History As It Happens Podcast
History As It Happens, hosted by award-winning broadcaster Martin Di Caro, featured interviews with top scholars and thinkers, interwoven with audio from history's archive.
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Listen: The 'new' Middle East
This is the second in a two-part series examining the consequences of the Hamas terrorist atrocities in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the year of war that followed.
History As It Happens: The past and future of Hamas
This is the first in a two-part series examining the consequences of the Hamas terrorist atrocities in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the year of war that followed.
History As It Happens: The looming quagmire
Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon to root out Hezbollah strong points is evoking comparisons to the 1982 war. Its horrendous violence prompted President Reagan to warn Israel that it risked sinking into a quagmire.
History As It Happens: Russia's exiles
Russian emigres enrich Western societies, but they have little power to save their country from afar.
History As It Happens: Perils of nation-building
A former diplomat and soldier says the U.S. cannot give up on nation-building despite some past failures.
History As It Happens: Origins of the Electoral College
A common criticism of the Electoral College -- that it was a concession to slaveholders in 1787 -- is not grounded in reality.
History As It Happens: The Biden Doctrine, revisited
As President Biden's time in office winds down, a historian delves into whether his foreign policy outlook made a difference.
History As It Happens: Election of 2008
An unforgettable campaign ended with a historic outcome. Did the "hope and change" last?
History As It Happens: 1967 and the West Bank today
Overshadowed by the devastating war in Gaza, Israel is mounting extensive military operations in the occupied West Bank. What is the nature of the occupation?
History As It Happens: What happened to the Israeli left?
The peace camp has lost influence in a country governed by an extreme right-wing coalition.
History As It Happens: The sorrow of Sudan
In a world of conflicts, the horrors of Sudan are receiving relatively little attention in the United States.
History As It Happens: A peace plan for Ukraine, revisited
As Russia and Ukraine continue their prolonged war in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv's forces are pulling off a successful offensive inside Russian territory. But will it lead to peace?
WATCH: A look at our nation's origins and the Future of Washington's Mount Vernon
History As It Happens host Martin Di Caro visits the George Washington Presidential Library's new executive director Lindsay Chervinsky to talk about her vision for this historically vital institution.
History As It Happens: President John Adams, reconsidered
Historian Lindsay Chervinsky says John Adams, overshadowed for centuries by George Washington, deserves overdue credit for establishing important precedents and norms during his single term as president.
History As It Happens: The future of Mount Vernon's presidential library
A conversation with historian Lindsay Chervinsky, the new executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library.
History As It Happens: Nixon's 'imperial' legacy
This month marked 50 years since Richard Nixon resigned the presidency on Aug. 8, 1974. The common emphasis on the Watergate cover-up obscures a more pressing legacy.
History As It Happens: No one votes for Vice President
The choice of running mate receives a lot of attention, but there's scant evidence it makes much a difference come Election Day.
History As It Happens: Election of 1800
The contest between John Adams' Federalists and Thomas Jefferson's Republicans was one of the most vicious and hyperbolic in American history.
History As It Happens: Humanizing Hitler
A major historian of the Third Reich challenges us to consider how ordinary people can commit horrific crimes.
History As It Happens: Origins of Hezbollah
The militant Lebanese Shia group was established after the second Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Its 1985 manifesto calls for the destruction of the Jewish state.
History As It Happens: Middle East on the brink
Israeli attacks on Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in Beirut and Tehran may prompt retaliation, escalating the cycle of violence into a full-scale regional war.
