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.
The justices that sit on the US Supreme Court may be nine of the most powerful unelected officials in the world. Join us for...
Hilary and Geoff are back to discuss the Second Amendment (that’s the one about guns). Join us as we trace the antecedents to the...
Welcome to part two of our three-part series on the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. In this episode we discuss the Taney court...