Soon after it ended, I debriefed the DNC with Kevin Kruse, a history professor at Princeton. We discussed the evident joy of the convention, why speakers went light on policy, and heavy on Trump attacks. We also explored the inroads the left has made on the Democratic agenda—with glaring exceptions like Gaza. Overall, I was maybe more skeptical of how m…
Skipped History
Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back.
Hosted by Ben Tumin, creator of the NYT-profiled Skipped History web series.
Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back.
Hosted by Ben Tumin, creator of the NYT-profiled Skipped History web series.Listen on
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