In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It Matters
200 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsIn each episode of In The Past Lane, the history podcast, we take up topics in American history and explore them through feature pieces, interviews, book and film reviews, and more. Our guiding philosophy is that history is not just about the past - it's about our world, here and now. History explains why things are the way they are, everything from our economy, religious practices, and foreign policy, to political ideology, family structure, and rates of poverty. Our aim is to be both informative and educational, as well as entertaining and funny. We hope you'll join us for memorable journeys In The Past Lane.
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199 Who Was Alexander Hamilton?
July 31, 2020 11:50 - 52 minutes - 60.3 MBIn this episode of ITPL, we focus on Alexander Hamilton. You may have noticed that Hamilton has become the hottest Founder in recent years – and it’s all due to the smash Broadway hit, “Hamilton: The Musical.” So here’s the lineup: 1. First, I provide a brief backgrounder on the remarkable life of Alexander Hamilton. 2. Second, I sit down with historian Stephen F. Knott to discuss his book, Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America (Sourcebooks, 2015). He and his co-author ...
198 The Civil War Draft Riots
July 16, 2020 15:08 - 15 minutes - 18.4 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at a significant but often overlooked event during the Civil War, the Draft Riots of July 1863. Protests against drafting men into the Union Army broke out in many places, but the worst occurred in New York City. For four days rampaging crowds tore the city apart, destroying property and leading to the deaths of more than 100 people, including 11 African Americans who were lynched. To this day, the Draft Riots remain...
197 Brutality & Lawlessness: America's First Great Police Scandal
July 03, 2020 18:47 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the first great police scandal in US history. It occurred in the mid-1890s in New York City when an investigation into the NYPD exposed widespread corruption and brutality throughout the force, from its highest-ranking officers to the lowly beat cop. To walk us through this scandal, I speak with historian Daniel Czitrom about his book, New York Exposed: The Gilded Age Police Scandal That Launched the Progressive E...
196 The Molly Maguires
June 22, 2020 19:59 - 11 minutes - 14 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at a legendary labor uprising by a mysterious group known as the Molly Maguires. They were Irish and Irish American coal miners in Pennsylvania in the 1870s who used vigilante violence to fight back against the powerful and exploitative mine owners. But in the end, the mine owners used their dominance over the political and legal establishment to see to it that 20 men, most of whom were likely innocent, were executed...
195 Where Have You Gone, Robert F. Kennedy?
June 03, 2020 17:49 - 45 minutes - 53.3 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the podcast about American history and why it matters, we take a close look at Robert F. Kennedy. Here’s the lineup: 1) First up, it’s a short feature on the basics of the life of RFK. 2) Next, I speak with author Larry Tye about his biography, Bobby Kennedy: The Making of A Liberal Icon (2016, Random House). Tye is the author of many best-selling biographies and he’s at his best in this new look at RFK. One of the myths he’s eager to dispel is the notion tha...
194 The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 + This Week in US History
May 26, 2020 18:58 - 14 minutes - 17.4 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at one of the most deadly incidents of anti-black violence in US history: The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. White mobs rampaged through Tulsa, Oklahoma’s African American neighborhood and burned it to the ground, killing between 100 and 300 black residents in the process. The incident was quickly covered up and driven from public memory. But in the 1990s activists and scholars began to unearth the shocking truth. Feat...
193 The Pullman Strike of 1894 + This Week in US History
May 13, 2020 01:19 - 12 minutes - 15.1 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the famous Pullman Strike of 1894. It began as a protest over wage cuts in the midst of a severe economic depression and quickly grew to virtually paralyze the nation’s railroad system. Eventually, President Grover Cleveland sent in the military and smashed the strike. The workers lost the strike, but they did gain a new spokesperson – the socialist Eugene Debs – who would play an influential role in American soci...
192 The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1920
May 06, 2020 14:09 - 40 minutes - 47.6 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, I speak with historian Nancy Bristow about her book, American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. In November 1918, even as millions of Americans and Europeans celebrated the end of World War I, their communities were being ravaged by a global influenza pandemic. Over the course of almost three years, somewhere between 50 and 100 million people were killed in the pandemic, including nearly 700,000 Americans. Nancy B...
191 Coxey’s Army and the Original March On Washington + This Week in US History
April 28, 2020 17:37 - 14 minutes - 16.9 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the original March on Washington. “Coxey’s Army” was a group of 500 men who amidst a terrible economic depression in 1894, marched from Ohio to the nation’s capital to demand that Congress provide employment through public works projects. They were turned away, but many of the Populist ideas that inspired them were enacted into law in the coming decades. Feature Story: “Coxey’s Army” Arrives in Washington, D...
190 The Story of Earth Day + This Week in US History
April 21, 2020 16:37 - 15 minutes - 18.9 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the origins of Earth Day 50 years ago this week, and the two high profile environmental disasters in 1969 that helped to inspire it, the Santa Barbara, CA oil spill and the an oil fire on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH. Environmental activists took advantage of the media coverage of the events to form organizations like Greenpeace and start an annual conscience raising event called Earth Day. In the years tha...
189 The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 + This Week in US History
April 13, 2020 20:27 - 15 minutes - 18 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at one of the biggest disasters in US history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The tremors ripped apart the city’s water system, leaving it nearly defenseless against raging fires that soon broke out. The ensuing inferno destroyed a quarter of the city and killed 3,000 people. In the aftermath, city officials tried to take advantage of the disaster by getting rid of its Chinatown neighborhood that occupied 15 bloc...
188 The Fort Pillow Massacre in 1864 + This Week in US History
April 06, 2020 13:27 - 12 minutes - 15.7 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the Fort Pillow Massacre that took place April 12, 1864 during the Civil War. A Confederate force led by Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest overwhelmed the fort and when the 300 African American Union soldiers tried to surrender, they slaughtered them. It was an extraordinary war crime that was motivated by racist animosity. Not surprisingly, the movement to remove Confederate statues in recent years has taken particular...
187 The 15th Amerndment Is Ratified
March 30, 2020 15:40 - 16 minutes - 19.9 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at Reconstruction, specifically the ratification of the 15th Amendment which took place 150 years ago this week. It was the third of three amendments added to the Constitution after the Civil War and it was specifically intended to protect African American voting rights. In these early years of Reconstruction, formerly enslaved people registered to vote, voted, and won election to office, including Congress. But just...
186 The Vanderbilt Ball Ushers in The Gilded Age + This Week in US History
March 24, 2020 14:36 - 15 minutes - 18.9 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at one of the signal events in late-19th century America, the opulent Vanderbilt Ball of 1883 that announced the dawning of the Gilded Age. One thousand of the richest people in America attended the costume ball that celebrated the opening of the Vanderbilt’s new mansion on Fifth Avenue. It was a conspicuous display of wealth and power never seen before in the US and it marked a sharp departure from traditional repub...
185 The St. Patrick's Day Scandal of 1888 + This Week in US History
March 16, 2020 01:52 - 14 minutes - 17.4 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at a curious but revealing scandal that emerged in New York City on St. Patrick’s Day n 1888. The mayor refused to attend the St. Patrick’s Day parade and to fly the flag of Ireland over City Hall and paid a heavy political price. And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the 1968 My Lai massacre in Vietnam, and Amelia Earhart’s final flight. And birthdays, including ...
184 Washington Defuses the Newburgh Conspiracy + This Week in US History
March 09, 2020 02:02 - 11 minutes - 14.4 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at one of the most perilous moments during the American Revolution: The Newburgh Conspiracy of 1783 that threatened to plunge the new republic into civil war. That is until George Washington intervened and defused the would-be revolt among officers of the Continental Army. And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the 1862 battle between the ironclads USS Monitor and C...
183 The Boston Massacre at 250 + This Week in US History
March 02, 2020 16:34 - 14 minutes - 17.3 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the Boston Massacre on its 250th anniversary. In particular, we learn about the stories of two of the five men killed in that famous clash, and why we know their names today. And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the 1807 law that ended the US participation in the African slave trade, the controversial election of 1876, and the Bloody Sunday clash that occurred ...
182 Racism, History, and “Gone With The Wind” + This Week in US History
February 24, 2020 13:15 - 15 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we learn about the film “Gone With The Wind,” its dark racist themes, and how African Americans organized protests against the film when it debuted in 1939. And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the landmark Supreme Court decision, Marbury vs. Madison, the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee by members of the American Indian Movement, and the swearing in of Hiram Revels as the first Af...
181 The 1939 Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden + This Week in US History
February 17, 2020 03:09 - 15 minutes - 18.5 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we learn about the February 20, 1939 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was organized by a pro-Nazi, pro-fascist organization called the German American Bund and it drew a capacity crowd of 20,000. The event fused professions of American patriotism with vile antisemitism and pro-Nazi sentiment. But the Bund’s rally did not go unchallenged. As many as 100,000 anti-Nazis filled the streets around MSG to register...
180 Black Abolitionists Save Shadrach Minkins + This Week in US History
February 10, 2020 02:06 - 12 minutes - 15.5 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we learn about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and one incredible rescue of a man who had escaped slavery, Shadrach Minkins. In 1850, Minkins was seized by federal marshals in Boston as an escaped slave. But a group of black abolitionists stormed the courtroom, took hold of Minkins, and spirited him away to freedom in Canada. It was one of many such dramatic rescues and attempted rescues in those years leading up to the Civil War. ...
ITPL Ep 179 John Quincy Adams' Second Act + This Week in US History
February 03, 2020 03:31 - 11 minutes - 14.1 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we learn about the strange election of President John Quincy Adams in 1824. His presidency was a bust, but then he did something remarkable – he won a seat in the House of Representatives and served for 17 years where he earned distinction for his opposition to slavery. And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the FDR’s court packing scheme and Margaret Sanger’s arrest. And birthdays,...
178 Fred Korematsu and the Fight Against Internment + This Week in US History
January 27, 2020 15:59 - 13 minutes - 16.6 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we learn about Fred Korematsu, the courageous young man who in 1942 stood up the US government to oppose Japanese Internment during World War II. He ultimately lost his case, which went all the way to the US Supreme Court. But over time, as the nation eventually confronted the terrible harm done by Japanese Internment, Fred Korematsu was vindicated. He dedicated the rest of his life to fighting for civil rights. And we also take ...
177 How Radicals Transformed the US
November 30, 2019 22:35 - 40 minutes - 46.9 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with Holly Jackson about her new book, American Radicals: How 19th Century Protest Shaped The Nation.” Jackson is an associate professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She has written widely on US cultural history for scholarly journals, as well as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe. In the course of our discussion, Holly Jackson explains: How American radicals – f...
176 The Pit Stop for the week of Oct 21, 2019
October 20, 2019 19:48 - 5 minutes - 6.9 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
175 The Pit Stop for the week of October 14, 2019
October 16, 2019 00:06 - 6 minutes - 7.82 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
174 The Pit Stop for the week of Oct 7, 2019
October 08, 2019 12:05 - 5 minutes - 6.62 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
173 Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Sports in the US
October 04, 2019 12:39 - 36 minutes - 42.8 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Ryan Swanson about his new book, The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt in the Making of the American Athlete. To say that the US is a sports-obsessed nation would be an understatement to say the least. Just consider some numbers: * In 2019 the four major sports leagues – NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL - will rake in revenues in excess of $28 billion. * Americans will illegally bet more than $150 billion on col...
172 The Pit Stop for the week of Sept 30, 2019
September 29, 2019 19:36 - 6 minutes - 8.32 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
ITPL Ep 171 The Pit Stop for the week of Sept 23, 2019
September 23, 2019 14:57 - 4 minutes - 5.86 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
169 The Myth of Black Confederates
September 17, 2019 14:48 - 32 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Kevin Levin about his new book, Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth. The story behind this myth that tens of thousands of free and enslaved black men fought on behalf of the Confederacy is fascinating. And in light of recent conflicts over the Confederate flag and Confederate monuments, it’s a very timely and important book that examines why the myth was developed in the la...
170 The Pit Stop for the week of Sept 16, 2019
September 16, 2019 01:28 - 4 minutes - 6.31 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
168 The Pit Stop for the week of Sept 9, 2019
September 09, 2019 01:26 - 6 minutes - 8.57 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
167 The Pit Stop for the week of Sept 2, 2019
September 02, 2019 02:07 - 7 minutes - 9.02 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
166 Labor Day - Why Labor History Is American History
August 29, 2019 20:51 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, it’s time for a special Labor Day episode where I speak with historian Erik Loomis about his new book, “A History of America in Ten Strikes.” The annual Labor Day holiday is often marked by last trips to the beach and backyard barbecues. But Labor Day was established by American workers in 1882 to draw attention to three things: First, the essential role of workers in creating all of the nation’s wealth and abundance. Second, that ...
165 The Pit Stop for the week of August 26, 2019
August 26, 2019 01:00 - 6 minutes - 8.45 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about American history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened this week in American history - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credi...
164 The Pit Stop for the week of August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.23 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
163 The History of the Second Amendment and What It Really Says About Gun Control
August 14, 2019 20:57 - 31 minutes - 36.4 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Saul Cornell, author of “A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America.” The recent mass shootings in Dayton, OH and El Paso, TX have reignited the national debate over gun control, so this seemed like a good time to do an episode on the history of the Second Amendment. Because plunging into this history makes clear that there is a great deal of mythology around what...
162 The Pit Stop for the week of August 12, 2019
August 12, 2019 01:08 - 5 minutes - 7.5 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
161 The Pit Stop for the week of August 5, 2019
August 05, 2019 14:57 - 4 minutes - 5.93 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
160 The History of Impeachment
July 31, 2019 17:38 - 39 minutes - 45.9 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Jeffrey A. Engel, co-author of “Impeachment: An American History.” With all the talk about impeachment over the past two years, this seems like a superb moment to do an episode on the history of this rarely-used constitutional mechanism. In the course of our discussion, Jeffrey Engel explains: Why the Founders’ fear of potential abuse of power by a president or high government official led them to include...
159 The Pit Stop ffor the week of July 29, 2019
July 29, 2019 16:57 - 5 minutes - 7.38 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
158 The Pit Stop for the week of July 22, 2019
July 21, 2019 21:17 - 5 minutes - 6.82 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
157 How America Became a Nation of Beef Eaters
July 18, 2019 20:22 - 40 minutes - 47.2 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Joshua Specht, author of Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America. It’s a fascinating history of the beef industry and how it changed not just America’s diet, but also its culture and politics. Beef was not always a centerpiece of the US diet. Prior to the Civil War, the most common meat source was pork. But after the Civil War, as white migrants, the railroads, and the US Army ...
156 The Pit Stop for the week of July 15, 2019
July 15, 2019 01:36 - 5 minutes - 6.67 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
155 The Pit Stop for the week of July 8, 2019
July 07, 2019 21:52 - 5 minutes - 6.75 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
154 What the Declaration of Independence Declared (and Declares Today)
July 03, 2019 14:09 - 28 minutes - 32.4 MBIt's Independence Day! The perfect occasion for a special episode of In The Past Lane! This week, we take a close look at the document at the heart of the July 4th celebration -- the Declaration of Independence. There's a lot more to this patriotic piece of parchment than you might think. So here's the lineup: we'll start with a look at three key things about the Declaration and how it came to be -- including the fact that America's actual Independence Day is July 2, not July 4. Next, we ex...
153 The Pit Stop for the week of July 1, 2019
June 30, 2019 21:46 - 5 minutes - 6.5 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
152 These Truths: A History of the United States
June 26, 2019 18:33 - 32 minutes - 37.6 MBThis week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Jill Lepore, author of a one-volume history of the United States titled, These Truths: A History of the United States. Lepore is one of the nation’s most prolific and widely read historians. She combines a brilliant and engaging writing style, with extraordinary reading, research, and analysis. Over the past 20 years she’s written books on everything from King Philip’s War that tore apart New England in the ...
151 The Pit Stop for the week of June 24, 2019
June 24, 2019 02:32 - 7 minutes - 8.95 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...
150 The Pit Stop for the week of June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019 01:51 - 6 minutes - 8.02 MBThe Pit Stop is a weekly mini-episode from In The Past Lane, the podcast about history and why it matters. Every Monday, The Pit Stop tells you what happened in American history this week - in just about 5 minutes. We drop these minis in between our full-length episodes that feature interviews with historians about their latest books, feature pieces, and more. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com Production Credits for Th...