Axelbank Reports History and Today
Axelbank Reports History and Today
Latest Episodes
#201: Amy Littlefield - "Killers of Roe: My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights"
From the publisher: "They are going to kill people, investigative reporter for The Nation Amy Littlefield knew, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. After a decade covering abortion, she wanted to more deepl...
#200: 200th episode celebration with Kate Carpenter of "Drafting the Past"
We are celebrating our 200th episode with Kate Carpenter, the host of the podcast, "Drafting the Past," which focuses on the art of writing history. Make sure you check out her show!On this celebration episode, we chat about how our podc...
#199: Megan Kate Nelson - "The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier"
From the publisher: "From award-winning historian Megan Kate Nelson, an epic account of the creation of the American West in the 19th century, shattering the traditional frontier myth that has dominated popular American culture.<...
#198: Andrew Porwancher - "American Maccabee - Theodore Roosevelt and the Jews"
From the publisher: "A scion of the Protestant elite, Theodore Roosevelt was an unlikely ally of the waves of impoverished Jewish newcomers who crowded the docks at Ellis Island. Yet from his earliest years he forged ties with Jews never before...
#197: Gloria Browne-Marshall - "A Protest History of the United States"
From the publisher: "Exploring 500 years of protest and resistance in US history—and what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us about navigating our chaotic worldIn this timely new book in Beacon’s successful