Did “image” play a role in the famous presidential debates of 1960? Did Richard Nixon appear sick and frail, compared... more

Slave trading continued in the south during the Civil War. Between Fort Sumter to Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands... more

Professor Nash tells us about wives and lovers of leading Nazis, women who participated in Nazi crimes, and women who... more

The treatment and status of women under Hitler and the Nazis is fascinating, in all the wrong ways. If the... more

The real Pat Nixon bore little resemblance to the woman so often described as elusive, mysterious and “plastic” in the... more

July 30th is the 79th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II in 1945, and... more

American Presidential primaries and conventions seem excessively complicated, and maybe even outdated. Could they all just be an email, as... more

Professor James Hill Welborn joins us to discuss the question – how did white Southerners in the nineteenth century reconcile... more

The summer of 2024 has been, um, very interesting. An assassination attempt on Donald Trump, frightening Supreme Court rulings, but... more

The 2025 Project and the rise of extreme right-wing politics in America means that it's a good time to listen... more