schoolsucks 285 where do white people come from with thaddeus russell

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/81/89/a0/schoolsucks/0x0_9564777.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Part 5 in the survey series, A Renegade History Course. This is the fifth discussion with historian Thaddeus Russell, the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Renegade-History-United-States/dp/B004VD3YZA">A Renegade History of the United States</a>.

<b>Discussed Today:</b>
The second part of A Renegade History of the United States, <b><i>How White People Lost Their Rhythm</i></b>, including the stories of Irish, Italian and Jewish immigrants, and how they were assimilated into American culture.

<b>Bumper Music:</b>
"I Wan'na Be Like You" (The Jungle Book) - Louie Prima
"Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin
"Jump Jive An' Wail" - Louis Prima
"My Romance" - Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore
"Slow Ride" - The Beastie Boys

<b>Look Closer:</b>
<a href="http://www.thaddeusrussell.com/">Thaddeus Russell's Site</a> - www.thaddeusrussell.com

See Thaddeus Russell's sources for the chapters in this discussion <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Renegade-History-United-States/dp/1416576134#reade.... Pages 350-357.