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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 149 episodes
The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work
Latest Episodes
The Living Legacy of the Grateful Dead
In this episode, host David Myers interviews Jim Newton, renowned political journalist and UCLA lecturer, on his recent book on musician Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, the iconic ...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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44:30
The Future of History Part 2: Special Episode
In the second part of then & now’s special presentation of the panels from the “Future of History” conference, David Myers, host of then & now, moderates a conversation on the precarious state of history, democracy, an...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:11:24
The Future of History Part 1: Special Episode
This episode of then & now features a panel from the “Future of History” conference moderated by UCLA Professor Brenda Stevenson, an award-winning historian of race, gender, slavery, and community. She introduces three UCLA histori...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:13:37
Plenary Address from the Urban History Association: Special Episode
In this week’s episode of then & now, David Myers moderates a panel discussion from the recent Urban History Association meeting in Los Angeles. The panel discussed two important questions: What is distinctive about Los Angel...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:12:53