The Last Best Hope?
Historian and broadcaster Professor Adam Smith explores the America of today through the lens of the past. Is America - as Abraham Lincoln once claimed - the last best hope of Earth? Produced by Oxford University’s world-leading Rothermere American Institute, each story-filled episode looks at the US from the outside in – delving into the political events, conflicts, speeches and songs that have shaped and embodied the soul of a nation. From the bloody battlefields of Gettysburg to fake news and gun control, Professor Smith takes you back in time (and sometimes on location) to uncover fresh insights and commentary from award-winning academics and prominent public figures. Join us as we ask: what does the US stand for – and what does this mean for us all? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosts & Guests
Top Notch
5 Apr
A first class podcast. Informed, thoughtful and tells you the things that you don’t already know or hear from mainstream media. Great to have a historian of Smith’s stature sharing such insights. One of the very best.
A superb podcast
15 Jan
A must for anyone interested in the history of the United States and indeed it’s future.
Exploratory, thoughtful, insightful
31/07/2023
A House Divided…..an excellent exploration….so Lincoln was in a political battle for the soul of the Republican Party, and entry-ism had taken place to push slave-owning into a wider USA? How interesting…so many parallels with today. In the word of the USA….cool!
Cultural heritage
23/07/2023
Loved the episode on Northumbrian influences. Great to hear about a relatively unknown aspect of history.
About
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- CreatorAdam Smith
- Years Active2020 - 2024
- Episodes72
- RatingClean
- Copyright© 2022 The Last Best Hope?: Understanding America from the Outside In
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