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May 24, 2022 • 60min

The Roots of American Conservatism: Robert Welch & the John Birch Society

Guest: Edward H. Miller is associate teaching professor at Northeastern University.  He is the author of Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy (2015), and his latest,  A Conspiratorial Life: Robert Welch, the John Birch Society, and the Revolution of American Conservatism (2022). The post The Roots of American Conservatism: Robert Welch & the John Birch Society appeared first on KPFA.
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May 23, 2022 • 60min

John C. Calhoun: Defender of Racial Slavery & White Democracy

Guest: Robert Elder, professor of history at Baylor University. Author of the book Calhoun: American Heretic. Support KPFA!! The post John C. Calhoun: Defender of Racial Slavery & White Democracy appeared first on KPFA.
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May 19, 2022 • 60min

Letters and Politics – May 19, 2022

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post Letters and Politics – May 19, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.
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May 18, 2022 • 60min

Martin Niemöller: The Pastor Who Defied the Nazis

Guest: Matthew D. Hockenos is the Harriet Johnson Toadvine ’56 Professor in 20th- Century History at Skidmore College. The author of A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past. And his latest Then They Came For Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis.  The post Martin Niemöller: The Pastor Who Defied the Nazis appeared first on KPFA.
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May 17, 2022 • 60min

The Great Replacement Theory

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post The Great Replacement Theory appeared first on KPFA.
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May 16, 2022 • 60min

The East India Company

Guest: William Dalrymple. The post The East India Company appeared first on KPFA.
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May 12, 2022 • 60min

Letters and Politics – May 12, 2022

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post Letters and Politics – May 12, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.
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May 11, 2022 • 60min

Richard Wolff On Everything You Need to Know About Inflation

Guest: Richard Wolff is an economist and host of Economic Update. He also teaches at the New School University and is the co-founder of Democracy At Work. www.democracyatwork.info The post Richard Wolff On Everything You Need to Know About Inflation appeared first on KPFA.
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May 10, 2022 • 60min

Early Christian Texts & The Making of Hell

Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Journeys to Heaven and Hell: Tours of the Afterlife in the Early Christian Tradition The post Early Christian Texts & The Making of Hell appeared first on KPFA.
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May 9, 2022 • 60min

Letters and Politics – May 9, 2022

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post Letters and Politics – May 9, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.

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