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A Journey into Human History

A Journey into Human History

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Welcome to a journey into human history. This podcast will attempt to tell the whole human story. You may be asking yourself what is history? Is it simply a record of things people have done? Is it what writer Maya Angelou suggested—a way to meet the pain of the past and overcome it? Or is it, as Winston Churchill said, a chronicle by the victors, an interpretation by those who write it? History is all this and more. Above all else, it is a path to knowing why we are the way we are—all our greatness, all our faults—and therefore a means for us to understand ourselves and change for the better. But history serves this function only if it is a true reflection of the past. It cannot be a way to mask the darker parts of human nature, nor a way to justify acts of previous generations. It is the historian’s task to paint as clear a picture as sources will allow. Will history ever be a perfect telling of the human tale? No. There are voices we may never hear. Yet each new history book written and each new source uncovered reveal an ever more precise record of events around the world. You are about to take a journey into human history. The content contained in this podcast was produced by OpenStax and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. For more information please review the links and resources in the description. Podcast produced by Miranda Casturo as a creative common sense production.

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  • The Rise of Franklin Roosevelt

    The Rise of Franklin Roosevelt
    Oct 21 2026
    Franklin Roosevelt was a wealthy, well-educated, and popular politician whose history of polio made him a more sympathetic figure to the public. He did not share any specifics of his plan to bring the country out of the Great Depression, but his attitude of optimism and possibility contrasted strongly with Hoover’s defeated misery. The 1932 election was never really in question, and Roosevelt won in a landslide. During the four-month interregnum, however, Americans continued to endure President Hoover’s failed policies, which led the winter of 1932–1933 to be the worst of the Depression, with unemployment rising to record levels.

    When Roosevelt took office in March 1933, he infused the country with a sense of optimism. He still did not have a formal plan but rather invited the American people to join him in the spirit of experimentation. Roosevelt did bring certain beliefs to office: the belief in an active government that would take direct action on federal relief, public works, social services, and direct aid to farmers. But as much as his policies, Roosevelt’s own personality and engaging manner helped the country feel that they were going to get back on track.

    All images referenced in this podcast can be found at https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/26-1-the-rise-of-franklin-roosevelt

    Welcome to A Journey into Human History.

    This podcast will attempt to tell the whole human story.

    The content contained in this podcast was produced by OpenStax and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

    Access for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

    Podcast produced by Miranda Casturo as a Creative Common Sense production.

    No part of this podcast is made with generative AI

    Voice narration provided by computerized text-to-speech through voicemaker.in

    For those who prefer ad free listening other options of support are available.

    https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-journey-into-human-history--5860966/support
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    12 min
  • Assessing the Hoover Years on the Eve of the New Deal

    Assessing the Hoover Years on the Eve of the New Deal
    Oct 19 2026
    In Hoover, Americans got the president they had wanted, at least at first. He was third in a line of free-market Republican presidents, elected to continue the policies that had served the economy so well. But when the stock market crashed in 1929, and the underlying weaknesses in the economy came to the fore, Hoover did not act with clear intentionality and speed. His record as a president will likely always bear the taint of his unwillingness to push through substantial government aid, but, despite that failing, his record is not without minor accomplishments. Hoover’s international policies, particularly in regard to Latin America, served the country well. And while his attitude toward civil rights mirrored his conviction that government intervention was a negative force, he did play a key role changing living conditions for Native Americans. In all, it was his—and the country’s—bad luck that his presidency ultimately required a very different philosophy than the one that had gotten him elected.

    All images referenced in this podcast can be found at https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/25-4-assessing-the-hoover-years-on-the-eve-of-the-new-deal

    Welcome to A Journey into Human History.

    This podcast will attempt to tell the whole human story.

    The content contained in this podcast was produced by OpenStax and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

    Access for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

    Podcast produced by Miranda Casturo as a Creative Common Sense production.

    No part of this podcast is made with generative AI

    Voice narration provided by computerized text-to-speech through voicemaker.in

    For those who prefer ad free listening other options of support are available.

    https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-journey-into-human-history--5860966/support
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    7 min
  • The Depths of the Great Depression

    The Depths of the Great Depression
    Oct 16 2026
    The Great Depression affected huge segments of the American population—sixty million people by one estimate. But certain groups were hit harder than the rest. African Americans faced discrimination in finding employment, as White workers sought even low-wage jobs like housecleaning. Southern Black people moved away from their farms as crop prices failed, migrating en masse to Northern cities, which had little to offer them. Rural Americans were also badly hit. The eight-year drought that began shortly after the stock market crash exacerbated farmers’ and ranchers’ problems. The cultivation of greater amounts of acreage in the preceding decades meant that land was badly overworked, and the drought led to massive and terrible dust storms, creating the region’s nickname, the Dust Bowl. Some farmers tried to remain and buy up more land as neighbors went broke; others simply fled their failed farms and moved away, often to the large-scale migrant farms found in California, to search for a better life that few ever found. Maltreated by Californians who wished to avoid the unwanted competition for jobs that these “Okies” represented, many of the Dust Bowl farmers were left wandering as a result. There was very little in the way of public assistance to help the poor. While private charities did what they could, the scale of the problem was too large for them to have any lasting effects. People learned to survive as best they could by sending their children out to beg, sharing clothing, and scrounging wood to feed the furnace. Those who could afford it turned to motion pictures for escape. Movies and books during the Great Depression reflected the shift in American cultural norms, away from rugged individualism toward a more community-based lifestyle.

    All images referenced in this podcast can be found at https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/25-3-the-depths-of-the-great-depression

    Welcome to A Journey into Human History.

    This podcast will attempt to tell the whole human story.

    The content contained in this podcast was produced by OpenStax and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

    Access for free at https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history

    Podcast produced by Miranda Casturo as a Creative Common Sense production.

    No part of this podcast is made with generative AI

    Voice narration provided by computerized text-to-speech through voicemaker.in

    For those who prefer ad free listening other options of support are available.

    https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-journey-into-human-history--5860966/support
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    19 min
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