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The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work — 159 episodes
Orbán, Trump, and the Autocrat's Playbook
Religion, Suffrage, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Antisemitism and the Law in Trump 2.0: A Perspective from UPenn
Borders in Times of Instability
Historical Border Instability and Democratic Backlash
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
Understanding the Israel-Gaza Conflict: Causes, Conduct, and Consequences
The Enduring Power of Non-Violence: A Conversation with Rev. James Lawson
Unions, Labor, and the American Working Class: A Conversation with Nelson Lichtenstein
Urban Spaces Past and Present: A Conversation with Monica Smith
What is Going on in Nagorno-Karabakh? A Conversation with Historian Sebouh Aslanian
The Long Roots of Israel's Democracy Crisis: A Conversation with Michael Sfard
Fighting Crimes against the Environment: A Conversation about “Ecocide” with Kate Mackintosh
From Diversity to Reparation: A Conversation about Race, Higher Education, and the Aftermath of the Affirmative Action Decision with Eddie Cole
The Case for Open Access: A Conversation with Peter Baldwin
The Politics of Reproductive Rights: A Conversation with Elizabeth O'Brien
Zev's Los Angeles: A Conversation with Zev Yaroslavsky about his New Memoir (Part II)
Zev's Los Angeles: A Conversation with Zev Yaroslavsky about his New Memoir (Part I)
The Life and Times of J. Edgar Hoover: A Conversation with Beverly Gage
What Can We Learn from History? A Conversation on Israel and America, Past and Present, with Yael Sternhell
The Global Debt Crisis and the Neoliberal Economy: A Conversation with Ahilan Kadirgamar and Jamie Martin
The Past and Future of the Humanities? A Conversation with Katherine Fleming
From Resistance to Representation in Transnational Hip-Hop: A Conversation with Samuel Lamontagne
Re-examining US Foreign Policy: Can There Be an Alternative to Imperialism?
Authoritarianism and Patriarchy from Ancient Egypt to the Present: A Conversation with Kara Cooney
China-US Relations in the Age of the Indo-Pacific: A Conversation with Rosemary Foot
From the End of the Military Regime to the Return of Lula: Discussing Brazil's Political History with Bryan Pitts
Israel and the Specter of Fascism Today: A Conversation with Omer Bartov
Women’s Rights in Iran: A Conversation with Kelly J. Shannon
What's New with the Longest Hatred: A Conversation about Anti-Judaism with David Nirenberg
The Racial Politics of Historic Preservation in in Los Angeles: A Conversation with Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Hao Ding
The Past and Future of Latino Politics in LA: A Conversation about the City Council Crisis with Miguel Santana and Gary Segura
Mussolini’s Long Shadow: The Italian Elections, Giorgia Meloni, and the Legacies of Fascism
Who’s Afraid of the Administrative State? The Supreme Court. A Conversation with Julian Davis Mortenson
University in Crisis: Disruption, Response, and Transformation During the Young Administration at UCLA
Guns, Violence, and the Law: A Conversation with Professor Adam Winkler
Student Debt as a Civil Rights Issue: A Conversation with Dalié Jimenez and Jonathan Glater
What Can International Law Do? A Conversation about the International Legal Order and Russia-Ukraine with Anna Spain Bradley
The End of Abortion Rights in the United States? A Conversation with Cary Franklin in the Wake of the Leaked Alito Opinion
30 Years Later: A Conversation on the 1992 LA Uprisings with Brenda Stevenson and Kent Wong
Breaking the Deadlock in Israel Palestine: The New Plan for a Holy Land Confederation
The History of Racism and the Quest for Racial Justice at UCLA
Understanding Ukraine Past and Present: A Conversation with Jared McBride
Ghosts of the Past in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Conversations with Historians Benjamin Nathans and Arch Getty. A Special Two-Part Episode
Deadlock in Israel-Palestine: How to Imagine a Better Future? Part 2
The Transformation of Academic Labor: Past as Prologue at the UC
Revisited - The Black Athlete as "Racial Project": A Conversation on Race, Politics, and Sports with Ben Carrington
Why are Live Guns Used on Film Sets? A Conversation on the Death of Halyna Hutchins and the Fight for Labor Rights on Set with Kate Fortmueller
Native American Studies, Land, and the Quest for Justice: A Conversation with Mishuana Goeman
Regulating the “Oldest Profession”: A Conversation on Policy Approaches to Sex Work with Manisha Shah
Is the Age of Roe v. Wade Over? A Conversation on the Long Legal Fight over Abortion with Cary Franklin
Deadlock in Israel-Palestine: How to Imagine a Better Future? Part 1
Revisited - Distinct Histories, Shared Struggles: A Conversation with Prof. Kyle Mays about Indigenous Peoples Day
Vaccine Mandates Past and Present: A Conversation with Dorit Reiss
What is Afropessimism? A Conversation with Frank Wilderson
Leadership, Legacy, and Looking Ahead: A Conversation with Mayor Eric Garcetti
What We Knew Then and What We Know Now: A Conversation about the COVID-19 Pandemic with Dr. Sharon Balter
A Firsthand Account of a California Recall Election: A Conversation with Governor Gray Davis
Revisited - Political Polarization, Civility, and Deliberative Democracy: A Conversation with Carolyn Lukensmeyer
Revisited - How did Los Angeles become the “Homeless Capital” of the United States?
Revisited - How Endangered is the Right to Vote? A Conversation on the Past and Future of Voting Rights in the United States with Franita Tolson
Revisited - The Banality of Evil and the Murder of George Floyd: A Conversation with Robin Kelley
Reimagining the American West: A Conversation with Autry Museum CEO Stephen Aron
Fighting the First Wave: A Conversation on the Global Pandemic with Peter Baldwin
Déjà Vu All Over Again? Assessing the State of Affairs in Israel-Palestine with Three Leading Experts on Middle Eastern Affairs
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Changes in the Neoliberal Age
Extremism at UCLA: A Conversation with Student Researchers Talla Khelghati and Brandon Broukhim
The Complicated Legacy of Henry Kissinger: A Conversation with Thomas Schwartz
The Path to Peace Runs Through Culture: A Conversation with André Azoulay, Senior Advisor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco
The Long History of Anti-Asian Hatred: A Conversation with Karen Umemoto and David Yoo
How Endangered is the Right to Vote? A Conversation on the Past and Future of Voting Rights in the United States with Franita Tolson
Is the University an Agent of Change? A Conversation with Historian Eddie Cole
What is the role of a public historian?: A Conversation with Anthea Hartig
Addressing the Intersection of Homelessness & Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Sherin
Insurrection, White Nationalism, and the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.: A Conversation with Robin D. Kelley
Picking Favorites: U.S. Foreign Aid and Favored Minorities in Iraq
The Evolution of Hate Crimes and the Fight Against Them: A Conversation with Robin Toma
How Did We Get Here? The Current State of the Republican Party: A Conversation with Mike Murphy
How did Los Angeles become the “Homeless Capital” of the United States?
Analyzing the Aftermath: A Post-Election Conversation with Lorrie Frasure, Lynn Vavreck, and Zev Yaroslavsky
Special Pre-Election Episode: 2012, 2016, 2020. A Long View on Next Tuesday's Presidential Election Featuring Lynn Vavreck and Zev Yaroslavsky
African American Women’s Definitions of Success: A Conversation on Homemade Citizenship with Koritha Mitchell
Distinct Histories, Shared Struggles: A Conversation with Prof. Kyle Mays on Indigenous Peoples Day
The Past, Present, and Future of Traffic Congestion in Los Angeles
Political Polarization, Civility, and Deliberative Democracy: A Conversation with Carolyn Lukensmeyer
Are Jews White? A Conversation on Race, Erasure, and Sephardic History with Devin Naar
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Women's Political Empowerment in the U.S. Since the 19th Amendment: A Conversation with Ellen Dubois
Cruel, Unusual, and Overcrowded: A Conversation on California Prisons with Sharon Dolovich
Is the U.S. Entering an Authoritarian Era? A Conversation with Samuel Moyn and Vera Eidelman
Mass Incarceration, Mass Deportation, and the Persistence of White Supremacy: A Conversation with Kelly Lytle Hernández
"On The Basis of Sex:" A Conversation about the Supreme Court and LGBTQ Rights with ACLU Legal Director David Cole
Reimagining Israel-Palestine: A Conversation with Peter Beinart on American Jews, Israel, and the the Principle of Equality for All
The Woman Worker, Reproductive Labor, and the ILO: A Conversation with Eileen Boris
The Black Athlete as "Racial Project": A Conversation on Race, Politics, and Sports with Ben Carrington
Pride, Progress, and Power: A Conversation with Bamby Salcedo
Bella Abzug, Feminism, and Resistance Politics Today: A Conversation with Leandra Zarnow
Who Counts in the Age of Corona? A Conversation on Latinx Health with David Hayes-Bautista
400 Years of Racism, Myth, and Hope: Historical Perspectives on our Current Moment with Prof. Brenda Stevenson
Collecting, Curating, Corona and the Black Experience of the American West: A Conversation with Tyree Boyd-Pates
The Banality of Evil and the Murder of George Floyd: A Conversation with Robin Kelley
All is Not Well in the Golden State: The Scourge of White Nationalism in Southern California
Bending toward Justice? The Arc of Human Rights over the Past 70 Years: A Conversation with Prof. Tendayi Achiume
How to Act—and Not Act—in Public Health Crises: A Conversation with Dr. Linda Rosenstock
How Universities Have Responded and Should Respond to Crisis: A Conversation with Prof. Michael Meranze
Of Supervisors and Sheriffs: A Deep Dive into the Challenges of County Government
Of Supervisors and Sheriffs: A Conversation with Sheriff Alex Villanueva
Pandemics Past and Present: 100 Years of California History
Of Supervisors and Sheriffs: Who is Running LA County's Emergency Operations?
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