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Skipped History

Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back. Hosted by Ben Tumin, creator of the NYT-profiled Skipped History web series. skippedhistory.substack.com

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42:09

Professor Stephen Nissenbaum on Santa Claus’ Elitist...

Skipped History ·

2022/12/16

To learn more about the holiday season’s jolliest, most iconic figure—Santa!—I spoke to Stephen Nissenbaum, a professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Professor Nissenbaum specializes in early US history. His book, The Battle for Christmas, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit skippedhistory.substack.com/subscribe

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8:32

The 1950s Dog Dads Responsible for Voter Fraud Claims...

Skipped History ·

2021/11/18

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/In the past six months, over a dozen states have passed new restrictive voting laws meant to favor Republicans. If you follow the money, the original source of these efforts to undermine democracy becomes clear. Cat lovers, rejoice: it all dates back to a couple of pooch-lovers...Today’s story comes from Dark Money by Jane Mayer, as well as a recent investigation of hers called “The Big Money Behind the Big Lie.”For

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7:23

The Secret Genesis of Corporations’ Political Dominance

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2021/11/04

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/Have you ever wondered how elected officials became so beholden to money? Well, look no further than the Powell Memo, a confidential document from 1971 that inspired corporations to take over US politics.Today’s story comes from "We, the Corporations" by Adam Winkler, and "Dark Money" by Jane Mayer.Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-secret-genesis-of-corporations This is a public episode. If

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7:12

How Corporate Executives Quietly Shaped the Pledge of...

Skipped History ·

2021/10/21

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/In the 1940s and 50s, "Christian libertarians" hoped spiritual arguments would convince US citizens to oppose business regulations and big government. Although their efforts backfired (how delicious), we investigate why US students have pledged allegiance to a nation "under God" ever since.Today's story comes from "One Nation Under God" by Kevin KruseLearn more here:

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7:13

How the Book of Mormon Inspired the "Termination" of...

Skipped History ·

2021/10/06

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/In 1953, Senator Arthur Watkins, a devout Mormon, thought it was time for native peoples to become “white and delightsome.” Guided by the Book of Mormon, he helped engineer a policy called "Termination." As we explore, it didn’t end well.Today's story comes from "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee" by David TreuerLearn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-the-book-of-mormon-inspired-the?s=w This is a public

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8:46

The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 (Part 2)

Skipped History ·

2021/10/04

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/We left off in September of 1971 when tensions at Attica State Prison had reached a boiling point. After demanding improved conditions, prisoners rebelled. New York State, however, would have the final say. The state’s lies helped spark mass incarceration.Also- shoutout to my family cat for making his first cameo on Skipped 😽Today's story comes from "Blood in the Water" by Heather Ann Thompson.Learn more here:

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6:42

The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 (Part 1)

Skipped History ·

2021/10/04

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/In September 1971, over 1,000 incarcerated people at Attica State Prison rebelled. Here's the first of a two-part series exploring why and how tensions at Attica reached a boiling point.Today's story comes from "Blood in the Water" by Heather Ann Thompson.Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-attica-prison-uprising-50-years This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other

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7:38

How a Racist, Sexist "Thesis" Inspired US...

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2021/07/01

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/This season on Skipped History, we’ve explored a lottt of destructive US interventions abroad. One of the most misguided wars of all—the War in Afghanistan—is still going on. Today we unearth where the rationale for US interventions was born. It all dates back to a self-flattering presentation by Frederick Jackson Turner at a history conference in 1893.Today's story comes from "The End of the Myth" by Greg Grandin;

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8:02

The US-backed Contra War & the Rise of Private...

Skipped History ·

2021/06/17

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/We explore how a war-hungry faction in the Reagan administration called “the cowboys” secretly funded white supremacist mercenaries to fight leftists in Nicaragua. And though they got caught, pretty much everyone involved in the outrageous affair was let off the hook, with consequences for people all over the world to this day.Today's story comes from "Bring the War Home" by Kathleen Belew; "The End of the Myth" and

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7:26

The 1979 Greensboro Massacre

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2021/06/03

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/Nowadays, images of people on the far right sporting both swastikas and confederate flags are ubiquitous. But neo-Nazis and neo-confederates weren't always pals. So when and why did they unite? The answer dates back to an event in 1979 North Carolina.Today's story comes from "Bring the War Home" by Kathleen Belew.Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-the-alliance-that-fuels-the-far This is a public

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The 1965 Military Coup in Indonesia

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2021/05/20

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/Today, we explore the Berkeley Mafia, a group of Indonesian economists who, with US support, laid an economic blueprint for Indonesia still in place to this day. In the process, a lotttt of people died—and yes, contrary to what US officials said, it was all bad.Today's story comes from "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein and "The Jarkarta Method" by Vincent BevinsLearn more here:

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6:53

The 1953 US-Led Coup in Iran

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2021/05/06

Subscribe to our newsletter for more! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/We explore how the relationship between the US and Iran became so cantankerous in the first place—in other words, we travel to Tehran, where in 1953, the US conducted one of its most consequential coups abroad.Today's story comes from "All the Shah’s Men" and "The Brothers" by Stephen KinzerLearn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-1953-us-led-coup-in-iran This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss

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6:03

The Great Wall Street Scandal of 1905

Skipped History ·

2021/04/22

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/This time out, we cut Teddy Roosevelt down to size jusssst a hair and explore a very juicy scandal from 1905. Turns out our beloved 26th president may not have been such a “trustbuster” after all…Today's story comes from "We, the Corporations" by Adam Winkler and "Stamped from the Beginning" by Ibram Kendi.Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-great-wall-street-scandal-of This is a public episode

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The US decision to occupy the Philippines in 1898

Skipped History ·

2021/04/08

We explore the origins of the racist precedent that still prevents people in US territories from having any voting rights. Plot twist: it has to do with the Philippines. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit skippedhistory.substack.com/subscribe

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The 1954 US-Backed Coup in Guatemala

Skipped History ·

2021/03/25

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/We explore the US-backed coup in Guatemala, engineered by the Dulles Bros. As it turns out, they weren’t the only people (or dogs) in the US government keen to help the United Fruit Company and depose Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz.Today's story comes from "Bitter Fruit" by Stephen Kinzer and Stephen Schlesinger; "The Jakarta Method" by Vincent Bevins; and "Empire’s Workshop" by Greg GrandinLearn more here:

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6:23

How Two Brothers Tried to Start a Civil War in Indonesia

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2021/03/11

Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/The first episode of Season 2 investigates how brothers Allen and John Foster Dulles, director of the CIA and secretary of state in the 1950s, led one of the largest and most foolish covert operations in US history.Today's story comes from "The Jakarta Method" by Vincent Bevins; and "The Brothers" by Stephen Kinzer.Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-two-brothers-tried-to-start-a This is a public

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