The first notes of the samba and the tango instantly capture ones attention, transporting the listener to Bahia and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and the River Plate …
Episode 105: Slavery and Abolition
Host: Brooks Winfree, Department of History, UT-Austin Guest: Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair in American History, University of Connecticut It’s well known in …
Episode 103: French Child Ambassadors in the East
In the 17th and 18th centuries, France had its eyes on creating a worldwide trading empire. French merchant families began sending young men--teenagers by …
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