Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced that he would be imposing a tariff on imported steel and aluminum, saying that the United States would eas...View Details

Both Frank and David are on strike this week, participating in the UCU industrial action protesting pension cuts. Recording off campus, they talk abou...View Details

With the South Korea Winter Olympics in full swing, Frank and David talk about the history of the Olympics, including: How ideas about peace and amate...View Details

Earlier this week, rumors emerged that the White House was planning for a military parade in Washington. Frank and David talk about the history of mi...View Details

Over the past year, the FBI has received unprecedented public attention, from the Comey letter on Hillary Clinton's emails to the Nunes memo asserting...View Details

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