The Bracero Program began in 1942, and was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, which started the legalization and control of Mexican migrant workers along America’s southern border area. The US was recovering from the social and economic damages caused by the Great Depression, while also sending many Read more…
When we think of immigration we tend to think of people crossing over nation-state borders, from one country to another. These borders seem somehow solid in our collective mind, yet they normally only exist within treaties, maps, and in perceived ideas of community. But in many ways, borders are arbitrary Read more…
Join Averill, Katie, and Dan as they discuss American base acquisition.
Stuff your Fawkes effigy, Averill, Dan and Tommy are talking Bonfire Night / Pope Day / Guy Fawkes Day on the podcast!
Join Elizabeth and Dan as they chat about Frederick Law Olmstead Olmsted’s fascinating life and work!
In The Bank War, Paul Kahan explores the struggle between Andrew Jackson and the federal banking system.
Explore more of the Game of Thrones world with a discussion of Zoroastrianism and Melisandre’s Lord of Light.
Feed your GoT obsession with our discussion of King’s Landing, Constantinople, and some epic battles.
History meets Game of Thrones! Check out this podcast episode in which Averill, Tommy, and special guest Andy Smyser talk The Wall, Hadrian’s Wall, and life in border/barrier towns.