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Episode 79: Alex Wellerstein Reminds Us That Writing Is a Skill to Hone

Episode 79: Alex Wellerstein Reminds Us That Writing Is a Skill to Hone

Download a0e3288f-945d-4ce8-a762-7c900b88a020.mp3 Welcome back to Drafting the Past, a podcast about the craft of writing history. For this one, I’m joined by historian of science Dr. Alex Wellerstein. I’ve been a fan of Alex since at least his first book, Restricted Data: The

Episode 78: Edward Watts Looks to the Ancient Past for Writing Advice

Episode 78: Edward Watts Looks to the Ancient Past for Writing Advice

Download 49c18c58-23d6-4e5d-a3e0-ee683e2973f0.mp3 Welcome back to Drafting the Past. I’m thrilled to be joined in this episode by historian Dr. Edward Watts. Ed is a professor of history at the University of California San Diego. He is the author of seven books, including Mortal Republic:

Episode 74: Mary Frances Phillips Works From a Place of Play

Episode 74: Mary Frances Phillips Works From a Place of Play

Download 07e56be2-483d-456b-b7cb-5a06e0382f70.mp3 I’ve talked to many historians who have interviewed sources in order to write their histories over more than 70 episodes of Drafting the Past, but I don’t think any has spent quite as much time getting to know their subject in

Episode 72: Joanne Paul Isn't Afraid to Call Herself an Artist

Episode 72: Joanne Paul Isn't Afraid to Call Herself an Artist

Download d6ab0cb2-f93d-435d-b455-f18e4da1e852.mp3 Even though Dr. Joanne Paul had wanted to be a writer for a long time, she had lost sight of that identity and had to find her way back to it. But now, she has embraced creativity and imagination as a historian, and

Episode 70: Tracy Slater Finds Her Footing as a Narrative Historian

Episode 70: Tracy Slater Finds Her Footing as a Narrative Historian

Download 9ce2b815-1f46-454c-b891-46d24b1a6059.mp3 I talk to a lot of history professors on this show, of course, but I’m always excited when I get a chance to talk to someone who is writing great history but working outside of a university setting. And my guest today

Episode 69: Andrew Hartman Takes the Time to Get It Right

Episode 69: Andrew Hartman Takes the Time to Get It Right

Download 639f14f4-e4d0-475d-8211-b383e510bafe.mp3 Dr. Andrew Hartman is a professor of history at Illinois State University. Before that, as you’ll learn in this episode, he was a high school social studies teacher, and he specializes in teaching future social studies teachers. He is the author of

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

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.

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

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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