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
Download 41d64e27-e81c-4f6a-b35c-39321daafca0.mp3 If you’ve been listening for a while, you know that oral histories have come up pretty frequently on the show, and that I also work with oral histories in my own current research project. So I was delighted when the opportunity came
Download e941f60e-6f18-4fc5-9c58-4b0c25b594a0.mp3 In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by historian, writer, and podcaster Dr. Neil J. Young. Neil has been a prolific writer in venues like The Atlantic, Slate, the Los Angeles Times, and many more, a contributing columnist to the HuffPost and
Download 73bc0b01-44bc-424e-90ce-fad68feddb40.mp3 I’m delighted to introduce you to my guest today, historian of science Dr. Kathleen Sheppard. Kate is a professor at Missouri S & T University, and the author of three books, as well as the editor of two books of correspondence. Kate
Download ea6d83cc-3b8a-4f35-b332-b8dd483678bb.mp3 My guest in this episode is Dr. Tore Olsson, associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Olsson’s first book, Agrarian Crossings: Reformers and the Remaking of the US and Mexican Countryside, is an award-winning scholarly book. But his
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
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
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
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
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