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Sparks of History
Sparks of History Podcast features insightful and entertaining interviews with renown world historians.
Our experts, including Pulitzer Prize winners, provide deep knowledge and unique perspectives.
Connecting World History with Jewish History.
Episodes
Sparks of HistoryGeorge Washington #2 - David Stewart - The Reinvention
What were Washington's key political skills? What was Washington's Key Military Skill? Was Washington anti Slavery? Join award winning author David O. Stewart…
Sparks of HistoryGeorge Washington #1 - David Stewart - The Reinvention
What are some of the Washington Myths? How did the early frontier years impact Washington? What Was Washington's Self Reinvention? Join award winning author…
Sparks of HistoryLuther's Jews #3 - A Journey Into Anti-Semitism
Did Luther’s anti-Semitism impact the Reformation? How did Luther view Johannes Reuchlin? How did future Protestants view Luther? Why Should Young People Study…
Sparks of HistoryLuther's Jews #2 - A Journey Into Anti-Semitism - Jews and their Lies
What is ”That Jesus Was Born A Jew” What was the Impact of “That Jesus was born a Jew”? Why did Luther write The Jews and Their Lies? Was Luther’s…
Sparks of HistoryLuther's Jews #1 - A Journey Into Anti-Semitism - Professor Thomas Kaufmann
Thomas Kaufmann – Martin Luther Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of Gottingenand Chairman, German Society for Reformation History Selected…
Sparks of HistoryLeon Trotsky #3 - What led Trotsky to become a revolutionary?
What led Trotsky to become a revolutionary? Sharp, sensitive naturel critical of father’s business High school 1890s – read revolutionary literature …
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #12- Did Lindbergh Apologize for his anti-Semitism??
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH #12 DID LINDBERGH EVER APOLGIZE FOR HIS ANTISEMITIC, PRO NAZI, OPINIONS? • Do not see any retraction or apology •…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #11- What was Lindbergh's 1941 Des Moines Iowa Speech?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH WHAT WAS LINDBERGH’S 1941 DES MOINES IOWA SPEECH? • September 1941 speech for America Frist • Realized public opinion…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #10- What was Lindbergh's Relationship with Henry Ford?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH #10 WHAT WAS LINDBERGH’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HENRY FORD? • Not close friends • Lindbergh on tour took Ford for a plane…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #9- Was Lindbergh a Racist?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH Award winning author Candace Fleming The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh WAS LINDBERGH A RACIST? • Views were similar…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #8 - Was Lindbergh a Nazi Sympathizer?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH #8 WAS LINDBERGH A NAZI SYMPATHIZER? • Visited Germany a number of time • Impressed by Hitler • Lindbergh was a fascist…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #7 - How did the Kidnapping Impact Charles and Anne Lindbergh?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH HOW DID THE KIDNAPPING IMPACT CHARLES & ANNE LINDBERGH? • Deeply affected them • Charles blamed the media • Soured on…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #6 - What is the Lindbergh Law?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH #6 What is the Lindbergh Law? • Lindbergh baby kidnapping Summer 1932 • US Congress passed law • Kidnapping now a…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #5 - Did Lindbergh influence US Aviation Industry?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH #5 Did Lindbergh influence US Aviation Industry? • Hugely influential • Brought instant attention to aviation • Showed a…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #4 - Why was Lindbergh’s Solo Flight Historic?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH #4 WHY WAS LINDBERGH’S SOLO FLIGHT SO HISTORIC? • The solo flight was huge • People were searching • Lindbergh was the…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #3 - What was Lindbergh’s personality?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH #3 WHAT WAS LINDBERGH’S PERSONALITY? • Personality stayed constant over the years • Loved machines more than people •…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #2 - What were Lindbergh’s early influences?
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH #2 What were Lindbergh’s early influences? • As a child was constantly told the story of his grandfather • Grandfather…
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #1 - Interview Candace Fleming- Intro
Award winning author Candace Fleming The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh Author of: Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell Amelia Lost: The Life and…
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #8 - Jefferson Davis and Judah Benjamin?
Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James Traub Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU Author of: City on a…
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #7 - Judah Benjamin and Slavery?
Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James Traub Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU Author of: City on a…
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #6 - Why did Judah Benjamin choose politics?
Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James Traub Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU Author of: City on a…
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #5- Did Judah Benjamin face anti-Semitism?
Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James Traub Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU Author of: City on a…
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #4 - What was Judah Benjamin's Personality?
Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James Traub Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU Author of: City on a…
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #3 - Did Benjamin receive a Jewish Education?
Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James Traub Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU Author of: City on a…
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #2 - Early Influences Shaping Benjamin?
Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James Traub Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU Author of: City on a…
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #1 - Interview with author James Traub
Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James Traub Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYU Author of: City on a…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #13- Did Marx face Anti-Semitism?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #12- What is Marx's Essay on the Jewish Question?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #11- How did Marx View Judaism & Jewish People?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #10 - Private Life versus Writings?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #9- Where Does the Communist Manifesto Rank?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #8- What Was Marx's Personality?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #7- Was Marx a Marxist?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #6- Was Marx an Accomplished Economist?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #5- Was Marx a Prophet?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #4 - Did Marx receive a Jewish Education?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #3 - What Were the Early Influences?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #2 - What is the MEGA Project?
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #1 - Interview Professor Jonathan Sperber
Join Sparks oh History with Professor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013) 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in…
Sparks of HistoryLeon Trotsky #2 - Trotsky's Jewish Childhood?
Joshua Rubenstein presents the life and works of Leon Trotsky Mr. Rubenstein was Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International USA 1975 - 2012 and is an…
Sparks of HistoryLeon Trotsky #1 - Interview Author Joshua Rubenstein - INTRO
Joshua Rubenstein presents the life and works of Leon Trotsky Mr. Rubenstein was Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International USA 1975 - 2012 and is an…
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #8 - Helped Jews Readmitted to England?
Award winning author Professor Steven Nadler Vilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986) Director of UW-Madison’s Institute…
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #7 - Who Was Queen Christina?
Award winning author Professor Steven Nadler Vilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986) Director of UW-Madison’s Institute…
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #6 - What is the Hope of Israel?
Award winning author Professor Steven Nadler Vilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986) Director of UW-Madison’s Institute…
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #5- What Kind of a Rabbi?
Award winning author Professor Steven Nadler Vilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986) Director of UW-Madison’s Institute…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #9- How did Einstein view himself?
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #8- Was Einstein A Zionist?
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #7- Was Einstein A Pacifist?
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #6- Was Einstein Political?
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #5 - Was Einstein Religious?
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #4 - Was Einstein's Science, Jewish?
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #4 - Writings for non Jews?
Award winning author Professor Steven Nadler Vilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986) Director of UW-Madison’s Institute…
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #3 - Influential Printer?
Award winning author Professor Steven Nadler Vilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986) Director of UW-Madison’s Institute…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #3 - A Good Student?
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #2 - Early Influences - Professor Steven Gimbel
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein - Intro -Professor Steven Gimbel
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy Department Gettysburg College author of numerous highly acclaimed books…
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #2 - Jewish Amsterdam 17th Century
Award winning author Professor Steven Nadler Vilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986) Director of UW-Madison’s Institute…
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel - Interview - Professor Steven Nadler - Intro
Award winning author Professor Steven Nadler Vilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986) Director of UW-Madison’s Institute…