# Kevin Levin

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BONUS EPISODE: Monuments Exhibit in L.A. (with Kevin Levin)

The Museum of Contemporary Art and The Brick museum in Los Angeles have opened a new concurrent exhibit, "Monuments," that "considers the ways public monuments have shaped national identity, historical memory, and current events." Kevin Levin of Civil War Memory has been following the story and joi…

History, Not Histrionics. Facts, not Factoids

History is an art in a sense. That is, it is not mathematically provable. The mathematician (I am one, at least through some bit of graduate studies) must prove something logically (there are certain basic rules of logic—contrary to reflections from “the squad,” et al). If he can’t prove it, it sim…

'Glory' and the Real Robert Gould Shaw

Subscribe now to skip ads, get bonus content, and enjoy access to the entire catalog of 500 episodes. Keep the narrative flow going! History As It Happens returns to the movies! In this episode, historian Kevin Levin discusses the 1989 film Glory, a moving portrayal of one of the first Black fight…

'Glory' and the Real Robert Gould Shaw

Subscribe now to skip ads, get bonus content, and enjoy access to the entire catalog of 500 episodes. Keep the narrative flow going! History As It Happens returns to the movies! In this episode, historian Kevin Levin discusses the 1989 film Glory, a moving portrayal of one of the first Black fight…

Nostalgia is a helluva drug: History, memory, and why the past never fades

Episode overview Join me and historian Kevin Levin for a wide-ranging conversation about public memory, Confederate monuments, the Lost Cause narrative, and why controlling how people remember the past has always been a political act. Along the way, the Allman Brothers Band make an inevitable — an…

Reconciling with Fort Pillow: Interpreting New Sites with Kevin Levin

How does a historic site become a national park? In this episode, we meet with Kevin Levin, an educator and public historian who tells about the process of turning Fort Pillow into a national historic site. We discuss the history of Fort Pillow, how students are involved in the discussion on monume…

Bringing Beast Boy to Life | Greg Cipes (Teen Titans, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10)

This week on Toon’d In!, Jim Cummings welcomes acclaimed voice actor Greg Cipes! Known for his standout performances as Beast Boy in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Levin in Ben 10, and Iron Fist in Marvel animation, Greg Cipes has become one of …

Trump Is Hijacking America’s 250th Birthday (w/ Kevin Levin)

Bill Kristol sits down with Civil War historian Kevin Levin to examine Trump’s effort to reshape America’s story ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Read Civil War Memory

A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, with Kevin Levin

Historian Kevin M. Levin joins us in this episode to discuss his new biography, A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Most of us know Shaw primarily as the tragic hero portrayed by Matthew Broderick in the film “Glory,” or from the iconic monument standing opposite t…

The Glorious Fate of Robert Gould Shaw (with Kevin Levin)

Best known because of the movie "Glory," Col. Robert Gould Shaw of the 54th Massachusetts had a far more complicated life than Hollywood suggested. A new biography, "A Glorious Fate" by Kevin Levin, looks at the nuances of Shaw's life and legacy. Levin joins the Emerging Civil War Podcast to talk a…