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The Duncan & Coe History Show
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Bestselling authors and historians Mike Duncan and Alexis Coe are far-flung buddies who slice through centuries with the sharpness of a guillotine. In this wide-ranging series, Duncan, best-known for The History of Rome and Revolutions, and Coe, a presidential historian and senior fellow leave no stone unturned, no sacred cow un-tipped.
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Blank Check History: When Scholars Hit the Jackpot
Mar 13, 202500:26:50Summary readyIn the Season 0 finale, Mike and Alexis consider a world in which historians put their money where their history is. Links to the great work of our guests! Rory McGovern Race, Politics, and Reconstruction: The First Black Cadets at Old West Point Marcia Chatelain Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America Emily Tamkin Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities Chistine Caccipuoti Footnoting History
SummaryBlack Pioneer, White Frontier
Jan 22, 202500:37:19Summary readyIn the 1840s, Black pioneer George Bush (no relation!), his white wife, and their five children quit Missouri, a slave state, for the Pacific Northwest---only to find racial exclusion laws hot on his heels.
SummaryFramed by Blood: The Mary Lincoln Story
Jan 15, 202500:38:27Summary readyOn the 10th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, his widow faces an unthinkable betrayal. Alexis dismantles the myth of the unhinged Mary "Never Todd" Lincoln and reveals thewidow's relentless battle for justice.
SummarySquirrel's Troublesome Little Bones
Dec 26, 202400:20:04Summary readyIn this bonus episode, Alexis imagines a historic New Year's Eve menu for Mike. patreon.com/duncanandcoe Karen Abbott, The Ghosts of Eden Park:The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder that Shocked Jazz-Age America. Candice Millard, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Malinda Russell, A Domestic Cook: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen Jon Mooallen, This Is Chance!
SummaryMarc Bloch
Dec 19, 202400:36:35Summary readyFrom Nazi-fighting historian to Pantheon inductee: Bloch's legacy is anything but a strange defeat. Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HistorianAlexisCoe Patreon: patreon.com/duncanandcoe Books by and about Bloch Carl Fink, Marc Bloch: A Life in History Marc Bloch, The Historian's Craft Marc Bloch, The Strange Defeat Marc Bloch, Feudal Society
SummaryFDR v. Lindbergh
Dec 12, 202400:40:26Summary readyAuthor Paul Sparrow helps Mike and Alexis navigate Charles Lindbergh's bumpy descent from American hero to Nazi Germany apologist--and thorn in FDR's side. Buy some books! Paul Sparrow, Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindbergh--And the Battle to Save Democracy Alexis Coe, You Never Forget Your First Mike Duncan, Hero of Two Worlds
SummaryBoss Walrus
Dec 5, 202400:10:07Summary readyIn this bonus episode, Mike convinces Alexis not to be sad about Chester A. Arthur
SummaryGladiator II
Dec 5, 202400:40:57Summary readyToday's episode is brought to you at one (guess who) host's insistence.
SummaryBiden's Tar Pit Plunge
Nov 27, 202400:20:51Summary readyMike asks Alexis about Biden's legacy as she steels herself for the presidential ranking survey.
SummaryRabbit Holes
Nov 21, 202400:38:16Summary readyMike is back from his brush with not-quite-death and Alexis offers him no quarter, immediately speculating on 18th-century treatments he mercifully avoided. The actual episode: Their rabbit hole tales of unwoe, from the lexical versatility of "slut" to a totally logical journey from Michael Caine to Mary Todd Lincoln.
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