AskHistorians Aloud -- Sports Corsets - The Why, Where, and Who
Today on AskHistorians Aloud we have a fantastic answer by /u/mimicofmodes, fka /u/chocolatepot, who answers In the late 19th century, what was a "sports corset"?
8 Mar 20195min
AskHistorians Podcast 131 - A Scholar and A Pundit: A discussion of the work of Victor Davis Hanson w/Dr. Roel Konijnendijk
Today we're talking with Dr. Roel Konijnendijk about the career of Victor Davis Hanson. Hanson began as a scholar of Ancient Greek warfare but in recent decades he has transformed himself into a pundi...
5 Mar 20191h 16min
AskHistorians Aloud: Who was the Black Hand? Who was the Mafia?
/u/mikedash, also known literally as Mike Dash, author of a number of books, answers the question In the Godfather part II, the mafia emerged only after a proto-organized crime group, the Black Hand, ...
22 Feb 201910min
AskHistorians Podcast 130 -- The Taiping Rebellion
Today we are joined by /u/EnclavedMicrostate, who is a flaired user on AskHistorians on the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion. Together with guest host Bernardito, we talk about a conflict with man...
15 Feb 201951min
AskHistorians Podcast 129 -- AskHistorians Asking Historians Again At the American Historical Association
Today, we are releasing part two of our two-part series of interviews of historians at the American Historical Association this year. On this episode we have an interview with G Patrick O'Brien (@hi...
1 Feb 201959min
AskHistorians Aloud -- Manichaeism and its Discontents
Today, the always-fantastic lcnielsen combines a number of his previous answers on Manichaeism to give us a fantastic overview of what it is and what it entails! See his answers on the topic here: Man...
30 Jan 201912min
AskHistorians Podcast 128 -- AskHistorians Asking Historians At the American Historical Association
Today we are joined by a number of historians at the recent American Historical Society Conference in Chicago. First up, we have our very own Corey Bowen, aka /u/Commodorecoco, a PhD student at UIC an...
18 Jan 20191h 1min
AskHistorians Aloud -- How DID Women Begin to Wear the Pants Around Here After All?!
/u/mimicofmodes answers the question "How did women get to wear the pants around here?" Link to answer.
11 Jan 201910min
