History

Across the country — and right here in Idaho — there is tremendous debate and much is being written about education and what our children should be taught in schools about American history, American government and civics. Idaho Matters learns about a recently commissioned report on this topic.

This interview was originally broadcast in May, 2020. On November 8, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec…

Idaho has a dark history of white supremacy, a history that tragically still shows up in our story today. But just as importantly, the state is also home…

Few people have made decisions as momentous as Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike), from D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, Ike relied…

This interview originally aired Nov. 30, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic isn't the first pandemic in recorded history. In fact, personal stories of the 1918…

The COVID-19 pandemic isn't the first pandemic in recorded history. In fact, personal stories of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic exist deep in the archives.…

This is an encore presentation.It’s May 1943. The Battle of Attu between American and Japanese forces was raging on the Aleutian island, with an Arctic…

Ill Winds is a call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order—and the very value of liberty. Professor Diamond has…

This interview originally aired July 22, 2020.Have you heard of Erma Hayman? The Boisean lived a long and influential life, much of it spent in the…

This interview originally aired on June 9, 2020.We're now five months into the coronavirus pandemic in Idaho and there are no signs of this being over…