History Talk

In this Origins podcast of Writers Talk History, historian Anna M. Peterson joins the show all the way from Oslo, Norway. Host Patrick Potyondy interviews her about one of the most contentious topics today—abortion—as well as her research experience in a foreign country. - Posted April 2013

In this Origins podcast of Writers Talk History, host Patrick Potyondy interviews historian Alice Conklin about the history and mass appeal of socialism in France. - Posted March 2013

In this Origins podcast of Writers Talk History, host Patrick Potyondy interviews historian and Origins editor Nicholas Breyfogle about the international race for the arctic. He tells us about the complex and perhaps explosive historical dimensions of climate change. - Posted February 2013

In this Origins podcast of Writers Talk History, host Patrick Potyondy interviews historian Sarah Siff about the roots of "class warfare" in the United States. Zuccotti Park in New York City, shown here cleared by police 60 days after protests began in 2011 - Posted January 2013