Medicine has grown in leaps and bounds over the last couple centuries, but some stubborn, troubling ideas still hold sway. Dr. Chris Willoughby explains the history of race as an analytical category in medicine, and how the training of medical students shaped a nation. 

Chris' Academia Page: http://nypl.academia.edu/ChristopherWilloughby

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British imperialism wasn't simply a constant march toward global dominance. Erica Mukherjee explains how and why a generation of British imperialists simply gave up in the face of the environment of South Asia. 

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Come learn how Nigeria formed one of the largest film industries in the world. Spoiler: it's bigger than Hollywood. 

Thanks to Prof. Brown for the interview. You can find more of his content through the University of Wisconsin, Madison website. 

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To make activism work, sometimes you have to make 'em laugh. Sascha Cohen unpacks the importance of humor and comedy to social activism during the American AIDS crisis. 

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Why did people decide it was a good idea to start getting poked with needles in the name of health? Dr. Kelly Hacker Jones unpacks why the American medical establishment and individual patients reacted so differently to the stateside rise of acupuncture in the twentieth century.

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Go past stereotypes of how American Indians approached education in our conversation with Laura Briere. Learn about how one community was intensely interested in forming a system of education that worked for them, and the means they used to make that happen. 

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Learn how the American press, public, and Protestant churches all wrestled over how to talk about—or tried to ignore—the issue of ministerial sex scandals. 

Suzanna's Website: http://www.suzannakrivulskaya.com/

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Looking at just one border isn't enough. Justin Campbell of the University of Arizona helps us to understand the importance of understanding the common history of multiple borders if we're to make any sense of international migration. 

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Shae Smith Cox explains how Confederate soldiers and their relatives invented their own image of the Civil War, complete with freshly sewn uniforms. 

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Dr. Brendan Shanahan discusses the history of how the United States decided what immigrants could and could not do after they moved here, including some surprising stories of just who got to make those decisions. 

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