Tai Edwards and Charlee Huffman Let the Land Tell the Story
In episode 113 of the Drafting the Past podcast, Kate Carpenter interviews the authors and editors of a collective history.
David Perry Writes the Book on Public Scholarship
Episode 98 of the Drafting the Past podcast
John Garrison Marks Starts Writing Before He's Awake
Episode 95 of the Drafting the Past podcast
From the Archive: Isabela Morales Protects the Writer's Spirit
Download 190019fc-8e68-4eeb-9372-95c39c90b55a.mp3 Note that bookshop.org links are affiliate links that generate a small commission to support the show if you purchase books using these links. Sign up for the Drafting the Past newsletter for updates on the show and more. Hi everybody! I’m
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 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
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
Episode 54: Prithi Kanakamedala Invites Us Into the Past
In this episode Kate welcomes historian Prithi Kanakamedala. Prithi is a professor of history at Bronx Community College CUNY, and is also a faculty member at CUNY Graduate Center. She is an active public historian, who has worked with a wide range of cultural organizations. One of the projects she
Episode 53: Andrew Kahrl Embraces Relevance
Download 4df09739-385b-4e6e-8eaf-22d07b2954e9.mp3 In this episode, I was delighted to be joined by Dr. Andrew Kahrl. Andrew is a professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Virginia. His third book was published by the University of Chicago Press earlier this year, titled
Episode 51: Lindsay Chervinsky Loves That Writing Is Work
Download d9b4b7bc-ec3d-442c-a3ea-85383a3164cc.mp3 In this episode, Kate Carpenter interviews Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, a historian of the presidency, political culture, and the government, and the executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library. Her first book, which came out in 2020, was The Cabinet: George Washington and