History Behind News Program
547 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsInvestigative History with Scholars: 125 scholars and counting help us better understand our news through the perspective of history. Others cover the news. We uncover the history behind it.
This is Adel Aali, host and executive producer of the History Behind News program and podcast (https://historybehindnews.com), which I started to provide a better understanding of news through history. And I am committed to making history that is researched and written by scholars accessible and enjoyable to everyone. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/history-behind-news/support
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S4E11: The Saga of China's Brutal One-Child Policy. And why China is now promoting 3 children!
April 10, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBFamilies with second pregnancies were punished. Quiet often, mothers who became pregnant again were forced to abort - even in the third trimester. But now... China's government is promoting multiple pregnancies. There are even beauty pageants... for pregnant mothers. In this episode, a replay of its original recording in 2021, my guest scholar peels the history behind this news - the history of China's One-Child Policy. 🚩About My Guest: Dr. Feng Wang is a professor of sociology at the U...
S4E10: How An Empire Declined in a "Flash" - The Longest Continuous Monarchy, Denmark's History
March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBDenmark was once Europe's greatest Protestant power. But just in a span of two or so decades, it was reduced to a has-been. How did this happen? And what lessons are there for America? In addition, Denmark's monarchy is quite informal and highly approachable, particularly when compared with the British monarchy. 🚩About My Guest: Dr. Paul Douglas Lockhart is a professor of history at Wright State University. He teaches courses in military history, early modern Europe, and Scandinavia in...
S4E10: The Longest Continuous Monarchy - Denmark's History - How An Empire Declined in a "Flash"
March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBDenmark was once Europe's greatest Protestant power. But just in a span of two or so decades, it was reduced to a has-been. How did this happen? And what lessons are there for America? In addition, Denmark's monarchy is quite informal and highly approachable, particularly when compared with the British monarchy. 🚩About My Guest: Dr. Paul Douglas Lockhart is a professor of history at Wright State University. He teaches courses in military history, early modern Europe, and Scandinavia in...
S4E9: Persian or Iranian New Year? How Muslim Arabs Conquered Iran & Imperial China's Alliance With the Persian Empire
March 15, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MB►How did the mighty Sasanian Persian Empire fall to the Muslim Arabs? ►What happened in the Persian Empire on February 9, in the year 628? ►Where is the tomb of the last Sasanian King of kings? Were the Achaemenid and Sasanian Empires Persian or Iranian? What's the significance of these terms in the context of the past? How about now? Or in the 20th century, when Persia officially changed its name to Iran? 🚩About My Guest: Dr. Khodadad Rezakhani is a lecturer and a senior research...
S4E8: America's Conspiracy Theories - From Taylor Swift/Kelce Back to WWI
February 28, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBWorld War I was a major turning point for America's conspiracy theories. Before WWI, conspiracy theories targeted minorities and marginalized groups. But after WWI, conspiracy theories became about our government, about the Deep State. My guest for this episode is Dr. Kathryn Olmsted, a professor at the History Dept of UC Davis. She is the author of many books on America's conspiracy theories, including two books that we discuss: (1) Challenging the Secret Government: The Post-Watergate In...
S4E7: Who are the Houthis? Are the Houthis a ragtag army? Would they even exist without Iran's help? Is their brand of Shi'ism different than Iran's?
February 14, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBOut of the 3 major trade routes in the Middle East before the Suez Canal, 2 traversed through Yemen. No wonder the Sasanian Persians, the Ottomans, the Portuguese and the British all occupied and attempted to colonize Yemen. In this episode our guest scholar, Dr. Charles Schmitz, will explain the rise of Houthis in the context of Yemen's religion and history, going back to the 9th century. Dr. Schmitz is a professor at Towson University and a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institu...
S4E7: Is Yemen the graveyard of empires? Who are the Houthis? Are the Houthis a ragtag army?
February 14, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBOut of the 3 major trade routes in the Middle East before the Suez Canal, 2 traversed through Yemen. No wonder the Sasanian Persians, the Ottomans, the Portuguese and the British all occupied and attempted to colonize Yemen. In this episode our guest scholar, Dr. Charles Schmitz, will explain the rise of Houthis in the context of Yemen's religion and history, going back to the 9th century. Dr. Schmitz is a professor at Towson University and a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institu...
S4E6: How to live with 25% inflation? PER MONTH! How to buy a home? Negotiate salary? Shop? Where to save your money? Argentina's new president and economic crisis.
February 07, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBArgentina used to be Latin America's largest economy - but no longer! Mismanagement and politics have led to several national defaults and, by some measures, Argentina has the highest inflation in the world! To better understand Argentina's economic challenges, I spoke with Dr. Gabriel Palazzo (also visit his personal homepage and X.com account) - a development economist from Latin America exploring questions crucial to improving quality of life and well-being in developing economies. He i...
S4E6: How to live with 25% inflation? PER MONTH! How to buy a home? Negotiate salary? Shop? Where to save your money?
February 07, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBArgentina used to be Latin America's largest economy - but no longer! Mismanagement and politics have led to several national defaults and, by some measures, Argentina has the highest inflation in the world! To better understand Argentina's economic challenges, I spoke with Dr. Gabriel Palazzo - a development economist from Latin America exploring questions crucial to improving quality of life and well-being in developing economies. He is a Research Officer at the Institute of Development ...
S4E5: History for Ms. Haley: What caused the Civil War? Would the North have gone to war if slavery was not at issue?
January 31, 2024 15:07 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBWhile Ms. Nikki Haley was reluctant to say the "S" word (read slavery), we all know that slavery caused the Civil War. In this episode, we discuss whether slavery was the Civil War's immediate cause or its underlying cause. The in-depth analysis of this history is important for our current political moment because race is placed in front and center. For example, did you know that not all Southern states seceded? Or that most Northerners were deeply racist? Or that some slave states, such as...
S4E5: History for Ms. Hayle: What caused the Civil War? Would the North have gone to war if slavery was not at issue?
January 31, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBWhile Ms. Nikki Haley was reluctant to say the "S" word (read slavery), we all know that slavery caused the Civil War. In this episode, we discuss whether slavery was the Civil War's immediate cause or its underlying cause. The in-depth analysis of this history is important for our current political moment because race is placed in front and center. For example, did you know that not all Southern states seceded? Or that most Northerners were deeply racist? Or that some slave states, such as...
S4E4: Who has the power to control our border with Mexico? Texas or D.C.?
January 24, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBIn a brief order this week, the US Supreme Court restored federal government access to and control of the border. In response to the Supreme Court's order, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this: “I will continue to defend Texas’ constitutional authority to secure the border”. So here is my question: does the Constitution give Governor Abbot, or any state governor for that matter, the authority to control our country's international borders? To better understand the history of the tension be...
S4E4: Who can control our border with Mexico? Texas or D.C.?
January 24, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBIn a brief order this week, the US Supreme Court restored federal government access to and control of the border. In response to the Supreme Court's order, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this: “I will continue to defend Texas’ constitutional authority to secure the border”. So here is my question: does the Constitution give Governor Abbot, or any state governor for that matter, the authority to control our country's international borders? To better understand the history of the tension be...
S4E3: Joaquin Phoenix v. Real Napoleon - A Foreigner in France? Propaganda Genius? Brilliant General?
January 17, 2024 15:38 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBDid you know, that Napoleon was born only a year after his homeland Corsica, was conquered by France? And that at the time of his birth, his father was fighting with the Corsican army against the French? And get this: when Napoleon moved to France around the age of 10, this future Emperor of the French could not yet speak French. To better understand Napoleon, his world, his rise to power and his transformation of France in many ways, I spoke with Dr. Rafe Blaufarb of Florida State Universi...
S4E3: Joaquin Phoenix v. Napoleon. Was Real Napoleon French? Was He A Political Genius Or A Brilliant General?
January 17, 2024 15:38 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBDid you know, that Napoleon was born only a year after his homeland Corsica, was conquered by France? And that at the time of his birth, his father was fighting with the Corsican army against the French? And get this: when Napoleon moved to France around the age of 10, this future Emperor of the French could not yet speak French. To better understand Napoleon, his world, his rise to power and his transformation of France in many ways, I spoke with Dr. Rafe Blaufarb of Florida State Universi...
S4E3: Joaquin Phoenix v. Napoleon. Was Napoleon French? Was He A Political Genius Or A Brilliant General?
January 17, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBDid you know, that Napoleon was born only a year after his homeland Corsica, was conquered by France? And that at the time of his birth, his father was fighting with the Corsican army against the French? And get this: when Napoleon moved to France around the age of 10, this future Emperor of the French could not yet speak French. To better understand Napoleon, his world, his rise to power and his transformation of France in many ways, I spoke with Dr. Rafe Blaufarb of Florida State Universi...
S4E2: Femmes Fatales, Females Villains, and 'Nasty Women' Who Defy Hollywood Stereotypes
January 10, 2024 13:29 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBNot the damsel in distress. Not the desirable woman who will raise your kids and take care of the home. These are the stories of the nymphomaniacs, the nasty and creepy women, the Femme Fatales. A string of recent films are casting prominent actresses, in dark, creepy, nasty characters. One example is the movie May December, which received four nominations for this past weekend's Golden Globe Awards. You can read more about cinema actresses in this recent WSJ article: "In Hollywood, It’s...
S4E2: Femmes Fatales, Female Villains, and 'Nasty Women' Who Defy Hollywood Stereotypes
January 10, 2024 13:29 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBNot the damsel in distress. Not the desirable woman who will raise your kids and take care of the home. These are the stories of the nymphomaniacs, the nasty and creepy women, the Femme Fatales. A string of recent films are casting prominent actresses, in dark, creepy, nasty characters. One example is the movie May December, which received four nominations for this past weekend's Golden Globe Awards. You can read more about cinema actresses in this recent WSJ article: "In Hollywood, It’s...
S4E2: Hollywood's Other Women - Femmes Fatales, Females Villains, and 'Nasty Women' Who Defy Hollywood Stereotypes
January 10, 2024 13:29 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBNot the damsel in distress. Not the desirable woman who will raise your kids and take care of the home. These are the stories of the nymphomaniacs, the nasty and creepy women, the Femme Fatales. A string of recent films are casting prominent actresses, in dark, creepy, nasty characters. One example is the movie May December, which received four nominations for this past weekend's Golden Globe Awards. You can read more about cinema actresses in this recent WSJ article: "In Hollywood, It’s...
S4E2: Cinema's "Nasty" Women & Femme Fatale Characters That Defy Stereotypical Roles - Then and Now
January 10, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBNot the damsel in distress. Not the desirable woman who will raise your kids and take care of the home. These are the stories of the nymphomaniacs, the nasty and creepy women, the Femme Fatales. A string of recent films are casting prominent actresses, in dark, creepy, nasty characters. One example is the movie May December, which received four nominations for this past weekend's Golden Globe Awards. You can read more about cinema actresses in this recent WSJ article: "In Hollywood, It’s...
S4E1: Hypermasculine Trumpism & Politainment - A Review of 2023 Politics
January 03, 2024 18:34 - 1 hour - 64 MBThe chaos of 2023 Congressional politics in perspective of history - that's the subject of my conversation with Dr. David Schultz in this episode, during which I ask him the following questions: What stood out for him in the political chaos of 2023? What period of American history resembles our current moment? Whatever happened to decorum and statesmanship in Congress? What does he mean by the hyper-masculine nature of Trumpism? How does Taylor Swift's music relate to current polit...
S3E50: Was Jesus Born on December 25th? Would George Washington Recognize Our Christmas Now?
December 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBFireworks and wild parties on Christmas Eve? Does this sound strange to you? Well, it wasn't strange to many Americans of our past. Yet, it was highly offensive to many others. How America began to celebrate Christmas and celebrate as it does now, is a multicultural story written by many immigrant groups - from the Pilgrims of the 1620s to the Protestants of the 1960s. And then... there is the story behind December 25th. Why the 25th? Why December? Why not March or April? The latter two mo...
S3E49: Stories of Powerful Unelected Women - America's First Ladies
December 13, 2023 18:20 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBRosalynn Smith Carter - was she America's 49th First Lady? Or 50th? Or 41st? The answer depends on who is counted among this elite group of powerful unelected women. Here is my sources for these numbers: 49th: White House Historical Association 50th: National Park Service 41st: the White House In this episode, I discuss the history of America's First Ladies with Dr. Kathrine Jellison of Ohio University. And here is my conversation with Prof. Michael Gerhardt who compared former Presi...
S3E49: A Republican First Lady Who Supported Abortion! Stories of Powerful Unelected Women - From Martha Washington to Rosalynn Carter
December 13, 2023 18:20 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBRosalynn Smith Carter - was she America's 49th First Lady? Or 50th? Or 41st? The answer depends on who is counted among this elite group of powerful unelected women. Here is my sources for these numbers: 49th: White House Historical Association 50th: National Park Service 41st: the White House In this episode, I discuss the history of America's First Ladies with Dr. Kathrine Jellison of Ohio University. And here is my conversation with Prof. Michael Gerhardt who compared former Presi...
S3E48: Preventing Mass Shootings - The Warning Signs & How Mass Shooters Are Different Than Other Murderers
December 08, 2023 18:44 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBWhat is it like to meet murderers on death row? What is it like to meet mass shooters (those who survived)? Their families and friends? What is it like to meet the families and friends of their victims? In this episode, Dr. Jillian Peterson takes us through the lives of mass shooters and tells us about some of the variables in their psychological journey from being a wee baby to becoming a mass murderer. She also shares warning signs - what mass shooters leak before they begin their killin...
S3E38: Psychology & Lives of Mass Shooters - 35 Mass Shooting Prevention & Intervention Strategies
December 08, 2023 18:44 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBWhat is it like to meet murderers on death row? What is it like to meet mass shooters (those who survived)? Their families and friends? What is it like to meet the families and friends of their victims? In this episode, Dr. Jillian Peterson takes us through the lives of mass shooters and tells us about some of the variables in their psychological journey from being a wee baby to becoming a mass murderer. She also shares warning signs - what mass shooters leak before they begin their killin...
S3E48: Psychology & Lives of Mass Shooters - The Warning Signs You Need to Know
December 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBWhat is it like to meet murderers on death row? What is it like to meet mass shooters (those who survived)? Their families and friends? What is it like to meet the families and friends of their victims? In this episode, Dr. Jillian Peterson takes us through the lives of mass shooters and tells us about some of the variables in their psychological journey from being a wee baby to becoming a mass murderer. She also shares warning signs - what mass shooters leak before they begin their killin...
S3E47: Homelessness in America - How Did It Get So Bad?
November 29, 2023 14:04 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB"More Americans Are Ending Up Homeless - at a Record Rate." See WSJ. Sign up here to stay updated with the launch of HbN's upcoming podcast: a special series on the Middle East, in-depth history and analysis. From San Francisco and LA to Texas and Florida, to New York, and then back to Montana... this is the history behind America's homelessness crisis. In this episode, I ask my guest, Prof. Maria Foscarinis, the following questions: Prior to recent times, did America suffer from a c...
S3E46: Thanksgiving, the Real Story
November 22, 2023 16:40 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBProf. Silverman describes the first Thanksgiving: an accidental feast between frenemies that was never repeated. How much is our Thanksgiving tradition based on real events that transpired sometime in the fall of 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts? And why does it matter anyway? Don't all nations have feel-good traditions that are partly based on facts, but mostly predicated on myths? Professor David Silverman answers these questions and more. For example, he shares with us that European...
S3E45: America's Concerts & Cultural Icons - From Taylor Swift to 19th Century Opera Megastars
November 15, 2023 14:02 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBShe could absolutely be a megastar because we have historical precedent for it. In this episode, I ask my guests, Drs. James Davis & Steven Waksman, the following questions: What were music concerts like in the 19th century? Were concerts limited in size, since there was no amplification? Was music as loud as it is now? Was Jenny Lind in the 19th century a bigger star than Taylor Swift now? How was it that young people readily listened to classical music - as if it was the hottes...
S3E45: What if Taylor Swift performed opera? Would she still be a megastar?
November 15, 2023 14:02 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBShe could absolutely be a megastar because we have historical precedent for it. In this episode, I ask my guests, Drs. James Davis & Steven Waksman, the following questions: What were music concerts like in the 19th century? Were concerts limited in size, since there was no amplification? Was music as loud as it is now? Was Jenny Lind in the 19th century a bigger star than Taylor Swift now? How was it that young people readily listened to classical music - as if it was the hottes...
S3E44: Palestine's People - 1,400 Years of Pluralism and Connection to the Land
November 08, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBThis is the history of Palestinians from the rise of Islam to now. In this episode, I ask my guest, Dr. Maha Nassar, the following questions: Did Palestinians have a distinct identity prior to the dominance of this region by Arab rulers? Were they called Palestinians? Was their homeland called Palestine? Were they called Arabs? What was the religion of Palestinians before Islam? Were the Palestinians who converted to Islam different ethnically than those who adhered to Christianit...
S3E43: From Royalty of Persian Jews to Home Libraries of Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews to A Medieval Jewish Kingdom Outside Israel
November 04, 2023 16:25 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBThe Jewish Diaspora - A History. It's a story that merits telling especially now. Now that we see many Jewish faces on our screens, Jews who came to Israel from all parts of the world, Jews who kept their Jewish identity for some 2,000 years - regardless of where they were in the world! In this episode, I ask my guest, Dr. Howard Lupovitch, the following questions: What’s the difference between Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews? So, why did the Jews of the diaspora not speak Hebrew? Wha...
S3E43: The Unwanted FIFA Kiss - Spanish Women's Long Struggle for Equal Rights
November 03, 2023 17:26 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBDo you remember the Unwanted FIFA kiss back in August - when Mr. Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, forced a kiss on Ms. Jenni Hermoso? Well, this week FIFA banned him from all football-related activities for three years. But this episode is not about him. Rather, it's about how women in Spain have persistently fought for their equal rights going back to the 19th century. And as you will note in this conversation, it's a history that is closely tied to t...
S3E42: The Unwanted FIFA Kiss - Spanish Women's Long Struggle for Equal Rights
November 03, 2023 17:26 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBDo you remember the Unwanted FIFA kiss back in August - when Mr. Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, forced a kiss on Ms. Jenni Hermoso? Well, this week FIFA banned him from all football-related activities for three years. But this episode is not about him. Rather, it's about how women in Spain have persistently fought for their equal rights going back to the 19th century. And as you will note in this conversation, it's a history that is closely tied to t...
S3E42: A Medieval Jewish Kingdom Outside Israel? Jewish Diaspora - A History
November 01, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBFrom Persia to Central Asia to Spain to the Ottomans to Germany to Poland, Ukraine and Russia... and to America - this the amazing history, and also stories, of the Jewish diaspora. It's a story that merits telling especially now. Now that we see many Jewish faces on our screens, Jews who came to Israel from all parts of the world, Jews who kept their Jewish identity for some 2,000 years - regardless of where they were in the world! In this episode, I ask my guest, Dr. Howard Lupovitch, ...
S3E41: Ground Invasion of Gaza - Urban Warfare History, Military Tactics, Rules, Restraints & Lessons
October 27, 2023 16:23 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBFrom Roman Britain to the streets of Paris, from there to Stalingrad in WWII, the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive, the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, and then to Gaza. In this episode, I ask the following questions from my guest, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walters: When did this term, urban warfare, enter our lexicon? Does urban warfare give one side a boost, an advantage that they might not have otherwise had in open terrain warfare? Are there special urban warfare military tactics? Does the U.S...
S3E41: Israel’s Impending Invasion of Gaza - Urban Warfare History, Military Tactics, Rules, Restraints & Lessons
October 27, 2023 16:23 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBFrom Roman Britain to the streets of Paris, from there to Stalingrad in WWII, the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive, and then to the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. In this episode, I ask the following questions from my guest, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walters: When did this term, urban warfare, enter our lexicon? Does urban warfare give one side a boost, an advantage that they might not have otherwise had in open terrain warfare? Are there special urban warfare military tactics? Does the U.S. mili...
S3E41: Does urban ground war advantage the defending, weaker party?
October 27, 2023 16:23 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBFrom Roman Britain to the streets of Paris, from there to Stalingrad in WWII, the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive, the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, and then to Gaza. In this episode, I ask the following questions from my guest, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walters: When did this term, urban warfare, enter our lexicon? Does urban warfare give one side a boost, an advantage that they might not have otherwise had in open terrain warfare? Are there special urban warfare military tactics? Does the U.S...
S3E40: When did Jewish people live in this land? When did they leave it?
October 20, 2023 16:01 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBAs Gaza and Israel explode in crisis and unspeakable tragedies unfold there, we are producing a Middle Series in which we will soon have guests to tell the story of the Palestinian people. In this episode, my guest, Dr. Michael Ptylik, tells the story of the origin of Jewish people through these discussion points: From when were the Jewish people called Jewish? What was their land called? When did Jews form a polity? So, was it Judaism or Yahwism? When did Judaism become a religio...
S3E40: When did Jews live in this land? When did they leave it?
October 20, 2023 16:01 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBAs Gaza and Israel explode in crisis and unspeakable tragedies unfold there, we are producing a Middle Series in which we will soon have guests to tell the story of the Palestinian people. In this episode, my guest, Dr. Michael Ptylik, tells the story of the origin of Jewish people through these discussion points: From when were the Jewish people called Jewish? What was their land called? When did Jews form a polity? So, was it Judaism or Yahwism? When did Judaism become a religi...
S3E39: UAW History, U.S. President and The Big Three
October 13, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBOn the balance, have labor unions benefited American labor? The history of UAW is the story of labor demanding a share of the profits. It's the story of how presidents and politics impact private labor contracts. It's also the story of a corruption scandal at a union with a reputation for high integrity. What compels union leaders to call a strike? And why do unions strike so often? Actually, the premise of the second question here is incorrect. As Dr. Marick Masters of Wayne State Univers...
S3E38: China's Military & Geopolitical History
October 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBFrom mounted horses to hypersonic weapons. This is the story of the global competition of great powers. It’s a story that China has always been a part of, sometimes as the victor, sometimes as the vanquished. In this episode, my guest, Dr. David A. Graff, compares China’s Military might and history to Tibetans, Turks, Mongols, Arabs, Russians, and then the British Dr. David A. Graff of Kansas State University's Dept. of History, HbN's guest for this subject, analyzes how China’s massive st...
S3E38: To Make China Whole Again – This Is China’s Military History
October 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBFrom elite cavalry to hypersonic weapons. This is the story of the global competition of great powers. It’s a story that China has always been a part of, sometimes as the victor, sometimes as the vanquished. In this episode, my guest, Dr. David A. Graff, compares China’s Military might and history to Tibetans, Turks, Mongols, Arabs, Russians, and then the British Dr. David A. Graff of Kansas State University's Dept. of History, HbN's guest for this subject, analyzes how China’s massive sta...
S3E38: To Make China Whole Again – China’s Geopolitical and Military History
October 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBFrom elite cavalry to hypersonic weapons. This is the story of the global competition of great powers. It’s a story that China has always been a part of, sometimes as the victor, sometimes as the vanquished. In this episode, my guest, Dr. David A. Graff, compares China’s Military might and history to Tibetans, Turks, Mongols, Arabs, Russians, and then the British Dr. David A. Graff of Kansas State University's Dept. of History, HbN's guest for this subject, analyzes how China’s massive sta...
S3E37: China's Economic History - Why China's Innovation Fell Behind Europe's
September 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBDid you know, that the compass, gunpowder, paper, and the printing press, all history-changing technologies, were invented in China? Yet, the realization of their economic values happened in Europe, not in China. This is the story of the steep price that imperial China paid for the sake of stability and scale, a story that Communist China seems to be repeating now. Dr. Yasheng Huang of MIT’s Sloan School of Management, HbN's guest for this subject, analyzes China's colossal economic succes...
S3E37: Innovation in China - How It Peaked Before All the Rest, and Why It Plateaued and Then Plummeted
September 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBDid you know, that the compass, gunpowder, paper, and the printing press, all history-changing technologies, were invented in China? Yet, the realization of their economic values happened in Europe, not in China. This is the story of the steep price that imperial China paid for the sake of stability and scale, a story that Communist China seems to be repeating now. Dr. Yasheng Huang of MIT’s Sloan School of Management, HbN's guest for this subject, analyzes China's colossal economic succes...
S3E36: Comparing Artificial Intelligence to Historical Disruptive Technologies: Fears and Excitement
September 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBFrom the printing press to Frankenstein to the telegraph and electric lighting - this is the story of human apprehensions about and embrace of our own creations, and the story of our cultural transformation from shunning innovations to expecting them. Dr. Robert Friedel of the University of Maryland rejects the generally accepted definition of "disruptive technologies" and explains how major innovations changed human history: from Gutdenberg's movable type printing press to artificial inte...
S3E36: How Humans Fear Their Own Creations - From Frankenstein to Artificial Intelligence
September 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBFrom Gutenberg to Frankenstein to the Luddites to Edison to Ford and to AI - this is our story of fearing human creations, and also our story of embracing the next and newest technology. Dr. Robert Friedel of the University of Maryland rejects the generally accepted definition of "disruptive technologies" and explains how major innovations changed human history: from Gutdenberg's movable type printing press to artificial intelligence. In this episode, we uncover the history behind the foll...
S3E36: Artificial Intelligence and History's Machine Breakers - Evolution of Disruptive Technologies
September 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBFrom Gutenberg to Frankenstein to the Luddites to Edison to Ford and to AI - this is our story of fearing human creations, and also our story of embracing the next and newest technology. Dr. Robert Friedel of the University of Maryland rejects the generally accepted definition of "disruptive technologies" and explains how major innovations changed human history: from Gutdenberg's movable type printing press to artificial intelligence. In this episode, we uncover the history behind the foll...