This podcast explores American culture and history. It pays close attention to issues related to race, gender, class, and creativity, exploring how these forces interacted with one another and how they have helped to shape American history. This podcast explores themes rather than a chronological narrative, analyzing history through the lens of the artist; of the people who lived it; and the people who expressed it. This podcast features lectures, discussions, primary sources, and documentaries which study the social and cultural forces that have shaped America from the colonial period to the present day.