Citizens' History

the first of a multipart analysis of John and Abigail Adams and their legacy

We welcome Justin Coffey to follow up on previous episodes discussing the common good. Does the common good even exist?

We're delighted to welcome Jeff Gibbs to discuss his book, The Peril of Remembering Nice Things, a family memoir illustrating the ways in which one family's joys and sorrows connects to larger global concerns

Four historians walk into a bar to discuss the 2024 election. We're delighted to welcome back Sam Swisher and Patrick Hotle to discuss Trump's victory and what it means.

JMatt introduces his new book on the civil war

Philosopher Jonathan Miles on his new book

featuring philosophers Rob Manning and Jonathan Miles

with Adam Klempner to discuss the roots and consequences of the ongoing war

We're joined by Brian Nolan, professor of psychology, to discuss free will and free will denialism

A discussion of the field of world history with Patrick Manning, professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh

the first of many episodes on liberalism

the first of many episodes on the crusades

featuring Kate Epstein on the historian's role in the culture wars

featuring historians Patrick Hotle and Sam Swisher, on public morality

featuring Anthony Bishop, on the themes of capitalism, homelessness, and American politics

featuring Sabaoun Nasseri, PhD candidate in history at Stanford University, a discussion of the American occupation of Afghanistan, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and more

featuring Owen Cook, managing editor of American Naturalist, on American history and politics

continuing the conversation with Owen Cook, on the 1619 project and the culture wars, and competing conceptions of democracy

featuring Neil Wright, political scientist at Quincy University, in a discussion of a book by Noah Shusterman, Armed Citizens: The Road from Ancient Rome to the Second Amendment

This episode breaks down the purpose and scope of this podcast, inviting listener participation