
Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson is a professor of history at Boston College, the bestselling author of several books on the Civil War and reconstruction, and the writer of the breakout hit Substack newsletter “Letters From An American.” She’s a contributing writer at The Guardian and Slate, and previously co-hosted the NPR series Freak Out and Carry On with journalist Ron Suskind..
Professor at Boston College and co-host of Now & Then
Heather Cox Richardson is a professor of history at Boston College, the bestselling author of several books on the Civil War and reconstruction, and the writer of the breakout hit Substack newsletter “Letters From An American.” She’s a contributing writer at The Guardian and Slate, and previously co-hosted the NPR series Freak Out and Carry On with journalist Ron Suskind..
Tuesday Mornings
How can the past help inform today’s most pressing challenges? Every Tuesday, award-winning historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman use their encyclopedic knowledge of US history to bring the past to life. Together, they make sense of the week in news by discussing the people, ideas, and events that got us here today.
Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson is a Professor of History at Boston College, bestselling author, and co-host of Now & Then.
Joanne Freeman
Joanne Freeman is a Professor of History and American studies at Yale University, award-winning author, and co-host of Now & Then.
