Now & Then

How can the past help inform today’s most pressing challenges? Every Tuesday, award-winning historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman use their encyclopedic knowledge of US history to bring the past to life. Together, they make sense of the week in news by discussing the people, ideas, and events that got us here today. Now and Then is produced by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

History
Society & Culture
News Commentary
1
Texas Tall-Tales, Ken Paxton…and Us
53 min
2
Encore: Women Warriors: Ukraine & Beyond
43 min
3
The American Wellness Continuum: Alternative Me...
47 min
4
The American Wellness Continuum: Traditional Me...
43 min
5
Veep: The Real Story
46 min
6
Not a Joke: Humor as Politics
46 min
7
Supreme Court Scandals: A Story of Justice
58 min
8
Expulsions and Ousters: The Threat in Tennessee
53 min
9
Hostages as Messages
51 min
10
Canada and the One-Way Mirror
46 min
11
District Attorneys: Where the Rubber Meets the ...
50 min
12
Why Americans Hate (and Love) Banks
55 min
13
Now & Then Backstage 3/15: Women Journalists an...
14 min
14
Women Journalists and Their Fight to Be Heard
50 min
15
Trash and Pollution: Who Pays?
51 min
16
Women Change Makers: Three Legal Battles
50 min
17
What UFOs Say About Us
52 min
18
Congressional Committees…and Power
49 min
19
Asian American Identities: A National Story (wi...
46 min
20
Advisors and Chiefs of Staff: The Powers of the...
48 min
21
The 'Constitutional Sheriff' Myth
58 min
22
Horses, Cats, and Chickens: Animal Power and Us
42 min
23
Things Are Looking Up? A New Year’s Show
Things Are Looking Up? A New Year’s Show
52 min
24
Encore: From Monopoly to Mystery Date
49 min
25
Georgia (Voting Rights) On My Mind (with Carol ...
52 min