BBC

100 Objects #3: The Pension Files

A stack of dusty paperwork, teeming with unheard voices. What do Civil War pension files reveal about one of the most successful slave rebellions in American history? In this episode, Roman and ...
BBC

100 Objects #5: Blue Back Speller

Why did an ordinary schoolbook become so treasured that enslaved people risked their lives to possess it? In this episode, Roman and historian Imani Perry follow the Webster Blue Back Speller from the ...
The New York Times

Audio Nonfiction

This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only. New this week by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan Simon & Schuster Audio Two White House correspondents for The New York Times delve into the ...
BBC

An Ancient Greek coin to a defaced penny: The groundbreaking audio series that explored world history through objects

In 2010, a BBC radio show was launched called A History of the World in 100 Objects, which recounted two million years of humankind through artefacts. It was a huge hit – and has now inspired a new ...