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An American History Podcast hosted by Frank Cogliano and David Silkenat
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Monday Oct 22, 2018
Monday Oct 22, 2018
In light of the recent UN report on climate change, Frank and David discuss how Americans have thought about the end of the world, including:
- Why Millerites thought the world would end in 1844
- How Native Americans used the Ghost Dance to bring about a spiritual rebirth
- How Americans used fallout shelters to deal with possible nuclear holocaust
Last Drops
Frank: Go vote!
David: Honor Sachs' article in Washington Post on Pocohontas
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
With controversies over voter registration and voter ID in the news, Frank and David discuss the history of voter suppression, including:
- How the introduction of voter registration limited access to the ballot
- How the secret ballot disenfranchised some voters
- How barriers to voting were reduced after 1960
Last Drops
Frank:
New exhibit on Sally Hemings at Monticello
Plaque to Frederick Douglass in Edinburgh
David:
Peter Parish Dissertation Prize
Congrats to Dr. Catherine Bateson
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Two topics this week: Frank and David discuss what the Kavanaugh confirmation means for the Supreme Court and the revelations of a New York Times report on the Trump family fortune. Among the highlights:
- How likely a Kavanaugh impeachment is
- What Kavanaugh means for the Supreme Court decisions down the road
- What the Trump family fortune says about aristocracy, inherited wealth, and politics
Last Drops
Frank: The Staircase on Netflix
David: BrANCH 2019 in Edinburgh, Frederick Douglass exhibit at the NLS, and a conference on Midterms at the NLS and IASH
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
Video games now rival Hollywood films for their influence on the culture. David and special guests Devin Grier and Miles Stanley talk about how American history is depicted in video games, including:
- How Oregon Trail shaped how a generation understood Western settlement
- How Red Dead Redemption used tropes from Western movies and history
- How the Fallout series blended history and lore
We also discussed some other games worth trying, including: Valient Hearts, LA Noire, Assassin's Creed, Civilization, and Call of Duty.
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Frank and David discuss the Brett Kavaugh hearings, in light of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's accusations of sexual assault, including:
- How the Kavaugh hearings parallel and differ from the Clarence Thomas hearings in 1991
- How the Robert Bork hearings changed the confirmation process
- What could happen in the weeks to come
Last Drops
Frank: Tom Talks at Monticello
David: Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow exhibit at NYHS
Monday Sep 03, 2018
Monday Sep 03, 2018
It's back to school season! With new grad students starting their studies this month, Frank and David are joined by two of their advanced doctoral students, Devin Grier and Krysten Blackstone, to give some sage advice on starting the year right, including:
- How to keep organized
- How to get started as a tutor
- How to balance teaching and research
- How to manage life as an international student
Last Drops
Krysten: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Devin: Upcoming release of Red Dead Redemption 2
David: audiobook version of Springsteen's Born to Run
Frank: remembrance of scholar and friend Jan Lewis
Monday Aug 27, 2018
Monday Aug 27, 2018
With lots going on in the the last couple of weeks, Frank and David tackle a hodge podge of news needing historical context, including:
- The removal of Silent Sam at UNC Chapel Hill
- The conviction of Paul Manafort, the guilty plea of Michael Cohen, and what that means for President Trump
- The legacy of Senator John McCain
Last Drops
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
Frank and David look at the history of lawyers in American politics, including:
- Why so many politicians from the Revolution onward had legal backgrounds
- How the legal profession has changed over time
- How the Reagan Revolution and the Federalist Society changed the legal profession and politics
Last Drops
Frank: Season 2 of Slow Burn
Davd: A12 podcast
Thursday Jul 26, 2018
Thursday Jul 26, 2018
Recent headlines that former Trump advisor Carter Page and graduate student Maria Butina have illegally acted as Russian foreign agents have put the 1938 Foreign Agents Registration Act in the spotlight. Frank and David talk about foreign agents in American history, including:
- How a foreign agent differs from a diplomat and a spy
- How Citizen Genet tried to get Americans to suppor the French Revolution
- How German agents tried to keep Americans out of World War I and II, including inflitrating America First
Last Drops
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
President Donald Trump just returned from a week-long European trip, including a contentious NATO summit, tense meetings with UK Prime Minister Theresa May, and a bizarre press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Frank and David try to make sense of this trip and place it into some historical context.
Shout outs to listeners Jasmin and Simon.
Last Drops
Frank: #HATM
David: www.womenalsoknowhistory.com