Historically Thinking
We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo
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Episode 123: The Mind of Marshall Poe, or, History for Everyone
My guest today is Dr. Marshall Poe. He’s the founder and editor of the New Books Network, a podcast network that each month features at least 125...
Episode 122: Empress Matilda, or, The Forgotten Queen of England
On a wintry December, a woman clothed in white fled from Oxford Castle. Besieged by her enemies, she took the opportunity of a snowstorm to move undetected...
Episode 121: The War Between the Greeks, or, The Forever War
“In 431 BC, the long simmering rivalry between the city-states of Athens and Sparta erupted into open warfare, and for more than a generation the...
Episode 120: Now or Never!, or, the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Fights for Freedom
On Saturday, July 18, 1863, the 54thMassachusetts Regiment attacked Fort Wagner, a Confederate fortification defending Charleston Harbor. The assault...
Episode 119: The Curious Case of the Lion’s Blood, or, How Anna Zieglerin Came to Be Burned at the Stake
In 1573, an alchemist named Anna Zieglerin gave her patron, the Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, the recipe for something she called “the lion's...
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