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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Trump Crashes Spain's World Cup Moment & Jon Examines Team Trump's “Meritocracy" | Ben Wikler
Jon Stewart dives into Trump (and his doppelganger) photobombing Spain at the FIFA final, using a primetime presidential speech to rehash his 2020 election conspiracy theories, and how his administration's non-DEI meritocracy is faring amid a rash of T-tests, measles outbreaks, a ... Show More
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Yesterday
The Precap | Desi Lydic on Spain's World Cup Triumph, America's Big Diarrhea Week & Canada's Wildfire Smoke
This week's host Desi Lydic sits down with Daily Show writer Kat Radley to preview the week to come, and recap the latest headlines. They chat about accidentally watching "The Odyssey" together on a non-IMAX screen, how America's diarrhea outbreak dominated headlines for an entir ... Show More
40m 54s
Jul 19
Christopher Nolan: The Interview
Oscar-winning director, writer, and producer Christopher Nolan sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his new film, "The Odyssey." They talk about "Oppenheimer" paving the way for "The Odyssey" to be made, Nolan's process of constructing movies through diagrams and structures, his ... Show More
24m 52s
Oct 2024
Revolutions and Resistance with Kellie Carter Jackson
<p>Kellie Carter Jackson, author of <em>We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, </em>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. <br/><br/>Kellie ... Show More
1h 4m
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
Jul 2024
23 | I’m Different | Fannie Lou Hamer’s Voting Revolution
After getting arrested by racist police and being beaten to near death, Fannie puts her fight for voting rights into high gear. With the help of fellow activists, Fannie forms her own political party, the MFDP (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party), and appears on live television ... Show More
42m 36s
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
1h 33m
Jan 2021
Introducing: 'Behind the Insurrections'
In the wake of the January 6th insurrection in D.C., Robert Evans and co-host Propaganda take a look at fascist insurrections throughout history. They also unpack the evolution, successes, and failures of antifascists in Italy, Germany, and Spain. Learn more about your ad-choices ... Show More
1m 22s