Avi's Conversational Corner

Episode 41 (Stumbling Colossus, 20): The Populist Alternative 22.08.2022 37:57 ↓

Prof. Charles Postel discusses the image and reality of the American Populist or People's Party - its ambitions and reams, failures and successes.

Episode 40 (Stumbling Colossus, 19): Reed's House Rules 15.08.2022 22:20 ↓

Prof. Robert Klotz discusses the impact of Thomas Brackett Reed's majoritarian House rules on American politics.

Episode 39 (Stumbling Colossus, 18): Controlling Urban Chaos 08.08.2022 29:30 ↓

Zoning Expert Nolan Gray discusses the good and bad of life before zoning in America - and whether we should go back.

Episode 38 (Stumbling Colossus, 17): Gilded Germans 01.08.2022 29:50 ↓

Prof. Kampheofner discusses the trials and triumphs of one of America's lesser known major immigrant communities during the Gilded Age.

Episode 37 (Stumbling Colossus, 16): Show Me the Money 04.07.2022 48:45 ↓

Dr. George Selgin discusses how money was issued and provided before, during, and after the Gilded Age.

Episode 36 (Stumbling Colossus, 15): A More Moral Nation 07.06.2022 27:59 ↓

Professor Gaines Foster discusses the motives, challenges, successes, and failures of the Christian moral lobbyists during the Gilded Age.

Episode 35 (Stumbling Colossus, 14): Jobbery vs. Snobbery 30.05.2022 37:37 ↓

Professor Joe Postell discusses the debate between party control and technocratic control of government during the Gilded and Progressive Ages.

Episode 34 (Stumbling Colossus, 13): The Battle of the Classics 27.04.2022 22:27 ↓

Prof. Eric Adler discusses the first great debate on the importance of studying "the best that has been thought and said" - and what we can learn about it for today.