Joseph Pulitzer and the Rise of Yellow J...

<p>The first installment of the deeper examination of Charles Sumner's life begins with his early years, including his close relationships with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Samuel Gridley Howe.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)." Encycl ... Show More

<p>This 2019 episode covers Thomas Cook, a pioneer of the idea of a travel agency to manage tourist holidays. But Cook was initially motivated by his support of the temperance movement and his deeply held religious beliefs.&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More

<p>Tracy and Holly talk about the proclivity for destruction that was part of the balloon craze. They also discuss cat trees and how hard it is to find one that's cute.&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.< ... Show More

<p>By 1900, the days of yellow journalism were already fading, and both William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were searching for a new direction even as their newspapers diverged.</p><p>Hearst tries for a political career, but finds himself defeated and dragging back to a lagging pa ... Show More

<p>If you lived in an American city at the turn of the century, you got all of your news from a single source: the daily newspapers. No where was that more true than New York City; in the City, two papers ruled them all. You had the <em>World</em> and the <em>Journal</em>. And th ... Show More

New York journalism in 1897 was in a pretty technicolor space. Newspapers, so long the grey, stolid, medium of the merchants and businessman, were instead being filled with lurid stories of murder, scandal and drunken debauchery and the public were loving it. As papers fought for ... Show More

<p><i>The 1619 Project </i>was a career-defining moment for New York Times reporter <a href="https://nikolehannahjones.com/" target="_blank">Nikole Hannah-Jones</a>. Released as a standalone issue of the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-americ ... Show More

<p>The two party division of the US political system is as evident as ever as we warm up to the 2024 elections. But where does this state of affairs come from?</p><br><p>Don speaks to Michael Barone, political analyst, historian and journalist, to find out more about the history ... Show More

<p>Ryan talks to author and journalist David Maraniss about his approach to his work, and his most recent book: <a href="https://geni.us/T1xbaR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe</a>, which is an epic biography on the trials o ... Show More

<p>Robert sits down with Andrew Ti for a very special episode about the craziest American political thinker, Watergate mastermind G. Gordon Liddy.</p> <p>(6 part series)</p> <p>Sources:</p> <ol> <li>Dobbs, Michael. King Richard (p. 56). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Ed ... Show More

<p>1492 was a truly wild year, and there is no one better to talk about it with than one of Patrick's favorite historians, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, author of many excellent books on Columbus and exploration.</p><p>You can listen to the back catalog of Tides of History, completel ... Show More

<p>Nathaniel Philbrick - one of Patrick's favorite authors of popular history - stopped by to chat about his latest book, <em>In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown. </em>The bestselling author filled us in on the dramatic final days o ... Show More

<p>Simple living, plain dress and pacifism. This is not a lifestyle typical of the United States. So how did the Amish come to be in America? Where did this religion come from? And how has their society changed with modernisation?</p><br><p>In this episode, Don and Dr Joseph Donn ... Show More