382 Episodes

  1. The Electrical Grid (2020)

    Published: 12/30/2021

  2. Bonus: On Our Watch

    Published: 12/28/2021

  3. American Socialist (2020)

    Published: 12/23/2021

  4. The Monster of We

    Published: 12/16/2021

  5. History Is Over

    Published: 12/9/2021

  6. A Symphony of Resistance (2021)

    Published: 12/2/2021

  7. Fighting Fires and Family Secrets

    Published: 11/25/2021

  8. Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Country We Have

    Published: 11/18/2021

  9. Aftermath (2020)

    Published: 11/11/2021

  10. Bonus: The Deep History of Dune

    Published: 11/9/2021

  11. Drone Wars

    Published: 11/4/2021

  12. The Dance of the Dead

    Published: 10/28/2021

  13. The Stars (2020)

    Published: 10/21/2021

  14. The Nostalgia Bone

    Published: 10/14/2021

  15. Tenochtitlan: A Retelling of The Conquest

    Published: 10/7/2021

  16. Bonus: Soul Train

    Published: 10/5/2021

  17. The Shadows of the Constitution (2020)

    Published: 9/30/2021

  18. Bonus: We're Not Broken

    Published: 9/28/2021

  19. The Supreme Court (2020)

    Published: 9/23/2021

  20. Afghanistan: The Rise of the Taliban

    Published: 9/16/2021

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