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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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New York v. Uplinger: Gay Rights at the Supreme Court
How a Buffalonian’s bravery fought and beat the laws persecuting gay men in New York.
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The Rural Cemetery Movement
Join Elizabeth and Sarah as they talk grave iconography, disease epidemics, the commodification of death, and ‘rural’ cemeteries.
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The Bank War: Interview with Paul Kahan
In The Bank War, Paul Kahan explores the struggle between Andrew Jackson and the federal banking system.
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1916: Roger Casement
Averill and Dan take a look at Sir Roger Casement’s role in the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, and the legacy of the man – as humanitarian, nationalist, and homosexual.
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Gay & Irish on St. Paddy’s Day in the US
A brief history of the struggle over the St. Patrick’s Day Parades in NYC & Boston. Can a person be both gay and Irish(-American)? Of course – but not everyone agreed when it came time to march.
Interview
Tainted Love: Love Canal and the Fight for Environmental Rights
Join Katie and Tommy as they talk environmental justice from the Love Canal disaster to now with their guest, Dr. Richard S. Newman. It’s a Valentine’s Day special, History Buffs style!
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Man on the Street Interviews after Pearl Harbor
Join Elizabeth, Katie, and Dan as they dig into America’s reaction to war with Japan on the days following the Bombing of Pearl Harbor.