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Episode 44: Kellie Carter Jackson Puts Black People at the Center

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

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 41: Nathan Perl-Rosenthal Doesn't Want to Let Go

Episode 41: Nathan Perl-Rosenthal Doesn't Want to Let Go

In this episode, Kate welcomes historian Dr. Nathan Perl-Rosenthal. Nathan is a professor history at the University of Southern California. His first book, Citizen Sailors: Becoming American in the Age of Revolution, came out in 2015. His new book just came out this month, February 2024, from Basic

Episode 40: Grace Elizabeth Hale is Undisciplined

Episode 40: Grace Elizabeth Hale is Undisciplined

Download aa460114-8dd2-4edb-ab6c-51c90db34d93.mp3 For Episode 40 , I’m delighted to be joined by Dr. Grace Elizabeth Hale. Grace is the Commonwealth Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Virginia, and the author of four books. Her two most recent are Cool Town: How

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 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 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 29: Anna Zeide Gets Comfortable

Episode 29: Anna Zeide Gets Comfortable

Download d9af19d9-6dad-414a-b7a8-3bab06e2c91a.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! My guest this week

Episode 28: Melissa Sevigny Skates Down the River

Episode 28: Melissa Sevigny Skates Down the River

Download e9748b38-3232-4468-ad45-aac8d19c32fe.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, it

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