John Garrison Marks Starts Writing Before He's Awake
Episode 95 of the Drafting the Past podcast
Matthew Delmont Works on Pacing and Character
Episode 90 of the Drafting the Past podcast
From the Archive: Isabela Morales Protects the Writer's Spirit
Download 190019fc-8e68-4eeb-9372-95c39c90b55a.mp3 Note that bookshop.org links are affiliate links that generate a small commission to support the show if you purchase books using these links. Sign up for the Drafting the Past newsletter for updates on the show and more. Hi everybody! I’m
Heather Ann Thompson Evokes the Moment - Episode 86
Download 7cd1a726-6ef9-409f-9b11-551cd51f6e38.mp3 In this episode, host Kate Carpenter interviews historian Dr. Heather Ann Thompson. Heather is the author of three books. The first was Whose Detroit? Politics, Labor, and Race in a Modern American City, which was first published in 2002. Her second book, published
Episode 74: Mary Frances Phillips Works From a Place of Play
Download 07e56be2-483d-456b-b7cb-5a06e0382f70.mp3 I’ve talked to many historians who have interviewed sources in order to write their histories over more than 70 episodes of Drafting the Past, but I don’t think any has spent quite as much time getting to know their subject in
Episode 61: Judith Giesberg Resists Giving Readers What They Want
Download 4b309e01-21a6-4969-ab47-01195bb85112.mp3 In this episode of Drafting the Past, host Kate Carpenter is joined by Dr. Judith Giesberg. Dr. Giesberg is a historian and professor at Villanova University. She is the author of six books focused on the U.S. Civil War and its aftermath.
Episode 55: Robin Bernstein and the Disco Ball of Integrity
Download c0377e75-9988-4111-9fdd-827f3f94d3f5.mp3 Episode 55 features Dr. Robin Bernstein. Robin is a cultural historian who specializes in race and racism from the nineteenth century to the present, and is the Dillon Professor of American History at Harvard University. Her first, award-winning book was Racial Innocence:
Episode 54: Prithi Kanakamedala Invites Us Into the Past
In this episode Kate welcomes historian Prithi Kanakamedala. Prithi is a professor of history at Bronx Community College CUNY, and is also a faculty member at CUNY Graduate Center. She is an active public historian, who has worked with a wide range of cultural organizations. One of the projects she
Episode 53: Andrew Kahrl Embraces Relevance
Download 4df09739-385b-4e6e-8eaf-22d07b2954e9.mp3 In this episode, I was delighted to be joined by Dr. Andrew Kahrl. Andrew is a professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Virginia. His third book was published by the University of Chicago Press earlier this year, titled
Episode 44: Kellie Carter Jackson Puts Black People at the Center
Download 829117ea-5f18-4acd-acfd-279b4a46414d.mp3 In this episode, host Kate Carpenter speaks with the brilliant and delightful Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson. Dr. Carter Jackson is a professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, and a prolific speaker and writer, with essays everywhere from The New York Times to