The Last Best Hope?

A podcast by Adam Smith

Categories:

Arts History

75 Episodes

  1. The Elected King Episode

    Published: 1/14/2021

  2. The Uncle Tom Episode

    Published: 11/19/2020

  3. The Better Angels Episode

    Published: 11/10/2020

  4. The Viva La Revolución Episode

    Published: 11/5/2020

  5. 2020 Election Special: Who Will Win

    Published: 10/31/2020

  6. The Last Best Hope Shorts: Simone de Beauvoir

    Published: 10/27/2020

  7. 2020 Election Special: Race and the Election

    Published: 10/26/2020

  8. The Harmonious Episode

    Published: 10/15/2020

  9. 2020 Election Special

    Published: 10/13/2020

  10. The Did the South Win the Civil War After All Episode

    Published: 10/7/2020

  11. The Last Best Hope Episode

    Published: 6/21/2020

  12. The new New Deal Episode

    Published: 6/1/2020

  13. The "Don't Tread on Me" Episode

    Published: 5/8/2020

  14. The Crisis Episode

    Published: 5/2/2020

  15. The Federalism Episode

    Published: 5/2/2020

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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.