America at 250: The Podcast

Yale University

Ország Egyesült Államok

Műfajok Oktatás, Történelem, Tanfolyamok

Nyelv EN-US

Epizódok 37

Legutóbbi 19.12.2025

This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation’s semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught jointly by Professors Joanne Freeman, David Blight, and Beverly Gage, the course emphasizes the history of the nation-state and the contested nature of American national identity. All three scholars will deliver the course’s first and final lectures together, as an introduction and a wrap-up. In between, they will each deliver eight lectures individually based on their areas of expertise.

Epizódok

Studio Conversation 11: The Politics of the 1980s, 1990s, and So Much More 19.12.2025

Professors Beverly Gage, David Blight and Joanne Freeman recap their final lectures on the late 20th century and reminisce about the Bicentennial.
Class 26 – Meanings on the Eve of 2026 18.12.2025

The final class in the course is presented by Professors Beverly Gage, David Blight, and Joanne Freeman with a recap of how we got to America at 250 and what we can all learn from the history.
Class 25 – Making Sense of the Millennium 17.12.2025

Professor Beverly Gage wraps up her portion of the course with a look at the 1980s through 2007 as the nation moves from consensus politics to more divisive trends.
Studio Conversation 10: Left and Right in the 60s and 70s 11.12.2025 51p

Professor Beverly Gage describes the growing movements on the left and the right in the 1960s and 70s while Professors Blight and Freeman try to resist the urge to stroll down memory lane.
Class 24 – Reagan’s America 10.12.2025 51p

The progress of the conservative movement in late 20th Century America is examined by Professor Beverly Gage in this lecture.
Class 23 – Race, Rights, and Resistance 09.12.2025 57p

The 1960s brought prosperity, violence, and protests. Professor Beverly Gage brings into focus some of the important trends and events.
Studio Conversation 9: WWII and the Cold War 05.12.2025 48p

Professors Joanne Freeman and David Blight ask Professor Beverly Gage about her recent lectures on World War II and the Cold War.
Class 22 – Anticommunism and the American Way 04.12.2025 56p

The aftermath of World War II brought prosperity to America along with a growing fear of Communism. Professor Beverly Gage brings the class through the ‘red menace’ and a new security state.
Class 21 – A New Deal for the World 03.12.2025 55p

World War II was the most significant event of the 20th Century and is one of the issues discussed by Professor Beverly Gage in this class.
Studio Conversation 8: The Progressive Era and The New Deal 26.11.2025 56p

Professors David Blight, Joanne Freeman, and Beverly Gage discuss Professor Gage’s recent lectures on the Progressive Era, The New Deal, and some Warren Harding fun facts.
Class 20 – A New Deal for America 24.11.2025 53p

The New Deal, FDR, Labor, and the 1930s are the topics covered by Professor Beverly Gage in this class.
Class 19 – Money, Power, and Progressivism 21.11.2025 53p

From the bully pulpit of Theodore Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson and the Great War, Professor Beverly Gage continues the examination of early 20th Century America.
Studio Episode 7 – Immigration and Its Discontents 19.11.2025 52p

Professors Beverly Gage and David Blight discuss Professor Gage’s first lecture on the United States’ identity crisis in the early 20th century.
Class 18 – Melting Pot or Guarded Gate 18.11.2025 55p

Professor Beverly Gage begins her 8 classes for the final portion of the course with issues surrounding immigration.
Class 17 – A Violent Reunion: The Lost Cause, New South and Origins of Jim Crow 14.11.2025 53p

The lingering costs of the Civil War, Jim Crow, and the westward expansion are topics of Professor David Blight’s final lecture in the series.
Studio Episode 6: Reconstruction 13.11.2025 53p

Professor Beverly Gage asks David Blight to expand on his recent lectures on the Reconstruction and all the challenges it faced.
Class 16 – Gilded Age and the Aftermath of Reconstruction, South, North, and West 12.11.2025 55p

What becomes of a nation filled with corruption that’s covered with gold. Professor David Blight returns to Mark Twain as he details the Gilded Age and what it brings.
Class 15 – The Defeat of Reconstruction, 1870-1877 and Beyond 07.11.2025 54p

The Presidential election of 1868 was the first after the Civil War and the first where freed slaves could vote. The 1860s and 1870s are explored by Professor David Blight.
Class 14 – Reconstruction: Andrew Johnson vs. the Radical Republicans 05.11.2025 56p

“Beware the people weeping, when they bear the iron hand.” Professor David Blight examines Reconstruction, past and present.
Studio Conversation: The Cause of the Civil War 03.11.2025 52p

In this episode, Professor David Blight answers the simple question: What caused the Civil War?