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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 … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode … podcast possible. You can find our podcast and more on our website origins.osu.edu, on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and …
Sign that reads, "You are either affected or infected with HIV/AIDS."

HIV/AIDS: Past, Present and Future

… Eric Michael Rhodes   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together … Ohio State University, known to friends and colleagues as Dodie. He is Associate Professor of History and the director … Rhoades. Song and band information can be found on our website, and you can find our podcast and more on our …
men fighting a battle

The War of the Pacific, 1879-1884

The War of the Pacific, which pitted Chile against the allied forces of Peru and Bolivia, had a profound, long-lasting impact on the geopolitical balance of South America.
Francisco Franco speaking to his naval forces in 1938

The Death of Franco

On 20 November 1975, Spanish General Francisco Franco died in bed, signaling the unceremonious end of one of Europe’s longest dictatorships.
… On 20 November 1975, Spanish General Francisco Franco died in bed, signaling the unceremonious end of one of … On 20 November 1975, Spanish General Francisco Franco died in bed, signaling the unceremonious end of one of …
image of Mendeleev with periodic table of elements in background

Mendeleev's Periodic Table

Dmitri Mendeleev's looming publishing deadline resulted in a system that classified all of the chemical elements.
Albert Hofmann holding model of LSD, background is bright color collage

Albert Hofmann and the Discovery of LSD

In November 1938, Albert Hofmann November 1938, first created a derivative of ergot that would later be dubbed lysergic acid diethalyamide: LSD.
… of ergot that would later be dubbed lysergic acid diethalyamide: LSD. Written by Dr. Benjamin Breen. Narration … of ergot that would later be dubbed lysergic acid diethalyamide: LSD. …
Ukrainian soldier with blue and yellow ribbon overlay

Understanding the War in Ukraine: Insights from the Recent Past, 1991—Present

… of the Center for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies. This lecture is a part of the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies' "Understanding the War in Ukraine: Weekly Wednesday … of the Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies here at Ohio State University. And I am really pleased …

The Kids Aren’t Alright: The Policymaking of Student Loan Policy

… to the cost saving measures of the FDLP, especially when compared to the money funneled to private banks through … campuses triple during those two decades. (Very recent studies on the college attendance of ethnic minorities, … course, comes with higher interest rates and a lack of subsidies. Burdens and Benefits The question of whether student …

Another Silent Spring

… future when “some evil spell” had settled on our communities, when “mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep … who want to fix all the blame on a few. There are super-nationalists in the United States and China, for …

South Africa: Twenty-Five Years Since Apartheid

… been lifted, and negotiations for a new constitution had commenced. While political violence between the ANC and … South Africans in concentration camps. Tens of thousands died. The British consolidated South Africa in 1910 and gave … around 1900 ( left ). Lizzie van Zyl, a Boer child who died in the Bloemfontein concentration camp ( right ). In …
The so-called "Elgin Marbles," on display in the British Museum

Classics and the Alt-Right Conundrum

… Brenna Miller   Welcome to History Talk, the podcast that brings together a … a professor of classics and affiliate of black world studies at Miami University in Ohio. She's the author of "Race: … and let me just give props to Curtis. He's in charge of a website. Now, that's been tracking a really wide range of …
Cover of With Our Backs to the Wall Victory and Defeat in 1918 by David Stevenson.

The End of the War as They Knew It

Review of With Our Backs to the Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918, by David Stevenson (Cambridge, M.A.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011)
… of 1918, then nuanced chapters examining the major combatants in technology, logistics, and intelligence, … class, and gender. Scholars and students of the war will welcome the statistical data about war production, finance, and … on a major offensive originated from the military High Command under the control of Field Marshal Paul Hindenburg …
Marchers for the Equal Rights Amount, holding banner that reads "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex"

The Equal Rights Amendment: Then and Now

… Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … professor of History and director of the American Studies program, specializing on gender, women, and science.   … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on our website, …
Voting booths

America's Post-Election Political Landscape

… Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … Hamlin, an associate professor of history and American studies. She specializes on women and gender history in the … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on our website at …
Tanks and soldiers in parade in Pyongyang

North Korea: The Myth of a Hermit Kingdom

… Jessica Blissit   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … relations, and director of the Institute for Korean Studies.   Dr. Mitch Lerner   Thanks for having me.   Brenna … Blissit. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcast and more on our website at …
Taxation without Representation, Suffrage Collection.

Death, Taxes, and the American Founders

… the need for savings versus the need for resources for the common good.  For many of today's issues — such as Internet … Today Republicans would like to repeal the estate tax completely, while Democrats want to retain it.  The proposed … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …
Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

NATO Expansion in Eastern Europe: For What and For Whom?

… funded by the United States, to contain/encircle Soviet and Communist power in Eastern Europe, prevent powerful Communist parties in France and Italy from winning out and … no need to maintain military expenditures as corporate subsidies, and no need to wield a global big stick against Third …

The Soccer World Goes to South Africa: Sport and the Making of Modern Africa

… of the re-admittance of South Africa to the international community. To many, winning a rugby tournament might seem to … for protest: sport. The major international sport bodies acted, albeit slowly. When their calls for … is a very difficult thing, let alone going to look for the website of FIFA to apply for a ticket. It is going to block …
Haze obscuring image of rooftops in China

The Greening of China?

… great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita basis). Simultaneously, it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable … environment, and what global role China might play in the coming years in confronting climate change. ( Image Source ) …
Jair Bolsonaro speaking at microphone

Brazil, Bolsonaro, and the Politics of Nostalgia

… Eric Michael Rhodes  Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together … of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. She's an expert on the history of the Brazilian energy … Rhodes, song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website

Dry Days Down Under: Australia and the World Water Crisis

… is a self-reinforcing event. How, we should ask, has it come to all this? Australia's water woes are, in part, a … 91 million to 54 million—and almost 5 million cattle died. In 1903, horrifying dust storms raged. Similar major … dams as Hoover and Grand Coulee). Mead set up government supervision of the irrigation system and focused the …