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Episode 39: Benjamin Park Stays Rooted

Episode 39: Benjamin Park Stays Rooted

Download c7187a99-040c-45de-a512-2cf13475d65e.mp3 Welcome back to the third season of Drafting the Past! I’m thrilled about the lineup of historians that I’ll get to bring to you this year. I know you’re going to love them. That includes today’s guest, Dr. Benjamin

Episode 38: The Best History Books You Read This Year

Episode 38: The Best History Books You Read This Year

Download a2bbe294-cb22-4419-b3fa-9cccd34ae0e9.mp3 At the end of the year, a flurry of “best books of the year books hit publications. For the last episode of 2023, I wanted to try something a little different on Drafting the Past. Rather than come up with my own best

Episode 37: Martha Hodes Delves Into Her Own past

Episode 37: Martha Hodes Delves Into Her Own past

Download 702ee571-3a88-48b2-9954-3d6da69ca636.mp3 In this episode, Kate spoke with historian Dr. Martha Hodes. Dr. Hodes is a professor of history at New York University and the author of multiple previous books focused on the nineteenth century, including The Sea Captain’s Wife: A True Story of

Episode 36: Catherine McNeur Writes With Delight

Episode 36: Catherine McNeur Writes With Delight

For Episode 36 of Drafting the Past, host Kate Carpenter was lucky enough to speak with historian and writer Dr. Catherine McNeur. Catherine’s first book, Taming Manhattan: Environmental Battles in the Antebellum City, first came out in 2014, and it is one of my favorite environmental histories. So

Episode 35: Tanisha C. Ford Builds the Story's Layers

Episode 35: Tanisha C. Ford Builds the Story's Layers

Download cab1b8ee-583b-4170-8671-3b48441b319e.mp3 For this episode, host Kate Carpenter interviews Dr. Tanisha C. Ford. Tanisha is a writer, historian, and professor of history at the City University of New York Graduate Center. She is the author of three books and many articles on subjects at the

Episode 34: Bruce Dorsey Puts True Crime on Stage

Episode 34: Bruce Dorsey Puts True Crime on Stage

Download 852bdffb-9012-4bb7-84c2-3a703115bd0c.mp3 In this episode Kate is joined by historian Dr. Bruce Dorsey. Bruce is a professor of history at Swarthmore College. In 2002, he published his first book, Reforming Men and Women: Gender in the Antebellum City, and he is also the co-editor

Episode 33: Sarah McNamara Takes Us to Ybor City

Episode 33: Sarah McNamara Takes Us to Ybor City

Download 29d25960-2996-4ff1-83c5-82f9bf9c0f51.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! In this episode, I

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 31: Katrina Phillips Starts with the Fragments

Episode 31: Katrina Phillips Starts with the Fragments

Download 35cafe61-3eec-4272-9d63-b0f99e8ef886.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! In this episode, I

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

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