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History Reconsidered
by Jarrett Stepman
History Reconsidered is a weekly podcast dedicated to taking a deep dive into historical issues and events and relating them to the modern world. It is hosted by Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman. Dr. Sumantra Maitra is a senior editor at The American Conservative, a senior contributor to The Federalist, a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America, and an elected, Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society, London. His book, “Sources of Russian Aggression” (Lexington-Rowman & Littlefield) is scheduled to be published in 2024. Jarrett Stepman is a columnist for The Daily Signal and was a 2018 Lincoln Fellow with the Claremont Institute. He’s spent over a decade in media and wrote “The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America’s Past,” a book about how a cultural revolution aims at discrediting the foundations o
Episodes
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Was Winston Churchill the Chief Villain of World War II?
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman address the online controversy over Winston Churchill and World War II. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, amateur historian Darryl Cooper--who goes by the social media pseudonym "Martyr Made"--argued that it…
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Jefferson and Madison at War
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman continue their series on presidents at war with a discussion about Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. First, they briefly talk about the John Adams administration. Adams dealt with a fraught time in American...
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George Washington's Strategic Genius
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman begin a new series about presidents in war time starting with the man first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen: George Washington. Maitra and Stepman explain how Washington's role as...
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The Sources of Russian Aggression
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the history of NATO and the sources of Russian aggression both historically and today. They cover Maitra's new book called, fittingly enough, "The Sources of Russian Aggression: Is Russia a Realist...
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The Atomic Bombings of Japan and the End of World War II
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the end of World War II. Were the bombings necessary or could the war with Japan have been resolved in a better way? Maitra and Stepman talk about the...
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How the U.S. Transformed World War II, and How the War Transformed the U.S.
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the U.S. entry into World War II after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. With the U.S. entry into the war, the conflict became global. The Allies would have significant manpower and materiel...
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The Sinking of the Bismarck and the Evolving Nature of War
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the middle stages of World War II when the Axis powers were ascendent and victory for Great Britain seemed bleak. They discuss whether Germany's cross channel invasion of the British Isles could have...
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World War II Begins and France's Third Republic Falls
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the initial stages of World War II, including the fall of Poland, Finland and France. They explain the hopeless position Poland was put in and the reasons for France's quick disintegration. Maitra and...
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Great Britain and the United States on the Eve of War
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the United States and Great Britain on the eve of World War II. Stepman and Maitra explain the "America First" movement in the United States and why most Americans were adamantly opposed to war. Many...
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The Fall of Weimar and the Rise of Nazi Germany
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazi Germany. Was Weimar doomed from the beginning? Maitra and Stepman explain how and why Weimar disintegrated. They also talk about why Germany took…
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The Escapades of Little Fascist Italy
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about Fascist Italy between the wars. Stepman and Maitra explain what "fascism" really was and how it relates to socialism and other ideologies. They talk about Italy's attitude at the end of World War I and...
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The Rise of Imperial Japan
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the rise of Imperial Japan before World War II. They explain how an isolated, highly traditional Asian society rapidly modernized in the 19th century and rivaled the great powers of the West. Maitra and...
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Woodrow Wilson and the Road to World War II
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the aftermath of World War I and its connection to World War II. They talk about the view from Europe, a continent devastated by war, yet still powerful and the center of global affairs. The war had not...
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The Effects of the Civil War
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman talk about the conduct and strategy of the Civil War, for both the Union and the Confederacy. They then talk about the effects of the Civil War, the casualties and the psychological impact on the nation. Most...
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The Causes of the Civil War
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the causes of the American Civil War. In modern America, it seems the Civil War is being relitigated now more than ever, with presidential candidates being asked: "What caused the Civil War?" The answer…
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The Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the Legacy of British Colonialism
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the mutiny of 1857 in India that became one of the greatest crises the British Empire ever faced. They lay out the history of India as a region that had many precursor imperial powers like the Mughal…
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The Barbary Wars and the Houthis
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the Barbary Wars. Following the Spanish Reconquista, North African Muslim states turned to piracy to enrich themselves. For four centuries they relied on a system of piracy, slavery, and exacting tribute...
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A William Penn Statue and the War on History
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the attempt by National Park Service to remove a William Penn Statue in front of his historic home in Philadelphia. Penn was the founder of the Pennsylvania colony. The move was rejected after it ignited a...
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Opium Wars, Past and Present
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the Opium Wars. In this case, not just the 19th century struggle between Great Britain and China, but the modern conflict between China and the West. The Opium Wars are often pointed out as examples of...
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Lessons From the Spanish Civil War
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the Spanish Civil War, an important but largely misunderstood conflict that served as a precursor to both World War II and the Cold War. Maitra and Stepman recount the origin of the conflict and talk about...
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World War I and the Return of Great Power Conflict
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the lead up to World War I. At the end of the Cold War the United States stood alone as the world's preeminent superpower. Following 9/11, most U.S. military engagements were with substate actors and...
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Henry Kissinger, Reconsidered
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the legacy of historian and statesman Henry Kissinger. By his own words, Kissenger wanted to be thought of in that order--historian first, statesman second. Maitra and Stepman talk about Kissinger's...
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The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Part 3
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the fall of Napoleon in the final part of this three part series. Perhaps most great stories in history come with a dramatic rise and fall, of persons or empires. Napoleon somehow managed an improbable…
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The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Part 2
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss "Great Man Theory" in the second episode of a three part series on the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. The so-called Great Man Theory of history, most famously described by historian Thomas Carlyle in...
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The Rise and Fall of Napoleon Part 1
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss the French Revolution in the first episode of a three part series on the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken posted on Twitter for Bastille Day that the American and...
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Thinking About the Roman Empire
On this week's episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss why they think about the Roman Empire and why you probably do too even if you don't know it. Men thinking about the Roman Empire became quite a social media meme, but as Maitra and Stepman explain, the…
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Reconsidering History
On the introductory episode of History Reconsidered, Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman discuss why they launched this podcast. They explain why history is too important to be left to modern academia. Modern academic history is wholly unsuited to public interest in the discipline. In the ivory...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
History Reconsidered is a weekly podcast dedicated to taking a deep dive into historical issues and events and relating them to the modern world. It is hosted by Sumantra Maitra and Jarrett Stepman.
Dr. Sumantra Maitra is a senior editor at The American Conservative, a senior contributor to The Federalist, a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America, and an elected, Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society, London. His book, “Sources of Russian Aggression” (Lexington-Rowman & Littlefield) is scheduled to be published in 2024.
Jarrett Stepman is a columnist for The Daily Signal and was a 2018 Lincoln Fellow with the Claremont Institute. He’s spent over a decade in media and wrote “The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America’s Past,” a book about how a cultural revolution aims at discrediting the foundations o
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