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90 Second Narratives

90 Second Narratives

94 Episodes • By Sky Michael Johnston • 90secnarratives.buzzsprout.com...
90 Second Narratives is a podcast featuring engaging true stories told by trained historians. Each episode includes a short story interwoven with expert analysis of the story’s historical significance. The concise length and storytelling format of the episodes make history accessible, dynamic, and e ...more
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90 Second Narratives
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A Season of Stories 10: Seeking Justice
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Jan 3 2023 17m
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Creative Community Responses to Climate Change in New England
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Jun 7 2022 3m
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The Cepalinos’ Global Fight against Inequality
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Apr 25 2022 3m
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The Perseverance of Menominee Women
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Jan 3 2022 4m
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem
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Dec 14 2021 3m
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Addressing Slavery in the Museum
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Nov 30 2021 4m
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A Season of Stories 9: Friendship
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Nov 16 2021 28m
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Posthumous Friendships between Jesuit Brothers
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Nov 8 2021 5m
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On the Doors of the U.S. Supreme Court, Part II
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Nov 2 2021 3m
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On the Doors of the U.S. Supreme Court, Part I
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Oct 26 2021 3m
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Life’s Seasons and the Friendships of Frederick the Great
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Oct 18 2021 2m
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The Friendship that Introduced a Heroine of Mexican Independence to the World
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Oct 12 2021 5m
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Becoming a Friend of God in Eighteenth-Century North Africa
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Oct 5 2021 4m
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Narragansett Friendship, Roger Williams, and Religious Freedom in America
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Sep 28 2021 3m
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Otto von Bismarck’s Four-Legged Friends
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Sep 20 2021 8m
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A Season of Stories 8: Journeys
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Sep 14 2021 31m
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Using Astrology to Plan Journeys
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Sep 7 2021 2m
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The “Conflict Thesis”: A Resilient Idea’s Journey
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Aug 30 2021 6m
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Hotel Owners and the Shape of Japanese Transpacific Migration
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Aug 23 2021 3m
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The Columbian Exchange
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Aug 17 2021 2m
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A US Consul on the Road to a Coup
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Aug 9 2021 2m
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Cotton: Connecting the Atlantic World
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Aug 3 2021 7m
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A Black Woman’s Spiritual Journey to the City
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Jul 26 2021 5m
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Chinese Migration and the Shaping of Costa Rica
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Jul 19 2021 3m
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Soju: A Liquor’s Global Journey
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Jul 12 2021 4m
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