512. America in '68: The Chicago Riots (Part 5)

512. America in '68: The Chicago Riots (Part ...

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The Book Club: Wuthering Heights

Why does Emily Brontë's novel, Wuthering Heights, have such an enduring romantic association? Is Heathcliff a romantic lead, or an abusive antihero? Are the characters aspirational in any way, or irredeemable? Join Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett as they discuss all this and ...  عرض المزيد

645. The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2)

What happened when the Spanish conquistadors lead by Francisco Pizarro came face to face with the ruthless emperor of the Incan Empire, Atahualpa? How did the Incas treat their strange, pale, alien visitors with their horses? And, why did a brutal, bloody fight to the death break ...  عرض المزيد

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The Chicago DNC everyone wants to forget
Today, Explained

When Chicago hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1968, it descended into riots in the street and chaos on the floor. Historian Rick Perlstein talks about whether 2024 risks a repeat. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by L ...  عرض المزيد

178. The Vietnam War: Nixon, Vietnamisation, and the Fall of Saigon
Empire: World History

With Richard Nixon now in the White House and not wanting to have his presidency consumed by Vietnam like his predecessor’s was, he begins to search for ways to disentangle America from the war. It begins with Vietnamisation and an attempt to reduce South Vietnamese reliance on t ...  عرض المزيد

177. The Vietnam War: Lyndon Johnson, Americanisation, and Operation Rolling Thunder
Empire: World History

With the death of JFK, Lyndon B. Johnson took over the Presidency and immediately had to wrestle with America’s relationship with Vietnam after the killing of Diem. Right from the start he prophesised that it would be his downfall and so it was. He consistently resented it and th ...  عرض المزيد

Chicago’s Days of Rage
History Daily

October 8, 1969. The streets of Chicago are turned into a battleground as extreme left-wing student group the Weathermen begins a series of violent protests. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. ...  عرض المزيد