Episodes

  • John Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Address

    John Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Address
    Jan 5 2025
    President John Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • SHORT SERIES:Women's Sports and Title IX

    SHORT SERIES:Women's Sports and Title IX
    Dec 29 2024
    Georgetown University professor Bonnie Morris talked about discrimination against women in sports and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • SHORT SERIES: Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century

    SHORT SERIES: Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
    Dec 29 2024
    Iowa State University professor Tracy Lucht talked about women journalists in the late-19th and early 20th centuries. She described the careers of some pioneers, such as Nellie Bly and Dorothy Dix, and the societal pressures for women writers to balance traditional femininity and a career in journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • SHORT SERIES: Women's Political Power in Early America

    SHORT SERIES: Women's Political Power in Early America
    Dec 29 2024
    York College professor Jacqueline Beatty discussed women’s rights and changing political power during the American Revolution and the early years of the Republic. York College is located in York, Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • SHORT SERIES: Satchel Paige, Negro Leagues Baseball, and Civil Rights

    SHORT SERIES: Satchel Paige, Negro Leagues Baseball, and Civil Rights
    Dec 22 2024
    Professor Donald Spivey talked about the legacy of pitcher Satchel Paige and Negro Leagues baseball. Satchel Paige was the first Negro Leagues player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Professor Spivey also explained the ways that Paige and other Negro Leagues players and owners contributed to the struggle for civil rights, including fighting Jim Crow laws, financially supporting groups like the NAACP, and fostering friendships with white players in Major League Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • SHORT SERIES: Baseball in the Gilded Age

    SHORT SERIES: Baseball in the Gilded Age
    Dec 22 2024
    Professor Joan Waugh talked about the rise of baseball as a national activity, spectator event, and business. She described the efforts of baseball club owners to codify the rules of the games, establish a national league, and attract a broad middle class audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • SHORT SERIES: Baseball During the Depression

    SHORT SERIES: Baseball During the Depression
    Dec 22 2024
    Pepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 1893 Lizzie Borden Trial, Part 2

    1893 Lizzie Borden Trial, Part 2
    Dec 15 2024
    University of Maryland history professor Michael discussed, in the second of a two part lecture, the 1893 trial of Lizzie Borden. She was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe. The murders and trial received widespread publicity at the time and Lizzie Borden became a lasting figure in American popular culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins