This week we continue the discussion we started last time about utopian experiments and cults by covering two of the most fascinating and disturbing figures of the twentieth century, Jim Jones and Charles Manson. What made these two men turn to violence and how did their lives and the people they convinced to do unspeakable things reveal deep fissures and anxieties in post-war America. Join us this week to find out.
In this episode Hilary and Geoff discuss the history of Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day. They also touch on the experiences of Italian...
So, this week we start a little series about cults in American history, but this first episode took a slight detour into a more...
Join us for Part 2 of our series for Black History Month. We discuss the nation's founding documents and the ways slavery was and...