The History-Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work
The History Politics Podcast: Putting the Past to Work is a podcast of the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy, connects past to present, using historical analysis and context to help guide us through modern issues and policy decisions. Every other week we interview historians, policymakers, and thought leaders about what happened then, and what that means for us now.
Find a complete list of all episodes here.
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LCHP2026-09-16 12:00:552026-09-21 11:11:43Equality, Law, and the Trans Community (S6 E17)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:55:212026-09-17 10:20:42Ghosts of the Past in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (S2 Ep13)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:54:482026-09-17 10:18:19Trump 2.0 and the Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy (S5 Ep12)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:54:102026-09-21 11:08:36Under the Heat Dome (S4 Ep18)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:53:422026-09-21 11:12:45Authoritarianism and Patriarchy from Ancient Egypt to the Present (S3 Ep 10)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:52:532026-09-21 10:43:34Why History Matters: Immigration (S6 Ep19)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:52:212026-09-22 10:03:00Answering Your Questions About Gaza (S4 Ep16)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:51:452026-09-21 11:34:47Coming Out Republican (S5 Ep17)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:51:102026-09-22 09:56:26The Politics of Reproductive Rights (S3 Ep19)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:50:432026-09-22 10:04:08Guns, Violence, and the Law (S2 Ep 20)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:50:132026-09-22 10:05:10Israel and the Specter of Fascism Today (S3 Ep7)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:49:452026-09-22 10:06:10What is Afropessimism? (S2 Ep 4)
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LCHP2023-09-08 10:48:532026-09-22 10:27:27Domestic Violence, Title IX, and the Stories We Don’t Tell (S5 Ep9)