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About Betsy Beasley
NBN Episodes hosted by Betsy:
African American Studies
April 20, 2016
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
Keenanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Hosted by
Betsy Beasley
Few social justice struggles have captivated recent political history like the broad Black Lives Matter movement. From the streets of Ferguson and Baltimore to campaign rally interruptions of leading politicians …
General History
February 22, 2016
The Money Makers
How Roosevelt and Keynes Ended the Depression, Defeated Fascism, and Secured a Prosperous Peace
Eric Rauchway
Hosted by
Betsy Beasley
We've been hearing a lot about economist John Maynard Keynes' midcentury economic plans for the U.S. since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008. Are the measures that Keynes …
Literary Studies
January 27, 2016
Scandals and Abstraction
Financial Fiction of the Long 1980s
Leigh Claire La Berge
Hosted by
Betsy Beasley
What stories do we tell about finance? How does financial print culture shape our lives? Our guest today explores the narratives we have been told, and tell, about finance. A …
Military History
December 10, 2015
The Rise of the Military Welfare State
Jennifer Mittelstadt
Hosted by
Betsy Beasley
Have you seen those Facebook memes floating around, arguing that we shouldn't support a 15-dollar -per-hour minimum wage for service sector workers because the military doesn't earn a living wage …
American Studies
September 14, 2015
Plane Queer
Labor, Sexuality, and AIDS in the History of Male Flight Attendants
Phil Tiermeyer
Hosted by
Betsy Beasley
Today's guest discusses the history of sexuality in the workplace through the lens of male flight attendants. We speak with Phil Tiemeyer about the shifts and changes in the airline …
American Studies
June 14, 2015
Empire of the Air
Aviation and the American Ascendancy
Jenifer Van Vleck
Hosted by
Betsy Beasley
[Re-posted with permission from Who Makes Cents?] Today's guest discusses the history of aviation and how this provides a lens to interpret the history of capitalism and U.S. foreign relations …
World Affairs
May 9, 2015
The Deadly Life of Logistics
Mapping Violence in Global Trade
Deborah Cowen
Hosted by
Betsy Beasley
Our guest today tells us that the seemingly straightforward field of logistics lies at the heart of contemporary globalization, imperialism, and economic inequality. Listen to Deb Cowen, the author of …
American Studies
April 8, 2015
Invisible Hands
The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal
Kimberly Phillips-Fein
Hosted by
Betsy Beasley
Today we'll focus on the history of resistance to the New Deal. In her book Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal (W. W. Norton,2010), Kimberly Phillips-Fein details …