Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jason Stanley - Education vs Indoctrination
Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Before coming to Yale in 2013, he was Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He has also been a Professor at the...
Curated Video
PERU: CULMINATION OF 1ST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LIMA
Natural Sound
A crowd of ten thousand gathered to watch a Peruvian street theatre troupe in the culmination of the "First International Festival of Lima".
The Yuyachkani theatre group offer alternative drama recognising the importance...
Backstory Radio
Backstory Radio: Three Squares: Mealtime in America
Backstory Radio audio [51 min. 44 sec] segment of the story of mealtime in America in which the History Guys explore the evolution of what, when, and how we eat our meals.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: That Lawless Stream: A History of the Mississippi River
BackStory Radio podcast explores the Mississippi River in the context of American life, work, and imagination. Audio and transcripts are available.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Media Room
Site includes songs and midi clips of songs dealing with war time in America and the World Wars.
Digital History
Digital History: Historical Music
Listen to examples of dozens of examples of American music across U.S. history. Find music from World War I, jazz, minstrel music, and music from the Civil War, among others. A great resource. Quicktime is required for this source.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Invitation to the Nation
George Washington narrates this color tour through Mt. Vernon and Washington, D.C. as it looked just after World War II. Monuments, historic spots, museums and other locations in the D.C. area are highlighted.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: American History Subjects: People Timeline
Wonderful resource for students and teachers of history provides videos for important and famous people throughout history, including presidents, activists and reformers, inventors and athletes, arranged chronologically by century.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Citizenship Pt. 12: State and National Citizenship in Early Us
This podcast looks at the problem of national identity in the early United States.
Other
International Museum of Recorded Sound & Music Entertainment: Sound Walk
Soundwalk is an interactive, acoustic walk through American pop culture. Listen to soundbites captured from popular movies, political speeches, famous quotes, and notable broadcasts.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Out of This World
A tour of the GM Pavillion at the 1964 World's Fair, complete with scenes of underwater farms, sets the tone to show off new Fridgidaire appliances. [13:00]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: Causation From 1980 2020
How did events in the years after 1980 affect national identity in the United States? Kim discusses changes in US foreign policy, economics, and politics, attempting to place the developments of this era into a broader historical...
PBS
Pbs: Wyoming's Native Americans: Miss Indian America
The Miss Indian America Pageant was launched by Sheridan residents in the 1950s to combat discrimination. In the accompanying lesson plan (found in the Support Materials) students will view the story told through the eyes of Miss Indian...