The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work
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The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work is a history podcast hosted by UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. It has 154 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
"The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work" connects past to present, using historical analysis and context to help guide us through modern issues and policy decisions. Then & Now is brought to you by the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. This podcast is produced by David Myers and Roselyn Campbell, and features original music by Daniel Raijman.
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Immigration Enforcement and Latine/x Families
Native Agency, NAGPRA, and Museums
The Law and Politics of the Federal Assault on Higher Education: The Pasts and Futures of Higher Education
Higher Education in Peril: The Pasts and Futures of Higher Education
Why Does US-Iran Hostility Persist?
The Living Legacy of the Grateful Dead
The Future of History Part 2: Special Episode
The Future of History Part 1: Special Episode
Plenary Address from the Urban History Association: Special Episode
Important Update for Then & Now
Race, Industry, and Resistance: A Conversation with Jennifer Klein.
The Challenge to University Autonomy in an Illiberal Age: A Conversation with David N. Myers and Ben Zdencanovic.
The Rise of the Religious Right in U.S. Politics: A Conversation with Neil J. Young.
Defunding Big Bird: The Politics and History of Public Broadcasting. A Conversation with Josh Shepperd.
A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Benjamin Nathans: The Lives and Afterlives of the Soviet Dissident Movement.
The Sociolinguistics of Exclusion: Affirmative Action, DEI, and the Struggle for Belonging. A Conversation with Jamaal Muwwakkil.
Coming Out Republican: The Gay Right and the Politics of Belonging. A Conversation with Neil J. Young.
Mexico's Dirty War and the Struggle for Accountability: A Conversation with Carlos Pérez Ricart.
Why History Matters: L.A. Wildfires Past, Present, and Future
Are There Limits to Presidential Power? A Conversation about the Unitary Executive Theory with John Mikhail.
Donald Trump’s Uses (and Abuses) of History: A Conversation with Bruce Schulman.
Preservation amidst Devastation: Salvaging Historic Tiles after the Los Angeles Wildfires. A Conversation with Conservator Amy Green.
Why History Matters in an Age of Polycrisis
Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Resilience: A Conversation with Daisy Ocampo Diaz.
Reconstructing German-Jewish Cultural Heritage after the Los Angeles Wildfires: A Conversation with E. Randol Schoenberg.
Trump 2.0 and the Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Stephen Wertheim.
Europe Without Borders: The Rise and Partial Fall of the Schengen Zone. A Conversation with Isaac Stanley-Becker.
The Los Angeles Wildfires in the Age of the Pyrocene: A Conversation with Fire Scholar Stephen Pyne.
Domestic Violence, Title IX, and the Stories We Don’t Tell: A Conversation with Joy Neumeyer
The Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Conversation with Shannon Speed
Continuity and Change: The Fairfax District and What it Tells us about LA. A Conversation with Stephanie Zager, Michaela Esposito, and Ella Kitt
Unpacking the 2024 Election: Trendlines and Developments in California Politics. A Conversation with Raphael Sonenshein and Zev Yaroslavsky
Unpacking the 2024 Election: Trends, Tensions, and Transformations. A Conversation with Lynn Vavreck
Why History Matters: Reproductive Rights and Justice
Reproductive Justice on the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Conversation With Lina-Maria Murillo
Reproductive Healthcare, Religion, and Inequality in Brazil and Beyond: A Conversation with Cassia Roth
How Mathematics Shaped the Great Grid of America: A Conversation with Amir Alexander
From AMLO to Claudia: Mexico Elects a Woman President: A Conversation with Leila Miller
Under the Heat Dome: A Conversation about Thermal Inequality with Bharat Venkat
Land, Endowments, and Ethics: Unpacking the Historical Legacy of UC Real Estate Investments. A Conversation with Samuel Feldblum, John Schmidt, and Abbie Cohen
Answering Your Questions About Gaza: A Dialogue with UCLA Historians
Free Speech and Academic Freedom in the University: A Conversation with Michael Meranze
Why History Matters: Gun Violence
Free Speech, Cancel Culture, and Safe Spaces: A Conversation with David Cole
Deadly Borders: A Conversation on Immigration with Dr. Jason de León
Challenges and Opportunities in the New Age of AI: A Long-Term View with John Villasenor
The Nuclear Threat Today: A Conversation with Albert Carnesale
Is California an Outlier? Health Care Policy in the Sunshine State: A Conversation with Historian Ben Zdencanovic
Israel, Gaza, and the U.S.: A Conversation with Aaron David Miller
America On Strike: Labor Takes Center Stage
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