Studio 395

Author: Jeremy Bradshaw Interviewer: Jacob “Gil” Wilson In American history, few cultural phenomena have played as big a role as sports. The four main sports in American society, including baseball…

Author: Maurice Fletcher

Interviewer: Kyle Hogan

In 1924, two privileged young men from Chicago decided to commit a murder just to prove they could. The way they did kept the Second City clamoring for justice until they were apprehended, and the ensuing trial captivated the nation. The Leopold and Loeb case was one of the earliest examples of the entire country following a criminal trial vicariously through the press, retold countless times through books, films and television. While this case is part of American criminal history, the question remains, could they have actually gotten away with it?

Author: Manaal Fatima Siddiqui

Interviewer: Riya Patel

Caught in the heat of the conflict, on May 14th 1948 President Harry S. Truman chose to recognize the state of Israel.

Author: Christine Swartz

Interviewer: Kenneth Bowen

The Nazi Gestapo was the lead police force that inflicted terror on the enemies of the Nazi state.

Author: Ryan Donahue

Interviewer: Jonathan Nixson

Filmmakers in Hollywood in the 1940's were accused of interweaving pro-Communist themes in their work

Author: Kenneth Terrell Bowen

Interviewer: Christine Swartz

The education reform that was a massive turnaround for Germany from 1933-1945.

Author: Jordan Green

Interviewer: Lauren Palmieri

Although their reasons for cooperation or collaboration differed, local civilians living near Nazi death sites during the Holocaust certainly knew of the atrocities happening before their eyes. They were watching.

Author: Travis Dean

Interviewer: Alex Clark

Jerry Falwell's endorsement of George H. W Bush over Pat Robertson caused a rift between the Moral Majority and Christian Coalition, that would weaken the religious right forever.

Author: Lauren Weaver

Interviewer: Matt Cleary

In the late 1870’s, Denis Kearney quickly became the voice of the workingman in California and later helped lead the nationwide movement against the Chinese. With the assistance of the growing tensions originating from the California Gold Rush, Denis Kearney’s cause led to the nationwide spread of anti-Chinese sentiment.

Author: Riya Patel

Interviewer: Manal Siddiqui

Japanese American Internment was the isolation of perfectly loyal American citizens by their own government.