Skipped History with Ben Tumin
Historical satirist Ben Tumin takes a look at the overlooked ideas, people and events that still shape the US today.
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Nov 17, 2021
The 1950s Dog Dads Responsible for Voter Fraud Claims Today
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Nov 2, 2021
The Genesis of US Corporations’ Political Dominance
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Oct 20, 2021
How Corporate Executives Quietly Shaped the Pledge of Allegiance
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Oct 6, 2021
How the Book of Mormon Inspired the "Termination" of Native American Tribes
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Sep 22, 2021
How NY Covered Up a Massacre—and Helped Spark Mass Incarceration
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Sep 8, 2021
The Attica Prison Uprising, 50 Years Ago Today
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Sep 7, 2021
Welcome to Skipped History!
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