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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ is a history podcast dedicated to exploring how the past continues to shape the world we live in today. Through conversations with historians and other experts, the podcast highlights new historical research, fresh interpretations, and overlooked stories that deepen our understanding of contemporary life.

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๐’๐๐€๐ ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐š๐ญ๐ž | ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ
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July 17, 2026

๐’๐๐€๐ ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐š๐ญ๐ž | ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ

๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Why is one of America's most successful anti-hunger programs suddenly at the center of legal and political controversy? Recent battles over restrictions on purchases through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation's largest government food assistance program, have reignited debates over nutrition, personal choice, and the proper role of government. But as Christopher Bosso explains, those debates are far older than they appear. Bosso takes listener...
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๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ | ๐‚๐ก๐ฅ๐จ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง
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July 11, 2026

๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ | ๐‚๐ก๐ฅ๐จ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง

๐๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ. The modern business suit may seem timeless and practical, but its history reveals how clothing came to shape our ideas about power, respectability, and political authority. Historian Chloe Chapin uncovers the surprising history behind the business suit and why it still shapes our ideas about leadership today. ๐ˆ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž Why does the suit signal authority? When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared before world leaders without wearing one, his clothing becam...
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Birthright Citizenship: Rethinking American Immigration History | Anna O. Law
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July 4, 2026

Birthright Citizenship: Rethinking American Immigration History | Anna O. Law

What if almost everything you've heard about the history of American immigration is missing half the story? Less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship with its decision in Trump v. Barbara, historian Anna O. Law joins The Clio Dialogues to explain why today's debates over birthright citizenship reach back centuries. Rather than beginning with modern immigration policy, Law takes listeners into colonial America, the expansion of slavery, Native American disposses...
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Introducing The Clio Dialogues
May 26, 2026

Introducing The Clio Dialogues

In this trailer episode, host Dr. Jennifer Robin introduces The Clio Dialogues and the ideas behind the podcast.
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