Superman vs KKK (1946)

Nate DiMeo, host of "The Memory Palace" podcast and author of "The Memory Palace" book, on the small details that shape the work of history.For the past 250 years of America’s existence, books have been fundamental instruments through which we preserve, interpret, and engage in h ...  Show more

In part two of our conversation about the long shadow of Watergate, we discuss the ways in which Nixon tried to rehabilitate his image -- and how many of the reforms of the Watergate era were tested and exploited in the decades since.Join our America250 newsletter community! Subs ...  Show more

With a sinister hierarchy of "grand wizards" and "dragons," hooded Klansmen concealed their identities as they unleashed a reign of terror on Black Americans and other minorities across America for almost a century.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, The History Guy shares the story of “The Great Vowel Shift” and the making of modern English which has now become the official language in over 75 countries; and Rick Bowers shares how an undercover agent infiltrated the KKK, and with the ...  Show more

Dans cet épisode de Crousti-History, on vous parle du D-Day, ce qu’on chante aux anniversaires. Ah non, c’est pas ça ?1944, en pleine Seconde Guerre mondiale, les Allemands ne sont pas au top. Les Américains préparent un débarquement en Normandie. Hitler sait qu’il va avoir lieu, ...  Show more

Jazz pianist Jason Moran brings us an exploration into the life and work of James Reese Europe and how the infamous 369th Infantry Regiment - also known as the Harlem Hellfighters - crossed racial lines and brought jazz to Europe. Joe Young of New York Public Radio talks about ho ...  Show more