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 289: Peace and Friendship in the American West
For over a generation the history of the American West has been described by scholars as one of violence, including genocide, ethnic-cleansing, and...
Episode 288: The American Revolution in Hapsburg Lands
In 1780, captured American naval officer Joshua Barney escaped from prison in Plymouth, made his way to London, and with the help of some English sympathizers...
Episode 287: The Hessians are Coming!
In 1776 a massive British fleet of more than 400 ships carrying tens of thousands of soldiers arrived outside New York Harbor. Many of these soldiers...
Episode 286: Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
The history of the ancient Near East can seem like staring down a deep, deep well of time, so deep that it gives one vertigo. It stretches back to 3,500...
Episode 285: Finding Agatha Christie
At her 80th birthday party Agatha Christie described a conversation she had once overheard about herself. She had been on a train, and there listened...
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