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Skipped History

HistoryEducation

Ben Tumin

skippedhistory.substack.com/podcast

Fortnightly podcast. Next episode on Thursday, March 5.

Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back. Hosted by Ben Tumin, creator of the NYT-profiled Skipped History web series.

skippedhistory.substack.com

119 episodes • 0 archived •

The Remarkable Thing Is that It Took This Long for Crisis to Come

February 19

February 19

10 mins

Ground Zero for Being Told Up is Down: The Bernie Goetz Shootings

February 6

February 6

50 mins

Life Before, During, and After Cars

January 23

January 23

29 mins

How the U.S. Exploited Venezuela's Oil Dependence

January 16

January 16

40 mins

Preparing for Peace by Preparing for Nuclear War

Dec 12, 2025

Dec 12, 2025

50 mins

The Founders Wanted to Tax the Rich

Nov 14, 2025

Nov 14, 2025

57 mins

Jelani Cobb on Jamaica High, Trayvon Martin, and How We Got Here

Nov 7, 2025

Nov 7, 2025

40 mins

How Bacon's Rebellion Invented Race in the U.S.

Oct 31, 2025

Oct 31, 2025

46 mins

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