History Talk Shorts

Series produced by History Talk from Origins

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History Talk from Origins 

Five-minute history: a long history short.

These features are condensed, radio-ready versions of longer conversations that put current events into historical perspective. They are high-quality cuts of longer conversations available on our Origins website.


6 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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How two neighbors do and don't get along. A history of U.S.-Cuba relations.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
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Listen to how Pope Francis - the "people's pope" - fits into the longer history of the papacy.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
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Money and politics have never been like oil and water. We explain why on this edition of "History Talk."

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Sandra Tanenbaum, Steven Conn, and Tamara Mann join the conversation.
What does the ACA do and what is Obamacare about? Historians consider the contentious history of healthcare policy leading up to the ACA.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
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How modern policing problems are connected to a wide range of historical issues.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
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Violence against women is a global problem. We discuss the origins of gender violence and its existence throughout history.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:01