AskHistorians Podcast 108 - Poor Whites in the Antebellum American South
Today we chat with Dr. Keri Leigh Merritt about the topic of her new book, Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South (Cambridge University Press, 2017). Dr. Merritt is on Twitt...
31 Mars 201846min
The AskHistorians Podcast 107 - The Bigfoot Story - Origins, Legends, and Speculation
Today we are lucky to be joined by /u/depanneur, who is flaired on AskHistorians as Pre-Norman Ireland & European Fascism until 1945. He is better known to his friends and family as Pat Reed, and he i...
16 Mars 201841min
AskHistorians Podcast 106 - Marijuana in the USA: Between Legalization and Criminalization
Today we talk with Dr. Emily Dufton, author of Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America. We talk about the decades long struggle between proponents of legalizing marijuana and t...
2 Mars 201855min
The AskHistorians Podcast 105 -- Scientists, Philosophers, and the Royal Society - The History of Creationism
Today we have on /u/link0007, better known as Lukas Wolf, who is flaired on AskHistorians for 18th Century Newtonian Philosophy. This is an interesting and in depth episode because it talks about a co...
16 Feb 20181h 5min
AskHistorians Podcast 104 - Resistance and rebellion in the British Caribbean w/Sowser
In today's episode we hear from u/Sowser about resistance and rebellion in the British Caribbean. Using Jamaica as a case study, we talk about the different uprisings which shaped Jamaican history, bo...
5 Feb 20181h 21min
The AskHistorians Podcast 103 -- Libertines, Sexy Books, and BDSM - The 18thC You Never Learned About
Today we have an episode and discussion on the history of libertinism in the 18th century between me, your host, Brian Watson (@historyofporn), and Thomas Froh (@T_Froh), who is officially now Dr. Tho...
18 Jan 201848min
The AskHistorians Podcast 102 - Adjunct Life
In this episode we hear from Professor David Fouser (u/agentdcf on the subreddit and @journeymanhisto on Twitter) about what it is like to be an adjunct professor in today's academic job market. (62 m...
5 Jan 20181h 2min
The AskHistorians Podcast 101 -- 18th Century Visual Culture, the Caricature, and Museums
Today we are welcoming OwlOfDerision AKA Danielle Thom to the AskHistorians podcast. This conversation today will be about 18th century visual culture and the life of various artists and the the inven...
22 Dec 201753min
