The Road to Now
Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers) & Dr. Ben Sawyer (MTSU History) share conversations with great thinkers from a variety of backgrounds – historians, artists, legal scholars, political figures and more –who help us uncover the many roads that run between past and present. For more information, visit… read more
Featured episodes
#177 How the South Won the Civil War w/ Heather Cox Richardson
The military engagements of the US Civil War came to an end in 1865, but the ideology of the confederacy was not so easily defeated. In this episode …
#184 The President’s Cabinet w/ Lindsay Chervinsky
Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky joins us to talk about the origins of the President’s cabinet and how the decisions George Washington made have outlasted his time in office by …
#176 Musical Chairs w/ Joe Kwon
Cellist Joe Kwon joins Bob & Ben to talk about his journey from aspiring classical musician to Bob’s bandmate in The Avett Brothers. Joe shares his experiences as a Korean immigrant …
#158 Live in Carrboro, NC- Charisma in American Politics Society w/ Molly Worthen, Doug Heye Rufus Edmisten (Recorded at Cat’s Cradle)
Dr. Molly Worthen (Department of History, UNC-Chapel Hill), Doug Heye (CNN/former RNC Communication Director) & Rufus Edmisten (Deputy Chief …
#134 The American Empire w/ Daniel Immerwahr
Is the United States an empire? US citizens have struggled with this question for a long time. Though our historical narrative traces our origins to the war for independence against the …
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