Overview
Created and hosted by Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Ted Widmer, this is a special podcast series about the events of 1919, a year that in many ways shaped the 20th century and the modern world.
MAR 26, 2019 • Podcast
The Crack-Up: Egypt & the Wilsonian Moment, with Erez Manela
For about 18 months after World War I there was what historian Erez Manela calls the "Wilsonian moment"--a brief period when President Woodrow Wilson led ...
MAR 14, 2019 • Transcript
The Crack-Up: 1919 & the Birth of Modern Korea, with Kyung Moon Hwang
Could the shared historical memory of March 1 ever be a source of unity between North Koreans and South Koreans? In this fascinating episode of The ...
FEB 22, 2019 • Podcast
The Crack-Up: Jazz Arrives, Loudly, in 1919, with David Sager
In this fascinating podcast, Ted Widmer talks to jazz historian David Sager about his "New York Times" essay on the genre's breakthrough in 1919, its popularity ...
FEB 8, 2019 • Podcast
The Crack-Up: The Early Days of Hollywood, with David Bordwell
In this episode of The Crack-Up series, which explores how 1919 shaped the modern world, film historian David Bordwell discusses two big changes in the American ...
JAN 30, 2019 • Podcast
The Crack-Up: Ireland's Quest for Self-Determination, with Christopher L. Pastore
In the third podcast in The Crack-Up series, which looks at how 1919 shaped the modern world, Ted Widmer discusses the story of the Irish Declaration ...
JAN 18, 2019 • Podcast
The Crack-Up: Prohibition, Immigration, & the Klan, with Lisa McGirr
In the second podcast in The Crack-Up series, which looks at how 1919 shaped the modern world, historian Ted Widmer talks to Harvard's Professor Lisa McGirr ...
JAN 17, 2019 • Transcript
1919 & the Crack Up, with Ted Widmer
Created and hosted by Carnegie Council Senior Fellow Ted Widmer, "The Crack-Up" is a special podcast series about the events of 1919, a year that in ...
JAN 17, 2019 • Podcast
Global Ethics Weekly: 1919 & the Modern World, with Ted Widmer
Historian Ted Widmer discusses his new Carnegie Council podcast series "The Crack-Up" and how 1919 has shaped the modern world. He and host Alex Woodson speak ...
JAN 8, 2019 • Podcast
The Crack-Up: Teddy Roosevelt's Complicated Legacy, with Patty O'Toole
This podcast is part of "The Crack-Up," a special series about the events of 1919, a year that in many ways shaped the 20th century and ...