AskHistorians Aloud -- Electricity in the Ancient World
Today on AskHistorians aloud, hillsonghoods answers the question "How did people throughout ancient history explain static electricity?" Link to question and answer: here.
2 Nov 201811min
AskHistorians Podcast 123 - Historical Linguistics in the Balkans
In this week's podcast, we talk to AskHistorians flaired user u/rusoved, a historical linguist with a special focus on Slavic and Albanian linguistics. We discuss how historical linguists work backwar...
28 Okt 201839min
AskHistorians Podcast 122 -- Getting Down and Dirty in the American Civil War
Today we have on askhistorians flaired user /u/nilhaus, better known as James McAllister to his friends and family. He has worked in a variety of fields including journalism, IT and government, but he...
18 Okt 201847min
AskHistorians Aloud -- Was Queen Victoria Racist Against the Irish?
New interview episode on Friday! For now, enjoy an AH Aloud episode! I often hear people say that the Irish Potato Famine was more a genocide than a true famine. How accurate is this claim? Link t...
15 Okt 20185min
AskHistorians Aloud -- Is Mental Illness a Modern Phenomenon?
Today on AskHistorians Aloud, hillsonghoods answers the question : Is the concept of mental ilness a modern phenomenon? Link to question and answer: here.
5 Okt 20187min
AskHistorians Aloud -- Conscription and Its Discontents in Ancient Greece
In this episode of AskHistorians Aloud, we talk about conscription in the Ancient Greek world. Iphikrates answers "I'm a farmer in 500 BC in a typical Greek city-state. How often will I get called to ...
21 Sep 20187min
AskHistorians Podcast 121 -- The Education of America with EdHistory 101
This week we are thrilled to have the host of EdHistory 101 podcast, and great AskHistorians flaired member UrAccountabilityBuddy, who is better known as Jenn Binis! In this episode we literally trace...
20 Sep 201848min
AskHistorians Podcast 120 -Dueling in 19th century America
Today we're talking with fellow mod u/Georgy_K_Zhukov about dueling in the 19th century United States.
14 Sep 20181h 19min
