Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines

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Written and produced by the students of the Wilkes University History and Communication Studies programs, this podcast is dedicated to providing historical context to today's events, issues, and headlines.

Episodes

  1. 10/06/2022

    Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines: Episode 005 - The British Monarchy

    Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines: Episode 005 - The British Monarchy by HBTH

    44 min

  2. 03/03/2022

    Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines: Episode 004 - The Olympics

    Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines: Episode 004 - The Olympics by HBTH

    36 min

  3. 02/24/2022

    Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines: Episode 003 - The Russia and Ukraine Conflict

    Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines: Episode 003 - The Russia and Ukraine Conflict by HBTH

    45 min
  4. Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines: Episode 002 - Cannabis in the United States

    05/24/2021

    Wilkes University's History Behind the Headlines: Episode 002 - Cannabis in the United States

    Join Jennifer and Jacob as they interview Dr. Adam Rathge of the University of Dayton and examine the long and complicated history behind cannabis use in the United States. Interested in learning more? Check out the following readings. Two of Dr. Rathge's articles can be found here: https://southernspaces.org/2018/mapping-muggleheads-new-orleans-and-marijuana-menace-1920-1930/ and https://www.oah.org/tah/issues/2015/august/pondering-pot/ You may also want to check out Emily Dufton's "Grass Roots," Isaac Campos's "Home Grown," Nick Johnson "Grass Roots: A History of Cannabis in the American West," Dale Geiringer's “The Forgotten Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California,” and Bonnie Whitebread's "The Marihuana Conviction" Co-Hosts: Jennifer Boch and Jacob Kudysch Researchers: Nick Chupela, Ashley Collura, Jamison Shaw, Adam Piston, and Donald Ballou Special Thanks to Kristen Rock and her team at WCLH!

    42 min
  5. Wilkes University's History Behind The Headlines: Episode 001 - The History of US-China Relations

    04/22/2021

    Wilkes University's History Behind The Headlines: Episode 001 - The History of US-China Relations

    Join hosts Jennifer Boch and Adam Piston as they interview Dr. Yanqiu Zheng and discuss the fascinating backstory to today's relationship between the world's largest economies: the United States and China. Co-Hosts: Jennifer Boch and Adam Piston Researchers: Nick Chupela, Jamison Shaw, Jacob Kudysch, and Donald Ballou Special Thanks to Kristen Rock and her team For further reading on the subject, here are a list of books recommended by Dr. Zheng: Warren I. Cohen, America's Response to China: A History of Sino-American Relations, 6th ed. (Columbia University Press, 2019) Dong Wang, The United States and China: A History from the Eighteenth Century to the Present (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013) R. David Arkush and Leo O. Lee, eds., Land without Ghosts: Chinese Impressions of America from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present (University of California Press, 1989) Judy Yung et al., eds. Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present (University of California Press, 2006)

    59 min
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Written and produced by the students of the Wilkes University History and Communication Studies programs, this podcast is dedicated to providing historical context to today's events, issues, and headlines.

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