Sketches in History | Voices in the Wire

It's time for a Pop Quiz! Join us as Jon covers the roots of censorship in the McCarthy era and after the 9/11 attacks and compares them to current-day calls for limiting free speech in America.

5 Des 20243min

Join us as we discuss one of the most notorious spy rings in modern history, The Cambridge Five, and the most prominent member, Kim Philby.

2 Des 202433min

Join us as we share stories of Thanksgiving throughout history and discuss how to practice the art of being thankful. This episode originally aired in November 2019.

27 Nov 202413min

It's time for a Pop Quiz! Join us as Joe and I discuss our favorite historical video games and the insights they give us into "real" history.

25 Nov 20245min

It's time for a Pop Quiz! Join us as Joe and I compare the Great Depression to the COVID-19 lockdowns, how the country recovered from each, and the role of the welfare state in modern America.

21 Nov 20247min

Kim Philby, Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross—passed almost 17,000 classified documents to the Soviet Union for 30+ years. The information was so extensive and the volume so large, that Soviet intelligence initially suspected some of it might be disinformation, due to the high-ranking positions these spies held and the access they had. However, much of this intelligence was invaluable, influencing Soviet strategies during pivotal moments of World War II and the Cold War. Join us as we teach you about one of the most notorious spy rings in modern history, The Cambridge Five, and the most prominent member, Kim Philby.

18 Nov 202417min

It's time for a Pop Quiz! Join us as Joe and I discuss the marvels of the printed word and the "skills gap" that seemed to happen during the Internet revolution.

14 Nov 20247min

Join us as we discuss the ideas of unity and disunity among the Diadochi successors and the relative merits and detriments of cultural blending.

11 Nov 202445min