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History TalkOne Hundred Years of Women and the VoteOn the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment the Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences hosted a conversation with a panel of experts. They discussed the legacy of enfranchisement, especially for women of color; the ongoing gender disparity in elected officials; and how history informs the 2020 election. Panelists included: Susan Hartmann, professor emerita, Department of History; Treva Lindsey, associate professor, Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Sarah Paxton, JD; PhD candidate, Department of History; Producer, Prologued podcast; and Leticia Wiggins, PhD, Department of History; Multimedia Producer, WOSU Public Media.
Posted: August 2020
2021-02-0957 min
History TalkThe Politics of IndiaA New York Times editorial has declared it “A New Chapter for America and India.” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a point to reach out to the United States and will visit America for a second time at the end of September 2015. Does Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or “BJP,” also spell a new chapter for the world’s most populous democracy? What role does religion play in everyday Indian politics? And how does India—with a rising population and facing serious environmental issues—view itself on the world stage? Join guests Mytheli Sreenivas and Wendy Singer and h...
2021-02-0827 min
History TalkUnderstanding the Middle EastIn a recent, much publicized lecture — “It Takes a Historian to Understand the Middle East…Doesn’t It?” — Jane Hathaway of Ohio State's History Department offered a challenge to pundits and policymakers who seem unable to offer sound strategies for the Mideast. In this episode, hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy ask three historians — Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer, Patrick Scharfe, and Jane Hathaway — to lay out what you really need to know to understand this troubled region.
Posted: August 2015
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2021-02-0823 min
History TalkBuying American Elections?Money and politics. While some think these two should be like oil and water, the simple fact is they’re not. And in the wake of the 2012Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court, Americans have worried over whether money really should equal free speech. Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy as they ask guests Paula Baker, Marc Horger, and Steven Conn about the influence of dollars on the ballot box in U.S. history. At the core of this intriguing discussion is this: do huge bags of money really affect national politics as much as many fear? Th...
2021-02-0828 min
History TalkViolence Against WomenViolence against women has a long history in human communities. Yet, we live in a time when people across the planet are beginning to give greater attention to this problem and, at times, to stand against misogynistic violence in all its forms. Recently, the United Nations created the "He for She" campaign, which highlights that violence against women remains a global problem that exists at "alarmingly high levels." This month, History Talk hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins sit down to discuss the origins of gender violence, its existence throughout history, and issues affecting women globally with scholars Treva...
2021-02-0824 min
History TalkArmenians, Turks, and the Genocide QuestionApril 24, 2015 marks the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Beginning in 1915 in the midst of the strains of World War I, Ottoman officials oversaw the deportation and massacre of anywhere between several hundred thousand and 1.5 million Armenian people. The result was the physical annihilation of the Armenian communities that had lived in the Anatolian peninsula for more than 2500 years. But labeling it as a “genocide” has proven controversial and unacceptable for the Turkish Republic. Join your History Talk hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy as they interview Ronald Grigor Suny, Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer, and John Quigley to discuss what i...
2021-02-0824 min
History TalkAfghanistan: Past and ProspectsNATO “officially” ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in late December 2014, but the country remains fractured by ethnic and geographical fissures, with local warlords controlling their own fiefdoms and the government in Kabul only nominally in control. And the Taliban — that American forces went in to banish in 2001— remains a force to be reckoned with. On today's History Talk, hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins talk with scholars Robert Crews, Scott Levi, and Alam Payind about Afghanistan’s complex history to ask what the past of these peoples and this country tell us about prospects for the future.
Posted: Apr...
2021-02-0828 min
History TalkA Long View of Policing in AmericaHow we understand policing in the United States depends not only on what issues we focus on but also how far back we look. In this episode of History Talk, hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy sit down with the historians Marcus Nevius, Lilia Fernández, and Clay Howard to take a longer and broader view of the matter. They discuss how modern policing problems are connected to a range of historical issues such as slave patrols, the spectacle of lynching, mental health problems, the War on Drugs, as well as controlling publicly-acceptable behavior, labor, immigration, and gender.
2021-02-0828 min
History TalkRethinking Cuba LibreThis month History Talk hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins explore the political climate of a nation that's remained on distant diplomatic terms with the United States though it's only 90 miles away from the U.S.'s southernmost point. But U.S. - Cuba relations could be in for a dramatic change since President Obama's mid-December announcement. Join in the conversation with historians of Latin America - U.S. relations, Lilia Fernandez, Hideaki Kami, and Jaime Suchlicki.
Posted: January 2015
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2021-02-0823 min
History TalkThe People's Pope and the Changing Face of CatholicismJoin hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins and their guests, historians David Brakke, Tina Sessa, and Daniel Watkins as they discuss Pope Francis—the “people’s pope”—and how his actions fit into the Church's traditions and its commitment to social justice. Listen and explore hundreds of years of history of a group with over a billion adherents!
Posted: December 2014
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2021-02-0828 min
History TalkRace in the Classroom: Teaching Civil RightsJoin hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy in a conversation with historians—and award-winning teachers—Kevin Boyle, Stephanie Shaw, and Hasan Kwame Jeffries about the importance and difficulties of teaching race and civil rights in the classroom. “Learning about the Civil Rights Movement,” Boyle declares, “really explores the tension between America’s promise and the reality of the United States.” The first part of this conversation, referred to in the current episode, can be found in our previous podcast, “Putting Race on Display: The National Civil Rights Museum.”
Posted: December 2014
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2021-02-0822 min
History TalkPutting Race on Display: The National Civil Rights MuseumJoin hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy for part one of a two-segment History Talk on race in America. In “Putting Race on Display,” they interview Ohio State historians Stephanie Shaw and Hassan Jeffries about their work renovating the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. “It really is a place,” says Jeffries, “for living history.”
Posted: November 2014
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2021-02-0818 min
History Talk1989: The Year That Changed It AllTwenty-five years ago this autumn, the world watched in amazement as events in Eastern Europe transformed the planet. Socialist states that had looked a permanent fixture on the map of Europe disintegrated, often with little resistance. And the Berlin Wall—that most iconic symbol of the Cold War—came tumbling down in November. The sense of possibility and astonishment were palpable: the world could change in the blink of an eye if only we tried.
But where are we now, twenty-five years later? Why should 1989 matter to us now? On this edition of History Talk, hosts Patrick Potyon...
2021-02-0829 min
History Talk4th and Goal? The Past of the American University and the Future of the NCAAListen as History Talk explores the relationship between American university sports and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. In this episode, Origins authors Marc Horger, Steve Conn, and Anna McCullough join hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins and chew on the definition of amateurism, talk over the growth of college athletics, and hash out how each has shaped the university yesterday and today.
Posted: September 2014
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A tra...
2021-02-0833 min
History TalkTaylor Branch on the Crisis of College SportsIn this episode of History Talk, host Leticia Wiggins interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Taylor Branch on the contentious yet interlinked history of the American university system and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. In addition to completing the monumental King Era Trilogy, Branch has published The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA. He has also been featured in The Atlantic, MSNBC, and NPR to list but a few places.
Posted: September 2014
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2021-02-0831 min
History TalkThe Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage and LGBTQ RightsThe rapid shift in attitudes toward same-sex marriage in the United States has been one of the most dramatic cultural transformations in recent memory. But with these changes have come many questions and tensions. Is the focus on the politics of marriage limiting to broader rights movement? How have popular representations like those in Modern Family, crime procedurals, or even Levi’s jeans commercials changed the public’s perceptions, and has it always been for the better? How has the study and teaching of gay and lesbian history changed? What is the relationship between sexuality and neighborhood transformation (often term...
2021-02-0829 min
History TalkThe Terrors of Suicide BombingMany consider suicide bombing an exclusively recent or even novel phenomenon, carried out by crazed individuals that defy all reason. But is this actually the case? When and why did suicide bombing begin? Are there similarities among Russian anarchists of the nineteenth century, kamikaze pilots, and today’s suicide bombers? How can the history inform policy decisions to try and prevent such acts? Join your hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy who interview guests Corbin Williamson, Jonathan Romaneski, and Jeffrey Lewis as they tackle these and other tough questions on the terrors of suicide bombing.
Posted: June 2014...
2021-02-0820 min
History TalkThe Politics of International SportJesse Owens winning four gold medals in front of Adolf Hitler in 1936 Berlin. The 1942 Dynamo Kyiv soccer team which went on to defeat Hitler’s squad after being told, “If you win, you die.” Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising gloved hands in the Black Power salute in 1968. Gay rights and Vladimir Putin’s Russia at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The role of sport in dismantling South Africa’s apartheid regime and the 2010 World Cup in putting the nation on display on the global stage. And coming up, Brazil: about to host to the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and home to tu...
2021-02-0832 min
History TalkThe Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine, Part IIThe crisis between Ukraine, Russia, and the European Union/United States continues to dominate headlines with fears of a second cold war or worse emerging. In Part I of this podcast double-feature, we discussed Crimea’s rich and varied history. Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy for Part II as they talk with Trevor Brown and Rudy Hightower, both from OSU’s Glenn School of Public Affairs, about Ukraine’s struggles to achieve democracy in the post-Soviet era.
This is part 2 of a part 2 episode.
Posted: April 20, 2014
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2021-01-1923 min
History TalkThe Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine, Part IThe world has been electrified these past weeks by the explosive events in Ukraine: a dramatic political revolution in Kyiv's Independence Square, the surprise annexation of Crimea into Russia, and rising tensions between Russia and the United States/European Union that are reminiscent of the darkest of Cold War days. Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy as they talk with Myroslava Mudrak, Sergei Zhuk, and Origins editor Nick Breyfogle about Crimea's rich and varied history, how Crimea was absorbed into Russia, and what the future holds for Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula.
This is part 1 of...
2021-01-1925 min
History TalkThe Syrian Civil War: Alawites, Women's Rights, and the Arab SpringCo-hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy interviewed guests Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer and Patrick Scharfe on the the civil war in Syria, which continues to dominate headlines across the globe. As negotiations and fighting continue, Leticia and Patrick spoke with the two historians of the Middle East to explore the nation’s diversity, the role of women in the Arab Spring, intervention, and the way forward.
For more on Syria, see Origins’ two articles, “
2021-01-1916 min
History TalkAmerica's Big BrotherIn a nationally-televised speech on January 17, 2014, President Obama announced reforms to the National Security Agency (NSA). OSU History Department’s Alum David Hadley covered the history of the NSA in December within, "America’s "Big Brother": A Century of U.S. Domestic Surveillance," so co-hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins sat down with David Hadley and Origins editors Nicholas Breyfogle and Steven Conn to discuss the NSA in the current national and global environment.
Posted: December 2013
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2021-01-1927 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveOne Hundred Years of Women and the VoteOn the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment the Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences hosted a conversation with a panel of experts. They discussed the legacy of enfranchisement, especially for women of color; the ongoing gender disparity in elected officials; and how history informs the 2020 election.
An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/index.php/historytalk/one-hundred-years-women-and-vote
Panelists included: Susan Hartmann, professor emerita, Department of History; Treva Lindsey, associate professor, Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Sarah Paxton, JD; PhD candidate, Department of History; Producer, Prologued podcast...
2020-08-2057 min
We Believe PodcastWe Believe Podcast Episódio #16 – Análise Sobre a Trade DeadlineFala DubNation, a raiva já passou? Então vem com a gente nessa. Nossa equipe analisou com racionalidade (nem tanto) as trocas que o Golden State Warriors fez nessa trade deadline. Qual o motivo para D'Angelo Russell sair "de graça"? Andrew Wiggins renascerá para o basquete no Warriors? Respondemos essas e outras perguntas no episódio de hoje. Para tanto, contamos com as participações de Matheus Rossi, Leonardo Pereira, Abraão Carvalho, Letícia, Luan e ainda tivemos a estreia de Lucas Ramos, do @dubnation_br. Go Warriors!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2020-02-071h 40
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveThe Politics Of IndiaA New York Times editorial has declared it “A New Chapter for America and India.” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a point to reach out to the United States and will visit America for a second time at the end of September 2015. Does Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or “BJP,” also spell a new chapter for the world’s most populous democracy? What role does religion play in everyday Indian politics? And how does India—with a rising population and facing serious environmental issues—view itself on the world stage? Join guests Mytheli Sreenivas and Wendy Singer and hosts L...
2015-09-2427 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveUnderstanding the Middle EastIn a recent, much publicized lecture — “It Takes a Historian to Understand the Middle East…Doesn’t It?” — Jane Hathaway of Ohio State's History Department offered a challenge to pundits and policymakers who seem unable to offer sound strategies for the Mideast. In this episode, hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy ask three historians — Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer, Patrick Scharfe, and Jane Hathaway — to lay out what you really need to know to understand this troubled region.
An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/understanding-middle-east
2015-08-2423 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveBuying American Elections?Money and politics. While some think these two should be like oil and water, the simple fact is they’re not. And in the wake of the 2012 Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court, Americans have worried over whether money really should equal free speech. Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy as they ask guests Paula Baker, Marc Horger, and Steven Conn about the influence of dollars on the ballot box in U.S. history. At the core of this intriguing discussion is this: do huge bags of money really affect national politics as much as many fear? The an...
2015-06-1428 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveViolence Against WomenViolence against women has a long history in human communities. Yet, we live in a time when people across the planet are beginning to give greater attention to this problem and, at times, to stand against misogynistic violence in all its forms. Recently, the United Nations created the "He for She" campaign, which highlights that violence against women remains a global problem that exists at "alarmingly high levels." This month, History Talk hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins sit down to discuss the origins of gender violence, its existence throughout history, and issues affecting women globally with scholars Treva Lindsey...
2015-05-0725 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveArmenians, Turks, And The Genocide QuestionApril 24th, 2015 marks the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Beginning in 1915 in the midst of the strains of World War I, Ottoman officials oversaw the deportation and massacre of anywhere between several hundred thousand and 1.5 million Armenian people. The result was the physical annihilation of the Armenian communities that had lived in the Anatolian peninsula for more than 2500 years. But labeling it as a “genocide” has proven controversial and unacceptable for the Turkish republic. Join your History Talk hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy as they interview Ronald Suny, Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer, and John Quigley to discuss what...
2015-04-2224 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveAfghanistan: Past and ProspectsNATO “officially” ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in late December 2014, but the country remains fractured by ethnic and geographical fissures, with local warlords controlling their own fiefdoms and the government in Kabul only nominally in control. And the Taliban—that American forces went in to banish in 2001—remains a force to be reckoned with. On today's History Talk, hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins talk with scholars Robert Crews, Scott Levi, and Alam Payind about Afghanistan’s complex history to ask what the past of these peoples and this country tell us about prospects for the future.
An in-text version of...
2015-04-0728 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveA Long View of Policing in AmericaHow we understand policing in the United States depends not only on what issues we focus on but also how far back we look. In this episode of History Talk, hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy sit down with the historians Marcus Nevius, Lilia Fernández, and Clay Howard to take a longer and broader view of the matter. They discuss how modern policing problems are connected to a range of historical issues such as slave patrols, the spectacle of lynching, mental health problems, the War on Drugs, as well as controlling publicly-acceptable behavior, labor, immigration, and gender. From origins.o...
2015-02-2428 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveRethinking Cuba LibreThis month History Talk hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins explore the political climate of a nation that's remained on distant diplomatic terms with the United States though it's only 90 miles away from the U.S.'s southernmost point. But U.S. - Cuba relations could be in for a dramatic change since President Obama's mid-December announcement. Join in the conversation with historians of Latin America - U.S. relations, Lilia Fernandez, Hideaki Kami, and Jaime Suchlicki.
An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/rethinking-cuba-libre
2015-01-2323 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveThe People's Pope and the Changing Face of CatholicismJoin hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins and their guests, historians David Brakke, Tina Sessa, and Daniel Watkins as they discuss Pope Francis—the “people’s pope”—and how his actions fit into the Church's traditions and its commitment to social justice. Listen and explore hundreds of years of history of a group with over a billion adherents!
An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/peoples-pope-and-changing-face-catholicism
2014-12-1428 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveRace In The Classroom: Teaching Civil RightsJoin hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy in a conversation with historians—and award-winning teachers—Kevin Boyle, Stephanie Shaw, and Hassan Kwame Jeffries about the importance and difficulties of teaching race and civil rights in the classroom. “Learning about the Civil Rights,” Boyle declares, “really explores the tension between America’s promise and the reality of the United States.” The first part of this conversation, referred to in the current episode, can be found in our previous podcast, “Putting Race on Display: The National Civil Rights Museum.”
An in-text version of this episode can be found at:https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/ra...
2014-12-1022 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectivePutting Race on Display: The National Civil Rights MuseumJoin hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy for part one of a two-segment History Talk on race in America. In “Putting Race on Display,” they interview Ohio State historians Stephanie Shaw and Hassan Jeffries about their work renovating the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. “It really is a place,” says Jeffries, “for living history.”
An in-text version of the episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/putting-race-display-national-civil-rights-museum
2014-11-2418 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective1989: The Year That Changed It AllTwenty-five years ago this autumn, the world watched in amazement as events in Eastern Europe transformed the planet. Socialist states that had looked a permanent fixture on the map of Europe disintegrated, often with little resistance. And the Berlin Wall—that most iconic symbol of the Cold War—came tumbling down in November. The sense of possibility and astonishment were palpable: the world could change in the blink of an eye if only we tried.
An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/1989-year-changed-it-all
But where are we now, twenty-five years later? Why shou...
2014-10-2429 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective4th and Goal? The Past of the American University and the Future of the NCAAListen as History Talk explores the relationship between American university sports and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. In this episode, Origins authors Marc Horger, Steve Conn, and Anna McCullough join hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins and chew on the definition of amateurism, talk over the growth of college athletics, and hash out how each has shaped the university yesterday and today.
An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/4th-and-goal-past-american-university-and-future-ncaa
2014-09-2833 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveTaylor Branch on the Crisis of College SportsIn this episode of History Talk, host Leticia Wiggins interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Taylor Branch on the contentious yet interlinked history of the American university system and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. How we debate college sports connects to a long history, dating all the way back to the Greeks and Romans. In addition to completing the monumental King Era Trilogy, Branch has published The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA. He has also been featured in The Atlantic, MSNBC, and NPR to list but a few places.
An in-text version of...
2014-09-2331 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveThe Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage and LGBTQ RightsThe rapid shift in attitudes toward same-sex marriage in the United States has been one of the most dramatic cultural transformations in recent memory. But with these changes have come many questions and tensions. Is the focus on the politics of marriage limiting to broader rights movement? How have popular representations like those in Modern Family, crime procedurals, or even Levi’s jeans commercials changed the public’s perceptions, and has it always been for the better? How has the study and teaching of gay and lesbian history changed? What is the relationship between sexuality and neighborhood transformation (often termed “gentri...
2014-07-2529 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveThe Terrors of Suicide BombingMany consider suicide bombing an exclusively recent or even novel phenomenon, carried out by crazed individuals that defy all reason. But is this actually the case? When and why did suicide bombing begin? Are there similarities among Russian anarchists of the nineteenth century, kamikaze pilots, and today’s suicide bombers? How can the history inform policy decisions to try and prevent such acts? Join your hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy who interview guests Corbin Williamson, Jonathan Romaneski, and Jeffrey Lewis as they tackle these and other tough questions on the terrors of suicide bombing. (June 2014)
An in-text version of th...
2014-07-1020 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveThe Politics of International SportJesse Owens winning four gold medals in front of Adolf Hitler in 1936 Berlin. The 1942 Dynamo Kyiv soccer team which went on to defeat Hitler’s squad after being told, “If you win, you die.” Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising gloved hands in the Black Power salute in 1968. Gay rights and Vladimir Putin’s Russia at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The role of sport in dismantling South Africa’s apartheid regime and the 2010 World Cup in putting the nation on display on the global stage. And coming up, Brazil: about to host to the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and home to tumultu...
2014-07-1032 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveThe Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine, Part IIThe crisis between Ukraine, Russia, and the European Union/United States continues to dominate headlines with fears of a second cold war or worse emerging. In Part I of this podcast double-feature, we discussed Crimea’s rich and varied history. Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy for Part II as they talk with Trevor Brown and Rudy Hightower, both from OSU’s Glenn School of Public Affairs, about Ukraine’s struggles to achieve democracy in the post-Soviet era. (April 2014)
An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/fate-crimea-future-ukraine-part-ii
2014-07-1023 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveThe Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine, Part IThe world has been electrified these past weeks by the explosive events in Ukraine: a dramatic political revolution in Kyiv's Independence Square, the surprise annexation of Crimea into Russia, and rising tensions between Russia and the United States/European Union that are reminiscent of the darkest of Cold War days. Join hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy as they talk with Myroslava Mudrak, Sergei Zhuk, and Origins editor Nick Breyfogle about Crimea's rich and varied history, how Crimea was absorbed into Russia, and what the future holds for Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula. (April 2014)
An in-text version of this episode...
2014-07-1025 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveThe Syrian Civil War: Alawites, Women's Rights, and the Arab SpringCo-hosts Leticia Wiggins and Patrick Potyondy interview guests Ayse Baltacioglu-Brammer and Patrick Scharfe on the the civil war in Syria, which continues to dominate headlines across the globe. As negotiations and fighting continue, Leticia and Patrick spoke with the two historians of the Middle East to explore the nation’s diversity, the role of women in the Arab Spring, intervention, and the way forward. (Interview January 2014)
An in-text version of this episode can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/syrian-civil-war-alawites-womens-rights-and-arab-spring
2014-07-1016 min
History Talk, the history podcast from Origins: Current Events in Historical PerspectiveAmerica's Big BrotherIn a nationally-televised speech on January 17, 2014, President Obama announced reforms to the National Security Agency (NSA). Co-hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins sat down with OSU historian David Hadley and Origins editors Nicholas Breyfogle and Steven Conn to discuss the NSA's history in the current national and global environment. (January 2014)
An in-text version of this article can be found at: https://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/america-s-big-brother
2014-07-1027 min