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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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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Episode 59: Marlene Daut Returns to Storytelling

Episode 59: Marlene Daut Returns to Storytelling

Download 5c236a2e-f987-492b-9ac2-1ae1f6943087.mp3 This is Drafting the Past, a podcast about the craft of writing history. In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by historian Dr. Marlene Daut. Marlene is a professor at Yale University and is the author of four books, as well as

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Episode 58: James Tejani Aims for Smart, Elegant Simplicity

Episode 58: James Tejani Aims for Smart, Elegant Simplicity

Download 55f893cb-4de7-481e-a3e7-6d5c9f0a7757.mp3 In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by Dr. James Tejani. James is an associate professor of history at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His first book, A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles—

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Episode 57: Seth Rockman Vows This Time Will Be Different

Episode 57: Seth Rockman Vows This Time Will Be Different

Download c0aa7059-410f-43e4-9e5f-99633e352cae.mp3 In this episode, Kate Carpenter interviews historian Dr. Seth Rockman. Seth is a historian at Brown University. His first book was called Scraping By: Wage Labor, Slavery, and Survival in Early Baltimore, and he is also the co-editor of the volume Slavery’

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Episode 56: James Chappel Tames the Waterfall of Detail

Episode 56: James Chappel Tames the Waterfall of Detail

Download f725398e-9fbe-4463-aa57-c34ff0bc57ba.mp3 In this episode Kate is joined by Duke University historian James Chappel. James is the author of two books. His first book is titled Catholic Modern: The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Church, and it focuses on the transformation of

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