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An American History Podcast hosted by Frank Cogliano and David Silkenat
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Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Back from our summer holiday break, Frank and David try to put recent news into historical context, including the Kansas abortion referendum, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.
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Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Frank and David discuss the history of summer vacation, including school break, summer camps, road trips, and summer jobs.
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David: Congrats to Edinburgh graduates
Frank: solidarity with tour guides at Monticello
We'll be taking our own summer break for a few weeks. Episodes will return in August!
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Frank and David discuss David Armitage's op-ed "Break the History Addiction."
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Frank: Live Whiskey Rebellion show in August
David: Georgia Guidestone's mystery
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Recent polling indicates that confidence in the Supreme Court is at a record low. Frank and David discuss the issue of credibility for the Supreme Court and American institutions more broadly.
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Frank: Peter Waddell paintings of White House history
David: Nursing Clio's Reproduction History Syllabus
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Frank and David discuss the history of Father's Day.
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Frank: Darren Walker's Juneteenth talk at Monticello
David: Maybelle Blair's coming out
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Frank and David discuss the history of gun legislation.
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Frank: Privatizing Presidential libraries
David: new opera on Omar Ibn Said
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Frank and David discuss the "Great Replacement", a white supremacist conspiracy that has become common-place on right-wing media and has motivated violence in the United States and around the globe.
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David: Last phone booth in NYC
Frank: 200th anniversary of Union Canal
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
Frank and David discuss the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion rights.
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Frank: upcoming Fennell Lecture
David: Audubon exhibit at NMS
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Frank and David discuss the fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disneyworld, examining its connections to homophobic legislation, gerrymandering, CRT, and the culture wars.
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Frank: Continuing drama at Montpelier
David: Echo in the Canyon
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Frank interviews David about his new book, Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South.
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Last Drops
Frank: New Native account of Little Bighorn
David: NPR story on wax cylinders