11: Interview - Economist Marshall Steinbaum on Ideology and History
Keith and Patrick chat with economist Marshall Steinbaum of the Roosevelt Institute on ideology and history.
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The History Matters Podcast is an in-depth exploration of current events and issues through the lens of the past, hosted by PhD historians Keith Pluymers and Patrick Wyman.
10: Narratives Of Rise And Fall
Keith and Patrick are finally back together after a hiatus, and the topic is narratives in history: how to write them, why they matter, and how much w...
9: 18th Century Mass Incarceration - Interview with Dr. Tawny Paul
In May 2016, the Federal Reserve reported that 46% of Americans would struggle to find $400 for an emergency expense. Debt and precarity have become i...
8: Southern California & The Religious Right - An Interview with Christina Copland
During this past election many pundits claimed that Donald Trump's victory in the Republican primary meant the end of the religious right. Those predi...
7: How To Level Economic Inequality
Economic inequality is an increasingly major topic of discussion. Patrick and Keith discuss an excellent book on the topic, "The Great Leveler: Violen...
6: Globalization, Part 2 - The Downsides of a Global World
Globalization is one of the defining issues of our time, and it's often presented as an unalloyed positive. That's not the case. There are serious dow...
5: Globalization, Part 1 - The Positive Sides of a Global World
Globalization, the ever-increasing flows of money, goods, and people on a worldwide level, is one of the defining characteristics of our modern world....
4: Scandal In The Age Of Trump
Patrick and Keith are joined by their friend Stefan Smith (The_SAlexander on Twitter), a historian of scandal in the early modern period, to discuss s...
3: Settlement Patterns, Or Why Where You Live Matters
Keith and Patrick break down the concept of settlement patterns, or how people sort themselves into communities of various size and scale, and why tha...
2: Political Breakdown and Crisis
The United States is at a point of long-term political breakdown, as the paralysis of the legislative branch and hyper-partisanship combine to create ...