Talking History: Shows from 1999

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American Century: A talk with historians Dennis Mihelich, Eileen Dugan and host Bryan LeBeau about events of the past century.

Dec. 27, 1999 air date

  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by James Gilbert about the teaching of evolution in the 21st century.
Apocalyptic Jesus: A talk with author Bart Erhman on his book, Jesus: Prophet of the New Millennium.

Dec. 20, 1999 air date

  • Real Audio 28.8
    The program contains a collage of thoughts about Christmas from people around town.
George Washington on the bicentennial of his death: A talk with author Paul Longmore.

Dec. 13, 1999 air date

  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Robert Dalzell on George Washington's thoughts on slavery and what happened to his slaves when he died.
Standing Bear Part II: A talk with musician and composer Brent Michael Davids on his music.

Dec. 6, 1999 air date

  • Real Audio 28.8
    The program contains music composed by Davids and includes an aria from the new opera.
Standing Bear-The Opera: A talk with Opera Omaha's Jane Hill about writing the libretto for the new opera on the trial of Standing Bear.

Nov. 29, 1999 air date

Pilgrims: A talk with author John Seelye.

Nov. 22, 1999 air date

El Salvador: A talk with Rev. Dean Brackley, S.J., on the anniversary of the death of six Jesuits in El Salvador.

Nov. 15, 1999 air date Real Audio 28.8
Op-ed by Diana Jean Schemo of The New York Times on her recent examination of military dictatorships.

Veterans Day: A talk with Doris Weatherford.

Nov. 8, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Michael Kelley titled, "Unraveling the Myth of Vietnam Veterans Suicide." Kelley is a Vietnam veteran and artist.

Sea Monsters: A talk with author Richard Ellis.

Nov. 1, 1999 air date

Grandier Witch Trial: A talk with Robert Rapley.

Oct. 25, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Walter Stephens, author of Demon Lovers, Witchcraft and Belief.

World Series: A talk with baseball historian Ben Rader.

Oct. 18, 1999 air date

Columbus' Millennium Vision: A talk with author and historian Pauline Moffitt Watts.

Oct. 11, 1999 air date

Age of the Bachelor: A talk with Howard Chudacoff.

Oct. 4, 1999 air date

Arcanum: A talk with author Janet Gleason about the intriguing history of porcelain.

Sept. 27, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Henry Ryan on whether we are headed for a Cold War with China.

Overrated and Underrated: A talk with Richard Snow, editor in chief of American Heritage magazine about its list of overrated and underrated people place and things in history.

Sept. 20, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Jonathan Coopersmith assessing the importance of Apollo 11 and its legacy. Coopersmith is a professor of the history of technology at Texas A&M.

Fairy Tales:A talk with Jack Zipes.

Sept. 13, 1999 air date

Labor Day: A talk with Jacqueline Jones.

Sept. 6, 1999 air date

Film & History: A talk with Robert Rosenstone.

Aug. 30, 1999 air date

Shakespeare: A talk with Park Honan.

Aug. 23, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Daniel Wright on who really wrote the works of Shakespeare.

Medieval Pastimes: A talk with Compton Reeves.

Aug. 16, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Ryan Dunch titled "Bombings, Blood Debts and Suspicions."

Nixon's Resignation: A talk with Stanley Kutler.

Aug. 9, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Bruce Schulman on the tapes made by other presidents.

United Nations: A talk with Paul Diehl.

Aug. 2, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Tom Weiss on the relationship between the U.S. and the UN.

Islamic Fundamentalism: A talk with John Esposito.

July 26, 1999 air date

Daimler Benz: A talk with Neil Gregor.

July 19, 1999 air date

Dreamland: A talk with Kevin Baker.

July 12, 1999 air date

Victorian Internet: A talk with author Tom Standage.

July 5, 1999 air date

The Meaning of Freedom: A talk with Eric Foner.

June 28, 1999 air date

Professor and the Mad Man: A talk about the Oxford English Dictionary with Simon Windchester.

June 21, 1999 air date

Memorial Day: A talk with Peter Karsten.

May 31, 1999 air date

Religion of Technology: A talk with David Noble.

May 24, 1999 air date

Asian Basin Crises: A talk with Robert Wade.

May 17, 1999 air date

Galileo: A talk with author and historian William Carol.

May 10, 1999 air date

Who Lost Russia: A talk with Peter Rutland.

May 3, 1999 air date

Gospel of Germs: A talk with author Nancy Tomes on history of cleanliness.

April 26, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Dr. David Rosner of Columbia University's History of Public Health Department on how far public health has come in the past 200 years.

Anniversary of Berlin Airlift: A talk with Douglas Brinkley

April 19, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by SAFE pilot, Roger Miller, on the extraordinary effort by pilots during the Berlin Airlift.

Earth Day: A talk with Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature

April 12, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Joseph Taylor, environmental history professor at Iowa State University on whether Earth Day was successful.

When Swing Was Really King: A talk with Louis Ehrenberg, professor of history at Loyola University of Chicago.

April 4, 1999 air date

History of Unrest in the Balkans: A talk with Susan Woodward of the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution.

March 29, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed that follows up on the interview about the unrest in the Balkans, presented by Rasma Karklins, professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Census: A talk with Margo Anderson.

March 22, 1999 air date

Post 1969 Ireland: A talk with historian Sean McDougal about the recent troubles in Ireland and the prospects for peace.

March 15, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The program contains a poetry reading by internationally known poet Eamonn Wall.

Immigrant Women: A talk with historian Donna Gabaccia.

March 8, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Steven Rosenfeld on the suffering of civilians in the many wars that have plagued the world during this century.

Atlantis: a talk with author Richard Ellis.

March 1, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The program also contains an op-ed by historian Robert Mutch on the history of fundraising scandals.

Black History: A look back at slavery in an interview with Ira Berlin, professor of history at the the University of Maryland and author of several award winning books on slavery, including his latest Many Thousand Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America.

February 22, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The op-ed is by Howard Jones, on whether congress should offer an apology for slavery. Jones is author of Mutiny on the Amistad which provided historical background for the film, Amistad.

President's Day: A look at the history of presidential impeachment in an interview with Ross K. Baker, professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and the author of several books including American Government.

February 15, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The-op-ed is by Daniel Szechi. It talks about how government figures of the past were removed from office in other countries.

Mardi Gras: A look at the wildest revelry of the year, Mardi Gras, in an interview with Reid Mitchell, associate professor of history at the University of Maryland.

February 8, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    Op-ed by John Andrew, professor of history at Franklin and Marshall College,  looks at tax reform. 

Pirates: Under the Black Flag: An interview with David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag: The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates, on the romantic notions and myths about pirates.

February 1, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The op-ed talks about female pirates is by Dianne Dugaw, professor of English at the University of Oregon.

Myths of the Gunfighter Part 4: An interview about Billy the Kid, with Robert Utley, one of the country's most prominent western historians and author of several books including; High Noon in Lincoln, Violence on the Western Frontier and Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life.

January 26, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The op-ed is about tourism and the legends of the West by Hal Rothman professor of history at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas who is the author of Devils Bargains: Tourism in the 20th Century American West.

Myths of the Gunfighter Part 3: An interview about Wyatt Earp with Casey Tefertiller, author of the critically acclaimed book, Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend.

January 19, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The op-ed is on the shoot-out at the OK Corral, by Allen Barra, author of Inventing Wyatt Earp.

Myths of the Gunfighter Part 2: An interview about Jesse James with Marely Brandt, author of Jesse James: The Man and the Myth.

January 12, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The op-ed on the reality of gunplay in the old west is by historian Clare McKanna, author of Race and Justice in the American West.

Myths of the Gunfighter Part 1: An interview with Richard Slotkin, author of Gunfighter Nation, about the rise to popularity of the gunfighter in American popular culture. Slotkin is the Olin Professor of American Studies at Weslyan University, 

January 4, 1999 air date
  • Real Audio 28.8
    The op-ed on the reality of how many were actually killed in gun battles in the old west is provided by Richard Etulain, professor of history and director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico. He is the author of The American West and Reimagining the Modern American West.