Best of Season 2
Best of Season 2
We’ve completed our second season of UnTextbooked! Our team of young producers have done phenomenal work exploring topic... Read more
10 Mar 2022
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13mins
Did anyone win the Cold War?
Did anyone win the Cold War?
The Cold War was a decades-long military conflict that dominated geopolitics in the latter half of the 20th century. And... Read more
7 Dec 2021
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18mins
Did segregation in America ever really end?
Did segregation in America ever really end?
The United States is still reckoning with its history of racism. For a century after slavery ended, US businesses, banks... Read more
2 Dec 2021
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18mins
When will Asian Americans stop being seen as "perpetual foreigners"?
When will Asian Americans stop being seen as "perpetual foreigners"?
There is a fundamental duality in how Asian Americans are perceived in our country. They’ve at times been held up as the... Read more
29 Nov 2021
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26mins
What does American cuisine tell us about the United States?
What does American cuisine tell us about the United States?
American food is unlike anything else in the world. And it goes a lot deeper than hamburgers and pizza. The thing that m... Read more
25 Nov 2021
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23mins
Why do Brazilian cars run on sugar?
Why do Brazilian cars run on sugar?
It’s no secret that society will eventually have to transition away from fossil fuels. Some governments and businesses t... Read more
22 Nov 2021
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22mins
What does resilience look like for Iranian women?
What does resilience look like for Iranian women?
For centuries, Iran had a strict social hierarchy that prevented women—particularly upper class women—from participating... Read more
18 Nov 2021
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18mins
How did tolerance become an American value?
How did tolerance become an American value?
There’s a lot of evidence that America is more divided than ever. Our politics, media, and ideologies are so polarized t... Read more
15 Nov 2021
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24mins
Is every presidency doomed to fail?
Is every presidency doomed to fail?
The Founders of the United States envisioned the presidency as an office that would be minimal in reach. They didn’t wa... Read more
11 Nov 2021
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24mins
How did Black Americans forge a cultural identity?
How did Black Americans forge a cultural identity?
UnTextbooked producer Sydne Clarke thinks that African American history is often oversimplified or overlooked. Often tha... Read more
8 Nov 2021
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19mins