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  • Episode 21: From Victory to Rivalry
    2025/06/22

    By 1953, the U.S. and Soviet Union had gone from allies to enemies… and the Cold War had its first battlefield in Korea. From Berlin to Hollywood to the 38th parallel, this is how it all began

    The Cold War Begins (1945–1953)

    The story of how WWII allies became Cold War enemies in less than a decade.

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    13 分
  • From California to Kashmir: Control in the Name of Peace
    2025/06/12

    A short comparative episode tying U.S. “law and order” measures to:

    • ​India’s use of sedition and protest laws



    • ​France’s police surveillance post-yellow vests



    Repressive tools often rise in democratic and authoritarian regimes alike — especially when power is threatened. America’s trajectory isn’t isolated; it fits a wider pattern of “order politics.”

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    11 分
  • "Law and Order" Then and Now
    2025/06/09

    New mini-episode:

    🛑 National Guard in the streets

    🧊 ICE with expanded powers

    ⚖️ “Law and order” from both Left and Right

    We’ve heard this before...

    And we’re breaking it down — with historical parallels and sociological tools.

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    10 分
  • Episode 15: The Crash and the Great Depression
    2022/06/05

    America's fun times come to an end. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 heralds the beginnings of an economic depression that would change the way Americans perceive their government's role in their lives.

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    20 分
  • Grabbing the Dream: Lorraine Hansberry, Race, and the Suburbs
    2022/06/01

    A quick dive into issues of race and racism portrayed in Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning play, "A Raisin in the Sun."

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    19 分
  • Episode 13: Society of the 1920s
    2022/05/22

    What put the "roar" in the "Roaring 20s"? This week you'll find out. Take a dive into the grand experiment of Prohibition and its disastrous outcomes.

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    12 分
  • Episode 12: The Economy of the 1920s
    2022/05/15

    AND we're back! Sorry, had to take a short hiatus due to COVID, festivals and the end of the school year. We are going to finish up the Roaring 20s in the next few episodes. Buckle your seatbelts and get ready for the ride!!!

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    10 分
  • Episode 11: A Return to Normalcy
    2022/04/17
    This week we look at the presidencies of Harding and Coolidge. One presidency marred by scandal, the other tainted by the first. The economic policies that promoted the "Roaring" part of the Roaring Twenties and set the stage for the Great Depression are initiated by these two men.
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    11 分