Best Elizabeth Lunday Podcasts (2024)

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After You've Gone 51:23

2+ y ago51:23

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Actress Irene Castle cut her hair short in 1915 shortly before an operation for appendicitis. She liked it so much she never grew it back. In 1919, American women began following her lead. Newspapers were full of articles about the trend, but since it hadn't yet spread beyond major East Coast cities, critics in the heartland held their criticism. T…

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Through Cloud, Hopeful: Eddington, Einstein, and the Eclipse of 1919 58:16

3y ago58:16

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Arthur Eddington was committed to testing Einstein's General Theory of Relativity during the 1919 Solar Eclipse, not only to remove all doubts about the theory but also to demonstrate the value of scientific internationalism. But the British Army was determined to send him to the Front. Eddington faced the greatest challenge of his life: proving hi…

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The Pursuit of Truth: Eddington, Einstein, and the Eclipse of 1919 51:51

3y ago51:51

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In 1914, most scientists claimed their work knew no borders, but the Great War slammed the door on international scientific cooperation. So when a obscure German physicist named Albert Einstein presented a radical new explanation of gravity, he feared no one outside of Germany would be willing to help confirm his theory. He had no idea that his wor…

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Dulce Et Decorum Est: The Legacies of Fritz Haber 1:07:46

3y ago1:07:46

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Note: This episode contains a description of a poison gas attack in World War I and a discussion of the injuries caused by different gases. I do not dwell on the details, but even the bare facts can be disturbing. There is also a discussion of suicide. Take care of yourself, and thank you. The title of this episode is taken from a famous poem by wr…

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The Last Night of the Bubbling Glass: The Passage of the 18th Amendment 1:02:21

4y ago1:02:21

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By 1914, the temperance movement had achieved significant gains in its goal to outlaw the sale of alcohol in the United States. But every push for nationwide prohibition had failed. Would the war--and the accompanying anti-German hysteria--give the Anti-Saloon League enough power to cross the finish line? Was a golden age of sobriety waiting on the…

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Do You Expect Us to Turn Back Now: Alice Paul and the Fight for Woman Suffrage 55:48

4y ago55:48

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Women in the United States began fighting for the right to vote in 1848, and by 1910 they had achieved a few hard-won victories. But success nationwide seemed out of reach. Then Alice Paul arrived on the scene with a playbook of radical protest strategies and an indomitable will. She focused in on one target: the president, Woodrow Wilson. How far …

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Flu Fences and Chin Sails: Answering New Questions about the Spanish Flu 55:28

4y ago55:28

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Living through the COVID-19 pandemic raises all sorts of new questions about the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919. This episode seeks to answer those questions. We look at the multiple waves of the flu, popular home remedies, who went to the hospital and who stayed home, how the federal government responded to the outbreak, the effect on the econo…

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Say It Ain't So: The Black Sox Scandal and Baseball in 1919 59:48

4y ago59:48

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Baseball was the only truly national American sport in 1919, loved by fans across the United States. But the mood among players was grim--team owners kept salaries artificially low. When the Chicago White Sox won their league championship, the temptation to accept hard cash from gamblers to deliberately lose the World Series was irresistible. After…

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Radical and Agitator: William Monroe Trotter and the Fight for Justice 59:09

4+ y ago59:09

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William Monroe Trotter was among the richest, best-educated, and most-well-connected African-American men in the United States--and he dedicated every ounce of his privilege into helping his fellow black Americans. By 1919, he had fought with the elder statesmen of his community, been arrested in protests over "Birth of a Nation," and denounced Woo…

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There Is No Justice Here: The Red Summer of 1919 57:55

4+ y ago57:55

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A constant threat of violence hung over the lives of African Americans in the early 20th century, an unrelenting terror that served to deter economic progress and enforce a racist social order. But 1919 was different: violence spread out of the south into northern and midwestern cities and took the form of random, terrifying riots. But the response…

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Reign of Terror: The First Red Scare 1:01:43

4+ y ago1:01:43

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Americans felt under attack in 1919 as a series of riots, strikes, disasters, and bombings hit the country. After radicals attempted to blow up the house of Attorney General Mitchell Palmer, he decided enough was enough. It was time to stop the Red Menace using any means possible. But would Americans tolerate the loss of their civil liberties in th…

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Pie in the Sky: The Wobblies and the Fight for Labor 58:56

4+ y ago58:56

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The I.W.W. was a tough, militant, radical union, and its very existence terrified business owners, factory bosses, and the entire U.S. government. Since its founding, the law had been out to get the Wobblies. In 1919, as a record number of Americans went on strike for better wages and working conditions, would the union be able to help them? Would …

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Send All Available Personnel: The United States and the Great Molasses Flood 59:19

4+ y ago59:19

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The Purity Distilling Company molasses tank dominated the North End of Boston, standing 50 feet tall over the surrounding tenements. Residents of the area were accustomed to the sight of tank oozing syrup from its seams and making strange rumbling noises from its depths. And one day in January 1919, life changed forever for Bostonians when the wall…

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The Great Tide of Our Age: Colonies, Mandates and the Failed Promise of Self-Determination 50:29

4+ y ago50:29

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Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points promised self-determination to colonies around the globe, raising hopes of independence and freedom for millions. But Wilson and the Allies had no intention of letting occupied peoples throw off imperialism. What would be the long-term consequences of raising the hopes and then dashing the dreams of so many people? …

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A Grubby Little War: The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire 57:09

4+ y ago57:09

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The collapse of the Ottoman Empire set off a mad scramble for territory. No one paid any attention to what the people who actually lived in the former empire actually wanted. But in the heart of Anatolia, one Turkish general was determined to preserve his homeland. In 1914, the Ottoman Empire stretched from the border of Europe all the way to the A…

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No Question of Undue Severity: The India Independence Movement 59:29

4+ y ago59:29

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At the end of World War I, Great Britain promised India increased autonomy with one hand and took civil rights away with another. The furious population welcomed the leadership of a nationalist with a compelling message of non-violence and self-reliance, one Mohandas K. Gandhi. But when Gandhi organized nationwide protests, the British reacted with…

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Giving the Natives a Free Hand: The Irish Fight for Independence 48:19

4+ y ago48:19

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The Irish had tried to free themselves from British control for centuries, always to fail. But in 1922, the Irish Free State took its place among the world's independent nations. Learn how an election, a shadow government, and a key literally baked into a cake brought independence to Ireland--along with a bloody civil war. Thomas Ash died in a Brit…

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No Cause for Panic: The Spanish Flu Pandemic 43:08

4+ y ago43:08

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The emergence of the flu virus that swept the globe between 1918 and 1920 was entirely unexpected, but the resulting pandemic can't be called an entirely natural disaster. Governments made decisions that made the flu much, much worse, and those decisions would have long-lasting consequences--and leave between 50 and 100 million dead. Colonel Charle…

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Eggshells Loaded with Dynamite: Allied Intervention in the Russian Revolution 20:24

4+ y ago20:24

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In 1919, thousands of American soldiers fought Russian troops on Russian soil--despite the fact President Woodrow Wilson had promised to allow Russia to determine its own political future. Why did the Allies rush to land troops in eastern Siberia and along the Arctic Ocean? And why have we forgotten all about it? General William S. Graves wanted to…

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The Object of Power: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part II 46:51

5y ago46:51

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The world has been obsessed with the tragedy of the Romanov family for more than a century. It's easy to forget that the Tsar's family were among hundreds of thousands of people killed in the Revolution as well as in conflicts that swept across Eastern Europe. These conflicts would have lasting implications for the entire world. Notes and Links I h…

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A Gladiator's Gesture: Art after the Great War 42:46

5y ago42:46

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In 1919, two competing art movements went head-to-head in Paris. One was the Return to Order, a movement about purity and harmony. The other was Dada, a movement about chaos and destruction. Their collision would change the trajectory of Western art. Hugo Ball established the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, where Dada came to life in February 1916. In …

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Incident at Chelyabinsk: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part I 47:51

5y ago47:51

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One of the strangest conflicts of the Great War happened 1000 miles east of Moscow between two units of Czech and Hungarian former POWs. What these troops were doing on the edge of Siberia is a fascinating tale of ethnic resentments, self-determination, and unintended consequences. Notes and Links A word about dates. Anyone writing about the Russia…

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Bring in the Germans: The Fate of the Losers at the Paris Peace Conference 49:28

5y ago49:28

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The most important task at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference was the drafting of peace terms for the losers of the war. Germany and Austria assumed Woodrow Wilson would insist on a fair, respectful compromise peace based on the Fourteen Points. So they were shocked when the Treaty of Versailles demanded territory, demilitarization, and reparations. I…

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Burdened with Glorious Purpose: Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations 37:54

5y ago37:54

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Woodrow Wilson believed he and he alone could end war--forever. His plan for the League of Nations would usher in an era of eternal peace. So it really hurt the president's feelings when not everyone agreed with his vision. American author John Dos Passos in his World War I uniform. Dos Passos spent 1919 traveling around Europe and wrote about the …

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Our Fathers Lied: The Origins of World War I 37:46

5y ago37:46

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Welcome to the World Bar. It's a tough locale, with scratched tables and angry patrons, and you won't find it on Yelp. But it's here that the most powerful European countries stumbled into the most devastating war the world had ever known in August 1914. Here's the original meme that inspired this episode: I left out a few lines to simplify things,…

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1919: A Time of Hope or a Time of Dread? 29:40

5y ago29:40

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Lucy Maud Montgomery became one of Canada's most successful and beloved authors with the publication of the Anne of Green Gables series. After Montgomery lived through World War I, she decided to recount the war years through the eyes of Anne's teenage daughter. The result is Rilla of Ingleside. This is the cover of the first edition of Rilla of In…

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Welcome to The Year That Was 18:02

5y ago18:02

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Welcome to the The Year That Was: 1919. I'm so excited to announce this new project. I've always been fascinated by year-by-year approach to history, and I'm thrilled to be taking a close look at 1919. Over the course of the next few months, we're going to look at wars and revolutions, peace conferences and treaties, scientific discoveries and arti…

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After You've Gone 51:23

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Through Cloud, Hopeful: Eddington, Einstein, and the Eclipse of 1919 58:16

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The Pursuit of Truth: Eddington, Einstein, and the Eclipse of 1919 51:51

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Dulce Et Decorum Est: The Legacies of Fritz Haber 1:07:46

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The Last Night of the Bubbling Glass: The Passage of the 18th Amendment 1:02:21

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Do You Expect Us to Turn Back Now: Alice Paul and the Fight for Woman Suffrage 55:48

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Flu Fences and Chin Sails: Answering New Questions about the Spanish Flu 55:28

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Say It Ain't So: The Black Sox Scandal and Baseball in 1919 59:48

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Radical and Agitator: William Monroe Trotter and the Fight for Justice 59:09

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There Is No Justice Here: The Red Summer of 1919 57:55

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Reign of Terror: The First Red Scare 1:01:43

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Pie in the Sky: The Wobblies and the Fight for Labor 58:56

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Send All Available Personnel: The United States and the Great Molasses Flood 59:19

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The Great Tide of Our Age: Colonies, Mandates and the Failed Promise of Self-Determination 50:29

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A Grubby Little War: The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire 57:09

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No Question of Undue Severity: The India Independence Movement 59:29

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Giving the Natives a Free Hand: The Irish Fight for Independence 48:19

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No Cause for Panic: The Spanish Flu Pandemic 43:08

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Eggshells Loaded with Dynamite: Allied Intervention in the Russian Revolution 20:24

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The Object of Power: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part II 46:51

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A Gladiator's Gesture: Art after the Great War 42:46

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Incident at Chelyabinsk: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part I 47:51

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Bring in the Germans: The Fate of the Losers at the Paris Peace Conference 49:28

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Burdened with Glorious Purpose: Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations 37:54

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Our Fathers Lied: The Origins of World War I 37:46

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1919: A Time of Hope or a Time of Dread? 29:40

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Welcome to The Year That Was 18:02

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