The Last Best Hope?

A podcast by Adam Smith

Categories:

Arts History

75 Episodes

  1. The Nixon's the One Episode

    Published: 2/9/2022

  2. The Billy Graham Episode

    Published: 2/2/2022

  3. The 1776 Episode

    Published: 1/26/2022

  4. The State's Rights Episode

    Published: 12/3/2021

  5. The Government is the Solution Episode

    Published: 11/26/2021

  6. The Robert E. Lee Episode

    Published: 11/18/2021

  7. The 9/11 Episode

    Published: 11/12/2021

  8. The Homecoming Episode

    Published: 11/4/2021

  9. The Irish America Episode

    Published: 10/29/2021

  10. The "Crisis" of the Middle Class Episode

    Published: 6/11/2021

  11. The American Dilemma Episode

    Published: 5/28/2021

  12. The What's Wrong With America Episode

    Published: 5/21/2021

  13. The Royal America Episode

    Published: 5/14/2021

  14. The Boycott Episode

    Published: 5/7/2021

  15. The Swedish Nightingale Episode

    Published: 4/30/2021

  16. The From Slavery to Snowdonia Episode

    Published: 2/11/2021

  17. The Confederates who wanted to be Garibaldi Episode

    Published: 2/4/2021

  18. The Reconstruction Episode

    Published: 1/27/2021

  19. The My Whole Soul Episode

    Published: 1/24/2021

  20. The Insurrection Episode

    Published: 1/21/2021

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Historian and broadcaster Professor Adam Smith explores the America of today through the lens of the past. Is America - as Abraham Lincoln once claimed - the last best hope of Earth?Produced by Oxford University’s world-leading Rothermere American Institute, each story-filled episode looks at the US from the outside in – delving into the political events, conflicts, speeches and songs that have shaped and embodied the soul of a nation.From the bloody battlefields of Gettysburg to fake news and gun control, Professor Smith takes you back in time (and sometimes on location) to uncover fresh insights and commentary from award-winning academics and prominent public figures.Join us as we ask: what does the US stand for – and what does this mean for us all?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.