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Told in three separate stories, season two of Untold Pacific History shines a light on key events in the Niue, Samoa and Rarotonga that have been little told in Aotearoa.

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The historical ”Christians” were not christian 7:17

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The historical "Christians" weren't Christian.توسط morrisunacademy

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Founding Son: Episode 6 - The Last of Earth 33:57

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John Quincy Adams finally defeats the Gag rule, but his feud with Andrew Jackson lasts until the bitter end. And Congressman Abraham Lincoln witnesses from the House floor the dramatic final hours of Adams' life. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeartPodcasts and School of Humans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…

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Founding Son: Episode 5 - Amistad 32:01

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When the fates of the enslaved captives of the Amistad are put into the hands of the Supreme Court, John Quincy Adams feels it's his duty to represent them. Adams’ son and wife would have preferred he stayed away from the case altogether. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans. See omnystu…

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Taking A Knee: Athlete Activism 30:47

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In our final episode, Matt Andrews explores how athletes have protested in the modern era, from Craig Hodges' direct plea to President Bush to Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem. Those protests, just like similar ones before it, were criticized by some Americans who told those athletes to "shut up and dribble." See omnystudio…

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Patriotism's Role in Sports 27:14

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Why do we sing the National Anthem at sporting events? Is patriotism part of sports? Matt Andrews explains how American sports have been intertwined with national tragedies over the last century, including September 11th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Cheating and Sports 28:27

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Baseball, Cycling, Golf....why are we so obsessed with athletes cheating? Matt explores this question through the stories of Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Mia Hamm and the World Cup 27:18

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Women's soccer began to take off in the U.S. in the 1990s, culminating in the frenzy surrounding the 1999 World Cup and one of the greatest female athletes, Mia Hamm. Matt tells that story and explains how a sports bra created a controversy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Air Jordan 28:00

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Matt Andrews tells the story of one of the greatest athletes of all time, Michael Jordan, and how his relationship with Nike changed the world of sports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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The Return of the Great White Hope 29:02

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In the 1980s, white athletes for some Americans came to represent white excellence in a sports world dominated by black athletes. Matt Andrews illustrates this through the stories of three white sports legends-NBA player Larry Bird, boxer Gerry Cooney...and fictional fighter Rocky Balboa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Politicized Olympics of the 1980s 28:33

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The Soviets and Americans both hosted the Olympics in the 1980s. Matt Andrews explains that the fraught political situation of the time spilled into the Games, including boycott threats and fallout from a shot-down commercial airplane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Let's Get Physical 29:36

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Before the 1970s, the average American stopped exercising after their high school days in gym class. But with modern technology came sedentary lifestyles and rising health issues. Matt Andrews breaks down the beginnings of the American fitness boom and how the jogging craze was partly about the need to feel in control. See omnystudio.com/listener f…

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The Greatest Sports Movie Ever Made 25:48

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We won't spoil which movie Matt Andrews declares the "greatest," but he feels pretty strongly about it. And that's because it's the first of its kind to be brutally honest. Hint: It's not Hoosiers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Title IX 27:26

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When President Nixon signed Title IX into law in 1972, the goal was achieving gender equality and fairness in education. But it led to a women's revolution in sports, with high school and collegiate participation for women soaring in the 1970s-1990s. Matt Andrews explains the complicated story of Title IX, including a famous naked protest and the d…

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Battle of the Sexes 27:35

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It's the age of women's athletic revolution, with female athletes battling on the field for equality and respect. Nothing encapsulates that more than the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Matt Andrews tells the story of the "Battle of the Sexes." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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TV, Football, and Broadway Joe 27:18

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Matt Andrews tracks the evolution of professional football in America, from the origins of the Super Bowl to the celebrity of the New York Jets' Joe Namath. He rejected norms and challenged how a professional athlete can act off the field See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Protesting at the 1968 Olympics 24:46

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When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the podium of the 1968 Olympic Games, it reverberated across both the political and sports worlds. Matt Andrews delves into the unrest that led black athletes to take a stand at the Olympics, including the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat…

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The Greatest: Muhammad Ali 29:16

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During the Cold War, black athletes were touted on the world stage by the U.S. as proof that the American system was superior. But soon, some of them chose to speak out politically against their country, and they were led by Muhammad Ali. Matt Andrews explains Cassius Clay's journey to "The Louisville Lip" and The People's Champ. See omnystudio.com…

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Cold War Olympics 27:29

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The Olympic Games served as a theater for the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, competing to answer the question, who has the better system for maximizing human potential? Matt Andrews delves into these Games, and how they helped to propel black female American athletes and the Presidential Fitness Test. See omnystudio.com/li…

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Jackie Robinson and Baseball's Great Experiment 29:50

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In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier as a Brooklyn Dodger. He and his family received death threats, teammates signed a petition refusing to play with him, and he was trained to ignore racist taunts from the crowd. Matt Andrews explores Robinson's career, his impact on American history, and the hidden cost of integration in sports. See …

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The Great Black Hope Joe Louis 29:54

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Matt Andrews explores the legacy of professional boxer Joe Louis, one of the first black athletes that many white Americans supported. Andrews also talks about the 1936 Olympic Games, where Hitler's racist goals were refuted by the performances of American black athletes like Jesse Owens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Female Revolution in Sports 29:13

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Briskly performed housework was considered an acceptable form of exercise for women in the 19th century. Matt Andrews lays out the journey for women in sports, including the bicycle craze of the 1890s, the mother of women's basketball, and the other Babe in American sport history: Mildred "Babe" Didrikson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…

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Babe Ruth and the American Dream 28:45

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In the 1920s, sports writers and agents sold Americans on larger-than-life heroes, athletes that people could live through vicariously while celebrating their "rags to riches" backgrounds. Matt Andrews tells the story of two men that embodied the American dream and became sports legends: Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

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Jim Thorpe and Amateur Sports 27:03

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In the last episode, Matt Andrews covered the disaster that was the first U.S.-held Olympics. Today, he discusses one of the most famous American Olympic athletes, Jim Thorpe. Andrews explains how Thorpe redefined what an American athlete looked like and embodied the fight against amateur sports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Disastrous First Olympic Games in America 28:20

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The Olympic Games were revived for the modern era in the late 1800s, setting the stage for the U.S. to host for the first time in 1904. Matt Andrews details how those Games are responsible for several fiascos-including a human zoo, the death of four water polo players from bacteria-filled water, and the grim origins of the hot dog. See omnystudio.c…

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Inventing Basketball 28:19

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Sports are a presence in Americans' daily lives. But it wasn't always that way. Today, Matt Andrews explains how basketball was invented at the YMCA, why gym class is called Physical Education, and how sports were used to Americanize immigrants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Jack Johnson vs. The Great White Hopes 28:40

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Matt Andrews tells the story of legendary boxer Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, and how he triumphed in arguably the most significant sporting event in American history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Jim Crow's Impact on Sports 26:07

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For 100 years, if you wanted to gauge the access Black Americans had to the American Dream, you could look to how black athletes were treated in sports. In our seventh episode, Matt Andrews explores how successful black jockeys and black cyclists were pushed out by their white competitors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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College Football and the Strenuous Life 27:38

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In our last few episodes, Matt Andrews covered horse racing, baseball, and boxing. Are you ready for some football? Let's talk about the current great American pastime. Understanding how football got so popular takes us into some real American history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Sweet Science 27:22

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Love it or hate it, boxing is competition in one of its purest forms. In our fifth episode, Matt Andrews details the rise of the sweet science in 19th century America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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Play Ball 27:01

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Welcome to Episode 4, where Matt talks baseball. How did baseball become our national pastime? How did a relatively simple game become such a massive business? And what can the rise of baseball teach us about the evolution of America? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.توسط iHeartPodcasts

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America's First Great Spectator Sport 26:30

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In our third episode, Professor Matt Andrews brings us into the 19th century. He explores the changes that allowed for a truly national sports culture. He chronicles the rise of the first great spectator sport in the United States. And he ends with a new justification for sports that emerged in this era — an idea that still holds sway today. See om…

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Colonial Games 26:55

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In Episode 2 Matt compares the contrasting sports cultures found in the New England and Southern colonies. Lots of interesting insights spin out from there, including how the gentry classes used sports to separate themselves from the common folk. Also covered: horse racing, fox hunting, bull and bear fighting .. and .. gander pulling? See omnystudi…

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The Religion of Sport 27:55

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In Episode 1 host Matt Andrews introduces The Untold History of Sports and provides a road map of topics covered. He covers how the emotions, vocabulary, and rituals surrounding sports are closely linked with America's religious heritage. Also covered: the history of lacrosse, English festive culture in the 1600’s, and Puritan opposition to sport. …

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Trailer 1:47

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Hosted by celebrated history professor Matthew Andrews (University of North Carolina), this podcast explores sports from their earliest days as outlets for rowdy colonists all the way to their present status as culture-defining billion dollar industries. Sports are more than a game, much more. America's stadiums are melting pots where people from a…

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From the Ashes of an Empire: The Birth of Modern Türkiye 27:31

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What happens after an Empire collapses? Who can mend the broken pieces and unite them into one nation? Once religion is ingrained into the fabric of a government, how can the two be separated? In this episode, my guest and I explore the remarkable creation of a modern, progressive nation, the Turkish Republic, in 1923, following the collapse of the…

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Al Nakba: The 1948 Palestinian Expulsion 33:00

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Between 1917 and 1948, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forced to leave their homeland at the threat of violence in an event called "Al Nakba", meaning "The Catastrophe" in Arabic. In this episode, my guest and I discuss how the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and the 1947 United Nations partitioning of Palestine created an environment which …

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9/11 and the War on Terror: Fallout in Pakistan 35:10

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With the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on the horizon, the Taliban has once again taken power in Afghanistan following the United States withdrawal. Why, in the midst of Afghans fleeing the country, is Afghanistan's neighbor, Pakistan, restricting refugees from entering the country? In order to understand Pakistan's reluctance to provide humanitarian as…

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Shaping Hong Kong: China, Britain, and the Opium Wars 30:32

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How did Hong Kong, a key port in China, become a British territory and then eventually leave British control? Given the current issues in Hong Kong, this is a loaded question, and one that can only be addressed by a Hong Konger. In this episode, my guest and I discuss how the British flooded China with opium in the 1830's, utilizing its addictive n…

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Episode 5: Coup Culture (Fiji) | Untold Pacific History 40:07

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This episode examines how and why Indian populations were brought to Fiji, and how the inequities under the colonial government’s Girmit system, created a society of instability and countless coups.

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Episode 4: The Cursed Cook Islands Hotel (Rarotonga) | Untold Pacific History 28:32

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This is a story of indigenous land rights gone awry, a makutu from an aggrieved family and the failed business ventures of an infamous 'haunted hotel' in Rarotonga.

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Episode 3: Bullets on Black Saturday (Samoa) | Untold Pacific History 32:59

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This episode examines the fatal consequences of New Zealand’s rule in Samoa, and the key events that led to the rise of Samoa's ‘Mau’ resistance movement.

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Episode 2: White Man's Law (Niue) | Untold Pacific History 39:08

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What led Commissioner Larsen, the New Zealand administrator of Niue in the 1950s, to be murdered in his bed by three locals hell-bent on justice and revenge?

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Episode 1: Waking Up to the Dawn Raids (Aotearoa) | Untold Pacific History 37:02

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Of the many events affecting Pasifika people in Aotearoa, the Dawn Raids story is overdue to be told.

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Untold Pacific History Trailer 4:01

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A dynamic & often provocative account of New Zealand’s relationship with the Pacific & the broad impact it's had on New Zealand’s own history & relationship with Pacific peoples in Aotearoa today.

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Tribalism, Identity Politics, and Biafra: Nigeria's Civil War 35:38

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What is tribalism? Why is it difficult to define a singular national identity in Nigeria? What led to the creation of a new nation, Biafra, during Nigeria's Civil War? Before colonization by the British, Nigeria as we know it today did not exist. Three major ethnic groups resided in the land we now know as Nigeria: the Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba peopl…

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Gandhi at the Charkha: India's Icon Replaced 33:46

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Mahatma Gandhi at the charkha, the spinning wheel, is an image that has united India since its independence in 1947. Why, in 2017, was Gandhi recast in this iconic image? Postcolonial media scholar Ishita Sinha Roy draws from her book Manufacturing Indianness to discuss how the" idea of India" has dramatically shifted as neoliberal Hindutva (Hindu-…

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