Silas Chamberlin joins us to talk about how the 19th Century urban walking clubs developed into a leisure activity practiced in every state in the union. His new book is called “On the Trail: A History of American Hiking.”
This hour, we’ll talk about how history has been shaped by the pursuit of amusement with Steven Johnson, creator of the PBS series “How We Got to Now.”
This hour, we’ll talk with H.W. Brands, chair of the history department at UT-Austin, about his new book “The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War.”
This hour, we’ll talk about how the the fight at Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War set the course for American foreign policy with historian Hampton Sides. He contributed to the American Experience documentary “The Battle of Chosin,” which airs Nov. 1 on KERA-TV.
This hour, we’ll talk about how Noel Field betrayed his country to become one of Joseph Stalin’s top spies – only to have the tables turned on him by the KGB. We’ll be joined by Kati Marton, who tells the story in “True Believer: Stalin’s Last American Spy.”
This hour, we’ll talk about the invention – and ultimate failure – of Esperanto with Princeton professor Esther Schor, author of “Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language” (Metropolitan Books).
This hour, we’ll talk about the integral role Marquis de Lafayette played in the American Revolution – and about his close friendship with George Washington – with Sarah Vowell. She’s the author of “Lafayette in the Somewhat United States.”
This hour, we’ll learn why some presidential names are carved into the bedrock of our country with Talmage Boston, author of “Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents.”
This hour, we’ll learn about the ups and downs of English life during the reign of Henry VIII with the author of “How to Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life.”
This hour, we’ll talk about Parkland Hospital’s storied past with Dr. John Boyd, and anesthesiologist who trained at Parkland who has written a new history of the hospital.
