The 2 Best From Boomers to Millennials: A Modern US History Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 8A - 1953: Exit Stalin, Enter Khrushchev
In March 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died of a stroke after several decades as the dominant figure in the USSR. American leaders, who had struggled to negotiate with the paranoid & merciless St...Show More
2) Episode 8 - 1953: Chipping Away at Jim Crow
In '53, the new US President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, managed to reach his goal of resolving the Korean War, thanks in part to a leadership change in the Soviet Union. However, with both superpower...Show More
3) Episode 21B - Michael Harrington: 10-Minute Profile
Michael Harrington was a writer and scholar primarily concerned with the problem of poverty within the otherwise affluent postwar 20th Century USA. He grew up in a Midwestern Irish-American family, an...Show More
4) Episode 21A - Rachel Carson: 10-Minute Profile
This brief biography looks at the life of marine biologist and author Rachel Carson, who wrote the book "Silent Spring," widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. After earning...Show More
5) Episode 21 - 1963 Part I: New Frontiers
This episode begins with a brief overview of changes to the American religious landscape during the early 1960s, as highly conservative believers were shaken by the Supreme Court's decision against sc...Show More
6) Ep. 20D - The Spanish Influence: Interview w/ Juan Antonio Chica Sabariego
This fascinating interview dives into the history of modern Spain, and the influence of Spanish language and culture upon the United States. Juan Antonio Chica Sabariego is the head of the English Dep...Show More
7) Episode 20C - George Ball: 10-Minute Profile
In this episode, we profile a little-remembered diplomat who served as a major voice of dissent against US involvement in the Vietnam War. George Ball was born into an upper-middle class Midwestern f...Show More
8) Episode 20B - Special: German Elections 2025
This unique, mostly extemporaneous episode is a deep dive into modern European politics. The current United States government has destabilized the political scene by indicating it will reduce military...Show More
9) Episode 20A - Roberto Clemente: 10-Minute Profile
After a brief podcast update, this episode provides the highlights from the life of Roberto Clemente, one of the first Latin American athletes to become a baseball star in the United States. Clemente ...Show More
10) Ep. 20 – 1962 Part II: The Month the World Almost Ended
After the Cuban Revolution installed a pro-Soviet Communist regime next door to the USA, American government officials had engaged in attempts at regime change in Cuba, through actions such as the Bay...Show More