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Lectures in History

Go back to school with the country"s top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN"s The Weekly" podcasts.

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70:54

The Spanish-American War

Lectures in History ·

2026/02/21

University of Louisville history professor Matthew Goldberg chronicles the 1898 Spanish-American War, fought primarily in Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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53:43

Reaganomics

Lectures in History ·

2026/02/15

Brigham Young University professor Grant Madsen examines supply-side economics which was termed "Reaganomics." Brigham Young University is located in Provo, Utah.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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82:20

Marion Orr "House of Diggs"

Lectures in History ·

2026/02/08

Brown University professor Marion Orr lectures on the life & legacy of Congressman Charles Diggs, Jr. The Michigan Democrat founded the Congressional Black Caucus and was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till's killers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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93:47

The History of the Space Program

Lectures in History ·

2026/02/02

In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chronicles the history of space travel and how the U.S. landed on the Moon and how we're going back in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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77:26

Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment

Lectures in History ·

2026/01/25

William & Mary lecturer Robyn Schroeder discusses the Williamsburg, Virginia, site where colonial troops built an encampment ahead of the 1781 battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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77:20

How Martin Luther King Jr. Used Political Strategy

Lectures in History ·

2026/01/18

Boise State history professor Jill Gill lectures on Martin Luther King Jr.'s political strategies in the Civil Rights Movement up until his assassination in 1968.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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64:17

Blake Gilpin on Reconstruction-Era Supreme Court...

Lectures in History ·

2026/01/11

Tulane professor Blake Gilpin discusses three Reconstruction-era Supreme Court cases and how they led to the establishment of Jim Crow segregation.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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55:15

Kentucky and Slavery: From Statehood to the Civil War

Lectures in History ·

2026/01/05

When Kentucky in 1792 became a state, it had a choice; keep slavery or abolish it. University of Kentucky professor Melanie Goan teaches a class on the state's relationship with the institution of slavery until the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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84:02

FEED DROP: America 250 Battle of Bunker Hill...

Lectures in History ·

2025/12/28

The National Park Service and other groups held a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:47

The Barbary Pirates and Early American Foreign Policy

Lectures in History ·

2025/12/21

Carroll College professor Jeanette Fregulia chronicles the Barbary pirates' conflict with American ships during the 18th and 19th centuries.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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76:29

Gunmaking & the Roots of Mass Production

Lectures in History ·

2025/12/14

Northwestern professor Ken Alder presented an image of an 1851 Colt Navy Revolver and asked why the gun was one of the first mass produced technologies in the United States. Professor Alder chronicled the origins of American mass production through gunmaking.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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50:23

How FDR Built a 12-Million-Strong Military: Robert...

Lectures in History ·

2025/12/07

Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discussed his upcoming memoir about his search for his biological father, who served as a Marine in Vietnam. This event was part of the 2025 LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society at Texas Christian University in Fort WorthLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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63:38

FEEDDROP: Chef José Andrés on Food, Humanity, and...

Lectures in History ·

2025/11/30

Chef, humanitarian, and author Jose Andres discussed his career, his global relief efforts with World Central Kitchen, his books, and his love of food with David M. Rubenstein.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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67:38

Geri Spieler on Housewife Assassin: The True Story...

Lectures in History ·

2025/11/23

In September 1975, 17 days apart, two women, one in Sacramento and the other in San Francisco, attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford. The first attempt on September the 5th came from Annette Squeaky Fromm. The Charles Manson follower spent over 30 years in prison, is out on parole, and is 76 years old. The other attempt came on the non-entrance side of St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on September the 24th, 1975. The shooter, Sara Jane Moore, served 32 years in prison and died almost 50

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75:59

The 1967 Six-Day War and America’s Role in the...

Lectures in History ·

2025/11/16

The 1967 Six-Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and 2023 Israel-Hamas War have all garnered the United States' diplomatic involvement. Trinity College Professor James Stocker looks at the history of the U.S. negotiating ends to Israeli-Arab conflicts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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62:14

FEED DROP: ABC David Grann on Killers of the Flower...

Lectures in History ·

2025/11/08

Author David Grann joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his books, including "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "The Wager," and visits the vault of the Folger Shakespeare Library. This is an episode of C-SPAN's new series America's Book Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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80:41

The Mexican-American War: Causes, Consequences, and...

Lectures in History ·

2025/11/01

On September 14, 1847, Winfield Scott's Army marched into Mexico City, marking the final stages of the Mexican-American War. University of Texas professor Aaron O'Connell chronicles the war's causes, the divisions it inflamed, and its aftermath.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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57:33

How Constitutional Order Emerged From Crisis

Lectures in History ·

2025/10/26

During Reconstruction, a campaign to overthrow the South Carolina government succeeded, triggering a constitutional crisis. University of North Carolina professor and author of "Sedition," Marcus Gadson, analyzed the history behind this event.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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74:22

Gettysburg College’s Timothy Shannon on the Mystery...

Lectures in History ·

2025/10/19

This week on the Lectures in History podcast:The mystery of the Roanoke Colony’s disappearance. In 1587, English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina — only to vanish without a trace soon after. Gettysburg College Professor Timothy Shannon explores what we know about the lost colony, the people who lived there, and the theories behind one of early America’s greatest mysteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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81:53

The 1876 Great Sioux War and the Battle of the Little...

Lectures in History ·

2025/10/12

What happened when General Custer and Crazy Horse faced off in battle? Stetson University Professor David Morton chronicles the 1876 Great Sioux War in the South Dakota Black Hills. Stetson University is located in Deland, Florida.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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