EPISODE · Feb 2, 2023 · 35 MIN
Season 2, 3. Devising a Drug-Free World
from History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective · host Origins OSU
On this episode of Prologued, we turn our attention back to the nation that ultimately made a global War on Drugs possible: the United States. Learn with us how, during the 1930s and 1940s, the U.S. began to establish a global model for pursuing drug prohibition both at home and abroad. Host: Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza) Guests: Sarah Brady Siff (@SarahBradySiff) Kathleen Frydl (@KFrydl) Matthew R. Pembleton (@mattpembleton) Want to learn more about how history shapes our world today? Connect with us! Twitter: @ProloguedPod and @OriginsOSU Instagram: @OriginsOSU Facebook: @OriginsOSU Website: origins.osu.edu Email: [email protected] Show Description Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in modern society being confused by the current course of events. With the help of esteemed scholars, each season will re-construct the history of a major issue society is facing, in an effort to not only explain how we got here, but to reveal a path forward.
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On this episode of Prologued, we turn our attention back to the nation that ultimately made a global War on Drugs possible: the United States. Learn with us how, during the 1930s and 1940s, the U.S. began to establish a global model for pursuing drug prohibition both at home and abroad. Host: Brionna Mendoza (@brionna_mendoza) Guests: Sarah Brady Siff (@SarahBradySiff) Kathleen Frydl (@KFrydl) Matthew R. Pembleton (@mattpembleton) Want to learn more about how history shapes our world today? Connect with us! Twitter: @ProloguedPod and @OriginsOSU Instagram: @OriginsOSU Facebook: @OriginsOSU Website: origins.osu.edu Email: [email protected] Show Description Prologued is a serial podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective that performs in depth discussions of historical roots that have been lost, ignored, or misconstrued, resulting in modern society being confused by the current course of events. With the help of esteemed scholars, each season will re-construct the history of a major issue society is facing, in an effort to not only explain how we got here, but to reveal a path forward.
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