AskHistorians Podcast 068 - Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Restricted Data
Historian of nuclear weapons and secrecy, Dr. Alex Wellerstein, discusses the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Specifically, the conversation focuses on the high level, and highly classified...
12 Aug 20161h 15min
AskHistorians Podcast 067 - 20th Century Popular Music and the Rise of Guitar Groups
Tim Byron (aka /u/hillsonghoods) drops in to discuss the popular music of the mid and later 20th Century, tracing the development of guitar driven rock and roll from its diverse origins on through to ...
29 Juli 20161h 25min
AskHistorians Podcast 066 - Communism and the Black Radical Tradition
Falafel1066 discusses interactions between American communism (particularly the CPUSA) and Black workers against the Great Migration. The focus is on events in the Midwest, as Black workers and the CP...
15 Juli 201653min
AskHistorians Podcast 065 - Tibet, Buddhism, and Bhutan
Jime Dorje discusses the founding of the modern state of Bhutan and its relationship to Tibet. The conversation covers the relationship between various sects of Buddhism, Mongol patronage, the politic...
1 Juli 20161h 30min
No Episode This Week
Apologies, but due to a personal loss, there will be no episode this week. We will be back next week (7/1) with JimeDorje discussing Bhutan.
24 Juni 201641s
AskHistorians Podcast 064 - Milling and Baking in 19th Century Britain, Part 2
The conversation with AgentDCF continues, as pick up with talking about how milling and baking relates to the scientific revolution, before moving into to discussing the industrialization of mills and...
10 Juni 20161h
AskHistorians Podcast 063 - Milling and Baking in 19th Century Britain
AgentDCF discusses the changes in styles and technologies in how grain was milled and bread baked as Britain moved into the modern era. The conversation spans from feudal laws and privileges to indust...
27 Maj 20161h 4min
AskHistorians Podcast 062 - Cleanliness and Hygiene in the Early United States
ColeVintage talks about how people used to get clean and stay fresh. The conversation begins with bathing, then moves into hair care, deodorants, and underwear, before segueing into how personal hygie...
13 Maj 201655min
