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Untangling history’s greatest controversies. Every month, we take a hard look at the historical conflicts that raise difficult questions, stoke controversy, and send our moral compasses spinning.

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Untangling history’s greatest controversies. Every month, we take a hard look at the historical conflicts that raise difficult questions, stoke controversy, and send our moral compasses spinning.

    The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 1: Land of Broken Maps

    The 1971 Bangladesh War – Part 1: Land of Broken Maps

    In March 1971, the nation of Pakistan was split apart by a vicious civil war, eventually culminating in the creation of a new state: Bangladesh. In this first episode of a multi-part series, we trace the origins of the conflict and introduce the key historical figures involved. 
     
    SOURCES:
    Bass, Gary K. The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide.
    Bennet-Jones, Own. The Bhutto Dynasty. 
    Carney, Scott. Miklian, Jason. The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an 
    Unspeakable War, and Liberation. 
    Chang, Jung. Halliday, Jon. Mao: The Unknown Story. 
    Frank, Katherine. Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi. 
    Gewen, Barry. The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and his World. 
    Hiro, Dilip. The Longest August: The Unflinching Rivalry Between India and Pakistan. 
    Hitchens, Christopher. The Trial of Henry Kissinger. 
    Hoodbhoy, Pervez. Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future. 
    Jalal, Ayesha. The Struggle for Pakistan.
    James, Lawrence. Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India. 
    Jayakar, Pupul. Indira Gandhi: A Biography. 
    Khosa, Faisal. The Making of Martyrs in India, Pakistan & Bangladesh. 
    K.S. Nair. December In Dacca
    Keay, John. India: A History. 
    Mookherjee, Nayanika. The Spectral Wound. 
    Raghavan, Srinath. 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh. 
    Rose, Leo. Sisson, Richard. War and Secession. Pakistan, India, and the Creation of Bangladesh.
    Saikia, Yasmin. Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh. 
    Schendel, Willem van. A History of Bangladesh.
    Schwartz, Thomas Alan. Henry Kissinger and American Power. 
    Sengupta, Nitish. Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal. 
    Tudda, Chris. A Cold War Turning Point: Nixon and China, 1969-1972.
    Walsh, Declan. The Nine Lives of Pakistan. 
    Zakaria, Anam. 1971: A People’s History from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. 
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    • 1 hr 30 min
    The Kinsey Report – Part 3

    The Kinsey Report – Part 3

    In January of 1948, Alfred Kinsey releases his first book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, igniting a firestorm of controversy across the United States. As the Professor scrambles to capitalize on his newfound fame and pen a sequel, his methodology comes under attack from skeptical academics and religious conservatives. Meanwhile, Kinsey’s research team at the Institute of Sex Research embarks on a series of increasingly bizarre – and politically dangerous – sexual adventures. 

    SOURCES:
    Allen, Judith A. The Kinsey Institute: The First Seventy Years. 2017.
    Brenot, Phillipe. The Story of Sex. 2016. 
    D’Emilio, John. Freedman, Estelle. Intimate Matters: The History of Sexuality in America. 1988.
    Donna J. Drucker, “‘A Noble Experiment’: The Marriage Course at Indiana University, 1938-1940,” IMH September 2007 https://www.jstor.org/stable/27792817?read-now=1&seq=7#page_scan_tab_contents
    Gary, Brett. Dirty Works. Obscenity on Trial in America’s First Sexual Revolution. 2021.
    Hardy, Gathorne. Sex: The Measure of All Things: A Life of Alfred C. Kinsey. 1998.
    Hegarty, Peter. Gentlemen’s Disagreement. 2013.
    Jones, James H. Alfred C. Kinsey: A Life. 1997.
    Wimpee, Rachel. Iacobell, Teresa. “Funding a Sexual Revolution: The Kinsey Reports.” Jan 9 2020. Rockefeller Archive Center.
    https://resource.rockarch.org/story/funding-a-sexual-revolution-the-kinsey-reports/
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    • 1 hr 35 min
    The Kinsey Report – Part 2

    The Kinsey Report – Part 2

    As Dr. Alfred Kinsey begins his foray into sex research in 1938, he faces a rising tide of controversy at Indiana University, and is soon confronted with an ultimatum. While his research develops and his methodology takes shape, Kinsey is forced to reckon with hard truths about sex – and himself. 

    SOURCES:
    Allen, Judith A. The Kinsey Institute: The First Seventy Years. 2017.
    Brenot, Phillipe. The Story of Sex. 2016. 
    D’Emilio, John. Freedman, Estelle. Intimate Matters: The History of Sexuality in America. 1988.
    Donna J. Drucker, “‘A Noble Experiment’: The Marriage Course at Indiana University, 1938-1940,” IMH September 2007 https://www.jstor.org/stable/27792817?read-now=1&seq=7#page_scan_tab_contents
    Gary, Brett. Dirty Works. Obscenity on Trial in America’s First Sexual Revolution. 2021.
    Hardy, Gathorne. Sex: The Measure of All Things: A Life of Alfred C. Kinsey. 1998.
    Hegarty, Peter. Gentlemen’s Disagreement. 2013.
    Jones, James H. Alfred C. Kinsey: A Life. 1997.
    Wimpee, Rachel. Iacobell, Teresa. “Funding a Sexual Revolution: The Kinsey Reports.” Jan 9 2020. Rockefeller Archive Center.
    https://resource.rockarch.org/story/funding-a-sexual-revolution-the-kinsey-reports/
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    • 1 hr 9 min
    The Kinsey Report – Part 1

    The Kinsey Report – Part 1

    In 1948, Dr. Alfred Kinsey wrote the book on sex. “The Kinsey Report”, as it came to be known, was a pioneering scientific study on the sexual habits of ordinary Americans. Divided into Male and Female Volumes, it challenged longstanding myths about sex and the religious ideology that upheld them. In this first installment of a three-part series, we explore the life, times and motivations of the enigmatic man behind the Kinsey Report – Dr. Alfred Kinsey. 

    SOURCES:
    Allen, Judith A. The Kinsey Institute: The First Seventy Years. 2017.
    Brenot, Phillipe. The Story of Sex. 2016. 
    D’Emilio, John. Freedman, Estelle. Intimate Matters: The History of Sexuality in America. 1988.
    Donna J. Drucker, “‘A Noble Experiment’: The Marriage Course at Indiana University, 1938-1940,” IMH September 2007
    Gary, Brett. Dirty Works. Obscenity on Trial in America’s First Sexual Revolution. 2021.
    Hardy, Gathorne. Sex: The Measure of All Things: A Life of Alfred C. Kinsey. 1998.
    Hegarty, Peter. Gentlemen’s Disagreement. 2013.
    Jones, James H. Alfred C. Kinsey: A Life. 1997.
    Wimpee, Rachel. Iacobell, Teresa. “Funding a Sexual Revolution: The Kinsey Reports.” Jan 9 2020. Rockefeller Archive Center.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    History Daily: The Pirate Trial of 1720

    History Daily: The Pirate Trial of 1720

    This featured guest episode of History Daily examines the events of November 16th, 1720. On that day, the trials of notorious pirates Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and John Rackham began in Spanish Town, Jamaica.
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    • 18 min
    Hiroo Onoda & The Surrender of Japan

    Hiroo Onoda & The Surrender of Japan

    In 1974, a Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda emerged from the Philippine jungle, unaware that World War 2 had been over for nearly 30 years. During those three decades, Onoda waged a murderous guerilla insurgency against the residents of Lubang island, leaving a trail of corpses and broken lives in his wake. Meanwhile, the defeated Empire of Japan was undergoing a radical transformation that would reshape the trajectory of East Asia. In this standalone episode of Conflicted, we weave these two parallel stories together into an examination of the nature of loss, persistence, and hope.

    SOURCES:
    Ballinger-Fletcher, Zita. “Was Hiroo Onoda a Soldier or Serial Killer?” History Net. May 2 2023.
    Betuel, Emma. “73 Years Later, The A-Bomb Trees Still Grow in Hiroshima” Inverse. Aug 6 2018.
    Buruma, Ian. Year Zero. A History of 1945. 2013. 
    Dower, John W. Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II. 1999.
    Gallicchio, Marc. Unconditional: The Japanese Surrender in World War II. 2020. 
    Harmsen, Peter. War in the Far East: Asian Armageddon 1944-1945. 2021.
    Onoda, Hiroo. No Surrender: My Thirty Year War. 1974.
    Paine, S.C.M. The Japanese Empire. 2017. 
    Spector, Ronald. In The Ruins Of Empire. 2007. 
    Toll, Ian W. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific 1944-1945. 2020. 
    Walker, Brett L. A Concise History of Japan. 2015.
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    • 2 hr 15 min

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