Topic #1 When Worlds Collide

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Founder's Series: Freedom of Religion - Stephen Klugewicz discusses Freedom of Religion and its role, with host, Bryan Le Beau. Stephen Klugewicz is Executive Director of Collegiate Network. Airdate: October 11, 2004.



1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus According to John Herron's guest this week, Charles C. Mann, the Americas before Columbus were very different from the commonly perceived unpopulated pristine wilderness awaiting Manifest Destiny. He explains that new evidence presented in his book, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, suggests that before it became the New World, it was more populated and sophisticated than previously thought. Mann is an award winning author and correspondent for Science and The Atlantic Monthly. Airdate: December 19, 2005.

Columbus Day Talking History’s host Bryan Le Beau and Matthew Dennis continue their yearlong look at the American Holiday Calendar. This time they discuss Columbus Day. Matthew Dennis is author of Red, White and Blue Letter Days: An American Holiday Calendar. Airdate: October 10, 2005.

Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma Pocahontas has inspired poets, filmmakers and historians, earning a place as an icon in American history. Bryan Le Beau's guest this week, Camilla Townsend, author of Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma, sheds new light on the woman behind the myth. Townsend is a professor of history at Colgate University. Airdate: March 13, 2006.

Tobacco From the time of its discovery in America, tobacco has been exported to the World, bringing it both pleasure and pain. Our guest this week, Iain Gately, provides us with a history of what he calls the "exotic plant that seduced civilization." Airdate:May 3, 2004.

ThanksgivingHostBryan Le Beau and author Matthew Dennis resume their discussion on the history and origins of American holidays. This time they take a look at perhaps the most celebrated holiday of them all: Thanksgiving. Dennis is Professor of History at the University of Oregon and author of Red White and Blue: The American Holiday Calendar. Airdate: November 21,2005.


Witch Hunting This week we continue our best of Talking History series -- offering the most popular shows of the past year based on listener response and visits to our website archives. This week we rebroadcast our program from the week of October 28, 2002. It features an interview with Mary Beth Norton on the Salem witch trials and a commentary by Ellen Dubois on a petition by professional historians to Congress on what was then a proposed preemptive strike by the US against Iraq. Airdate: July 14, 2003