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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  Jul 13, 2022
  

  Abortion and Birth Control Have Always Been Linked

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  I spoke to Dr. Kelly O'Donnell and Professor Lauren MacIvor Thompson, two experts on reproductive history, to learn how the Dobbs v. Jackson decision could affect birth control access and about birth control history in general.

  

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  Jul 1, 2022
  

  Dr. Gillian Frank on the Decimation of Roe v. Wade

  by Skipped History with Ben Tumin

  An interview about the history of anti-abortion laws.

  

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  Nov 17, 2021
  

  The 1950s Dog Dads Responsible for Voter Fraud Claims Today

  by Skipped History with Ben Tumin

  A history of the Olin and Bradley Foundations

  

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  Nov 2, 2021
  

  The Genesis of US Corporations’ Political Dominance

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  The Powell Memo

  

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  Oct 20, 2021
  

  How Corporate Executives Quietly Shaped the Pledge of Allegiance

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  The rise of "Christian Libertarianism" in the 1940s and 50s

  

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  Oct 6, 2021
  

  How the Book of Mormon Inspired the "Termination" of Native American Tribes

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  The worst-laid plans...

  

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  Sep 22, 2021
  

  How NY Covered Up a Massacre—and Helped Spark Mass Incarceration

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  The Attica Prison Uprising, Part 2

  

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  Sep 8, 2021
  

  The Attica Prison Uprising, 50 Years Ago Today

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  Season 3, Episode 1 of Skipped History

  

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  Sep 7, 2021
  

  Welcome to Skipped History!

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  An intro to the show and the blog