2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of 1968, one of the most interesting and consequental years in American history.  Frank and David discuss what m...View Details

With Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury topping the best-seller lists, Frank and David talk about the history of political exposes, including: How the genr...View Details

What do historians have to say about Star Wars? Quite a lot actually! Joined by Edinburgh Teaching Fellow (and Star Wars fan) Tereza Valney, Frank and...View Details

After the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Frank and David talk about the history of American taxation, including: How taxes shaped the r...View Details

The big news this week was the Alabama senatorial election. Based on a listener question, Frank and David discuss how the party of Lincoln became the ...View Details

This week, President Trump announced that the US embassy in Israel would move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Frank and David talk about the history of di...View Details

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has come out against net neutrality regulations and the CFPB. Frank and David talk about the history of regu...View Details

In light of recent accusations against Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore, actor Kevin Spacey, producer Harvey Weinstein, and others, Frank and David...View Details

In front of a standing-room only audience, Frank and David discuss the strange year since Donald Trump's election. Due to some technical difficulties,...View Details

Last week, the five living former presidents participated in a fundraiser for hurricane relief. George W. Bush and Barack Obama also made speeches cri...View Details