In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It Matters show

In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It Matters

Summary: In each episode of In The Past Lane, the history podcast, we take up topics in American history and explore them through feature pieces, interviews, book and film reviews, and more. Our guiding philosophy is that history is not just about the past - it's about our world, here and now. History explains why things are the way they are, everything from our economy, religious practices, and foreign policy, to political ideology, family structure, and rates of poverty. Our aim is to be both informative and educational, as well as entertaining and funny. We hope you'll join us for memorable journeys In The Past Lane.

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 193 The Pullman Strike of 1894 + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:30

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the Pullman Strike of 1894. It began as a protest over wage cuts in the midst of a severe economic depression and quickly grew to virtually paralyze the nation’s railroad system. Eventually, President Grover Cleveland sent in the military and smashed the strike. The workers lost the strike, but they did gain a new spokesperson – socialist Eugene Debs – who would play an influential role in American society in the decades to

 192 The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1920 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:58

This week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, I speak with historian Nancy Bristow  about her book, "American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic." In November 1918, even as millions of Americans and Europeans celebrated the end of World War I, their communities were being ravaged by a global influenza pandemic.  Over the course of almost three years, somewhere between 50 and 100 million people were killed in the pandemic, including nearly 700,000 Americans.

 191 Coxey’s Army and the Original March On Washington + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:07

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the original March on Washington. “Coxey’s Army” was a group of 500 men who amidst a terrible economic depression in 1894, marched from Ohio to the nation’s capital to demand that Congress provide employment through public works projects. They were turned away, but many of the Populist ideas that inspired them were enacted into law in the coming decades.  

 190 The Story of Earth Day + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:47

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the origins of Earth Day 50 years ago this week, and the two high profile environmental disasters in 1969 that helped to inspire it, the Santa Barbara, CA oil spill and the an oil fire on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, OH. In the years that followed, the US enacted landmark environmental legislation ranging from the Clean Air Act to the Endangered Species Act.

 189 The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:04

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at one of the biggest disasters in US history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The quake caused great damage, but it was the ensuing fires that destroyed a quarter of the city and killed 3,000 people. In the aftermath, city officials tried to take advantage of the disaster by getting rid of its Chinatown neighborhood. But Chinatown residents organized and against all odds, forced the city to abandon the plan.

 188 The Fort Pillow Massacre in 1864 + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:59

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at the Fort Pillow Massacre that took place April 12, 1864 during the Civil War. A Confederate force led by Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest massacred hundreds of African American Union soldiers who tried to surrender. It was an extraordinary war crime that was motivated by racist animosity. Not surprisingly, the movement to remove Confederate statues in recent years has taken particular aim at statues honoring Nathan Bedford Forrest.

 187 The 15th Amerndment Is Ratified | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:40

187 The 15th Amerndment Is Ratified

 186 The Vanderbilt Ball Ushers in The Gilded Age + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:50

186 The Vanderbilt Ball Ushers in The Gilded Age + This Week in US History

 185 The St. Patrick's Day Scandal of 1888 + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:31

185 The St. Patrick's Day Scandal of 1888 + This Week in US History

 184 Washington Defuses the Newburgh Conspiracy + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:54

184 Washington Defuses the Newburgh Conspiracy + This Week in US History

 183 The Boston Massacre at 250 + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:26

183 The Boston Massacre at 250 + This Week in US History

 182 Racism, History, and “Gone With The Wind” + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:42

182 Racism, History, and “Gone With The Wind” + This Week in US History

 181 The 1939 Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:31

181 The 1939 Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden + This Week in US History

 180 Black Abolitionists Save Shadrach Minkins + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:53

180 Black Abolitionists Save Shadrach Minkins + This Week in US History

 ITPL Ep 179 John Quincy Adams' Second Act + This Week in US History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:37

ITPL Ep 179 John Quincy Adams' Second Act + This Week in US History

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