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 th ...
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 237: Judy Hart, founder of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY
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40:18A slightly different episode this week! u/EdHistory101 talks with Judy Hart about her book, A National Park for Women's Rights: The Campaign That Made It Happen. Judy not only made history as the lead advocate for the park, she helped ensure women's history would be immortalized. The conversation covers the shift from thinking about National Parks …
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 236: Matthew Ehrlich and The Krebiozen Hoax
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46:10EdHistory101 talks with Matthew Ehrlich about his book The Krebiozen Hoax: How a Mysterious Cancer Drug Shook Organized Medicine. 45 minutes. Episode discussion on Reddit.By AskHistorians
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 235: The History of the Study of Slavery with Scott Spillman
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50:48EdHistory101 talks with historian Scott Spillman about his book on the history of the study of slavery as an academic discipline. 50 minsBy AskHistorians
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 234: /u/warneagle on Soviet Prisoners in WW2
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49:40Steelcan909 and warneagle discuss the unique nature of Soviet prisoners of war during the Second World War. The differences between Soviet and Western prisoners, soviet political commissars, and the intersection of the Soviet experience of the war with the Holocaust are discussed. 49min
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 233: Jeannette Patrick and R2 Studios
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44:16Steelcan909 discusses the roll of podcasts, alt-acadmia, and the surprising complexity behind historical podcasting shows with Jeannete Patrick of R2 Studios. 43min.By AskHistorians
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 232: Conversation with Dr. Justin Sledge on public history
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56:34Steelcan909 talks with Dr. Justin Sledge of the YouTube channel Esoterica about his experiences in public historical outreach, YouTube, and his own methodology. 56 min.
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 231: Conversation with Susan Brewer about "The Best Land"
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42:58EdHistory101 talks with Susan Brewer about her book, The Best Land: Four Hundred Years of Love and Betrayal on Oneida Territory.By AskHistorians
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 230: American Women's Words and Documentary Editing with Kathryn Gehred
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47:12EdHistory101 and Kathryn Gehred talk about her podcast about women's letters, women's history, and her work as a documentary editor.
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 229 - Public History with Max Miller
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56:37Steelcan909 and Max Miller of Tasting History discuss youtube, history outside of academia, research troubles, and battling historical myths. 58min.
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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 228 - AskHistorians Aloud with Trevor Culley
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43:14We have a slightly different format for this podcast episode! A little while ago we floated the idea to our flaired users of a podcast episode where various answers were read out by the answerers themselves. This lets our flaired users highlight some of their answers that they think were particularly spectacular, and gives their answers another cha…
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