Podcasts by History Does You
History Does You is a podcast that explores the idea that history always is relevant to today. We also cover topics in current events, foreign policy, and international relations. Through interviews with historians, journalists, authors, and former government officials, we answer the question, “How is History relevant today?”. Previous guests have included NYT Bestselling authors, Larry Tye, James Bradley, Roger Crowley, Dr. Andrew Bacevich, Michael Isikoff and Pulitzer Prize winners Dr. John Gaddis, Joby Warrick, and Dr. Martin Sherwin
Further podcasts by Riley Callahan
Podcast on the topic Geschichte
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The Italian Renaissance featuring Dr. Catherine Fletcher from 2021-05-16T08:00
The period between 1492--resonant for a number of reasons--and 1571, when the Ottoman navy was defeated in the Battle of Lepanto, embraces what we know as the Renaissance, one of the most dynami...
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Road to the American Revolution featuring Dr. Mary Beth Norton from 2021-04-25T08:00
1774 was the critical, and often overlooked, period when colonists traditionally loyal to King George III began their discordant “discussions” that led them to their acceptance of the inevitabil...
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The Battle of Aachen from 2021-04-04T08:00
The Battle of Aachen was a major combat action of World War II, fought by American and German forces in and around Aachen, Germany, between 2–21 October 1944. The city had been incorporated into...
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The U.S.-China Relationship: Chinese Grand Strategy featuring Dr. Dan Bluementhal from 2021-03-21T08:00
Once the darling of U.S. statesmen, corporate elites, and academics, the People's Republic of China has evolved into America's most challenging strategic competitor. Its future appears increasin...
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The U.S.-China Relationship: Xi Jinping featuring Dr. Elizabeth Economy from 2021-03-14T09:00
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed a powerful set of political and economic reforms: the centralization of power under Xi, himself, the expansion of the Communist Party's role in Chinese po...
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The U.S.-China Relationship: Lessons of Thucydides featuring Dr. Andrew Novo from 2021-02-28T09:00
Few books have had a wider sustained impact than Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. More than 2,500 years after it was written, Thucydides is still read by academics, st...
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The U.S.-China Relationship: Civil War, Korean War and the Nixon Opening featuring Daniel Kurtz-Phelan from 2021-02-21T09:00
At the end of World War II, General George Marshall took on what he thought was a final mission―this time not to win a war, but to stop one. In China, conflict between Communists and Nationalist...
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The U.S.-China relationship: The Basics of U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia featuring Dr. Zack Cooper from 2021-02-14T09:00
The U.S.-China relationship is increasingly becoming under scrutiny because of China's increasingly powerful economy and military. The relationship between the two countries has been complex, and v...
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Road to Vietnam featuring Dr. Brian VanDeMark from 2021-02-07T09:00
The Road to the Vietnam War has been scrutinized by historians for decades offering a variety of explanations on how the U.S. became involved a war that most concluded was unwinnable by 1966, on...
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Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I featuring Dr. Alexander Watson from 2021-01-31T09:00
There is the saying that, "History is written by the victors". For the Central Powers, the First World War started with high hopes for an easy victory. But those hopes soon deteriorated as Germa...
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Joseph McCarthy featuring Larry Tye from 2021-01-24T09:00
In the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use “McCarthyism” to...
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The German Campaign of 1813 featuring Dr. Michael Leggiere from 2021-01-17T09:00
After his disastrous campaign in Russia, Napoleon rebuilt his armies hell bent on reclaiming dominance of Europe. What followed was a fierce-fast moving campaign covering most of Germany with multi...
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Nuclear Weapons and Grand Strategy featuring Dr. Francis Gavin from 2021-01-10T09:00
Nuclear Weapons are the most destructive invention ever created in human society but they only have been used twice in armed conflict. The global threat of these weapons has only deepened in the...
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The American Civil War in the West featuring Dr. Megan Kate Nelson from 2021-01-03T07:00
As the United States steadily expanded west acquiring new territory by buying it and war, the overarching question regarding slavery in these territories sowed the seeds of the civil war. When t...
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How Rome went from Republic to Empire featuring Dr. Edward Watts from 2020-12-20T09:00
As Rome headed into the 1st Century BC, its power continued to expand, they had destroyed its rival in the Mediterranean, the Carthaginian Empire and various Greek Warlords who attempted to keep...
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The Cuban Missile Crisis featuring Dr. Martin Sherwin from 2020-12-13T09:00
In October of 1962, US spy planes discovered evidence of Soviet Missiles on the Island of Cuba. What came next was a thirteen days of confusion, backchannel diplomacy, and the threat of Nuclear ...
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World War I in the Middle East featuring Dr. Eugene Rogan from 2020-11-15T09:00
By 1914 the great powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war, and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. No region expe...
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The Battle of Manila featuring James Scott from 2020-11-08T09:00
The Battle of Manila was fought by forces from both the United States and the Philippines against Japanese troops in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. The month-long battle, which res...
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Isolationism Featuring Dr. Charles Kupchan from 2020-11-01T09:00
We tend to think of the United States as a country promoting democracy and international liberalism across the globe, but in the grand scheme of American history, the U.S. has preferred to stay iso...
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The War in Italy 1943-1944: Monte Cassino from 2020-10-25T08:00
With Allied soldiers penned in at Anzio, the need to breakthrough past Monte Cassino became the priority. Between January and May of 1944, American, British, French, New Zealand, Indian, and Polish...
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The War in Italy 1943-1944: Anzio from 2020-10-18T08:00
The four-month-long 1944 battle on Italy's coast, south of Rome, was one of World War II's longest and bloodiest battles. Surrounded by Nazi Germany's most fanatical troops, American and British...
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The War in Italy 1943-1944: Husky, Salerno, and Ortona from 2020-10-11T08:00
By May of 1943, the Allies had thrown out the German and Italian forces in North Africa, but what to do next. The Soviet Union was facing the bulk of the German army on the Eastern front and the...
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The 1980 Democratic Primary Featuring Jon Ward from 2020-09-27T08:00
Out of the turbulence of the Vietnam War and Watergate, Jimmy Carter was elected president, but after four years, his administration was floundering, confounded by inflation at home and foreign pol...
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British to American Hegemony Featuring Dr. Kori Schake from 2020-09-20T08:00
Hegemonic States have been at the center of International Systems for centuries. They dictate politics, economics, and military policy. But what happens when another state rises to challenge the...
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Emperor Augustus Featuring Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy from 2020-09-13T08:00
Augustus was the first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He was the first ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His status as the founder of the Roman Principate has co...
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The Battle of Khe Sanh Featuring Gregg Jones from 2020-09-06T08:00
On the morning of January 21, Marines at Khe Sanh Combat Base realized they were surrounded by the North Vietnamese Army and the only road leading to the base was cut off. Over the next 4 months, M...
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The 1971 Mayday Protests Featuring Lawrence Roberts from 2020-08-30T09:00
President Richard Nixon won the presidency on the promise to end the war in Vietnam and bring 'law and order'. Instead Nixon expanded the war by invading Cambodia and bombing Laos reviving the ant...
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Teddy Roosevelt and the Spanish American War Featuring Clay Risen from 2020-08-23T15:00
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States was trying to manage a growing economy, population, and international reputation. In a world of competing powers, the U.S. was attemptin...
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Limited Warfare featuring Dr. Donald Stoker from 2020-08-16T15:00
Limited Warfare is defined as, "one in which the belligerents do not expend all of the resources at their disposal, whether human, industrial, agricultural, military, natural, technological, or ...
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Russian Election Interference featuring Michael Isikoff from 2020-08-02T15:00
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has been attempting to revive its power and influence throughout the world. After U.S.-Russia relations soured under the Bush and Obama Administrations...
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Origin of ISIS featuring Joby Warrick from 2020-07-26T15:00
ISIS shocked many when it rose to prominence in 2014 announcing a caliphate in Syria and Iraq. It took years to defeat them but understanding the rise of the organization goes many years back. T...
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The Pacific 1944-45 featuring Dr. Marc Gallicchio from 2020-07-19T15:00
The Pacific theater in the second world war saw some of the worst fighting on land and at sea. It was one of the most complex logistical challenges a military has faced. From naval battles in the P...
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Omaha Beach featuring Dr. John McManus from 2020-07-12T16:41:07
On June 6, 1944, thousands of Allied soldiers waded ashore on the beaches of Normandy to begin the liberation of Western Europe. On Omaha Beach, the 29th Infantry division and 1st Infantry divis...
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Seapower States featuring Dr. Andrew Lambert from 2020-07-05T15:00
Seapower states have been at the forefront of exploration, technology, and war as the pursuit of power has come through the Sea. In todays episode, we do a tour de France of Seapower states from At...
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The Marshall Plan featuring Dr. Benn Steil from 2020-06-28T15:00
In the aftermath of World War II, Europe had been wrecked by six years of war as plans over the fate of Europe became conflicted between the two world superpowers, the United States and the Sovi...
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Geopolitics of the Arctic featuring Michael Young from 2020-06-21T15:00
In the Season 2 premiere, we explore the geopolitics of the Arctic. As climate change continues to open up maritime routes across the Arctic, it will be critical for countries to work together t...
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Update on Season 2, other news from 2020-05-31T15:00
We are just recording this episode to let you know what is going on for Season 2. We are focusing on improving audio quality, production, and marketing to give you a better listenership . Look o...
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The Battle of Passchendaele featuring Dr. Nick Lloyd from 2020-05-24T15:05:22
This is the first episode where we have covered an event during the first World War. By 1917, the war had been raging for 3 years with massive casualties on all sides as little territory had been g...
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The Road to Iraq featuring Dr. Michael Mazarr from 2020-05-17T15:00
On today's episode, we cover the timeline of the decision making process that went into the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Understanding the decision making process is super important for anyone that...
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The September 11 Attacks featuring Robbyn Swan from 2020-05-10T15:00
September 11, 2001 was the defining event for a generation of Americans. The attacks on New York and Washington DC changed the trajectory of U.S. foreign policy at the start of the 21st century....
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France and Spain in the Revolutionary War featuring Dr. Larrie Ferreiro from 2020-05-03T15:00
For many Americans, the Revolutionary War was a solo effort against the most powerful country in the world at the time. There is little mention of the role that France and Spain played in helpin...
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The Arab Spring featuring Dr. Ahmed Abd Rabou from 2020-04-26T15:00
The Arab Spring was an important event for the Middle East and was the start of important change throughout the Middle East. However, many of these efforts failed with Egypt and Saudi Arabia kee...
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The Mexican-American War featuring Dr. Peter Guardino from 2020-04-19T15:00
The Mexican-American War was a critical event in the mid 1800's as it helped add a large swathe of what is now the Western United States. It helped fulfill the idea surrounding Manifest Destiny ...
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The Napoleonic Wars featuring Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze from 2020-04-12T15:00
The Napoleonic Wars was a series of conflicts between the French Empire led by Napoleon Bonaparte and other European Powers. In the aftermath of the French revolution and changes under Napoleon, th...
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Grand Strategy featuring Dr. John Gaddis from 2020-04-05T15:00
A bit of a different episode today, I had a conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Dr. John Gaddis about his book, "On Grand Strategy". Drawing on differen...
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The Ottoman-Hapsburg Wars featuring Roger Crowley from 2020-03-29T10:35:52
The Ottoman-Hapsburg wars was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and Hapsburg Dynasty which ruled a variety of states such as Spain, Austria, and Italian city states. The conflict rag...
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Operation Varsity featuring James Fenelon from 2020-03-24T16:00:34
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the Operation Varsity, which was the largest single day Airborne operation of World War II. The 17th Airborne Division and 6th British Airborne Division...
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Alexander the Great featuring Dr. Philip Freeman from 2020-03-22T15:00
Alexander the Great was one of worlds most successful military commanders never losing a battle and creating an empire that stretched from Greece to Modern day India. He also played an important...
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The Space Race featuring Dr. John Logsdon from 2020-03-15T16:00
On today's episode, we talk about one of my favorite periods of history, the Space Race. The Space Race occupied the scientific communities of the United States and Soviet Union as the two super...
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The United States in the Post Cold War Era featuring Dr. Andrew Bacevich from 2020-03-08T16:00
The Cold War ended in 1991 marking the end of a bipolar world pitting the U.S. and its allies against the Soviet Union and its Allies. The United States pursued a global liberal economic policy ...
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U.S.-Mexico Relations from the Cold War to now featuring Dr. Ana Covarrubias from 2020-03-01T17:00
The United States and Mexico's relationship has often been overlooked in history despite the fact that the two countries have been as closely tied as any in the world. In today's episode we focu...
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The Battle of Iwo Jima featuring James Bradley from 2020-02-23T17:00
In today's episode we talk about the Battle of Iwo Jima whose 75th Anniversary was this past Wednesday. The battle produced arguably the most iconic image of the war with 6 US Marines raising th...
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Congress for Cultural Freedom Featuring Dylan Fox from 2020-02-16T17:00
The Congress for Cultural Freedom was anti-communist advocacy group started in 1950 to project western Democratic values in philosophy, art, and culture. Contrary to popular belief, the Col...
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The Fall of the Roman Empire featuring Dr. Frank Russell from 2020-02-09T17:00
I am very excited to announce that we have our first interview today with Dr. Frank Russell who is Professor at Transylvania University and researches ancient counterinsurgency, intelligence and fr...
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The Empire and the Pax Romana from 2020-02-02T21:06:03
Under the Reign of Augustus, the Roman empire shifts from a republic to an empire with a more centralized government under the leadership of an Emperor. Its from this period of about 27 BC to 20...
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Rise of the Rome to Julius Caesar from 2020-01-26T18:57:13
In this first part of a three part series. We look at the rise of the Roman Republic which began in its earliest days to expand beyond its borders. However, Rome was not built overnight and face...
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Introduction, Goals, and the life and legacy of MLK from 2020-01-20T19:43:28
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