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An American History Podcast hosted by Frank Cogliano and David Silkenat
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Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Summer in an election year usually means it's time for party nominating conventions, but COVID-19 has caused both the DNC and RNC to delay and modify their 2020 conventions. Frank and David talk about the history of party conventions, how they've changed over time, and what the future might hold.
Last Drops
Frank: It Was Simple podcast
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Frank and David discuss Daniel Feller's controversial SHEAR (Society for Historians of the Early American Republic) plenary session on the parallels between Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson. They examine the content of Feller's printed and spoken paper, the composition of the panel, the problems with the Q&A, and what this says about the future of SHEAR and scholarly societies more broadly.
The text of Feller's paper (password: Jackson2020)
SHEAR President Doug Egerton's statement
Last Drops
David: NPR story on Lincoln's hat
Frank: Age of Jackson podcast
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Last 4th of July weekend, Americans seemed to either be watching Trump's speech at Mount Rushmore or watching Hamilton on DisneyPlus. Frank and David discuss different versions of American nationalism and how historians have dealt with nationalism, including some discussion of Jill Lepore's article in Foreign Affairs. (Full disclosure: we were both watching Hamilton.)
Last Drops
Frank: George Washington the toppling of George III statue
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
On Independence Day, Frank and David tackle some listener questions, including:
- Is the Electoral College still appropriate?
- Were the Anti-Federalists right?
- Are there any topics that historians won't touch?
Last Drops
Frank: That's the Ticket podcast
David: Backstory finale
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Picking up on some of the themes from our last episode (with the brilliant Hilary Green), Frank and David discuss how the monument debate has extended beyond Columbus and the Confederacy, including:
Theodore Roosevelt at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC
The Emancipation Memorial
The Shaw Memorial
Jackson in Lafayette Park
Grant, Key, and Serra in San Francisco
Hans Christian Heg in Madison
Last Drops
Frank: Season 4 of Slow Burn about David Duke
David: upcoming podcasts, Seizing Freedom with Kidada Williams and Welcome to Your Fantasy with Natalia Petrzela
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Frank and David are joined by Hilary Green, Associate Professor at the University of Alabama, to discuss the recent removal of Confederate monuments and her work to educate people about the legacies of slavery and the Confederacy on campus. We also discuss how the BLM protests have challenged the monumental landscape around the world, including in the UK.
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Frank and David discuss the police and military response to the ongoing protests over racist police violence.
Last Drops
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Frank and David are joined by doctoral student Krysten Blackstone. They discuss her research on morale in the Continental Army.
Last Drops
Krysten: Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Alexander's The New Jim Crow
David & Frank: The Wind of Change podcast
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
For a fun change of pace, Frank and David make their selections for the Historians Hall of Fame. Who would you pick?
Last Drops
Frank: Classic Baseball on the Radio
David: Jill Lepore's new podcast The Last Archive
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
A recent Supreme Court case and a confrontation between the South Dakota governor and Cheyenne River and Oglala River Sioux over corona virus checkpoints has put questions of tribal sovereignty into the headlines. Frank and David discuss the complicated history of the relationship between the federal government, state governments, and Native American nations.
Last Drops
Frank: RIP George Sam Shepperson
David: Tony Hillerman novels and Wild West Morningside