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American History Remix

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 A podcast about the overlooked and underexplored parts of American history.© 2025 American History Remix Social Sciences World
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  • Road to World War II

    Road to World War II
    Aug 6 2025

    The shadow of the First World War hung over the world. The victors were exhausted and the vanquished wanted revenge. We discuss the death of European democracies, the global origins of WWII, and America’s reluctant journey to war.

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    https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/road-to-war

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    In this episode we cover….

    • Introduction [0:00-02:41]
    • World War I [02:41-07:04]
    • US Returns to Isolationism [07:04-09:15]
    • Italy & the Rise of Mussolini [09:15-11:19]
    • The Philosophy of Fascism [11:19-13:30]
    • Germany’s Defeat [13:30-15:29]
    • The Nazi Party [15:29-18:00]
    • The Weimar Republic [18:00-19:51]
    • Failed Nazi Coup [19:51-21:49]
    • Manchuria [21:49-26:40]
    • Nazi Breakthrough [26:40-30:25]
    • Ethiopia [30:25-31:55]
    • American Neutrality [31:55-33:10]
    • The Spanish Civil War & Neutrality [33:10-37:04]
    • Japanese in China [37:04-39:45]
    • German Rearmament & the Rhineland [39:45-41:35]
    • Austria & Czechoslovakia [41:35-45:27]
    • Nazi-Soviet Pact [45:27-46:59]
    • American Response to War [46:59-48:24]
    • Germany Takes Europe [48:24-51:39]
    • Jewish Refugees [51:39-55:19]
    • US Aid to Britain [55:19-57:33]
    • Roosevelt & Third Term [57:33-59:54]
    • Battle of Britain & Destroyer Deal [59:54-01:02:52]
    • America Initiates Draft [01:02:52-01:04:19]
    • Lend-Lease & Atlantic Charter [01:04:19-01:06:40]
    • Germany Invades Soviet Union [01:06:40-01:09:30]
    • Conflict in the Pacific [01:09:30-01:12:31]
    • Roosevelt & Japan [01:12:31-01:15:01]
    • Pearl Harbor [01:15:01-01:16:47]
    • Conclusion [01:16:47-01:19:11]

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    To dive deeper into these topics (affiliate links):

    Jane Caplan, ed. Nazi Germany.
    https://tinyurl.com/Caplan-Nazi-Germany

    Justus D. Doenecke and John Edward Wilz, From Isolation to War, 1931-1941.
    https://tinyurl.com/Doenecke-and-Wilz

    Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin.
    https://tinyurl.com/Snyder-Bloodlands

    David M. Kennedy, Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945.
    https://tinyurl.com/Kennedy-Freedom-from-Fear

    John Merriman, A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present.
    https://tinyurl.com/Merriman-A-History

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • The Great Depression & Dust Bowl

    The Great Depression & Dust Bowl
    Jul 29 2025

    Episode Description

    The Great Depression sucked, the Dust Bowl made it even worse. We discuss how American greed destroyed both the economy and the land. Buckle up.

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    https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/depression-dust

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    In this episode we cover….

    • Introduction [00:00-03:50]
    • World War One & Wheat [03:50-07:06]
    • 1920s Economy [07:06-09:29]
    • Overproduction of Wheat [09:29-11:09]
    • Consumption & Progress [11:09-12:49]
    • Economic Downturn [12:49-14:03]
    • Market Crash [14:03-16:04]
    • Causes of Depression [16:04-19:45]
    • The Great Depression–General [19:45-20:57]
    • Life During the Depression [20:57-25:34]
    • Bonus Army [25:34-27:39]
    • Legacy of the Depression [27:39-28:23]
    • Dust Storms [28:23-33:40]
    • Okies [33:40-35:47]
    • Roosevelt Elected [35:47-37:29]
    • The New Deal [37:29-41:19]
    • Rural Reform [41:19-46:11]
    • Evaluation of the New Deal [46:11-49:35]
    • World War II [49:35-52:44]
    • Dust Bowl Ends [52:44-54:51]
    • Conclusion [54:51-56:40]


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    To dive deeper into these topics (affiliate links):

    James N. Gregory, American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California.
    https://tinyurl.com/Gregory-American-Exodus

    David M. Kennedy, Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945.
    https://tinyurl.com/Kennedy-Freedom

    Maury Klein, Rainbow’s End: The Crash of 1929.
    https://tinyurl.com/Klein-Rainbows-End

    Don Nardo, ed. The Great Depression.
    https://tinyurl.com/Nardo-The-Great-Depression

    Eric Rauchway, The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction.
    https://tinyurl.com/Rauchway-The-Great-Depression

    Donald Worster, Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s.
    https://tinyurl.com/Worster-Dust-Bowl

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    57 mins
  • Culture in the 1920s

    Culture in the 1920s
    Jul 22 2025

    The 1920s was an era of contradictions. We deconstruct the popular image of the Roaring Twenties and examine the tensions at work in American culture. The decade was anything but simple.

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    Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website:

    https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/culture-1920s

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    In this episode we cover….

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    Introduction [0:00-03:03]

    --Misery & Escapism
    World War One [03:03-06:03]
    Spanish Flu [06:03-08:55]
    Consumer Culture [08:55-10:52]
    Entertainment [10:52-13:43]
    The Lost Generation [13:43-15:31]

    --Modernism & Traditionalism
    A Divided Society [15:31-16:51]
    Immigration [16:51-18:55]
    Intellectual Trends [18:55-23:14]
    The Klan [23:14-25:14]
    Prohibition [25:14-28:19]
    Political Divide [28:19-30:40]

    --Traditional & “New Woman”
    Home & Work [30:40-31:55]
    Sex [31:55-34:50]
    Limits to the Change [34:50-37:15]
    Consumer Society [37:15-38:28]
    Generational Divide [38:28-39:58]

    --Racial Violence & Art
    The Great Migration [39:58-41:12]
    Lynching [41:12-43:50]
    Tulsa Race Massacre [43:50-46:58]
    The Blues [46:58-51:00]
    Ragtime [51:00-53:00]
    Brass Bands [53:00-54:10]
    Jazz [54:10-54:57]
    Harlem Renaissance [54:57-57:00]

    --Conclusion [57:00-58:28]

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    To dive deeper into these topics (affiliate links):

    LeRoy Ashby, With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture since 1830
    https://tinyurl.com/Ashby-With-Amusement

    Alfred W. Crosby, America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
    https://tinyurl.com/Crosby-Americas-Forgotten

    Lynn Dumenil, The Modern Temper: American Culture and Society in the 1920s
    https://tinyurl.com/Dumenil-Modern-Temper

    George M. Marsden, Fundamentalism and American Culture
    https://tinyurl.com/Marsden-Fundamentalism

    W.J. Rorabaugh, Prohibition: A Concise History
    https://tinyurl.com/Rorabaugh-Prohibition

    Eileen Southern, The Music of Black Americans: A History
    https://tinyurl.com/Southern-The-Music-of-Black

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    58 mins
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