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More than a Feeling: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 32:12


The story of the bus boycott from the perspective of African Americans and historians.

A Band on the Run: The Battle of Chosin - Part II

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 17:00


In Part II of this podcast, we address a critical turning point in the Korean war - the Battle of Chosin.

A Band on the Run: The Battle of Chosin- Part I

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 18:01


This podcast highlights the historical context and causes of the Korean War, which took place from 1950 - 1953.

To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Walt Disney Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 20:29


In Part 2, this podcast will address Walt Disney's impact on film and theme parks.

To Infinity and Beyond the Story of Walt Disney Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 20:59


Learning about the early life of Walt Disney in this amazing podcast.

Making of the Greatest Album Ever - Led Zeppelin's fourth LP

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 29:21


Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin's fourth album, a milestone in music history.

The Cold War 2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 34:53


The cold war, Russia, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Mikhail Gorbachev

Local History

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 13:07


American Civil War

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 25:22


American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg, Siege of Vicksburg, Robert E. Lee

Oh the Places you will go - story

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 6:12


Dr. Seuss

The Cold War Americas time

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 25:01


Cold War, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush,

European Culture Get the Led Out Mr. Tolkien

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 28:23


Led Zeppelin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ramble on.

Coming of the Civil War

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 15:54


American Civil War, John Brown, Dred Scott, Bleeding Kansas, Abraham Lincoln

1968

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 17:27


Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Lyndon Johnson, Tet Offensive, Vietnam War, 1968

Crisis in Government

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 18:35


Watergate, Richard Nixon, Vietnam War

The Reform Movement

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 15:36


Women's rights, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, temperance reform.

Slave Labor lecture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 23:12


New Nation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 14:33


Constitution, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

Holocaust lecture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 22:56


Vietnam War Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 19:49


Vietnam War, Ho Chi Minh,

Piggy Backers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 10:07


Women's movement, Betty Friedan

Europe World War II

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 30:05


World War 2, Great Britain, Winston Churchill, Germany, Adolf Hitler, Poland, Italy, France,

American Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 23:43


American Revolution, George Washington, Washington's crossing, Battle of Saratoga

Road to Independance

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 19:39


Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Declaration of Independence, Boston Massacre

Building Capitalism in America

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 17:11


Capitalism, Alexander Hamilton,

Civil Rights Movement Lecture

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 24:32


Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther KIng, Charles Houston, Robert Kennedy, Rosa Parks, Black Church, Jackie Robinson

Between the Wars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 34:00


Communism, Fascism, Stalin, Hitler, World War II, Mussolini

Colonization and Slave Trade

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 37:17


European colonization, slavery, England, France, Spanish, native Americans

Empire for Liberty lecture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 18:48


Thomas Jefferson, politics, Election of 1800

The 1950's

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 9:22


The 1950's, music, TV, politics.

First Civilizations and European Exploration

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 21:23


Native Americans, European history, exploration, Christopher Columbus

The Great War

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 29:47


World War I, Great War, conflict, European History

The Great War lecture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 29:47


Great War, World War I

The Cold War

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 18:08


The Cold War

Imperialism lecture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 18:58


European Imperialism

Students do a podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 1:24


Students do Ten Years After song "I'd like to Change the World"

Lilly Conference Austin 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 1:51


January 10, 2020 at the Lilly Conference one professor interviews attendees on what they learned at the conference.

A Hero: The Life of Roberto Clemente

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 22:57


This podcast will explore the life of baseball great Roberto Clemente. Key terms, baseball, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Pittsburgh Pirates, Hall of Fame, MLB, Puerto Rico, sports

The Battle of Midway the turning point of WWII

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 20:48


Historians argue that the battle of Midway was the turning point of World War II. This podcast will explore the importance of this battle. I will also look at why the battle took place and what the consequences of this battle where. Key terms: Battle of Midway, World War 2, World War Two, WWII, WW2, Japanese naval history, American naval history, Japanese history, American history Edward “Butch” O’Hare, and Chicago history.

Killing Theordore Roosevelt

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 18:38


This podcast focuses on the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt during the election of 1912 Key words: history, politics, president, Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, TR, Roosevelt, assassination, John Schrank, Milwaukee, Gilpatrick Hotel, election of 1912..

Election of 1912 the Election that Changed America

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 44:18


This podcast highlights the importance of the election of 1912 and the actors who participated in it. Key words: politics, elections, president, Theodore Roosevelt, Eugene Debs, Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft

The Haymarket Affair: The Struggle for Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 21:28


This podcast tackles a turning point in labor history with a focus on the Haymarket Affair which took place on May 4, 1886 in Chicago. Keywords: history, labor, workers, Chicago, August Spies, Albert Parsons, social history, labor history.

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The Father of Public Education: Horace Mann

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 16:25


Learn about how Horace Mann changed America's public education system. Key words: Education, Horace Mann, American History, United States History.

The Election of 1824

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 22:16


Learn about the Election of 1824 a turning point in American History. Key words: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Corrupt Bargain, politics, government, American History, United States History.

The Story of Valley Forge

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 17:47


Learn about Valley Forge a turning point in the American Revolution. Key words: American Revolution, George Washington, Colonial soldier, Friedrich von Steuben, American History, United States History

American Colonial Tea Party: Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 17:12


Learn about the significance of the Boston Tea Party and how this event helped launch the American Revolution. Key words: American Revolution, Boston, tea, British, John Adams, George Washington, American History, United States History.

American Colonial Tea Party: Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 9:52


Learn about the role tea played in human history. Key words: tea, American Revolution, Boston, colonists, American history, United States History.

Portuguese the Age of Exploration

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 14:38


Learn about why and how the Portuguese beat Spain and for that matter all other European countries to start the Age of Exploration. Key words: Prince Henry, exploration, history, European History, trade with Asia.

"The Revolution of 1800" A Birth of Political Parties

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 17:50


Discover why the election of 1800 was a turning point in American History. Key words: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, American election, Politics, Government, United States, America, History.

The Battle that Changed the Civil War: September 17, 1862

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 25:39


The battle of Antietam the day that changed American History. Key words: Antietam, Civil War, Emancipation, Abraham Lincoln, war, American History, United States, war, Maryland.

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