For the Ages: A History Podcast
Explore the rich and complex history of the United States and beyond. Produced by The New York Historical, host David M. Rubenstein engages the nation’s foremost historians and creative thinkers on a wide range of topics, including presidential biography, the nation’s founding, and the people who have shaped the American story. Learn more at nyhistory.org.
For the Ages: A History Podcast
Latest Episodes
American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Historian and bestselling author Jon Meacham joins David M. Rubenstein for a conversation on America’s long struggle to define itself. Drawing on centuries of speeches, letters, and writings—from the nation’s founding to the present—Meacham ref...
The Idea of America
Two hundred and fifty years after the country’s founding, political polarities, seismic wealth disparity, and challenges to free speech and artistic expression all seem to paint a picture of an America that is unsure of the identity by which it...
The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History
Over the course of her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II met and worked with thirteen American presidents—more than any other American or foreign leader. Journalist Susan Page sits down with David M. Rubenstein to discuss how, over nea...
The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump
The 2024 presidential election cycle upended norms and expectations across the American electorate, with over 40% of Hispanic voters casting their ballots for Donald Trump. Reflecting on this unprecedented political moment, historian Geraldo Ca...
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
The story of the 1929 stock market crash and the Great Depression that followed goes far beyond the events of “Black Tuesday.” New York Times bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss the speculation, g...