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.
This week we wrap up a very brief introductory history of Mormonism in America. We continue the story from the previous episode with the...
In this inaugural episode, Hilary and Geoff introduce themselves. They also provide a vision for what they hope to accomplish with this history podcast.
In this episode Hilary and Geoff delve into the historiography of one of the most imfamous events in American history, the Salem Witchcraft Trials...