Lectures in History
Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 370
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act
Tulane University history professor Jana Lipman discusses Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980.
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01:13:11 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
World War II Interracial Relationships in Japan & Hawaii
Santa Clara University history professor Sonia Gomez discusses the intimate relationships between people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds that occurred in Hawaii and Japan during and immedi…
00:58:53 |
Sun 13 Apr 2025
"The Education of Henry Adams" (1918)
University of Dallas history professor Susan Hanssen discusses the legacy and cultural importance of the 1918 Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Education of Henry Adams."
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01:22:36 |
Sun 06 Apr 2025
19th Century American Landscape Painting
Santa Clara University art history professor Andrea Pappas discusses the mid-19th century American landscape painting movement known as the Hudson River School.
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00:56:19 |
Sat 29 Mar 2025
Development of the Atomic Bomb
University of Texas history professor Bruce Hunt discusses the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and the role of the Army Corps of Engineers General Leslie Groves.
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01:17:59 |
Sun 23 Mar 2025
FEED DROP: Q&A: Heath Hardage Lee, "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon"
Historian Heath Hardage Lee, author of "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon," talks about the life and times of the former First Lady (1969-74). She says that Pat Nixon, who was voted "Most Admired Woman in th…
01:05:44 |
Sat 15 Mar 2025
America & the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Georgetown University history professor Darragh Gannon discusses the Irish diaspora and the role of the United States during "The Troubles" and in the Northen Ireland peace process.
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00:49:27 |
Sun 09 Mar 2025
Prison Gangs
University of Southern California sociology professor Brittany Friedman discusses the formation and evolution of American prison gangs in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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01:36:21 |
Sun 02 Mar 2025
Henry Christophe & the 1791 Haitian Revolution
Yale University professor Marlene Daut discusses the life and legacy of slave, revolutionary, and king Henry Christophe and how the United States and other foreign powers reacted to the 1791 Haitian …
02:15:39 |
Sun 23 Feb 2025
The U.S. Border Patrol
Indiana University history professor Juan Mora discusses the U.S. Border Patrol and how 20th century immigration laws shaped the creation and development of immigration agencies
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00:48:31 |
Sun 16 Feb 2025
World War I Propaganda
Louisiana State University journalism professor John Maxwell Hamilton discusses U.S. government propaganda efforts during World War I.
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02:12:07 |
Sun 09 Feb 2025
1607 Jamestown Settlement
College of William & Mary lecturer Amy Stallings discusses the history of the 1607 Jamestown settlement in Virginia and efforts over four centuries to preserve and remember the first permanent Englis…
01:04:51 |
Mon 03 Feb 2025
History of Latinos in the South
Duke University professor Cecilia Marquez discusses Latino migration trends in the 20th and early 21st centuries and how Latinos shaped the culture, development and economics of the American South.
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01:17:17 |
Sun 26 Jan 2025
World War I Propaganda
Louisiana State University journalism professor John Maxwell Hamilton discusses U.S. government propaganda efforts during World War I.
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02:12:52 |
Sun 19 Jan 2025
American Civil Religion During the Cold War
Hillsdale College professor Richard Gamble teaches a class on civic faith, and how American nationalism incorporated religious elements and symbolism during the Cold War.
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01:16:03 |
Sun 12 Jan 2025
John Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Address
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.
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01:00:09 |
Sun 05 Jan 2025
SHORT SERIES: Women's Political Power in Early America
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, Pen…
01:04:13 |
Sun 29 Dec 2024
SHORT SERIES: Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
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, a…
01:07:26 |
Sun 29 Dec 2024
SHORT SERIES:Women's Sports and Title IX
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 s…
01:08:17 |
Sun 29 Dec 2024
SHORT SERIES: Satchel Paige, Negro Leagues Baseball, and Civil Rights
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…
01:20:57 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
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