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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This week at In The Past Lane, the American history podcast, we take a look at the history behind something that's dominating the news these days: political primaries. Their origin dates not to 1787 and the Constitutional Convention, but rather to ca. 1900 and the efforts of Progressives to reduce political corruption and increase the voice of the people in elections.
MSR S1 Ep05 Mercy Street Rewind, featuring Megan Kate Nelson
This week at In The Past Lane, the American history podcast, I speak with author Larry Tye about his new book, "Bobby Kennedy: The Making of A Liberal Icon" (2016, Random House). Tye is eager to dispel is the notion that there were two, polar opposite Bobby Kennedys - the bad boy in the 1950s who worked for Sen. Joseph McCarthy and later waged war on organized labor and the saintly good guy in the mid-1960s who fought for social justice.
MSR S1 Ep04 Mercy Street Rewind, featuring Megan Kate Nelson
This week at In The Past Lane, the American history podcast, we focus on the movement to abolish slavery. We start with a thinkpiece titled, "The Daunting Challenge the Abolitionists Faced in Taking on Slavery." Then I interview Historian Manisha Sinha about her new book, "The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition." It’s a masterful, far-reaching new interpretation of the movement to abolish slavery.
MSR S1 Ep03 Mercy Street Rewind, featuring Megan Kate Nelson
This week at ITPL, the American history podcast, we focus on American prohibitions (yes, plural). Because US history is filled with instances of one group of Americans trying to stop another from engaging in a particular behavior. First, we have a feature on a little-known prohibition crusade from the early 20th century that tried to ban cigarettes. Then I interview historian Lisa McGirr about her new book, The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State.
MSR S1 Ep02 Mercy Street Rewind, featuring Megan Kate Nelson
This week at In The Past Lane, the American history podcast, we look at a little-known aspect of US immigration history - the story behind the Statue of Liberty and how it came to symbolize America's tradition of welcoming immigrants. Next, I speak with historian Vincent Cannato about why immigration is now - and seemingly always has been - a hot-button political issue. Finally, it's The History Skinny, where historian Stephanie Yuhl and I examine how history has made the headlines in recent days.
MSR S1 Ep01 Mercy Street Rewind, featuring Megan Kate Nelson
This week at In The Past Lane, the American history podcast, we take on the Civil War. Not the whole thing but rather a specific aspect of this massive military conflict: medicine and death. First, we have a short thinkpiece on death and medicine and the Civil War. Next, I interview Lisa Wolfinger, co-creator and executive producer of "Mercy Street" on PBS. Finally, in Mercy Street Rewind, Senior Correspondent and historian Megan Kate Nelson assesses the first episode of PBS's "Mercy Street."
