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Download 9ce2b815-1f46-454c-b891-46d24b1a6059.mp3 I talk to a lot of history professors on this show, of course, but I’m always excited when I get a chance to talk to someone who is writing great history but working outside of a university setting. And my guest today
Download 639f14f4-e4d0-475d-8211-b383e510bafe.mp3 Dr. Andrew Hartman is a professor of history at Illinois State University. Before that, as you’ll learn in this episode, he was a high school social studies teacher, and he specializes in teaching future social studies teachers. He is the author of
Download 67ce98d0-3bba-4262-aca3-ebd4af32e755.mp3 In this episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by historian Dr. Ruby Lal. When I first started thinking about this interview more than a year ago, I read Ruby’s book Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan. I was swept away
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Download 21ba1df5-b749-4701-b171-df6dbd8e9e19.mp3 In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Padraic Scanlan. Padraic is an associate professor at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the history of labor in Britain and the British empire. He’s the author of three books, including Freedom’
Download 0a0f953e-7bee-41a4-abe6-98972908c65b.mp3 In this episode, Kate is joined by historian Dr. Omar Valerio-Jiménez. Omar is a professor of history at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he is also an associate dean for graduate studies. He originally worked as an engineer before
Download 414e061d-7b90-46b7-9e95-fc9eb208bf58.mp3 For this episode, I was delighted to be joined on the podcast by Dr. Emily Herring. As you’ll hear, I’ve been following Emily’s career for a while now, and I was eager to ask about her first book and her