Yesterday

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 9

Did you know that Star Wars almost started a war in real life, over a sand crawler model? Would the film have been so wildly successful if someone else had been cast in the role of Han Solo, such as – let’s say – Christopher Walken? How would a band today be received if their dru ... Show More

41m 23s

May 25

Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 8

A happenstance introduction to Charles Manson. Assassination attempts against President Ford, a man who was never elected to the vice presidency or presidency. And the kidnapping of a college student and newspaper heiress, 19-year-old Patty Hearst, that rocked the nation. Followi ... Show More

41m 18s

May 20

Introducing Family Lore

Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical deep-dive to uncover the truth and meaning behind the tale. Available now. https://link.ps ... Show More

3m 15s

May 2019

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present

The received idea of Native American history--as promulgated by books like Dee Brown's mega-bestselling 1970 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee--has been that American Indian history essentially ended with the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee. Not only did one hundred fifty Sioux die at ... Show More

36m 52s

May 2024

456. Fall of the Sioux: The Massacre at Wounded Knee (Part 3)

"I will bury my heart, at Wounded Knee" With Native American culture in free fall in the years following their triumph at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the rise of the Ghost Dance - a form of spiritual expression that promised liberty from the oppression of 19th century Ameri ... Show More

1h 2m

Sep 2023

The Bones of Anglo Saxon England

It's the 13th of December, 1642, and Parliamentarian soldiers have just stormed the city of Winchester. They burst into the city's grand cathedral on horseback, and begin tearing it apart. The soldiers smash windows, burn tables and tapestries and steal anything of value. Stas ... Show More

27m 14s

Sep 2023

Heather Cox Richardson On What History Teaches Us About Fighting The Dark Energy Of The Human Soul

Ryan speaks with Heather Cox Richardson about her new book <a href="https://geni.us/Unrd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America</a>, her mission to deliver history as a way of promoting human connection, changing ... Show More

1h 6m

Jan 2023

American Dreamer

Ryan Hurst (Remember The Titans, Sons of Anarchy) stars in this episode, which follows the romance between a young couple that is split apart when war sends one of them across the world. You can hear more about this story by reading the novel it's based on, American Dreamer: A Lo ... Show More

29m 40s

Nov 2022

Two Shawnee Brothers Hold Their Ground

November 7, 1811. William Henry Harrison and his troops are camped near the Wabash river. They’ve been told to keep the peace—but Harrison wants land, and he’s come here to try and take it. Less than a mile away is a flourishing Native American settlement called Prophetstown. It’ ... Show More

39m 38s

May 2024

455. Fall of the Sioux: The Ghost Dance (Part 2)

Following the tragic death of Crazy Horse and the ruthless cessation of the Sioux way of life, the last of the great Native American leaders were gradually picked off or repressed by the U.S. Government. Few though had so pitiful a fate as the once mighty Lakota War Chieftain, Si ... Show More

44m 50s

May 2021

The Day Before The Tulsa Massacre (1921) w/ Cord Jefferson

It’s the Radiotopia Spring Fundraiser! Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. Donate today at <a href="https://on.prx.org/3wl9pWn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://on.prx.org/3wl9pWn</a></s ... Show More

24m 45s

May 2019

J. Edgar Hoover's FBI - Humanizing History with David McCullough | 7

Pulitzer Prize winner. National Book Award winner. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Today David McCullough, one of America’s greatest living historians, joins us to discuss his new book, The Pioneers, about the heroic men and women who shaped the Northwest Ter ... Show More

35m 16s

May 2024

449. Custer vs. Crazy Horse: Rise of Sitting Bull (Part 4)

"What would you do if your home was attacked? You would stand up like a brave man and defend it. That is our story." Following the bloody Fetterman Fight, which saw the Lakota warlord Crazy Horse and his warriors ambush and massacre American troops, the American public was left ... Show More

49m 4s

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee with David...