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Jungles, Genocide, and Dictators: The Story of Central African Refugees in the 1990s
Join Averill and Katie as they discuss the trek of Central African refugees on a harrowing journey through the jungle.
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How America Got Its Bases
Join Averill, Katie, and Dan as they discuss American base acquisition.
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Immunizations and Anti-Vax Movements
In this episode, we consider the history of immunization and its opponents.
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Cash in a Bag
Join Elizabeth and Katie as they discuss some scintillating political scandals in U.S. politics.
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Women, War and Bananas
The combination doesn’t really seem to make much sense, we know – but you’ll see the connections soon! Join Katie and Sarah as they explore the fascinating, interconnected worlds of gender, war, colonialism and religion in Latin America. Further Reading and Show Notes “Guerillas in Latin America: Domestic and International Read more…
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Latter-Day Saints in the Pacific
Mormons, hukilau, and a really big mall. On the @historybuffs #podcast
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ASGA: Spiritualism in America
Join Katie and Sarah as they investigate the rise of Spiritualism in the second episode of our America’s Second Great Awakening series.
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America’s Second Great Awakening
Discover the Burned Over District in New York and its role in the Second Great Awakening with the History Buffs.
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Passing: Race, Disability, and Gender
What do Michael Jackson and Franklin D. Roosevelt have to do with the debates about the North Carolina bathrooms bill?
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Mini-Cast: How Britain and Russia made Afghanistan
What goes into making a border? Marissa and Katie look for the answer in the the creation of Afghanistan’s borders in the late nineteenth century. It’s a dramatic Victorian conflict that’s still relevant today.