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Brutus: The Noble Conspirator with Dr. Kathryn Tempest Oct 12, 2018

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"Et tu, Brute? And you, Brutus?" These are the famous last words of Julius Caesar as he was murdered and betrayed by his ally, Marcus Brutus, at least the way Shakespeare tells it. But did he actually say them? The name of Brutus has been passed down from the ancient world as both a hero and a villain. Brutus helped lead a conspiracy to assassinate a tyrant and would-be king. His actions forever changed the course of the Roman Republic, and historians, philosophers, or playwrights have struggled to reconcile with his legacy for two millennia. My guest on the podcast this week was Dr. Kathryn Tempest who joined me from the University of Roehampton in the United Kingdom to discuss her latest book, Brutus: The Noble Conspirator. Kathryn is Senior Lecturer in Roman History and Latin Literature. Her research concentrates on the literature, history and political life of the late Roman republic, with particular interests in oratory and rhetoric, all aspects of Cicero, ancient letters and biography. She is the author of Cicero: Politics and Persuasion in Ancient Rome and Hellenistic Oratory: Continuity and Change, which she co-edited with Christos Kremmydas. Kathryn has a great deal to say about the challenges of writing a biography on an ancient figure with limited contemporary primary sources, what we know about Brutus's motivations, the impact of the assassination of Caesar, and how Brutus has been evaluated and re-evaluated over the ages. *NOTE: There is a little scratchiness in the first 15 minutes or so of the episode stemming from our Skype connection during the interview. I was able to minimize some of it, but I ask that you bear with us through the episode.

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Damnation Island with Stacy Horn Sep 28, 2018

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Today we are talking about poverty in the 1800s and how the U.S. treated its poor, criminal, and mentally ill populations. New York City addressed this issue in the most horrific way by ferrying large numbers of its sick and disadvantaged across the East River to Blackwell's Island, a tragically underfunded, overcrowded, and grossly mismanaged institution for the city's so-called "undesirables." Stacy Horn is my guest today. She is the author of six nonfiction books and has done extensive research on New York's underprivileged on Blackwell's Island. Stacy came on the podcast to discuss her new book Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York.

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Ohio’s Black Hand Syndicate with David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker Sep 14, 2018

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My guests today are David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker. They join me to discuss their new book Ohio's Black Hand Syndicate: The Birth of Organized Crime in America which described the origins of organized crime in the United States and one of the first major efforts by law enforcement to combat their activities.

David is a graduate of Miami University and The Ohio State University, and Elise earned degrees from Hofstra University and Ohio University. Together this father and daughter have co-written Inside the Ohio Penitentiary, Historic Columbus Crimes: Mama's in the Furnace, The Thing & More, and Wicked Columbus, Ohio.

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Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich with Eric Kurlander Aug 31, 2018

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My guest today is Dr. Eric Kurlander, the author of Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich. Eric is a professor of history at Stetson University and holds a Bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College as well as a Master's degree and Doctorate from Harvard University. An expert on modern Germany, he has published extensively on the Third Reich, including The Price of Exclusion: Ethnicity, National Identity, and the Decline of German Liberalism, 1898-1933 and Living with Hitler: Liberal Democrats in the Third Reich. Eric joined me today to talk about the prevalence of supernatural beliefs and occultist practices in Central Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and how these concepts were adopted by the Nazi regime.

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Episode 0 - Teaser Trailer Aug 23, 2018

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Check back August 31, 2018 for the premiere of the first full episode of Can't Make This Up, which will feature an interview with Dr. Eric Kurlander about his book Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich.

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