
Henry George or, "Emily is forced to discuss economics!" (with guest Mr. Beat)
30/11/2023 | 36 min
Henry George was a guy with two first names and a Progressive dream to level the growing inequality through a land value tax. Mr. Beat (of YouTube fame) teaches me everything I never knew I needed to know...

The 1968 Mexico City Olympics or, "Emily finally uses her graduate thesis!"
25/10/2023 | 40 min
This week I force Seema Rao (@artlust) to hear me explain the incredible pop art / indigenous design elements of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, because SOMEONE besides me should read my graduate thesis... Follow Seema for all things aesthetic and art history on TikTok!

Porcelain or, "People have always liked pretty things" (with Seema Rao)
04/10/2023 | 37 min
This week Seema Rao (@artlust) is explaining to me why they entire freakin' world wanted porcelain so badly they conquered whole continents for a nice tea set. Follow Seema for all things aesthetic and art history on TikTok!

Smedley Butler or, "The Making and Breaking of America's Empire" (with author Jonathan M. Katz)
27/9/2023 | 1 h 9 min
This week I'm joined by Jonathan Katz, author of Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire. On today's episode we talk about ALL of it: American imperialism, the Bonus Army March of WWI vets, an attempted fascist coup against FDR, and the Imperialist-With-A-Heart-Of-Gold (?) at the center of it all: Smedley Butler.

Jane Addams or, "Give that lady a Nobel Prize! Oh wait..." (with Ernest Crim III)
20/9/2023 | 43 min
I'm joined this week by Ernest Crim III who teaches me about a 19th c. local Black history icon: Sam Harris of Williamsburg, Virginia. Follow Mr. Crim on TikTok and Instagram for more deep dives into Black history!



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