In this episode of the History Workshop podcast, Rebecca Spang looks back to the era of the French Revolution to explore the power dynamics of decentralized currencies.
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Episode 7: Marx’s London
Celebrate Karl Marx’s 200th birthday with 10 stops on a new History Workshop audio tour of Marx’s London
Episode 6: Radical Feminism and 1968 – Interview with Alice Echols
How did demands for the liberation of women emerge from the tumult of radical protest?
Episode 5: Historic Passions – Interview with Nell Irvin Painter
In this episode, the first in a series, we turn to historic passions: the strong and sometimes obsessive pull of curiosity about the past. Hear Marybeth Hamilton’s interview with Nell Irvin Painter, visual artist, author and historian.
Episode 4: The Roots of White Supremacy, Part 1
Professor Richard Drayton explains the intellectual, social and political roots of white supremacy in Britain and the Americas, and how it led to the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit referendum.
Episode 3: History Acts – Housing in Crisis
In this episode, activists and historians discuss the UK housing crisis in contemporary and historical perspective.
Episode 2: Alison Light on life with Raphael Samuel – A Memoir of a Marriage
In Episode 2 of the History Workshop Podcast, Historian Alison Light offers a unique perspective on the memoir and biography, and the art of writing about lived experiences.
