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Protestant Preaching after the Age of Graham

… When Billy Graham died in February of this year, many of the tributes referred … had preached the Christian gospel to more people than anyone else in history. But as a number of people pointed out, … influenced preaching in the decades since. Three important components of Graham’s outreach in particular were …

Conserving Diversity at the Dinner Table: Plants, Food Security, and Gene Banks

… birds—dried Indian corn, wheat, barley, and fish. The local diet also included lobster, eel, nuts, squash, beans, and … farmed no longer exist. Four centuries later, we have come to depend increasingly on only a handful of commercial … And when you pass the potatoes, you're probably passing one of the three kinds that, since the 1970s, have made up …
1864 depiction of the Fort Pillow Massacre in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper

Ten Moments of White Supremacist Violence in U.S. History

… of discrimination. The modern Klan re-emerged in 1915 at Stone Mountain, GA and grew into a national organization in … Battle of Fort Pillow in Tennessee, Confederates under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest fulfilled this … they slaughtered an estimated 300 surrendering black soldiers, some even as they lay wounded in hospital tents. Two …
Statue and Ukrainian Flag

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

… Director, Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, The Ohio State University •    Shawn Conroy, PhD … Student, Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, The Ohio State University •    Myroslava Mudrak, … 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 …
L to R - Indigenous, African American, and Jewish Peoples

Ideas of Race and Racism in History

… for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily … anti-racism between 1945 and 1965. Let me hand the microphone over to you, Alice.   Dr. Alice Conklin  Thank you, … geographies, political ecology, science and technology studies and tribal cultural resource preservation. Smiles …
People holding signs: "More Mental Health Care + Less Jail Time" and "Support Mental Health - It's the Right Thing to Do"

Mental Health and American Society

…   Zeb Larson   From my perspective, no. There was a study done about a year ago that linked I think, 235 mass shootings … temptation to say, "Well, I mean, how many people in the audience might have had this experience growing up?" You know, … Vinas-Nelson, song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website
The remains of the crash of TWA Flight 5 in 1931 [Photo from the Kansas Historical Society]

Top Ten Origins: Aviation Disasters that Improved Safety

… body-scan. Airline passengers in the United States have come to expect these kinds of security measures as a … in the 21 st century. The FAA is sometimes called a “tombstone agency”: change only comes after a death —and usually … back the early 1930s. As a result of each of these ten tragedies, commercial aviation really is safer today than it was …
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 …   Welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone by Origins from Ohio State's history department. I'm … Trinity or, you know, belief in Jesus As the Son of God who died for people's sins or any of these kind of what I would …

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 … the appropriate economic development model. Three child soldiers during the War of a Thousand Days (1898-1902). Between …

What's in a Name?: The Meaning of 'Muslim Fundamentalist'

… perceive that reality. In so doing the words we use also become a part of the world we are trying to understand. One cannot understand contemporary American politics without … and rooted in the Enlightenment. Your mind-set is medieval." At several levels, then, the phrase "Muslim …
Soviet and US Flags

Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War, brought … between East and West immediately after the war. On one level, the Cold War can be interpreted as a struggle … end quote. Yet each side also had to consider their audiences, which allowed for flexibility with the ideological …
Voting booths

America's Post-Election Political Landscape

… in American politics, and what has caused and what can be done about the growing cultural and political divide … where we may be going from here.   Jessica Blissit  Via phone from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, we have Dr. … Hamlin, an associate professor of history and American studies. She specializes on women and gender history in the …
Black women marching with signs supporting integration

Race in the Classroom: Teaching Civil Rights

… and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone produced by Origins .   Patrick Potyondy   And I'm … you know, they don't want to be in these majority Black audiences. And I said, well, you know what, this is actually a … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website
These false killer whales were part of an MSE in Flinders Bay, Australia, July of 1986.

Washed Ashore: Marine Mammals from Medieval Times to Today

… 78 whales restranded the following day, and at least 100 died. Although the exact cause of the stranding remains … and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … compare modern attitudes towards marine life to pre-modern ones, especially in a shared concern for scarcity and …
Jair Bolsonaro speaking at microphone

Brazil, Bolsonaro, and the Politics of Nostalgia

… of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. She's an expert on the history of the Brazilian energy … corruption, all three of the things that you already mentioned, right, the corruption, the economy and violent crime, … Rhodes, song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website

America's "Big Brother": A Century of U.S. Domestic Surveillance

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court offered them. One NSA program, unofficially called 215, collected metadata … operate within the bounds of the law and under the supervision of a democratic government? Can the United …
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 … Sierra Juarez, which are the three of the four sites I studied, they would open with a very simple wrote production, … Sokolsky. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more at …
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. …