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192: A Conversation with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein: The American Revolution and WWII
Nov 10, 2025Professor Greg Jackson sits down with legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and his co-producer Sarah Botstein to discuss their newest film series, The American Revolution plus a conversation abou...
Bonus: Eleanor Roosevelt "Over Our Coffee Cups"
Nov 03, 2025Today Professor Jackson tells the story of Eleanor Roosevelt’s “Over Our Coffee Cups” weekly radio show. Starting in the fall of 1941, the First Lady took to the airwaves with this cafe-style program ...
191: Halloween Special V: “The War of the Worlds” on the Radio
Oct 20, 2025“No more defenses. Our army is wiped out—artillery, air force, everything wiped out.” This is the story of the invasion of New Jersey. “The War of the Worlds” is a 1938 radio adaptation of an 1897 s...
190: Epilogue to US Pre-WWII Isolationism to Interventionism with Lynne Olson
Oct 13, 2025Professor Jackson takes a step back to review themes from episodes 187 through 189 (War in Europe and America’s Response), specifically the slow turn from isolationism to aid via Lend-Lease, and event...
189: World War II in Europe & the American Response (1941): Production & Preparation
Oct 06, 2025"At long last, Mr. President.”—Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill This is the story of the second year of WWII and the United States’ response. As the war enters its second full year, things are ...
The Unlikely Union: "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Sep 29, 2025Professor Greg Jackson shares a personal message about our politically divided times and announces more tour dates for his live show: The Unlikely Union. This show is not recorded for the podcast. G...
188: World War II in Europe & The American Response (1939–40): Isolationism vs. Arsenal of Democracy
Sep 22, 2025“I have said not once but many times that I have seen war and that I hate war. … I hope the United States will keep out of this war. I believe that it will.” This is the story of the first year of ...
187: From the Rhineland to Poland (1935–1939): Annexation, Appeasement, & the Start of World War II
Sep 08, 2025“A great war can hardly be avoided any longer.” This is the story of Nazi Germany’s aggressive territorial expansion and the start of WWII. The Treaty of Versailles has long been a thorn in Adolf ...
186: From Czardom to Stalinism: Building the USSR & the Ascent of Joseph Stalin
Aug 25, 2025“Comrade Stalin, now that he is general secretary, has concentrated immense power in his hands, and I am not sure whether he will always be capable of exercising this power with sufficient caution.” ...
185: The Early Holocaust: From the “Jewish Question” to Kristallnacht
Aug 11, 2025“Being a Jew is not a crime, I am not a dog.” This is the story of the start of the Holocaust. Serving as the scapegoat for everything from a disappearing child to the Black Plague, European Jews a...