Historically Thinking

We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo

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Episode 319: Working College

Posted June 5, 2023 • 00:55:56

Alice Lloyd: A serious woman In 1951 the Southern Association of Colleges, an accrediting agency, sent a committee to assess a small two-year institution...

Episode 318: Speaking Yiddish to Chickens

Posted May 30, 2023 • 00:56:31

East of Philadelphia and west of Atlantic City is the city of Vineland, situated in more or less the geographical center of South Jersey. Since the...

Episode 317: Third Reich Village

Posted May 25, 2023 • 01:03:56

The village of Oberstdorf lies in the midst of the Allgauer Alps, not that far from the Austrian border. While other Alpine towns like Garmisch-Partenkirchen,...

Episode 316: Redcoat’s Son

Posted May 15, 2023 • 00:55:05

William Hunter was a radical advocate for American democracy. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was the founder of the second newspaper west of...

Episode 315: Street Food

Posted May 8, 2023 • 01:04:06

Since the Middle Ages, food has always been sold on the streets of London. Women and men, boys and girls, have seemingly sold everything that can be...