Show Description 

Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in modern society being confused by the current course of events. With the help of esteemed scholars, each season will re-construct the history of a major issue society is facing, in an effort to not only explain how we got here, but to reveal a path forward.

On the Season 1 Finale of Prologued, we look back and what we have learned over the last seven weeks and forward to what this means for the future of women in American politics. 

Season 1 Host:

Today's esteemed guests:

Dr. Lilia Fernandez, Rutgers University

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After 6 weeks of analyzing women's voting and activism, we finally turn to the final frontier: Public Office. From School Boards to the Presidential ticket, join us as we trace the bumpy road of women running for elected office. 

Today's esteemed guests:

Dr. Susan Hartmann, The Ohio State University

Background Reading & Digging Deeper

Watch Senator Kamala Harris's 2017 Women's March on Washington on CSPAN!

Rudin, Ken "Geraldine Ferraro Broke A Barrier For Women, But Roadblocks Remain" NPR. Mar. 26, 2011.

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During the 1970s, a counter-movement arose that challenged the feminists push for the Equal Rights Amendment. Today, we turn to Phyllis Schlafly and her fellow conservative women who saw what feminists' considered sexist discrimination as privileges that they had earned and refused to relinquish. 

Today's esteemed guests:

Background Reading & Digging Deeper

Check out the Smithsonian's coverage of the ERA on their website!

Stacie Taranto "'Defending ʺWomen Who Stand by the Sink': Suburban Homemakers and Anti-ERA Activism in New York State." In Making Suburbia: New Histories of Everyday America, edited by Archer John, Sandul Paul J. P., and Solomonson Katherine (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2015).

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