Now that most everyone carries a search engine in their pocket, why do we still need to study history? Our present age demonstrates just how deceiving the internet can truly be. Host John Fea and producer Drew Dyrli Hermeling make the case that historical thinking is a critical tool for surviving this "post-truth" era while also warning against the dangers of leaning too heavily into presentism. They are joined by Sam Wineburg (@samwineburg), the author of Why Learn History (When It’s Already on Your Phone).
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Episode 44: History for Gamers
Episode 43: Reconciling the Church and Slavery
Episode 42: An American Saint
Episode 41: Populism
Episode 40: Sportianity
Episode 39: Returning to Charlottesville
Bonus Episode: *Believe Me* Book Launch
Bonus Episode: Live at Messiah College Educator's Day
Episode 38: Jesus Is the Rock That Rolls My Blues Away
Episode 37: Should You Go to Grad School?
Episode 36: The 18th-Century Atlantic World
Episode 35: Global Hockey
Episode 34: Twitterstorians
Episode 33: The Power of Sport
Episode 32: The Politics of Sex
Episode 31: Searching for Christian America in a Boston High School
Episode 30: The Evangelicals
Episode 29: Libertarianism and Democracy
Episode 28: That Memphis Sound
Episode 27: From Mount Vernon to Mar-a-Lago
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