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… events in North Korea have not received the attention they otherwise might. This fall, much to the consternation … significant opposition, the Bush administration quickly complied with the terror-list demand (in return for certain … Korea before the regime has carried out its commitments, we are encouraging this regime to continue its illicit nuclear …

… Yemen’s internationally recognized government is sitting comfortably in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 900 miles away from … reconciliation, as battles for the control of aid networks are sometimes fiercer than fighting for actual territorial … to occupy important roles in public and private industry. They also helped develop Yemen’s nascent healthcare and …

… This presentation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster … Nicholas Breyfogle: Hello and welcome to Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial … a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. They were visiting the U.S. two of them were survivors of …

… reading room announced, "There is a general strike and we are closing." Everything in downtown Dakar had changed. The … and "Non à la monarchie! (No to monarchy!)." They also pumped their fists in the air and shouted, "Y'En A … starting. [Y'En A Marre] want change and their patience has come to an end. Prices are too high, the power fails all the …

… orders. But while clerical abuse has only recently become a news item, it has a much longer history. This month, … Eric Michael Rhodes   Welcome to History Talk , we're the podcast that brings … And that tipped off the papal nuncio in Washington, that they had a problem. They had to hire a lawyer and the lawyer …

… discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on a person’s sexual orientation or … she had married her wife in 2015, she still worried that they could face legally permitted discrimination in a local restaurant. Parents shared their hopes that a new law would make their …

… whom I have known for years. I wanted to find out how they were faring in the midst of the turmoil that has … going to take their seats the next day and that they were completely resolute in overturning the election and bringing … the troubles center primarily on "tribal" animosities, and are not particularly helpful in explaining the political …

… Russie Unie, soutenu par Vladimir Poutine. Le Parti communiste arrive en second avec seulement 11 % des voix, … historique et social, elles s'inscrivent, afin de mieux comprendre leur portée. Il me semble en effet que … Russie : entre 60 et 80 % de personnes interrogées se déclarent satisfaites de son action. Cette popularité peut …

… without understanding what preceded it. “There is a complicated history between the United States and Cuba,” … Cuba loomed large in American collective self-awareness and in the calculus of national security. In turn, … distribution networks, and new modes of transportation—and they became integrated into the world at large. That they …

… "The legislature declares that the intent of this act is to make attrition … Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund and others had already commenced litigation. As summarized by the United States in … officials from arresting and detaining criminal aliens whom they encounter through their routine duties." His amendment, …

… There’s no denying that the Vikings and Norse mythology are having a moment.  From History Channel’s  Vikings  to … their uptick in popularity over the past decade or so. They’ve been capturing our imagination for centuries.  … ties were also immensely important, for one often needed community support at the assembly to win a legal case. Thus, …

… Jessica Vinas-Nelson  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … caused the revolution? What were its consequences? And how are people around the world remembering this transformative … in Russia so quickly in terms of who lived where, what they were doing, how they were living their lives. I think …

… fellow Morsi supporters but by analysts of the region who feared the man might be right. The protestor wanted al-Sisi to … that the man’s predictions for the future of Egypt may be coming true. Since the coup that ousted Morsi, the Egyptian … joining up with hardline groups espousing armed struggle. They hope to inflict revenge upon the state that robbed …

… Mao Zedong to Martin Luther King Jr., China has a long and complex history of interaction with African American … Barnes Jr. and Princeton University’s James Watson-Krips as they discuss Barnes’ research on the history of … James Watson-Krips  Hello, everyone. Welcome to this discussion with Melvin Barnes, PhD candidates …

… Although the Olympics are intended to celebrate unity through sport, they have always been used for political purposes. Adolf … delegation to Sochi. Inadvertently, the Sochi games have become the gay games. Homosexuality in Russia Today The …

… lives or the devastation it has brought on families and communities across the nation. The historical origins of … incarceration” or what some have called “The New Jim Crow” are complex. But an important episode in the gradual … dissonance for many white liberals. Intellectually, they knew that most blacks were not muggers; emotionally, …

… —in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. Together, they reflect on the nature of political campaigns, the role … Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … those kinds of attacks as effective or do you think that they gain more or less traction?   Marc Horger  Well, it's …

… Hornet pilots defied the orders of their American commanding officers. These pilots independently aborted 40 bombing missions at the last minute because they believed that the objects of attack were not valid … British soldier and wounded another. These two incidents are cautionary tales. They remind us that coalition warfare …

… Nicholas Breyfogle Hello, and welcome to The Gospel of Judas: The Rediscovery of the Earliest … to the New Testament gospels, had betrayed Jesus.  Maybe, they wondered, this Judas is actually the disciple known as … not tell us much about Jesus’s life and ministry.  There are no stories of Jesus being born; there are no travels …

… inevitable. Of this long and all-but-consummated crime, we are, all of us, guilty. One can fairly ask why Arcticide … patterns in the south, Arctic meteorology has increasingly come to affect them. The Arctic’s terminal decline, then, … their habitats, and there was nothing Arcadian about how they gutted and dried cod, flensed whale blubber, or …

… But what exactly does Russia want? And how does this compare to its ambitions in the past? In this episode of History … Jessica Blissit  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … in the world been for the past two centuries and how have they changed?   Stephen Norris      That's a very good …

… hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes! Can't even go for a damn jog man! Like WTF man are you kidding me?!?!?!?!?!? No man fr ARE YOU KIDDING … their sports and the larger political context in which they played those sports. To be a Black athlete in America …

… The Russian Presidential elections on March 2, 2008 are unlikely to bring any surprises. Vladimir Putin, the … 2000 and Time magazine's "Man of the Year" for 2007, has come to the end of his legal term limit and must step down. … deeply into the historical and social context in which they are taking place. Common explanations of Russian …