Historian Mary Frances Berry discusses misconceptions about Martin Luther King Jr., the essential role of protests in politics and her book "History Teaches Us to Resist."
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The Midterm Precap | Jordan, Michael and Ronny Break Down the 2026 Midterm Election Campaign
This week's hosting trio, Michael Kosta, Ronny Chieng, and Jordan Klepper, dive into the midterms as Election Day approaches, examining how Trump's unalloyed Muslim-bashing and bizarre butt rants are playing with his MAGA rallygoers versus the broader electorate. They discuss how ... Show More
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Nov 1
The Interviews | Matthew Cole, Morgana Robinson, David Byrne, Tracy Letts
Catch all of the past week's great guests in one place. Investigative journalist Matthew Cole sits down with Jon Stewart to talk about his new book, “Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East.” Cole’s book chronicles a five-y ... Show More
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Oct 31
This Week's News | Jon Stewart & Jordan Klepper on Trump's Ass Obsession & GOP's Midterm Boogeymen
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart dives into Trump’s midterm closing arguments, which featured an array of Islamophobic attacks against Abdul El-Sayed, bragging about oil companies' profits amid high gas prices, a quid pro quo for sick ve ... Show More
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Oct 2024
Revolutions and Resistance with Kellie Carter Jackson
Kellie Carter Jackson, author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, is here to take us on a trip through American history where we learn about revolutions, change, and joy not from a few white men, but from generations of Black women. Kellie Carter Jackson https:/ ... Show More
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May 2021
SYMHC Classics: Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Revisiting our 2016 episode on black Canadian-American Mary Ann Shadd Cary, who became the first woman in North America to publish and edit a newspaper. She advocated against slavery, for better lives for free black people, and for women's rights. Learn more about your ad-choices ... Show More
36m 25s
Jul 2023
America's First Civil Rights Movement
First things first, Melissa and Leah break down Sam Alito's latest airing of grievances in the Wall Street Journal. Then, Kate joins them for a lesson in actual history from an actual historian. Kate Masur, author of Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, f ... Show More
1h 16m
Nov 2023
Black Scare/Red Scare w/ Charisse Burden-Stelly
<p>In this absolutely fabulous episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back on the one and only Dr. CBS, Charisse Burden-Stelly! Here, we discuss her outstanding new book <a href= "https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo207945104.html"> Black Scare/Red Scare: Theor ... Show More
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