Curated playlist

Roman Catholic activists

Robert F. KennedyRobert F. Kennedy won the California Democratic primary on the 5th of June 1968, and around midnight a gunman shot him. Kennedy died 25 hours later. The shooter was Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian who acted in retaliation for…
Martin SheenMartin Sheen was born Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez. In a 2009 speech at Oxford University, he said he had been arrested 66 times. The human rights activist Craig Kielburger gave that tally a memorable comparison. He said Sheen had "a rap…
JD VanceJD Vance once called Donald Trump reprehensible, then became his running mate.
Cesar ChavezCesar Chavez was born Cesario Estrada Chavez on the 31st of March 1927 and died on the 23rd of April 1993. Many Mexican Americans came to speak of him as a "folk saint." California farm owners saw something else entirely, a communist…
Nick FuentesNicholas Joseph Fuentes, born on the 18th of August 1998, is an American far-right commentator and live streamer. In October 2025 Tucker Carlson interviewed him and opened by predicting the backlash. "I don't think Fuentes is going away,"…
Eva PerónEva Perón rode through Buenos Aires beside her husband on the 4th of June 1952, in a parade celebrating his re-election as president. She was so ill that she could not stand without support. Hidden beneath her oversized fur coat was a…
Bartolomé de las CasasBartolomé de las Casas began as a slave owner with a gold-rich estate on Hispaniola.
Marcus GarveyMarcus Garvey was declared Provisional President of Africa in August 1920, even though he had never set foot on the continent. The title came during a conference organized by his Harlem-based movement, while an estimated 25,000 people…
Audre LordeAudre Lorde answered questions about her feelings by reciting a poem. She was a nearly blind child in Harlem.
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez, known widely as AOC, won a Democratic primary in New York's 14th congressional district on the 26th of June 2018. She collected 15,897 votes to 11,761 for Joe Crowley, a ten-term incumbent who chaired the…
Samantha SmithA ten-year-old from Maine wrote to the Soviet leader and got an answer. She then visited Moscow as his guest.