You Don't Know History

Hello!

For episode 18, I'm joined by Dr. Eladio Bobadilla, assistant professor of history at the University of Kentucky (@e_b_bobadilla on Twitter) where we talk about the history of the US Labor Movement. We cover a TON in this episode, including a personal favorite of mine, Eugene V. Debs, how labor fought for workers' rights throughout the country, and the organizations that carried that fight through some difficult times. We also cover what the US government has done to fight labor on every front, and how important it is to support workers through the labor movement. I hope you all enjoy the episode!

YDKH's theme music is by the musician Smith the Mister called "Beach Buggy."

Hey everone!

This week, I'm joined by Prof. Jordin Dickerson (@jordin_atierria) where we talk about the history of voter suppression in the United States. We'll talk about the efforts of the Founding Fathers to initially limit who could voted, how voter suppression tactics only became more and more refined during the Jim Crow era, how those tactics became primarily targeted at people of color, and how voter suppression is STILL an issue in the United States. With what we just saw happen in Georgia, this is still a very important issue, and I hope everyone enjoys the episode and learns as much as I did from it!

**Prof. Dickerson's mic was picking up some weird feedback, and I couldn't get it edited out completely. I tried like hell to get it out, but it doesn't take away from this amazing interview.**

YDKH's theme music is by the musician Smith the Mister called "Beach Buggy."

Hey everyone!

For Episode 16, I am joined by Dr. Bruce DeHart, recently retired after a great career at UNC-Pembroke. In this episode we're talking about the October Revolution-the revolution that brought about the creation of the Soviet Union. We'll talk about a larger than life cast of characters, the groups that fought for power and influence during the revolution, and the July Days. We'll also get into the horrible effects the First World War had on Russia, how the regular people fit into the new order, and a ton of other things. Dr. DeHart is a brilliant historian, and I hope you all enjoy the episode as much as I did recording it!

YDKH's theme music is by the musician Smith the Mister called "Beach Buggy."

Yes everyone, we're doing TWO EPISODES this week! 

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Brandon T. Jett (@drbrandonjett1) and we talk about the history of policing in the Southern United States. We talk about where southern police departments have their roots, how departments enforced the Black Codes and Jim Crow, their state-sponsored violence against the Civil Rights movements, and the legacy of those methods of policing on today's protests. This was an AMAZING interview, and I hope you all enjoy it. 

You can find Dr. Jett's book right here: https://lsupress.org/books/detail/race-crime-and-policing-in-the-jim-crow-south/

And YDKH's theme music is by the musician Smith the Mister called "Beach Buggy."

Hey everyone, YDKH is back!

After a small sabbatical due to so technical issues, we finally have episode 14 up. Now, this is going to be a bit different: this was a recording of YDKH's first Twitch stream, where I was joined by my friend Dick Warlock of Left Flank Veterans (@notdickwarlock, @leftflankvets) where we talked about the movie "Hunger," starring Michael Fassbender. He played Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands in this amazing film; we also get into some detail about Bobby Sands himself, and what the legacy of the hunger strike means to revolutionaries. I had a great time doing this, and I hope you enjoy it as well!

You'll notice YDKH also has new theme music, which is by the musician Smith the Mister called "Beach Buggy."

On Episode 13, I'm joined by Dr. Cameron Zinsou (@cgzinsou on Twitter) where we talk about the Vichy regime. In this episode, we talk about Armistice forces, the political ideology of the Vichy regime, the difference between collaboration and accommodation, how important Operation: Dragoon was to the liberation of France, and how the legacy of the Vichy regime is to modern day France. It's an amazing episode, so please enjoy!

For Episode 12, YDKH is talking the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and the Olympic Games! I'm joined by Dr. Johanna Mellis (@JohannaMellis) of Ursinus University and a specialist in the interactions between Hungarian athletes, socialist sports leaders, and the IOC as a microcosm of relations between society, the socialist state, and international organizations during the Cold War; and in between teaching history and conducting her own research, she is also the co-host of the "End of Sport" podcast! We talk about the the Olympic Games and why they have such a hold on the world, what it was like for a Hungarian athlete during the Cold War period, the hypocrisy of the IOC, and cementing a new pod rule: while the IOC sucks, Olympic athletes rock! 

For episode 11, I am joined by Dr. Jazmine Contreras (@jazzydomenique on Twitter), and we talk about the memory of World War II and the Holocaust in the collective Dutch memory. We'll give a little background about the initial German invasion, and jump right into Dutch resistance, the Nazi occupation, Westerbork, and how the Holocaust is discussed in contemporary times in Holland. Hope you enjoy the episode!

-A quick note: We had some weird feedback during the recording, and I did my best to make sure I got as much out of it as I could. Thanks for bearing with me while I refine my producer abilities!

Welcome! On episode 10 I am joined by Dr. Rachel Michelle Gunter (@PHDRachel on Twitter), a historian who specializes in black, immigrant, and service members' voting rights, and, most importantly for the show, the Suffrage Movement. We'll talk about the various organizations that helped further the movement, the people involved in it, as well as how interpretations of the law and variations affected how women in the United States would fight and achieve the right to vote.

Hey everyone! For episode 9, I'm joined by Dr. Thomas Lecaque (@tlecaque) of Grand View University, and we're talking about the First Crusade! Join us as we talk about popes (yes, multiple popes!), people with regular names like Robert and Stephen, and those with other names like Raymond, Godfrey, and Tancred while we take a tour of the coastal Levant! We'll talk about sieges of important cities, how the First Crusade ended, and what it's legacy is today.