The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work
"The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work" connects past to present, using historical analysis and context to help guide us through modern issues and policy decisions. Then & Now is brought to you by the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. This podcast is produced by David Myers and Roselyn Campbell, and features original music by Daniel Raijman.
The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work
Latest Episodes
What is Public History?
We are thrilled to introduce Season 7 of The History-Politics Podcast! This season we are experimenting with a new format. Instead of one long season over the academic year, we will have multiple shorter seasons, each of which will focus on a s...
Updates for Season 7!
We are excited to announce a new season format for The History-Politics Podcast! Going forward, we'll have shorter seasons that focus on a specific issue or topic. This will allow us to dive deeper into the historical context of policy...
Why History Matters: Immigration
In this special episode, we share a recording of a UCLA event titled Why History Matters: Immigration, sponsored by the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Department of History as well as the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Mod...
Sorcery and the Legacies of Colonialism in the Dominican Republic
Assistant Director of the LCHP Rose Campbell welcomes UCLA historian Robin Lauren Derby to discuss her new book Bêtes Noires: Sorcery as History in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands...
Trump, Populism, and the End of the Neoliberal Order
Guest host and former LCHP Postdoctoral Associate Ben Zdencanovic welcomes Cambridge historian Gary Gerstle to discuss whether Trump and MAGAism represent the end of the neoliberal order. Gary traces American political systems starting with the...