Podcast

Breaking History

Author: The Free Press
Feed episode count: 55
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Summary

Sometimes the news moves so fast, you have to look closely to know if you’ve seen it before. And that’s what this show is about. Breaking History breaks down the news, by breaking down history. We cover everything from LBJ and the Roman Republic to Donald Trump and the chaos at Columbia. This twice a month show from The Free Press delivers the best historians, authors, and reporters by mining the archives of human experience to figure out the present. George Santayana wrote, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Tune in to Breaking History to resist the repetition.

Episodes

Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

The Slow Death of Journalism, with Matt Taibbi

Duration seconds: 3068
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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

How the Democratic Socialists Conquered New York City

Duration seconds: 3652
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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Iran’s Favourite Washington Pundit

Duration seconds: 2884
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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Who Owns the Declaration of Independence?

Duration seconds: 4701
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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

A New Series From The Free Press | The Lindbergh Conspiracies

Duration seconds: 2600
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

What the Founders Really Meant to Say

Duration seconds: 3449
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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

Roald Dahl: Genius and Bigot

Duration seconds: 2958
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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

Eli Lake and David Rose: The UK Censorship Machine Eats Itself

Duration seconds: 3094
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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

Is This War Justified? Eli Lake Debates Iran with Robert Wright

Duration seconds: 6964
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Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested

Why Iran’s Reform Movement Failed

Duration seconds: 3243
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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

Eli Lake and Haviv Rettig Gur on Why Iran's Regime Is Hard to Kill

Duration seconds: 5232
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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

When ‘Good Kids’ Go Radical: A Breaking History Special

Duration seconds: 5388
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Mar 19, 2026 · not_requested

Eli Lake and Andrew Sullivan Debate the Iran War

Duration seconds: 7816
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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

Modern Terrorism Was Born in the 1970s

Duration seconds: 3068
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Feb 10, 2026 · not_requested

The Reluctant Prince: Can Reza Pahlavi Lead Iran’s Future? Q&A with Eli Lake

Duration seconds: 2857
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Jan 14, 2026 · not_requested

The Making of Modern Iran (Part 2) | The Red-Green Alliance

Duration seconds: 5315
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Jan 14, 2026 · not_requested

The Making of Modern Iran (Part 1)

Duration seconds: 4270
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Dec 22, 2025 · not_requested

A History of Tough Jews

Duration seconds: 3000
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Dec 10, 2025 · not_requested

From the Archives: Why Jews Wrote Your Favorite Christmas Songs

Duration seconds: 2394
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Nov 26, 2025 · not_requested

How Clinton, Trump, and Epstein Rewired America’s Moral Compass

Duration seconds: 3068
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Nov 12, 2025 · not_requested

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s Socrates

Duration seconds: 2512
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Oct 29, 2025 · not_requested

Beautiful Losers: Mamdani & The End of Socialism’s Losing Streak

Duration seconds: 3622
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Oct 21, 2025 · not_requested

Trailer | Spiral: Murder in Detroit

Duration seconds: 88
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Oct 15, 2025 · not_requested

London Falling: How the Birthplace of Free Speech Became a Censor’s Paradise

Duration seconds: 3167
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Oct 1, 2025 · not_requested

James Comey: The Case That Could Break America

Duration seconds: 3344
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