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Episode 49: Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg, and Lee Mordechai Survive Writing a Book Together

Episode 49: Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg, and Lee Mordechai Survive Writing a Book Together

Download aa060614-a731-49e6-9e26-aceb723e70af.mp3 In this episode Kate interviewed not one, but three authors: Robert Alpert, Merle Eisenberg, and Lee Mordechai. Together, Robert, Merle, and Lee are the co-authors of a new book, Diseased Cinema: Plagues, Pandemics, and Zombies in American Movies. Robert Alpert is a

Episode 48: Neil J. Young Gives Us Characters

Episode 48: Neil J. Young Gives Us Characters

Download e941f60e-6f18-4fc5-9c58-4b0c25b594a0.mp3 In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by historian, writer, and podcaster Dr. Neil J. Young. Neil has been a prolific writer in venues like The Atlantic, Slate, the Los Angeles Times, and many more, a contributing columnist to the HuffPost and

Episode 47: Kathleen Sheppard Learns to Use the Novelist's Tools

Episode 47: Kathleen Sheppard Learns to Use the Novelist's Tools

Download 73bc0b01-44bc-424e-90ce-fad68feddb40.mp3 I’m delighted to introduce you to my guest today, historian of science Dr. Kathleen Sheppard. Kate is a professor at Missouri S & T University, and the author of three books, as well as the editor of two books of correspondence. Kate

Episode 46: Tore Olsson Writes for the Gamers (and All of Us)

Episode 46: Tore Olsson Writes for the Gamers (and All of Us)

Download ea6d83cc-3b8a-4f35-b332-b8dd483678bb.mp3 My guest in this episode is Dr. Tore Olsson, associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Olsson’s first book, Agrarian Crossings: Reformers and the Remaking of the US and Mexican Countryside, is an award-winning scholarly book. But his

Episode 45: Jason Heppler Wants Tools That Fit His Questions

Episode 45: Jason Heppler Wants Tools That Fit His Questions

Download 6e29814b-c30f-41b1-b8fc-22d944d17190.mp3 For this episode, I interviewed historian and web developer Dr. Jason Heppler. I’ve been following Jason’s work and career path for some time now, and I was so excited to talk with him about his new book, Silicon Valley and the

Episode 43: Margaret O'Mara Starts with the People

Episode 43: Margaret O'Mara Starts with the People

Download f84757da-431c-4bbe-a740-5e645f3a407f.mp3 For this episode Kate Carpenter interviews Dr. Margaret O’Mara. Margaret is a professor of modern American history at the University of Washington, and the author of multiple books, including Cities of Knowledge: Cold War Science and the Search for the Next Silicon

Episode 42: Kimberly Harper Didn't Know She Could Be a Writer

Episode 42: Kimberly Harper Didn't Know She Could Be a Writer

Kimberly Harper and I spoke about how some key mentors helped her find her way as a historian and writer, how she is learning to balance her day job, writing, and family life, and how you deal with sources for a book in which everyone is lying.

Episode 32: Samantha Muka Finds Joy in the Work

Episode 32: Samantha Muka Finds Joy in the Work

Download 00395dac-eb83-47aa-8576-2a131fad05f3.mp3 Note: Links to books are affiliate links to Bookshop.org. If you purchase books through these links, I’ll make a small commission, which helps me keep Drafting the Past going. Thanks for supporting our guests and the podcast! This episode features Dr.

Episode 30: Lauren Lassabe Shepherd Shamelessly Reaches Out

Episode 30: Lauren Lassabe Shepherd Shamelessly Reaches Out

Download 675e41a3-c799-43d7-b2b3-b2e8a0607dd9.mp3 Note: Links to books are affiliate links to Bookshop.org. If you purchase books through these links, I’ll make a small commission, which helps me keep Drafting the Past going. Thanks for supporting our guests and the podcast! Welcome back to Drafting

Episode 23: Andrew Wehrman Writes the Next Topic Sentence

Episode 23: Andrew Wehrman Writes the Next Topic Sentence

Download 03422903-a7ca-419a-a47e-b13f44c1f2bf.mp3 Note: Links to books are affiliate links to Bookshop.org. If you purchase books through these links, I’ll make a small commission, which helps me keep Drafting the Past going. Thanks for supporting our guests and the podcast! You can also support

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