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The aurora borealis over the Arctic

Climate Change, Russia, and the Race for the Arctic

… international race for the arctic . He tells us about the complex and perhaps explosive historical dimensions of … Jeffrey Dunifon. Thanks for being on the show, Nick and welcome.   Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Thank you so much, Patrick. …   There's something called the UN Law of the Sea, sometimes called LOST, its acronym Law of the Sea Treaty, which I …
book cover - Helmut Walser Smith, The Butcher’s Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town

Top Ten Origins: Summer 2019 Must Reads

… The perfect companion to nearly any summer activity is a good book. And, … conditions, social marginalization, and complex and at times arbitrary government policies. In fact, nearly a third … to show how American innovations such as chain stores, supermarkets, brand-advertising, and Hollywood were adapted …
Group of women protesting against the ERA with signs: "Stop the web of deception," "ERA means Amy register for the draft at 18," "Maternity ward - persons only"

Mom and Apple Pie (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 6)

… and the Equal Rights Amendment being well on its way to becoming the newest tenant of the US Constitution. But it was … that it was Betty Friedan's lack of fulfillment in domesticity, as a housewife after being fired during her … Depression and big families could live on dad's single income in the new suburbs, most women didn't have to work. …
Glacial ice on Lake Baikal

Climate Change and Human Life

… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , produced by Origins: Current Events … which is looking for big patterns that change climate regimes. What are the standard patterns in which there might be … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website, …
BJP rally in India

The Politics of India

… A New York Times editorial has declared it “ A New Chapter for America … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone. I'm … both of those countries in 1947. So that's another ongoing site of tension. A lot of that is around, the around the …

Who Owns the Nile? Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam

… surreptitiously acquired from Stratfor, the Texas security company, revealing Egyptian and Sudanese plans to build an … access to Nile waters. The Nile was a mysterious god: sometimes beneficent, sometimes vengeful. Floods between June and … General Horatio Herbert Kitchener upriver to Fashoda, the site of the proposed dam. With fewer than 200 men, the …
Globe on a plate with knife and fork next to it

Diet for a Large Planet

… Nicholas Breyfogle: Welcome to Diet for a Large Planet by The Ohio State … America, big corporations, and neoliberalism, and sometimes folding it into the theory of the world going haywire … itself from within. This author who argued for js this posited that it was the cause of every disease to man. …

A History of Stolen Citizenship

… the amendment restored voting rights to ex-felons who had completed their prison sentence and been released from … except for those convicted of murder or felony sex crimes. A variation on an “I voted” sticker to raise awareness … laws like the one Floridians voted to eliminate. More common are states that extend disfranchisement through …
The Benin Bronzes in the African Gallery at the British Museum.

LOOT: Colonial Collections and African Restitution Debates

… North to share collections. Ironically, it was the shortcomings of a UNESCO convention that brought M’Bow to this … in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, suggested that in the coming five years “conditions be put in place for the … and others. Collectors’ motivations were diverse: sometimes removing objects was motivated by a show of power, …
Dreamcatchers shown against the sky

Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College Students

… Dr. Lucy Murphy  Hello, welcome to "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College … an overarching noun. And I use that interchangeably  sometimes with American Indian although I rarely use that term … and Neglected Children in Denver, Colorado when I visited on March 25, in 2018. This picture is on the grounds …
Women at desk marked "Learn to Vote"

So...what now? (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 4)

… the polls were moved to schools and churches and community centers. There was some change in how candidates … politics. Next time, on  Prologued . Sarah Paxton ( Credits) This season of Prologued was brought to you by  … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …
The Norwegians Land in Iceland 872 by Oscar Wergeland (1877).

Why We Love the Vikings

… and Joanne Harris’s  The Gospel of Loki,  to video games like  Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla,  and  God of War: … ties were also immensely important, for one often needed community support at the assembly to win a legal case. Thus, … myths. Thor also eventually becomes part of Marvel’s superhero team, the Avengers.  More recently, the big-screen …

The Fate of the Kurds

… related to Persian. In the largely mountainous region that comprises their homeland, over the centuries Kurds practiced … pastures and forging symbiotic relationships with settled communities. Others lived in cities and contributed to local … discontent across the region. Images from The New York Times Picture Section dated January 24, 1915. The original …
Official Program: Woman Suffrage Procession, Washington DC March 3, 1913

I have many things to say (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 2)

… call the Anthony Amendment, and what would eventually become the 19th Amendment. But not for a long time. California … next time on  Prologued . ( music ) Sarah Paxton ( Credits) This season of Prologued was brought to you by  … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

1989 Twenty Years On: The End of Communism and the Fate of Eastern Europe

… congregated in streets and squares and demanded the end of communist rule. These are indelible images deeply impressed … rang their key chains in protest against the communist regimes that seemed so obsolete, and in solidarity with … into the West, especially through Austria. When Gorbachev visited Berlin in the fall, he acted dismissively of the …

Viewpoint Iran: The Past and Present of the U.S.-Iran Standoff

… partnership.” Those conciliatory words, however, were accompanied on both sides with qualifications, skepticism, and … military achievements that appears on Fars News, a website affiliated with the IRGC, notes that Iran “launched an … conflict. In addition to helping Iraq maintain its military superiority, in 1987 the United States moved its naval …

Alawites and the Fate of Syria

… “elected” president of Syria. The unrest resulted from a combination of socio-economic and political problems that … drought of 2007-2010, high unemployment rates, inflation, income inequality, and declining oil resources all contributed … others argue that early Alawites were pagans who adopted themes and motifs first from Christianity and then from Islam. …
Robert F Williams and Mao Zedong

China and the Black Liberation Struggle in America

… Mao Zedong to Martin Luther King Jr., China has a long and complex history of interaction with African American … University’s Melvin Barnes Jr. and Princeton University’s James Watson-Krips as they discuss Barnes’ research on the … out to me at OSU. My email is On the History Department site, and I can share some of the readings that I have. …

Making Sense of the 'Hermit Kingdom': North Korea in the Nuclear Age

… significant opposition, the Bush administration quickly complied with the terror-list demand (in return for certain … dispute was now resolved. "I am profoundly disappointed," complained Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. "By … in and out of American government express concern and at times outrage over DPRK policy, few claim to understand the …

The Year of Africa

… After touring British colonies in Africa, Macmillan had become increasingly convinced that “national consciousness” … by 1959. Macmillan’s main concern was to lessen domestic and international criticisms of British colonial … an official armed force, the OAU remains an important component of African independence stories. It eventually …
Pullman Strike illustration

Top Ten Origins: American Workers and Strikes

… Socialist Congress meeting in Paris in July 1899. The comrades set the date in solidarity with organized workers … in Harlan County in 1937 ( left ). Harlan County miner’s homes in the 1930s ( right ). The most significant industrial … using technological innovations to move plants to non-union sites while introducing automated processes that gradually …
NCAA Basketball championship banners.

The Big Business of “Amateur” Intercollegiate Sports

… in the fall of 1869. The home team trounced Princeton six games to four (every score was considered one “game”). The … but the game itself made no money. Men’s college basketball commenced with a similarly obscure contest.  In 1895 at … universities began to use “ringers” to win games. It was common practice for colleges to enroll baseball players, …