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Episode 202: World War II in Alaska: Alaska Native Resilience, Relocation, and Resistance with Holly Guise
Jun 1, 2026
1h 03m 55s
Episode 201: The Theater of War: James Verini on Mariupol, Putin, and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival
May 27, 2026
1h 18m 58s
Episode 200: How Beer Changed the World | Jeffrey Pilcher on History, Capitalism, and Craft Brewing
May 21, 2026
1h 30m 56s
Episode 199: First in War, Last of His Kind: H.W. Brands on George Washington
May 14, 2026
1h 31m 59s
Episode 198: Honor, Fear, and the Green Knight: Matt Gabriele on Arthurian Myth and Medieval Masculinity
May 7, 2026
1h 15m 00s
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| 6/1/26 | ![]() Episode 202: World War II in Alaska: Alaska Native Resilience, Relocation, and Resistance with Holly Guise | World War II reached far beyond the beaches of Normandy and the islands of the Pacific. It also came to Alaska, where Indigenous communities found themselves on the front lines of invasion, military occupation, and forced relocation. In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, historian Holly Miowak Guise discusses her groundbreaking book Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II. Drawing on more than 90 oral history interviews with Alaska Native elders, Guise reveals how Alaska... | 1h 03m 55s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | ![]() Episode 201: The Theater of War: James Verini on Mariupol, Putin, and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival | What happened at the Mariupol Drama Theater — and what does it reveal about the larger war between Russia and Ukraine? In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, historian Jason Herbert sits down with acclaimed journalist and author James Verini to discuss his powerful new book, The Theater, an intimate account of the bombing of the Mariupol Drama Theater during Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Together, they explore the siege of Mariupol, the human cost of modern warfare, and the ter... | 1h 18m 58s | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | ![]() Episode 200: How Beer Changed the World | Jeffrey Pilcher on History, Capitalism, and Craft Brewing | Historian and food studies scholar Jeffrey Pilcher joins Reckoning with Jason Herbert to explore the surprising global history of beer and how one of humanity’s oldest drinks became a worldwide commodity. Drawing from his new book Hopped Up: How Travel, Trade, and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity, Pilcher traces beer’s journey from ancient brewing traditions to modern craft breweries, revealing how beer shaped—and was shaped by—capitalism, industrialization, migration, empire, advertising, ... | 1h 30m 56s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | ![]() Episode 199: First in War, Last of His Kind: H.W. Brands on George Washington | What made George Washington more than a Founding Father? In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, historian H. W. Brands joins Jason to explore the man behind the marble statue—soldier, strategist, slaveholder, revolutionary, and reluctant president. Drawing from Brands’ new biography of Washington, the conversation dives deep into the personality and contradictions of America’s first president. Together, they examine Washington’s rise during the French and Indian War, his leadership ... | 1h 31m 59s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | ![]() Episode 198: Honor, Fear, and the Green Knight: Matt Gabriele on Arthurian Myth and Medieval Masculinity | What does The Green Knight reveal about masculinity, honor, fear, and the strange world of medieval storytelling? In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, historian and medievalist Matt Gabriele joins Jason for a deep dive into David Lowery’s haunting adaptation of the Arthurian legend Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Together, they unpack the film’s rich symbolism, eerie atmosphere, and surprisingly human portrayal of knighthood in the Middle Ages. From Dev Patel’s unforgettable perf... | 1h 15m 00s | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | ![]() Episode 197: Soylent Green Explained: Eco-Dystopia, Climate Anxiety, and the 1970s That Still Haunt Us | What if our most famous environmental dystopias reveal as much about fear and ideology as they do about the future? In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, I sit down with film scholar Matthew Thompson, author of On Life Support, to unpack the haunting world of Soylent Green—and the larger tradition of eco-dystopian cinema that emerged in the 1970s. We explore how films like Soylent Green, Planet of the Apes, and Silent Running channeled the anxieties of the early environmental movem... | 1h 07m 04s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | ![]() Episode 196: Linford Fisher on the Hidden History of Indigenous Slavery in America | What if American slavery didn’t begin in 1619? In this episode, historian Linford Fisher joins me to discuss Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in US History and the overlooked history of Indigenous enslavement. We explore how Native slavery shaped early America—from the Pequot War and Yamasee War to land theft, westward expansion, and boarding schools—and why this history still matters today. A powerful rethink of American origins—and the stories we’ve been missing. | 1h 11m 13s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | ![]() Episode 195: How The Fast and Furious Franchise Remade Hollywood | What does The Fast and the Furious actually tell us about Hollywood—and about us? This week on Reckoning with Jason Herbert, I’m joined by Dan Hassler-Forest to break down one of the most unlikely blockbuster franchises of the 21st century. From its origins as a street racing film in 2001 to a global, multi-billion-dollar saga, Fast & Furious didn’t just evolve—it helped reshape how Hollywood thinks about franchises, audiences, and storytelling. We dive into the rise of serialized blockbu... | 1h 32m 00s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | ![]() Episode 194: The Menu with Emily Contois and Mark Johnson | Two of our earliest guests are back — and 200 episodes later, the conversation is better than ever. Jason sits down with Emily Contois (Associate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Tulsa and author of *Diners, Dudes, and Diets*) and Mark Johnson (Assistant Professor of History at UT Chattanooga and author of the newly released *American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon*) to dig into the 2022 satirical horror film *The Menu* — and end up covering pretty much everything wor... | 1h 31m 59s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | ![]() Episode 193: John Quincy Adams After the Presidency: Bob Crawford on America’s Founding Son and the Fight Against Slavery | John Quincy Adams is one of those figures who seems to sit quietly in the background of American history — the son of a Founder, a one-term president, a man often overshadowed by bigger personalities. But look closer, and a very different story emerges. After losing the presidency, Adams didn’t fade away. He reinvented himself. He returned to Washington, entered the House of Representatives, and became one of the most relentless and morally uncompromising voices of his generation — especially... | 1h 26m 04s | ||||||
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| 4/6/26 | ![]() Episode 192: Miccosukee Sovereignty, the Everglades, and a Forgotten Cold War Story | What does it mean to fight for your people—not on a battlefield, but in courtrooms, in capitals… and even on the global stage? In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, I’m joined by filmmaker and Miccosukee storyteller Montana Cypress to talk about his powerful new film, Becoming Buffalo. At the center of the story is Buffalo Tiger—a man raised in the Everglades who would go on to lead his people into one of the most unlikely diplomatic moments in American history: a meeting with Fide... | 1h 01m 27s | ||||||
| 3/31/26 | ![]() Episode 191: Rewriting the West: Megan Kate Nelson and the Myths We Still Believe | In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, I’m joined by historian Megan Kate Nelson to talk about her new book The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier—and why the frontier myth refuses to die. We dig into the stories of seven people who lived the West in real time—Indigenous women, Black frontiersmen, Chinese migrants, and white settlers—and how their lives complicate the familiar narrative of pioneers and progress. Along the way, we explore: The origins... | 1h 16m 32s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 | ![]() Episode 190: Timecop with John Wyatt Greenlee and Robert Greene II | What if time travel wasn’t about discovery—but control? In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, we dive into the 1994 sci-fi action film Timecop—a quintessential 90s blockbuster starring Jean-Claude Van Damme that blends time travel, political corruption, and high-octane action into something far more revealing than it first appears. Joining me are Reckoning stalwarts and my great friends, historians Robert Greene II and John Wyatt Greenlee. Together, we explore what Timecop tells us... | 1h 19m 56s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | ![]() Episode 189: Breaking Away with James Longhurst | In this episode, I sit down with historian James Longhurst, author of Bike Battles, to break down the 1979 film Breaking Away and what it reveals about cycling and American life. We talk about why this coming-of-age sports movie still resonates, how it captures class and masculinity, and what it says about the 1970s bike boom. Along the way, we dig into the history of bicycling in America, the politics of the road, and how debates over bike infrastructure, cities, and transportation continue ... | 1h 39m 56s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Episode 188: Kelly Ramsey--Life on the Fireline in the Burning American West | Wildfires are no longer rare disasters in the American West—they are a defining feature of the landscape. But very few people have seen them up close. In this episode, Jason Herbert speaks with Kelly Ramsey, author of Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West. Ramsey spent multiple seasons on an elite wildland firefighting crew—known as hotshots—the teams sent to the most dangerous parts of massive fires. Ramsey was also the only woman on her crew, navigating a dem... | 1h 35m 56s | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Episode 187: Who Built American Barbecue? with Adrian Miller | Barbecue is American history — but not the version most of us were taught. In this episode, I talk with James Beard Award–winning historian Adrian Miller about the untold story behind his book Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue. Who built American barbecue? How did enslaved pitmasters shape a national cuisine? Why have Black barbecue traditions been minimized in the stories we tell about Texas brisket, Memphis ribs, and Southern food culture? We dive into Junetee... | 1h 17m 35s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 | ![]() Episode 186: Clue: Laughter, Paranoia, and the Politics of the 1980s with Julio Capó, Jr. | What if Clue isn’t just a cult comedy — but a sharp satire of the Cold War? In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, historian Julio Capó Jr. joins me to unpack the surprisingly profound history lesson hidden inside the 1985 film Clue. Set in a 1950s mansion but released during the Reagan era, Clue plays with paranoia, anti-communism, class anxiety, and America’s nostalgic myths about the past — all while delivering rapid-fire jokes and multiple endings. We explore how the film reflec... | 1h 11m 17s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | ![]() Episode 185: Creating The Gray House with Lori McCreary, Leslie Greif, and Roland Joffe | Today on the podcast, we’re stepping inside The Gray House—not just the story you see on screen, but the one behind it. This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at how this series came to life: how it was conceived, how it was built, and why it mattered enough to tell it this way. I’m joined by executive producers Lori McCreary and Leslie Greif, along with director Roland Joffé. Together, they walk us through the creative choices, the production challenges, and the larger questions they were ... | 1h 14m 57s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | ![]() Episode 184: Purple Rain and Prince’s Minneapolis with Rashad Shabazz | In this episode, I sit down with cultural geographer Rashad Shabazz to dissect the 1984 classic starring Prince — and ask the uncomfortable questions. Is The Kid a tortured genius… or a young man replaying generational trauma? Is the final performance redemption — or dominance? And what does Minneapolis represent in a film about Black masculinity, ambition, and control? We unpack race, space, violence, desire, artistic genius, and the myth of upward mobility — all through the lens of one of t... | 1h 43m 13s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | ![]() Episode 183: Heather Cox Richardson on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | In Episode 183 of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, historian Heather Cox Richardson joins the show for a lively and surprisingly sharp conversation about the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter—and what it reveals about American mythmaking. What happens when we place a fantastical, axe-wielding Abraham Lincoln alongside the real political crises of the 1860s—and our own? We explore the Civil War, Reconstruction, the endurance of the “Lost Cause,” and the power of storytelling in shaping nationa... | 1h 45m 36s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | ![]() Episode 182: Contagion of Liberty: Smallpox, Freedom, and America's First Culture War with Andrew Wehrman | In this episode of Reckoning, historian Andrew Wehrman, author of Contagion of Liberty, explores how smallpox and inoculation shaped the American founding—and ignited some of the earliest debates over liberty, risk, and public health. Long before COVID-19, Americans wrestled with questions of bodily autonomy, religious belief, communal obligation, and government authority, all in the shadow of a deadly disease and without modern medical knowledge. From local resistance to inoculation to Georg... | 1h 11m 23s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | ![]() Episode 181: Jack El-Hai on Nuremberg, “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist,” and the Limits of Understanding | In this episode of Reckoning, we speak with author and journalist Jack El-Hai about the new film Nuremberg and the deeper questions it raises about justice, memory, and moral responsibility. Drawing on his book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, El-Hai examines the relationship between Hermann Göring and Dr. Douglas Kelley during the Nuremberg Trials, and what it reveals about psychology, power, and the human impulse to explain evil. The conversation considers how early efforts to diagnose Nazism... | 58m 35s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() Episode 180: Julie Reed on Cherokee Land, Language, and the Power of Women | In this episode, I’m joined by Cherokee scholar and author Julie Reed to talk about her powerful book Land, Language, and Women: A Cherokee and American Educational History. We explore how Cherokee women have shaped—and continue to sustain—relationships to land, community, and language in the face of colonial violence and dispossession. Reed shows how land is not simply territory, language is not merely words, and women are not peripheral to history, but are instead central to cultural surviv... | 1h 27m 11s | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | ![]() Episode 179: Coyote America with Dan Flores | There is probably no historian working today more influential in shaping how we think about the way in which humans and animals engage with each other and the environment than Dan Flores. Today, Dan joins in to talk about his epic work, Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History, on the eve of its 10th anniversary release, along with discussions on wolf reintroduction, bison on the plains, the American Serengeti, and his relationship with Steven Rinella and the crew over at Meateater.... | 1h 22m 46s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | ![]() Episode 178: The Great Math War: When Math became a Battlefield | This week Jason Socrates Bardi joins in to talk about about the rivalry between three mathematicians that defined the fifty years surrounding World War I. About our guest: Jason Socrates Bardi is an award-winning journalist in DC who has written two books about the history of math: The Calculus Wars and The Fifth Postulate. He has published hundreds of articles about modern science and medicine in outlets including the San Francisco Chronicle, Good Morning America, US News & World Report,... | 1h 17m 15s | ||||||
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