Conversations in World History Podcast
1) France before the Revolution with Robert Darnton
I speak with Robert Darnton, professor emeritus of Harvard University about his book The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789.
2) Teddy Roosevelt and the Jews with Andrew Porwancher
I speak with Andrew Porwancher, professor of history at Arizona State University about his new book American Maccabee: Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews, which is published by Princeton University Press...Show More
3) African Independence Movements with Jonathan Reynolds
I speak with Jonathan Reynolds about African Independence Movements in Algeria, Guinea, Senegal, Kenya, and Congo. Dr. Reynolds is a professor of African and World History at Northern Kentucky Univers...Show More
4) Modern Society with Dario Montero
I speak with Dario Montero de Caso, professor of sociology at Universidad de Chile in Santiago. Dario is an old friend of mine and the author of the recently published book La Formación de la Sociedad...Show More
5) Alexander the Great's last years with Rachel Kousser
I speak with Rachel Kousser, a professor of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is also the author of the recent book, which received widespread ...Show More
6) Displaced Persons after WWII with David Nasaw
I speak with Professor Emeritus David Nasaw of the CUNY Graduate Center. We discuss his fantastic book The Last Million about the displaced persons and DP camps after WWII. I read this book to learn m...Show More
7) Invention of Prehistory with Stefanos Geroulanos
I speak with Stefanos Geroulanos, professor of history at NYU, about his new book The Invention of Prehistory and how humans have thought, written, and discussed our deepest past.
8) Cecilia Penifader with Judith Bennett
I speak with Professor Emeritus Judith Bennett about medieval women. Judith was a professor at USC-Dornsife as well as UNC Chapel Hill and she wrote the wonderful book A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifad...Show More
9) Korean History with Eugene Park
Eugene Park is a professor of East Asian and Korean history at the University of Nevada-Reno. He earned his PhD from Harvard University in 1999 and has published numerous books and articles including ...Show More
10) Morality of Israel and Gaza with Karen Stohr
In this episode, I speak with Karen Stohr about issues of ethics and morality involved in Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens and Israel's retaliation. We discuss a variety of topics and ques...Show More