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Skipped History with Ben Tumin

Historical satirist Ben Tumin takes a look at the overlooked ideas, people and events that still shape the US today.

  • Jun 9, 2023

    The "Surreal" SCOTUS Case on Indian Adoptions

    by Skipped History with Ben Tumin

    A conversation with Professor Matthew L.M. Fletcher about the Indian Child Welfare Act and "centuries of precedents that don't seem to matter to the justices."

  • May 26, 2023

    150 Years of "Zero-Sum Thinking" on Immigration

    by Skipped History with Ben Tumin

    "Since the 1870s, we’ve had a restrictionist, gatekeeping system, but it’s possible to widen access if we want to. The thing preventing us, as it’s always been, is racism."

  • May 12, 2023

    Slowing Our Roll on Silicon Valley

    by Skipped History with Ben Tumin

    Silicon Valley's story isn't heroic visionary entrepreneurship. It's a long tale of dispossession, discrimination, and failing forward in California, according to Malcolm Harris.

  • Oct 24, 2022

    Professor Kevin M. Kruse on "Suburban Secession"

    by Skipped History with Ben Tumin

    As the Atlanta suburbs shape up to be the critical battleground of Georgia's senate race, Skipped History catches up with Kevin Kruse to talk about the history of suburban politics and how Americans got stuck in their cars. 

  • Jul 13, 2022

    Abortion and Birth Control Have Always Been Linked

    by Skipped History with Ben Tumin

    I spoke to Dr. Kelly O'Donnell and Professor Lauren MacIvor Thompson, two experts on reproductive history, to learn how the Dobbs v. Jackson decision could affect birth control access and about birth control history in general.