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For the Ages: A History Podcast

Explore the rich and complex history of the United States and beyond. Produced by the New-York Historical Society, host David M. Rubenstein engages the nation’s foremost historians and creative thinke... Read more

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The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America

The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America

Hailed as the founding father of America’s conservation movement, President Theodore Roosevelt championed the protection... Read more

26 Jun 2023

38mins

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American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race

American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race

In 1961, as the Cold War cast a shadow across the globe, John F. Kennedy inspired Americans to look up to the sky as he ... Read more

19 Jun 2023

39mins

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Flora MacDonald: Journey to the New World and the Revolutionary War

Flora MacDonald: Journey to the New World and the Revolutionary War

Flora MacDonald’s life continued to be marked by dramatic political upheaval following her involvement in the escape of ... Read more

12 Jun 2023

26mins

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Flora Macdonald: The Escape of “Bonnie” Prince Charlie

Flora Macdonald: The Escape of “Bonnie” Prince Charlie

Biographer Flora Fraser tells the thrilling story of the young Scotswoman who helped Prince Charles Edward Stuart evade ... Read more

5 Jun 2023

32mins

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Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945

Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945

World War II in the Pacific entered its endgame in June 1944, after the U.S. waged a crushing assault on the Japanese na... Read more

22 May 2023

27mins

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Our Composite Nation: The Reconstruction of American Democracy in the Age of the Civil War

Our Composite Nation: The Reconstruction of American Democracy in the Age of the Civil War

The period of Reconstruction following the Civil War saw a transformation of the United States from a slaveholding repub... Read more

15 May 2023

27mins

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American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020

American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020

For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist George F. Will has been regarded as one of this country’s lead... Read more

8 May 2023

27mins

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Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam

Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam

Half a century later, the contested history of the war in Vietnam continues to elicit national debate, deep soul-searchi... Read more

1 May 2023

27mins

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Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution

Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution

Long before the first battle of the American Revolution, the conflict between Loyalists and Patriots swept through all f... Read more

24 Apr 2023

27mins

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Silent Spring Revolution: American Presidents and the Great Environmental Awakening

Silent Spring Revolution: American Presidents and the Great Environmental Awakening

The post-World War II economic boom came at a high cost: smog made breathing difficult in cities, the oceans were dying,... Read more

17 Apr 2023

33mins

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