History and Today: Recent Episodes
Sam Zelin
Every episode we will tackle a different event or person in history, and talk about how it relates to current political issues.
This week, Katie and Sam talked with B Diaz about Puerto Rico's past, present and future!
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/freepuertoricoinitiative/?hl=en
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Intro Theme:
"Epic Cinematic" - Scott Holmes
This week, Katie and Sam sat down with Gianna Michaelson to talk about antisemitism, both in the context of college campuses and more generally, in light of the recent incidents at the University of Connecticut.
ADL Source: https://www.adl.org/resources/reports/schooled-in-hate-anti-semitism-on-campus
IHRA Antisemitism Definition: https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism
Ready Set Israel: https://open.spotify.com/show/6A0HrVjmk6bEKXEtjpCW62
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This week, Sam and Katie talked to Jacob Sondik about social issues in the sports world, covering the history of Baseball's Negro Leagues, the Native Name Removal Movement, Activism by Athletes today, and more!
Sources:
https://nlbm.com/negro-leagues-history/
http://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/
https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-officially-designates-the-negro-leagues-as-major-league
https://www.ncai.org/proudtobe
https://www.changethemascot.org/history-of-progress/
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This week, Katie and Sam were joined by guest Nick Iasparra to talk about how America society's view of women changed throughout the 20th century and into the present day.
Sources:
https://wiw-report.s3.amazonaws.com/Women_in_the_Workplace_2020.pdf
https://www.ilo.org/washington/areas/gender-equality-in-the-workplace/WCMS_159496/lang--en/index.htm
ALL ADS AND THE CHART WE REFER TO ARE ON OUR INSTAGRAM @HISTORYANDTODAYPOD!
Intro/Outro Song: 'Epic Cinematic' - Scott Holmes
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! This week Sam and Katie answered questions from Instagram!
Sources:
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/webster-treatyhttps://www.dsausa.org/about-us/what-is-democratic-socialism/
https://daily.jstor.org/the-devastation-of-black-wall-street/
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This week, Katie and Sam sit down with Kazi Iqbal to talk about the historical lense Americans look at the time of the Revolution and before, specifically how Native Americans are left out much of the time, as well as how the story of Thanksgiving needs much more context for it to be a true story.
Sources:
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/02/26/806124981/how-a-graphic-novel-resurrected-a-forgotten-chapter-in-american-history
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of#:~:text=The%20Proclamation%20of%201763%20was,European%20settlers%20on%20their%20lands.&text=In%20the%20centuries%20since%20the,the%20United%20States%20and%20Canada.
Intro/Outro: 'Epic Cinematic' - Scott Holmes
This week, Sam and Katie sat down with Jennifer Leeper, Connecticut's 132nd House District's new representative, to talk about her experiences in the political world, then recap some of America's craziest election years!
Sources:
- https://www.270towin.com/1800_Election/
- https://www.270towin.com/1912_Election/
- https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_States_of_America_1992
- https://edsitement.neh.gov/curricula/presidential-election-1824-election-house
- https://www.ushistory.org/us/23d.asp
- https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/watergate
- https://www.history.com/news/2000-election-bush-gore-votes-supreme-court
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This week Sam and Katie talk to Kaye Weber about art from many different cultures and time periods, as well as the current problem of cultural appropriation.
Please feel free to follow along with the art on our instagram page! @historyandtodaypod!
Intro/Outro Song: "Epic Cinematic" - Scott Holmes
This week, Sam and Katie talked to Stephanie Okyere about her experiences coming to the US from Ghana, as well as Education and America's status as "the land of opportunity."
Intro/Outro Song: 'Epic Cinematic' - Scott Holmes
This week, Sam and Katie are joined by Jocelyn Phung to discuss the Model Minority Myth and its effects on Asian-American culture and life!
Sources:
https://www.nupoliticalreview.com/2018/03/24/anti-blackness-in-asian-and-asian-american-communities/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrDbvSSbxk8
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/what-is-the-model-minority-myth
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/19/524571669/model-minority-myth-again-used-as-a-racial-wedge-between-asians-and-blacks
https://depts.washington.edu/sibl/Publications/Model%20Minority%20Section%20(2011).pdf
https://time.com/5859206/anti-asian-racism-america/
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Sam and Katie tackle a different topic in History and how it fits with modern issues every week!
This week, Katie and Sam are joined by Kaitlynn Styles to talk about why the three of us chose to become historians, the importance of a fair and equal history education for all, and the horrors of the impending new " patriotic education" plan Donald Trump has proposed.
Sources:
https://time.com/5889907/trump-patriotic-education/
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914281543/trump-announces-patriotic-education-commission
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This week Sam and Katie welcome Grace McFadden to the show to discuss the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who tragically died at the age of 87 on Friday night, as well as the implications her death brings for the future of the United States and the world as a whole.
Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/ruth-bader-ginsburg
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburg
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead.html
Intro/Outro Song - 'Epic Cinematic' by Scott Holmes
Cover Art by Kaye Weber
This week, Katie and Sam talk to Reya Kalaiarasu about being her life experiences, perceptions of South Asians in the US, Religion, and more!
Intro/Outro - 'Epic Cinematic' - Scott Holmes
This week Katie and Sam tackle Imperialism in a more modern sense!
Cover Art - Kaye Weber
Intro/Outro Song - 'Epic Cinematic' - Scott Holmes
This week, Sam and Katie tackle the topic of Imperialism, focusing on examples that openly referred to themselves as Imperial this week!
Intro/Outro - "Epic Cinematic" - Scott Holmes
Cover Art - Kaye Weber
Sources:
https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/6541.5-imperialism-rome
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1750_meiji.htm
https://www.history.co.uk/history-of-ww2/imperial-japan
Katie and Sam tackle the topic of Government Overreach today!
Intro/Outro - "Epic Cinematic" - Scott Holmes
SOURCES:
https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1700s/The-Sedition-Act-of-1798/#:~:text=In%20one%20of%20the%20first,government%20of%20the%20United%20States.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-congress-passes-sedition-act
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-orders
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/teaching-legal-docs/what-is-an-executive-order-/#:~:text=An%20executive%20order%20is%20a,operations%20of%20the%20federal%20government.&text=Executive%20orders%20are%20not%20legislation,Congress%20cannot%20simply%20overturn%20them.
https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/alien-and-sedition-acts#:~:text=The%20Alien%20and%20Sedition%20Acts%20were%20a%20series%20of%20four,speech%20and%20of%20the%20press.
Today Sam and Katie tackle the issue of compromising in American Politics - from the Great Connecticut Compromise to the Compromise of 1850 and more!
Intro/Outro: "Epic Cinematic" - Scott Holmes
SOURCES:
https://guides.loc.gov/missouri-compromise
https://www.theusconstitution.org/news/understanding-the-three-fifths-compromise/
https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/compromise-of-1850
https://www.history.com/news/how-the-great-compromise-affects-politics-today
https://connecticuthistory.org/the-connecticut-compromise/
This week Sam and Katie tackle a personal topic - the US Education system!
Sources:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/focus/what.html#:~:text=The%20Department's%20History,statistics%20about%20the%20nation's%20schools.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/where/history.html
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/title-ix-enacted
http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html
https://www.valdosta.edu/colleges/education/human-services/document%20/marland-report.pdf
Intro-Outro: "Epic Cinematic" Scott Holmes
This week, Sam and Katie discuss the journey American party politics has taken since the birth of the nation.
Thumbnail Credit: Kaye Weber
Intro/Outro: "Epic Cinematic" - Scott Holmes
SOURCES:
ourdocuments.gov
liberalparty.org
"American Government: A Brief Introduction, 15th Edition" - Lowi, Ginsberg, Shepsle, and Ansolabhere
Special Thanks to Katie for co-hosting today!
We're moving the works cited section of the podcast to the description!
Here Are This Week's Sources:
- National Archives
- Time Magazine
- African American Policy Forum
- Pew Research Center
- American Immigration Council
- Center for Immigration Studies
- Library of Congress
- History.com
- University of Groningen
Thank You again to Kaye Weber for the Thumbnail Art!
Intro/Outro Music: "Epic Cinematic" - Scott Holmes
Today I go through a timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement from 1951 to 1968, and talk about its implications and similarities to today's protests.
Special Thanks to Kaye Weber for the amazing Thumbnail Art!
Intro/Outro: "Epic Cinematic" - Scott Holmes
Black Lives Matter Links:
https://blackvotersmatterfund.com/
https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
https://nlg-npap.org
https://www.reclaimtheblock.org
https://colorofchange.org/
Today, we break down the similarities and differences between the 1918-19 H1N1 Outbreak (Spanish Flu) and the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, diving into the stats, the politics, and the aftermaths.
Black Lives Matter Links:
https://www.naacp.org/
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
https://blackvotersmatterfund.com/
https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
https://nlg-npap.org
https://www.reclaimtheblock.org
https://colorofchange.org/
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PLEASE SUPPORT THE PROTESTS: (Here are some resources)
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
https://www.change.org/p/federal-bureau-of-investigation-justice-for-george-floyd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM