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Episode 69: Andrew Hartman Takes the Time to Get It Right

Episode 69: Andrew Hartman Takes the Time to Get It Right

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

Episode 68: Ruby Lal Paints a Lush World

Episode 68: Ruby Lal Paints a Lush World

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

Episode 67: Stephanie Gorton Puts Authentic Interactions on the Page

Episode 67: Stephanie Gorton Puts Authentic Interactions on the Page

Download d3462ccb-bb80-4216-afd0-08456b1b51d1.mp3 Stephanie Gorton is a writer, editor, and journalist whose work has been published in a range of outlets including The New Yorker, Smithsonian, and Paris Review Daily. She has worked in editorial roles at several independent presses, and her first book came out

Episode 66: Padraic Scanlan Makes the Medicine Go Down

Episode 66: Padraic Scanlan Makes the Medicine Go Down

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’

Episode 65: Omar Valerio-Jiménez Puts in the Hours

Episode 65: Omar Valerio-Jiménez Puts in the Hours

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

Episode 64: Emily Herring Listens For the Rhythm

Episode 64: Emily Herring Listens For the Rhythm

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

Episode 63: Surekha Davies Has No Lack of Deadlines

Episode 63: Surekha Davies Has No Lack of Deadlines

Download a5795ec3-3853-4515-9290-818ff4fc17fb.mp3 In this episode, I’m joined by historian and writer Dr. Surekha Davies. Surekha is a former history professor who now writes full-time, and she can also be found speaking about history and consulting on monsters. In fact, monsters have played a

Episode 62: Lyndal Roper Takes a Journey by Page and Pedal

Episode 62: Lyndal Roper Takes a Journey by Page and Pedal

Download 419f9e67-987a-4cda-95c7-a1f007645c2b.mp3 In this episode of Drafting the Past, host Kate Carpenter is joined by historian Dr. Lyndal Roper. Lyndal is a professor at the University of Oxford and the author of six books on gender, religion, witchcraft, and German history. Her newest book out

Episode 61: Judith Giesberg Resists Giving Readers What They Want

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 60: Rebecca Brenner Graham Gives Us the Publicity Behind-the-Scenes

Episode 60: Rebecca Brenner Graham Gives Us the Publicity Behind-the-Scenes

Download 8e98aa87-c4a6-4e67-8d86-4dd4ae181d07.mp3 In this episode Kate is joined by writer and historian Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham. Rebecca is a post-doctoral research associate at Brown University, but before that she taught high school history, an experience that we talk a lot more about in this

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