Making History Matter

When world leaders accuse their opponents of re-writing history but at the same time push a world view and national story at odds with the facts, it’s perhaps more important than ever to understand why history matters.

Here, Oswin and an old friend of Trapped History, the historian Joshua Levine, discuss the myths we tell ourselves to make sense of our past. You’ll hear about the Blitz and Dunkirk, about Russia’s Great Patriotic War and Trump’s new American story garnered from the 1890s. Oh, and you’ll also hear Oswin’s awful Churchill impression. Nothing ends up on the cutting room floor here . . .