Of all the places for a couple of American historians, why are John Fea and Drew Dyrli Hermeling going to 1930s Czechoslovakia? In this episode, the team tries their hands at some comparative history while John discusses the internationalization of the study of the American past. They are joined by Bruce Berglund, who explores the search for meaning in one of Europe’s most secular societies with an added dose of international sports history for good measure.
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Episode 26: The Way of Improvement Returns to the Classroom
Episode 25: Thinking Historically About Charlottesville
Episode 24: The Way of Improvement Leads to Ben Franklin’s World
Episode 23: Giving in America
Episode 22: The History of American Healthcare
Episode 21: Why We Need More Historians in the Silicon Valley
Episode 20: La Vida Baseball
Episode 19: American Prophets
Episode 17: The Way of Improvement Leads to Mount Vernon
Episode 16: Abolitionism
Episode 15: The Civil War
Episode 14: 107 Years in the Making
Episode 13: Finally, it’s Election Day
Episode 12: How to be a Historian in Public
Episode 11: Biography: an Appraisal
Episode 10: On Historical Reenacting
Episode 9: Baby, We Were Born to Run (Home)
Episode 8: All Things Jefferson
Episode 7: The Way of Improvement Leads to the Ballpark
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