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U.S. History: 20 Minutes at a Time

Hosted by Adam Diament · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 101 episodes

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Welcome to U.S. History: 20 Minutes at a Time. This podcast has been designed for anyone who wants a deeper, more structured understanding of American history, whether you're preparing for the Advanced Placement U.S. History exam, enrolled in a college survey course, or just brushing up on the events and ideas that shaped the nation.Each episode runs around twenty minutes, give or take a few, and is designed to hit that sweet spot between depth and accessibility. Over the course of one hundred episodes, we'll move from Native North America before 1492 all the way to globalization in the twenty-first century. You'll hear about politics and wars, but also about the social changes, cultural movements, and economic shifts that made the United States what it is today.Whether you're studying for an exam, reviewing for class, or just curious about the country's story, this series is meant to be a valuable companion. It gives you the big picture, episode by episode, in a way that's both

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Adam Diament hosts U.S. History: 20 Minutes at a Time, a history show with 101 episodes published.

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Lecture 100: Technology, Globalization, and the Future of the Republic

Feb 22, 202623mEp. 1000

Strap in—we've reached the 21st century's fast lane. In this episode, we explore how rapid technological change, global interconnectedness, and shifting economic forces are redefining American life in real time. Smartpho

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Lecture 99: America in the Age of Polarization

Feb 21, 202618mEp. 990

Welcome to the era when every dinner conversation feels like a potential landmine. In this episode, we explore the rise of political polarization in modern America—how media fragmentation, cultural divides, economic anxi

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Lecture 98: September 11 and the War on Terror

Feb 20, 202619mEp. 980

Everything changes in a single morning. In this episode, we revisit the shock, grief, and unity that followed the attacks of September 11, 2001—and the sweeping global response that reshaped U.S. policy for decades to co

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Lecture 97: The End of the Cold War and the 1990s Economy

Feb 19, 202624mEp. 970

Cue the confetti—the Cold War is winding down, the Berlin Wall is falling, and the world is rewriting its script. In this episode, we explore the dramatic end of a decades-long geopolitical struggle and the surprising bo

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Lecture 96: Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Revolution

Feb 18, 202619mEp. 960

Cue the cowboy boots and the Hollywood smile—America is about to shift gears. In this episode, we explore Ronald Reagan's rise and the conservative wave that reshaped U.S. politics in the 1980s. Tax cuts, deregulation, p

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Lecture 95: Jimmy Carter and America in Transition

Feb 17, 202623mEp. 950

Step into the late 1970s, where America is searching for honesty, healing, and a sense of direction—and elects a peanut farmer from Georgia to help find it. In this episode, we explore Jimmy Carter's presidency during a

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Lecture 94: Nixon, Watergate, and the Crisis of the 1970s

Feb 16, 202620mEp. 940

Welcome to the scandal that redefined political drama long before prestige TV got in on the action. In this episode, we unravel Watergate: a break-in, a cover-up, a stack of secret tapes, and a presidency collapsing in r

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Lecture 93: The Counterculture and Protest Movements

Feb 15, 202622mEp. 930

Turn up the music, ditch the dress code, and get ready for a decade that questioned everything. In this episode, we step into the world of the 1960s counterculture—where young Americans challenged war, tradition, authori

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Lecture 92: Escalation in Vietnam

Feb 14, 202622mEp. 910

The Cold War is about to get hot—and muddy, and tangled, and enormously complicated. In this episode, we trace how the United States went from limited involvement in Vietnam to full-scale military escalation, driven by f

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Lecture 91: The Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

Feb 13, 202620mEp. 910

Get ready for the legislative one-two punch that reshaped American democracy. In this episode, we follow the turbulent path to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965—landmark laws born from protes

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Lecture 90: The Montgomery Bus Boycott and Civil Rights Organizing

Feb 12, 202622mEp. 900

Take a seat—actually, take a stand by not taking a seat. In this episode, we dive into the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the year-long grassroots movement that transformed a local act of defiance into a national turning point.

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Lecture 89: Brown v. Board and School Desegregation

Feb 11, 202623mEp. 900

Grab your textbooks—America's classrooms are about to become the front lines of a constitutional revolution. In this episode, we explore Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that declared segr

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Lecture 88: Eisenhower, Suburbs, and Consumer Culture

Feb 10, 202622mEp. 880

Hop in the station wagon—America is moving to the suburbs. In this episode, we explore the Eisenhower era, when highways stretch across the nation, backyard barbecues become a lifestyle, and televisions glow in living ro

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Lecture 87: The Korean War and 1950s America

Feb 9, 202616mEp. 870

Welcome to the conflict that was supposed to be a "police action" but quickly turned into one of the most intense and consequential battles of the early Cold War. In this episode, we follow U.S. and UN forces as they fig

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Lecture 86: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO

Feb 8, 202616mEp. 860

The Cold War is heating up—and the United States is rolling out its grand strategy for containing communism, rebuilding shattered nations, and redefining global leadership. In this episode, we unpack the Truman Doctrine'

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Lecture 85: The Atomic Age and the Cold War's Beginnings

Feb 7, 202617mEp. 850

Brace yourself—the world is about to split the atom and step into a future filled with awe, anxiety, and geopolitical chess at its highest stakes. In this episode, we explore how the end of World War II unleashed both un

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Lecture 84: The Holocaust and American Response

Feb 6, 202622mEp. 840

This episode turns to one of history's darkest chapters—and to America's complex, often painful role in confronting it. We trace the unfolding of the Holocaust alongside the question that haunted the United States: What

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Lecture 83: World War II in the Pacific

Feb 5, 202617mEp. 830

Grab your map of the Pacific—it's huge, it's island-filled, and every mile is about to become a high-stakes battleground. In this episode, we follow the sweeping, brutal, and strategically complex war against Japan: from

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Lecture 82: World War II in Europe

Feb 4, 202621mEp. 820

Step onto the European front, where the fate of the world hangs in the balance and every decision feels like it belongs in a war movie—because many eventually will. In this episode, we trace the sweeping arc of the confl

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Lecture 81: World War II: Mobilization on the Homefront

Feb 3, 202618mEp. 810

Roll up your sleeves—America is about to transform itself into the world's biggest, busiest, and most determined factory. In this episode, we explore how ordinary citizens fueled an extraordinary war effort: women steppi

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