Dr. Roy Casagranda Podcast
Episodes
Grace and Tolerance in History: Toussaint
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Haitian Revolution was the most radical and unlikely uprising in the modern world. In this episode, Dr. Roy Casagranda traces the rise of Toussain...
The Islamic Golden Age
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most histories of the Islamic Golden Age focus on its discoveries. But in this episode, Dr. Roy goes further back, tracing the long arc of Western civ...
Deconstructing Racism and Sexism in the Envisagement of Western Civilization
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Racism and sexism didn’t emerge naturally or accidentally. In this episode, Dr. Roy explains how Western societies constructed rigid hierarchies of ...
Masculinity
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to be a man? Dr. Roy takes listeners on a journey from the evolution of early humans to the social expectations placed on men today....
The Arab Spring and Its Long Shadow
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note: This is a visual-heavy episode. You can watch the lecture here.The Arab Spring began in December 2010 when Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazi...
The Origins of the Syrian Crisis
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Syrian Civil War didn’t begin in 2011; it began centuries earlier. Dr. Roy explores how the legacy of empire, the carving up of the Middle East ...
How Islam Saved Western Civilization
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Western civilization didn’t vanish when Rome fell - it moved east. Dr. Roy explores how the libraries of Persia, Egypt, and Baghdad became the true ...
A Brief Overview of the U.S. Presidency
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly is the job of the U.S. president? Dr. Roy traces the presidency from its constitutional origins through major turning points in U.S. hist...
World War II: Part X - Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*Listener discretion advised:This episode contains descriptions of violence, genocide, and other traumatic historical events that may be disturbing to...
World War II: Part 2 - Interwar Chaos
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When World War I ended, the fighting didn’t. Dr. Roy traces how a defeated Germany, shattered empires, and vengeful allies created the perfect storm...
World War II: Part 1 - World War I
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World War II didn’t appear out of nowhere. Dr. Roy begins by going back to the 18th and 19th centuries, explaining how the rise of the British Empir...
Modern Ideologies
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ideologies are powerful tools, but also deeply flawed. Dr. Roy explains how the human brain processes fear and emotion, why leaders exploit hatred and...
Who Are the Apache?
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Apache were more than fierce warriors; they were farmers, traders, and innovators who created a vibrant culture rooted in ceremony, kinship, and r...
Who Was Muhammad II Fatih?
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of the Roman Empire after more than 2,000 years and the rise of the Ottomans as a dominant global po...
Decoding Systems
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Language isn’t just communication; it’s power. Drawing on insights from Malcolm X, George Orwell, and political history, Roy unpacks how misused w...
Leaders Who Shaped the Future
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why does leadership matter, and how do small decisions ripple across the future? Dr. Roy begins with the hidden dangers of implicit bias, from medicin...
The 1,000-year Legacy of Ibn Sina
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Known as the “Father of Modern Medicine,” Ibn Sina was a Persian polymath whose writings transformed science, philosophy, and ethics. In this epis...
Introducing the Dr. Roy Casagranda Podcast
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
History is never just the past. It’s the stories and people we choose to remember, and the ones we choose to erase.Welcome to the Dr. Roy Casagranda...