The AskHistorians Podcast
History Podcasts
The AskHistorians Podcast showcases the knowledge and enthusiasm of the AskHistorians community, a forum of nearly 1.4 million history academics, professionals, amateurs, and curious onlookers. The aim is to be a resource accessible to a wide range of listeners for historical topics which so often go overlooked. Together, we have a broad array of people capable of speaking in-depth on topics that get half a page on Wikipedia, a paragraph in a high-school textbook, and not even a minute on the History channel. The podcast aims to give a voice (literally!) to those areas of history, while not neglecting the more commonly covered topics. Part of the drive behind the podcast is to be a counterpoint to other forms of popular media on history which only seem to cover the same couple of topics in the same couple of ways over and over again.
Location:
United States
Description:
The AskHistorians Podcast showcases the knowledge and enthusiasm of the AskHistorians community, a forum of nearly 1.4 million history academics, professionals, amateurs, and curious onlookers. The aim is to be a resource accessible to a wide range of listeners for historical topics which so often go overlooked. Together, we have a broad array of people capable of speaking in-depth on topics that get half a page on Wikipedia, a paragraph in a high-school textbook, and not even a minute on the History channel. The podcast aims to give a voice (literally!) to those areas of history, while not neglecting the more commonly covered topics. Part of the drive behind the podcast is to be a counterpoint to other forms of popular media on history which only seem to cover the same couple of topics in the same couple of ways over and over again.
Language:
English
Episodes
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 227 – Talking Textbooks with u/LostHistoryBooks
5/16/2024
In this episode, Jenn Binis (EdHistory101) talks with with u/LostHistoryBooks about lost - and found - American history texts. They discuss the history of Black education, Black history, American history, and more! 45 mins.
Duration:00:45:04
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 226 – The Ethiopian Revolution of 1974 with /u/thebigbosshimself
3/7/2024
EnclavedMicrostate (Jeremy) talks with /u/thebigbosshimself about the leadup to the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution, which saw the overthrow of the Solomonic dynasty and its replacement by the military junta known as the Derg. 53 mins.
Duration:00:53:19
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 225 – Doing Naval History on Youtube with Drachinifel
2/22/2024
EnclavedMicrostate (Jeremy) and Lubyak (Chris) talk with Drachinifel about doing naval history on Youtube, covering the opportunities and challenges of Youtube as a platform for public history. Near the end is also a Q&A specifically on naval history topics. 59 mins.
Duration:00:59:35
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 224: Conversation with Rebecca Clarren
2/8/2024
In this episode, Jenn Binis (EdHistory101) talks with Rebecca Clarren, Investigative Reporter, and author of THE COST OF FREE LAND: JEWS, LAKOTA AND AN AMERICAN INHERITANCE. The conversation explores her research process, the concept of intertwined histories, and the role of the author in such histories. 42 minutes.
Duration:00:41:24
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 223: Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea with Darrin M. McMahon
1/11/2024
In this episode, Jenn Binis (EdHistory101) talks with with Darrin M. McMahon about his book, EQUALITY: The History of an Elusive Idea. They discuss the difference between equity and equality, scholarship around the history of an idea, and the adventures of conducting research across multiple eras and places. 52 mins.
Duration:00:52:21
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 222: The Sudbury Devil with Atun-Shei
12/28/2023
Steelcan909 talks with Andrew Rakich of Atun-Shei films about his new release, the Sudbury Devil. The episode is split into a spoiler free section and a spoiler section. Spoilers for the movie start at 30 minutes. 75 minutes.
Duration:01:17:13
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 221: Historically Informed Performance with The Australian Haydn Ensemble
12/3/2023
Tyler Alderson talks with members of the Australian Haydn Ensemble about historical performance in classical music. From instruments to techniques, the ensemble aims to play the music of the 18th century the way that composers like Haydn and Mozart would have heard it. 39m
Duration:00:40:05
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 220 - Crusades Historiography with James Currie
11/16/2023
Steelcan909 talks with James Currie about the recent proliferation of books about the crusades written by conservative Catholic writers and their sympathizers. Two books are examined for their ideaological dimensions and what they say about the crusades and their reception almost 1000 years after their events. Warning signs for biased history books, inter-Catholic disputes, the relationship between Catholic "historians" and the Catholic Church, and alternative reading suggestions are discussed. 58min.
Duration:00:58:40
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 219 – The Japanese-American Experience during and after the Second World War with Mitch Maki
10/26/2023
Jeremy Salkeld talks with Dr. Mitch Maki of the Go For Broke National Education Center about Japanese-American internment, the 442nd Infantry Regiment, and the Japanese-American campaign for redress and recognition in the postwar decades. Also discussed are relations between Hawaiian-born and continental-born Japanese-Americans, and the efforts of the Go For Broke center's efforts to promote awareness and bring about positive social change. 36 mins.
Duration:00:36:15
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 218 - Public History in the 21st Century with Claire Aubin
9/8/2023
Morgan Lewin Campos chats with Dr Claire Aubin (@ceaubin on Twitter) about the challenges of studying fascism and violence in the current global political climate, as well as the problems sensationalistic and revisionistic historical writing creates for public history. (68 mins)
Duration:01:08:34
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 217 - "Say Anarcha" with J. C. Hallman
7/27/2023
We're back! Jennifer Borgioli Binis (EdHistory101) talks with J. C. Hallman, author of "Say Anarcha: A Young Woman, a Devious Surgeon, and the Harrowing Birth of Modern Women's Health." Heads up that the episode talks about some of the experiences enslaved women had with J. Marion Sims, who had been long credited as "the father of gynocology." They discuss how Hallman approached the research as a non-historian, dynamics around identity, and the genre of speculative of non-fiction. The archive for the book is at: https://anarchaarchive.com/.
Duration:00:48:41
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 216 - YouTube, Film, and History with Atun-Shei Films
4/6/2023
Steelcan909 talks with Andrew Rakich from Atun-Shei Films about the role of YouTube in public historical outreach, filmaking, and the comments sections that you dread to look at. 79 minutes.
Duration:01:21:09
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 215 - Golems with HannahStoHelit
3/23/2023
Tyler Alderson talks to fellow moderator u/hannahstohelit about golems, their origins in Jewish mysticism and folklore, and the various depictions of them throughout the years. 81m.
Duration:01:20:03
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 214 - YouTube and History with DW Draffin
2/9/2023
Steelcan909 sits down to talk about YouTube, Hollywood, and Netflix with DW Draffin, operator of the YouTube Channel "Study of Antiquty and the Middle Ages". 65 mins
Duration:01:05:48
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 213 - The World The Plague Made with James Belich
1/20/2023
Tyler Alderson talks with Professor James Belich of Balliol College, Oxford about the dramatic aftereffects of the Black Death. From the immediate shocks to the lingering ripples centuries later, Belich shows the influence that this unimaginable calamity had on shaping the world as we know it, including the rise of colonialism and the Atlantic slave trade. 65 mins.
Duration:01:05:19
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 212 – Public Transport in North America with Jake Berman
1/5/2023
Jeremy Salkeld talks with Jake Berman about the development of public transport in the US and Canada, and the background to the US' modern issues with urban transport infrastructure, including the rise and fall of the streetcar and difficulties with establishing light and underground rail systems. Also discussed is the idea that there is not so much a single history of North American public transport, so much as a series of individual, city-specific histories, situated in continent-wide milieus. 38 mins.
Duration:00:35:50
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 211 - The Beat Cop with Michael O'Malley
12/3/2022
Tyler Alderson talks with Michael O'Malley about his new book The Beat Cop, exploring the life of Irish music collector (and Chicago police chief) Francis O'Neill. O'Malley details O'Neill's life as well as his influence on our concepts of "Irish music." He also examines the power dynamics at play when a well-connected police chief collects music from his community, and the biases apparent in O'Neill's work. 58m.
Duration:00:55:20
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 210: Lydia Maria Child with Lydia Moland
11/17/2022
Jennifer Borgioli Binis (EdHistory101) talks with Lydia Moland about her new book on suffragist, poet, author, and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child. They discuss Child's complicated life, the ways she sought and used the power accessible to her, and the choices she made as a well-educated white woman with a fierce commitment to social justice. 50 mins.
Duration:00:41:43
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 209 - Public History and Outreach with Bret Devereaux and Roel Konijnendijk
11/3/2022
/u/Steelcan909 talks with Bret Devereaux and our own Roel Konijnendijk about public history, the changing role of historians both inside and outside of the academy, and of course on proper ditch digging tecninques. 82m,
Duration:01:24:25
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 208 - Pirates and Public History with Rebecca Simon
10/6/2022
Tyler Alderson talks with Rebecca Simon about the difference between fact and fiction in the Golden Age of Piracy. Simon also discusses the challenges and opportunities of public-facing history work, including social media like TikTok. 54m
Duration:00:53:19