The Road to Now Podcast
1) #134 The American Empire w/ Daniel Immerwahr
Is the United States an empire? US citizens have struggled with this question for a long time. Though our historical narrative traces our origins to the war for independence against the British Empire...Show More
2) How the American Dream Became Temporary w/ Louis Hyman
It’s Labor Day, so we’re sharing one of our favorite conversations on the history of labor in the US- our 2018 conversation with Louis Hyman on his book Temp: The Real Story of What Happened to Your ...Show More
3) #344 The Last Forty Years of American Politics w/ Joe Lockhart
Joe Lockhart served as White House Press Secretary for President Bill Clinton from 1998-2000, and played central roles in Presidential campaigns from Walter Mondale to John Kerry. In this episode, Joe...Show More
4) Mourning the Presidents w/ Lindsay Chervinsky
A Presidency is defined by the decisions that a person makes while serving as Executive, but a Presidential legacy is about much more than that. In Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American...Show More
5) Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison’s Struggle for a Nation w/ Peter Stark
The war between the US Army and the Native American confederation during the war of 1812 is a buried story in an often-overlooked event, yet its impact on the history of North America is profound. The...Show More
6) #343 Affordable Housing in Urban America w/ Tom Hanchett
The affordable housing shortage in many American cities is making urban life more difficult for all of us. But the problem of housing is not a new one, and history has some valuable lessons for those ...Show More
7) The American Buffalo w/ Dayton Duncan
In the late 18th century, tens of millions of buffalo lived in North America. By the mid-1880s, they were on the brink of extinction. For the white settlers who sought to “conquer” the American west, ...Show More
8) The Wide Awakes: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War w/ Jon Grinspan
Jon Grinspan has done something remarkable: in his new book, Wide Awake, he tells a thoroughly researched and brilliantly crafted story that may change your understanding of the origins of the America...Show More
9) US Diplomacy and the End of the Cold War w/ Jack Matlock
For half a century, the US-Soviet rivalry pitted the two most powerful nations in human history against one another other in a conflict that had the potential to end civilization. The fact that the Co...Show More
10) Robert Hanssen: The FBI’s Most Damaging Spy w/ Major Garrett
FBI agent Robert Hanssen was one of the most damaging spies in US history. From 1979 to 2001, Hanssen delivered some of the United States governments’ most sensitive secrets to Soviet and Russian agen...Show More