January 27, 2020: Lewis and Clark
Max and Aaron are joined by historian Garrett Wright, who’ll be speaking at an event on “Great Journeys in History” on Saturday, February 15.
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January 13, 2020: All The President’s Oscars
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jan 14, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!
Rachel Schaevitz and Kirsten Adams stop by to discuss two events: a screening of “All the President’s Men” this week and an Oscar preview party later this month.
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Read MoreDecember 16, 2019: This Year In Humanities
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 16, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Significant births, significant deaths, a university confronts the importance of the humanities head-on – and Max reads a Mary Oliver poem.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2019: The “Lost Cause” and Silent Sam
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 9, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by UNC historian William Sturkey, who just wrote a New York Times editorial blasting the UNC system’s $2.5 million Silent Sam deal.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2019: Prohibition, Anniversaries
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 2, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Lloyd Kramer join Aaron to celebrate the end of CPH’s 40th year – and to chat about a seminar on Prohibition later this week.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2019: It’s Good To Be The…Pope
Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 19, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max waxes on the weirdly significant importance of November 18 in the history of Catholicism.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2019: The Economics of “Trumpism”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 11, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by economist John Komlos, who’s speaking at a CPH event on Tuesday called “Economic History of the Rise of Trumpism.”
Read MoreNovember 4, 2019: Even Walls Fall Down
Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 4, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
CPH is holding an event on Saturday marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Max and Aaron are joined by historian Konrad Jarausch.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2019: Hip Hop and Diplomacy
Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 28, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by UNC music professor Mark Katz, the author of “Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World.”
Read MoreOctober 21, 2019: Brexit!
Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 22, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
CPH and the Center for European Studies are hosting a “Pints and Politics” discussion on Brexit next Wednesday, October 30, from 6-8 pm at Topo’s Back Bar.
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