The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work

History Podcasts

"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...

Episodes

Antisemitism and the Law in Trump 2.0: A Perspective from UPenn

Borders in Times of Instability

Historical Border Instability and Democratic Backlash

Immigration Enforcement and Latine/x Families

Native Agency, NAGPRA, and Museums

Higher Education in Peril

The Law and Politics of the Federal Assault on Higher Education

Why Does US-Iran Hostility Persist?

The Living Legacy of the Grateful Dead

Then & Now is Rebranding!

Special Episode: The Future of History Part 2

Special Episode: The Future of History Part 1

Special Episode: Plenary Address from the Urban History Association

Important Update for Then & Now

Race, Industry, and Resistance: A Conversation with Jennifer Klein.

The Challenge to University Autonomy in an Illiberal Age: A Conversation with David N. Myers and Ben Zdencanovic.

The Rise of the Religious Right in U.S. Politics: A Conversation with Neil J. Young.

Defunding Big Bird: The Politics and History of Public Broadcasting. A Conversation with Josh Shepperd.

A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Benjamin Nathans: The Lives and Afterlives of the Soviet Dissident Movement.

The Sociolinguistics of Exclusion: Affirmative Action, DEI, and the Struggle for Belonging. A Conversation with Jamaal Muwwakkil.