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122: Halloween Special II: H.P. Lovecraft – “The Outsider” & “Dagon”
Oct 24, 2022“I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more.” This is the story of a lonely, isolated figure who escapes a decaying castle only to have a frightful reali...
121: Henry Ford: The Model T & Mass Production
Oct 10, 2022“Your car is self-contained–it carries its own power-plant … keep at it.” This is the story of the rise of the automobile and mass production. Powerful steam engines. Electric lights and telephones. T...
120: From Atlanta to the NAACP, or Booker T. Washington v. W.E.B. Du Bois
Sep 26, 2022“I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth, but at any rate, I suspect I must have been born somewhere and at some time.” This is the story of a hardening Jim Crow color line....
119: Women’s Suffrage & the Passage of the 19th Amendment
Sep 12, 2022“President Wilson, how long must we wait for liberty?” This is the story of women’s suffrage. According to the legal doctrine of coverture, a married woman is “covered” by her husband. Legally, eco...
118: “The Island of Hope and Tears:” Ellis Island
Aug 29, 2022“That’s the light of freedom! Remember that. Freedom.” This is the story of 40% of modern America’s ancestors—this is the story of Ellis Island. Religious persecution. Economic devastation. Stifling p...
117: Epilogue on Progressive Era Part I (Teddy Roosevelt)
Aug 15, 2022With the Presidency of Teddy Roosevelt covered, Greg sits down with Zach and Kelsi to talk favorite stories (especially those that didn’t make it in the episodes) and take in the big picture of this b...
116: Teddy Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy: From Big Stick Diplomacy to the Panama Canal
Aug 01, 2022“I [will] be obliged to interfere, by force if necessary, if the Germans [take] any action which look[s] like the acquisition of territory in Venezuela.” This is the story of foreign policy (“Big Stic...
115: History–Doomed to Repeat It? A Conversation with Lindsay Graham
Jul 18, 2022The Legendary podcaster and composer (but not US Senator) Lindsay Graham is a dear friend of HTDS and an integral part of the podcast's sound. Today, he gets behind the mic with the Prof. to interroga...
114: A Square Deal (pt. 3): “Leave it as it is” (Teddy Roosevelt & Conservationism)
Jun 20, 2022“Very well then–I so declare it.” This is the story of the final “C” of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal: conservationism. Teddy loves the outdoors. He loves to challenge himself in the Am...
113: A Square Deal (pt. 2): Consumer Protection–The FDA, & Ida Tarbell muckrakes Standard Oil
Jun 06, 2022“In Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress you may recall the description of the Man with the Muck Rake …” This is the story of another “C” in Teddy’s Square Deal: “consumer protection.” The nation is grapplin...