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Lectures in History

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Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.

#384

Gunmaking & the Roots of Mass Production

Northwestern professor Ken Alder presented an image of an 1851 Colt Navy Revolver and aske... more

Yesterday

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:29

Yesterday

#383

How FDR Built a 12-Million-Strong Military: Robert Brigham on America’s WWII Mobilization

Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discussed his upcoming memoir about his search for... more

07 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:23

07 Dec 2025

#382

FEEDDROP: Chef José Andrés on Food, Humanity, and Global Relief Efforts

Chef, humanitarian, and author Jose Andres discussed his career, his global relief efforts... more

30 Nov 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:38

30 Nov 2025

#381

Geri Spieler on Housewife Assassin: The True Story Behind a Suburban Double Life

In September 1975, 17 days apart, two women, one in Sacramento and the other in San Franci... more

23 Nov 2025

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1:07:38

23 Nov 2025

#380

The 1967 Six-Day War and America’s Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process

The 1967 Six-Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and 2023 Israel-Hamas War have all garnered the... more

16 Nov 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:59

16 Nov 2025

#379

FEED DROP: ABC David Grann on Killers of the Flower Moon and America’s Hidden History

Author David Grann joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his books, including "Killers of t... more

08 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:14

08 Nov 2025

#378

The Mexican-American War: Causes, Consequences, and Legacy

On September 14, 1847, Winfield Scott's Army marched into Mexico City, marking the final s... more

01 Nov 2025

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1:20:41

01 Nov 2025

#377

How Constitutional Order Emerged From Crisis

During Reconstruction, a campaign to overthrow the South Carolina government succeeded, tr... more

26 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:33

26 Oct 2025

#376

Gettysburg College’s Timothy Shannon on the Mystery of Roanoke

This week on the Lectures in History podcast: The mystery of the Roanoke Colony’s disappea... more

19 Oct 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:22

19 Oct 2025

#375

The 1876 Great Sioux War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

What happened when General Custer and Crazy Horse faced off in battle? Stetson University ... more

12 Oct 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:53

12 Oct 2025

#374

World War II History: Vichy France Collaboration and the U.S.-UK Alliance

United States Army War College history professor Michael Neiberg discusses Vichy France an... more

05 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:30

05 Oct 2025

#373

Kentucky and Slavery: From Statehood to the Civil War

When Kentucky in 1792 became a state, it had a choice; keep slavery or abolish it. Univers... more

28 Sep 2025

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55:15

28 Sep 2025

#372

Black Education in Colonial America: The Story of the Williamsburg Bray School

William & Mary Bray School Lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee discusses the history of the... more

21 Sep 2025

1 HR 36 MINS

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21 Sep 2025

#371

Lectures in History: 1992 Republican National Convention

The 1992 Republican National Convention speeches by former President Ronald Reagan and Pat... more

14 Sep 2025

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59:47

14 Sep 2025

#370

FEED DROP: BN+ Richard J. Evans, "Hitler's People"

Sir Richard J. Evans has been writing about Germany and Adolf Hitler for his entire profes... more

07 Sep 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:55

07 Sep 2025

#369

James Broussard, Colonial America Before the Revolution

Professor James Broussard taught a class on the lead-up to the American Revolution. He des... more

31 Aug 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:38

31 Aug 2025

#368

Eric Hinderaker, Western Lands Before and After the American Revolution

University of Utah Professor Eric Hinderaker taught a class about western settlement befor... more

24 Aug 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:59

24 Aug 2025

#367

Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm, Benedict Arnold

Law professor and author Joyce Lee Malcolm discussed Benedict Arnold's triumphs as an Amer... more

17 Aug 2025

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1:09:22

17 Aug 2025

#366

Garrett Graff, "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky"

Historian Garrett Graff discusses his oral history of the development, testing and deploym... more

10 Aug 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:47

10 Aug 2025

#365

George Washington's Character

Gene Allen Smith, a Texas Christian University history professor, taught a class about Geo... more

03 Aug 2025

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1:00:33

03 Aug 2025

#364

Colonial Tensions Pre-Revolution

Ithaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonist... more

27 Jul 2025

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1:03:15

27 Jul 2025

#363

1607 Jamestown Settlement

College of William & Mary lecturer Amy Stallings discussed the history of the 1607 Jamesto... more

20 Jul 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:48

20 Jul 2025

#362

Army Explorers of the West

Texas Woman's University history professor Cecily Zander discussed the federal government'... more

13 Jul 2025