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Bob Crawford (The Avett Brothers) & Dr. Ben Sawyer (MTSU History) share conversations with great thinkers from a variety of backgrounds – historians, artists, legal scholars, political figures and more –who help us uncover the many roads that run between past and present. For more information, visit TheRoadToNow.com If you'd like to support our work, join us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheRoadToNow
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April 28, 2025
Historian Mark Doyle discusses John Cale's album Paris 1919 with host Ben Sawyer, examining its place in Cale's career and rock music history in this interview.
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Sarah Weicksel and Ed Ayers discuss the American Historical Association's history and current projects, highlighting challenges to historians' ability to share honest US history in this interview.
April 14, 2025
<p class="MsoNormal">America’s role in the world is ‘changing’ and as much as things look new, we’ve seen a lot of this before. Economic Historian <a href= "https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/jari-eloranta">Jari Eloranta</a> joins us to put NATO military spending, the looming trade war and other recent global developments in historical context. As always, there’s a lot that history can teach us when we pay attention to those who know it best.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Jari Eloranta is a Professor of History at the University of Helsinki where he specializes in Economic History. He has published extensively on the history of military spending and trade. Before moving back to his home country of Finland, Jari was a Professor of History at Appalachian State where he was crucial in inspiring Ben’s fascination with economic history.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Come see the Road to Now Live at the Hamilton in Washington, DC on May 29 for a night of stories of murder and mayhem in the capital city w/ guests Margaret Talev, Major Garrett & Doug Heye. You can get tickets at <a href= "applewebdata://4A4356FD-3E90-4CFE-9379-330CF58C13BF/RTNpod.me/liveindc"> RTNpod.me/liveindc</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.</p>
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