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U.S. General James Van Fleet and Greek War Minister Kanellopoulos walking between lines of soldiers on the island of Makronissos during the Greek Civil War

The Greek Civil War, 1946–1949

The years 1940–1949 were ones of continuous horror for the Greek people.
… The years 1940–1949 were ones of continuous horror for the Greek people. …
Collage: On the left, a group of men emptying liquor bottles during Prohibition. On the right, a field of marijuana plants

Hooked: Drugs, Prohibition, and American Cities

… of dollars, fueled armed interventions overseas, imprisoned millions of individuals, and stigmatized inner city communities--all without appearing to have produced a … there are two problems with that, aside from the obvious one, that we prohibit all sorts of things that people want, …
Sheikha Mozah

Beyond the Veil: Women in the Mideast and North Africa

…   Mark Sokolsky  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … comes to the fore. And generally the overall impression is one that glosses over differences and complexities, and … Sokolsky  At least in the West, it's often believed that one of the greatest differences between Western and Middle …
Colin Kaepernick and teammates kneeling

The Long View of Sports Protests

… Brenna Miller    Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … Lives Matter movement. And a handful of other players had done that in the NFL last year. A few other athletes and … turned into two other things more or less simultaneously. One, it turned into a protest of the fact that Kaepernick …
Statue and Ukrainian Flag

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

… Angela Brintlinger: Hello, and welcome to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine brought to you by … so it's been going on for the last eight years. It's one of the last invasions, not that the Russia didn't try to … latest sociological survey of population, as accurate as one can conduct this kind of sociological survey at this …
fire at plant in Bhopal in background people lost in the fire

Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial Disaster

… This presentation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster … Nicholas Breyfogle: Hello and welcome to Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial … and I'll be your host and moderator today. Welcome to everyone and thank you so much for joining us. Today we will …

Re-mapping American Politics: The Redistricting Revolution Fifty Years Later

… thereby over-ruling earlier decisions that courts were not competent to decide such political questions. Two years … the economy. And it was a revolution not just in the mostly one-party, racially segregated South of that day. Many of … began. This second mass movement of people was an internal one. It consisted primarily of southern blacks moving north …
Jair Bolsonaro speaking at microphone

Brazil, Bolsonaro, and the Politics of Nostalgia

… Eric Michael Rhodes  Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together … corruption, all three of the things that you already mentioned, right, the corruption, the economy and violent crime, where were dramatic factors. I think one should add Bolsonaro was actually stabbed. I believe it …
The front of the National Security Administration in Fort Meade, MD

America’s Big Brother

… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk, produced by Origins , a project of the … relaunch of the Origins podcast. I'm Patrick Potyondy, one of your cohosts and I'm joined by the dynamic Leticia … Wiggins, the other cohost. Leticia Wiggins  Hello, everyone. Alright, in this episode of History Talk we have three …
Political prisoners in Kengir, Kazakhstan

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

… December 11, 2018, marked the one hundredth birthday of Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn. … worldwide fame as an author and a dissident, be imprisoned, pardoned, exiled, forgiven, embraced, and forgotten by … Soviet counter-intelligence agency, for writing derogatory comments about Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in a private …
Black women marching with signs supporting integration

Race in the Classroom: Teaching Civil Rights

… Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone produced by Origins .   Patrick Potyondy   And I'm … will hold a diverse array of views?   Dr. Kevin Boyle   One of the, for me anyways, one of the real key principles …
Cartoon from Puck: The Bosses of the Senate

Buying American Elections?

… Money and politics. While some think these two should be like … by the Supreme Court, Americans have worried over whether money really should equal free speech. Join hosts Leticia … national politics as much as many fear? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Check out a lesson plan …
Pope Francis holding Bible

The People's Pope and the Changing Face of Catholicism

… how his actions fit into the Church's traditions and its commitment to social justice. Listen and explore hundreds of … Leticia Wiggins   Welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone by Origins from Ohio State's history department. I'm …
Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Election 2020: Insights from History

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome to "Election 2020: Insights from History" coming to you … politics, and just what has caused and what can be done about the cultural and political divides across the … please don't be hurt if we don't quite get to every last one. But we will do our very, very best. I'm really excited …
Graffiti on wall: "Broken Promises"

Jefferson Cowie on Deindustrialization, Trade, and the 2016 Presidential Election

… with these economic processes. The movement of jobs from one place to the next, and the effects that movement creates … Trans-Pacific Partnership, free trade deal or TPP, that is one of President Barack Obama's key programs. Hillary … to stop bad trade deals and global special interests, we welcome you with open arms, perhaps sensing an opportunity with …
DC Police Car in the snow

A Long View of Policing in America

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone produced by Origins at Ohio State. I'm your host Patrick … Garner and who was caught on video doing it to name just one other killing on a long, long list, President Obama's …
A makeshift hospital in Iowa during the 1918 flu pandemic

Pandemics: Past, Present, Future

… for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily … Dr. Thomas McDow Welcome to pandemics past, present and future. Coming to you … that is unprecedented in the lifetimes of nearly everyone alive. We have faced and will continue to face a great …

Colombia: On the Brink of Peace with the FARC?

… June 23, 2016, while most of the world was awaiting the outcome of the Brexit vote, another major historical event was … The FARC is the largest guerrilla group in Colombia and one of the longest continuously active such groups in the … Numerous attempts at a negotiated peace have come and gone, but none has ever come as far as the current process. …
King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan, Drugs, and the Cold War (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 4)

… WWII, the United States began to boldly pursue a global community modeled upon American political, economic, and … to control drugs and those who use them. Matt Pembleton One of the most tangible things is that the United States … are all these interesting benchmarks, or sort of milestones. These like potential turning points in history of the …
The Terra Cotta Warriors: Xi’an’s most famous attraction

A Postcard from Xi’an: Balancing Past and Future

… the PRC must first establish where China has already been . One encounters such reckoning throughout Xi’an in its public … and exhibition, the Terra Cotta Warriors. However, Xi’an is one of China’s most important historic cities far beyond … it’s a Daoist mountain to the east, a Buddhist reliquary complex to the west, or the tomb-speckled hillside to the …