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Relevant or Irrelevant

In this weekly show, hosts John Kealey and Jay Swords examine events of history through the discussion of books, journal articles, papers, and presentations, then historians and history buffs ask the question, what is relevant or irrelevant in today’s world. For more than a decade, this show has aired over-the-air on KALA-FM in the Quad Cities. Now, we're bringing it here to make listening easier than ever!

BONUS: More Than Mothers: Juries of Matrons, Medieval England

11 mins; March 20, 2021

More Than Mothers: Juries of Matrons, Medieval England

28 mins; March 20, 2021

BONUS: Creating the Bible: The Word of God & The Work of Man

13 mins; March 13, 2021

Creating the Bible: The Word of God & The Work of Man

29 mins; March 13, 2021

BONUS: Prehistoric Human Activity: Yellowstone Park

12 mins; March 06, 2021

Prehistoric Human Activity: Yellowstone Park

30 mins; March 06, 2021

BONUS: Reduce Digital Distractions: Advice From Medieval Monks

12 mins; February 27, 2021

Reduce Digital Distractions: Advice From Medieval Monks

29 mins; February 27, 2021

BONUS: The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women

12 mins; February 20, 2021

The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women

30 mins; February 20, 2021

BONUS: Forest Grove School No. 5 Rehabilitation Project

11 mins; February 13, 2021

Forest Grove School No. 5 Rehabilitation Project

28 mins; February 13, 2021

BONUS: On Gifted Elders: Awareness, Aspirations, Advocacy

13 mins; February 06, 2021

On Gifted Elders: Awareness, Aspirations, Advocacy

29 mins; February 06, 2021

BONUS: Irish Iowa

11 mins; January 30, 2021

Irish Iowa

29 mins; January 30, 2021

BONUS: Women Leaders In Diplomacy Across The Pacific

11 mins; January 23, 2021

Women Leaders In Diplomacy Across The Pacific

31 mins; January 23, 2021

BONUS: The Mines of Spain

7 mins; January 16, 2021

The Mines of Spain

29 mins; January 16, 2021

BONUS: Henry Daniel and The Liber Uricrisiarum

13 mins; January 09, 2021

Henry Daniel and The Liber Uricrisiarum

31 mins; January 09, 2021

BONUS: Girls Coming to Tech!

16 mins; January 02, 2021

Girls Coming to Tech!

31 mins; January 02, 2021

BONUS: The Looming Collapse of American Farming

15 mins; December 26, 2020

The Looming Collapse of American Farming

31 mins; December 26, 2020

BONUS: 500th Anniversary of the Death of Raphael

14 mins; December 19, 2020

500th Anniversary of the Death of Raphael

30 mins; December 19, 2020

BONUS: National Pearl Button Museum

13 mins; December 12, 2020

National Pearl Button Museum

29 mins; December 12, 2020

BONUS: Prairie Fire: A Great Plains History

14 mins; December 05, 2020

Prairie Fire: A Great Plains History

32 mins; December 05, 2020

BONUS: History of Social Distancing

15 mins; November 28, 2020

History of Social Distancing

30 mins; November 28, 2020

BONUS: 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Landing

13 mins; November 21, 2020

400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Landing

30 mins; November 21, 2020

BONUS: Election 2020

16 mins; November 14, 2020

Election 2020

29 mins; November 14, 2020

BONUS: The Black Experience in Davenport, Iowa

11 mins; November 07, 2020

The Black Experience in Davenport, Iowa

30 mins; November 07, 2020

BONUS: Race, Reform & Identity in Pop Music, 1812-1925

15 mins; October 31, 2020

Race, Reform & Identity in Pop Music, 1812-1925

29 mins; October 31, 2020

BONUS: The History of WOC Radio

14 mins; October 24, 2020

The History of WOC Radio

28 mins; October 24, 2020

BONUS: The American Civil War: A Molecular Study of Smallpox

13 mins; October 17, 2020

The American Civil War: A Molecular Study of Smallpox

29 mins; October 17, 2020

BONUS: Ernest Hemingway: A New Life

15 mins; October 10, 2020

Ernest Hemingway: A New Life

30 mins; October 10, 2020

BONUS: Bettendorf's Economic History

13 mins; October 03, 2020

Bettendorf's Economic History

31 mins; October 03, 2020

BONUS: The 100th Anniversary of Broadcast Radio

15 mins; September 26, 2020

The 100th Anniversary of Broadcast Radio

33 mins; September 26, 2020

BONUS: The Battle of Brunanburh

14 mins; September 19, 2020

The Battle of Brunanburh

30 mins; September 19, 2020

BONUS: Jesus and John Wayne

16 mins; September 12, 2020

Jesus and John Wayne

29 mins; September 12, 2020

Centennial Anniversary of the 19th Amendment (BONUS)

16 mins; August 08, 2020

Centennial Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

31 mins; August 08, 2020

COVID-19 and the Disruption of the Food Supply Chain (BONUS)

12 mins; August 01, 2020

COVID-19 and the Disruption of the Food Supply Chain

30 mins; August 01, 2020

The Lantern Center and Today's Iowa Immigrants (BONUS)

11 mins; July 25, 2020

The Lantern Center and Today's Iowa Immigrants

32 mins; July 25, 2020

American Indian Boarding Schools and their Impact on Native American Culture (BONUS)

15 mins; July 18, 2020

American Indian Boarding Schools and their Impact on Native American Culture

30 mins; July 18, 2020

Behind the Scenes at the Guthrie Theater (BONUS)

14 mins; July 11, 2020

Behind the Scenes at the Guthrie Theater

29 mins; July 11, 2020

Early Human History of The Northwest Coast (BONUS)

16 mins; July 04, 2020

Early Human History of The Northwest Coast

30 mins; July 04, 2020

Uighur Muslim Voices In China (BONUS)

14 mins; June 27, 2020

Uighur Muslim Voices In China

32 mins; June 27, 2020

Retooling for the COVID-19 "War Effort" (BONUS)

12 mins; June 20, 2020

Retooling for the COVID-19 "War Effort"

30 mins; June 20, 2020

POWs In Iowa: 1943-1946 (BONUS)

12 mins; June 13, 2020

POWs In Iowa: 1943-1946

29 mins; June 13, 2020

Hidden History of Clinton, Iowa (BONUS)

13 mins; June 06, 2020

Hidden History of Clinton, Iowa

28 mins; June 06, 2020

Teaching Iowa History Project (BONUS)

15 mins; May 30, 2020

Teaching Iowa History Project

29 mins; May 30, 2020

Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country (BONUS)

13 mins; May 23, 2020

Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country

32 mins; May 23, 2020

Cave Markings: Cherokee Life Before Removal (BONUS)

13 mins; May 16, 2020

Cave Markings: Cherokee Life Before Removal

32 mins; May 16, 2020

Treason: Medieval and Early Modern Adultery, Betrayal, and Shame (Bonus)

13 mins; May 09, 2020

Treason: Medieval and Early Modern Adultery, Betrayal, and Shame

30 mins; May 09, 2020

Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction (BONUS)

13 mins; May 02, 2020

Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction

29 mins; May 02, 2020

The Nordic Theory Of Everything (Bonus)

18 mins; April 25, 2020

The Nordic Theory Of Everything

32 mins; April 25, 2020

Inside "Oprah Culture" (BONUS)

10 mins; April 18, 2020

Inside "Oprah Culture"

29 mins; April 18, 2020

COVID-19's Affect On The Clinton Symphony Orchestra (BONUS)

12 mins; April 11, 2020

COVID-19's Affect On The Clinton Symphony Orchestra

31 mins; April 11, 2020

COVID-19's Affect on Public Education (BONUS)

15 mins; April 04, 2020

COVID-19's Affect on Public Education

29 mins; April 04, 2020

The William Bettendorf Mansion (BONUS)

11 mins; March 28, 2020

The William Bettendorf Mansion

28 mins; March 28, 2020

Juliette Gordon Low: Founder of the Girl Scouts (BONUS)

12 mins; March 21, 2020

Juliette Gordon Low: Founder of the Girl Scouts

29 mins; March 21, 2020

Albert Benton Pullman (BONUS)

12 mins; March 14, 2020

Albert Benton Pullman

30 mins; March 14, 2020

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