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AskHistorians Episode 140 - The International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War Sep 06, 2019

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Today we're joined by Fraser Raeburn, our very own /u/Crrpit, to talk about the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War with a specific emphasis on Scottish volunteers. Who joined? Why did they join? What were the politics of the International Brigades? Hear about this, and much more, in this episode.

You can find him on Twitter as @FraserRaeburn.

AskHistorians Episode 139 - Bibliography of the Damned, on books and the Reformation, w/Robert M. Sarwark Jun 21, 2019

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Today we're joined by Robert M. Sarwark, Visiting Fellow in Publishing History at Harvard University's Houghton Library, to talk about librarianship and his research into the history of the book during the time of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.

You can find him on Twitter as @RaMerrix.

AskHistorians Episode 138 - Red Meat Republic, a commodity history of beef in America, w/Professor Joshua Specht Jun 10, 2019

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Today we're joined by Professor Joshua Specht of Monash University to talk about his new book Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America (Princeton University Press, 2019).

You can find him on Twitter as @joshspecht.

AskHistorians Podcast 137 -- 'What It Means To Be A Part Of America:' Dr. Eric Rauchway on Politics and Economics of the Depression and the New Deal May 23, 2019

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Today we have Dr. Eric Rauchway, a professor at the University of California, Davis. Professor Rauchway has expertise on U.S. policy, social, and economic history from the Civil War through the Second World War. He has consulted for government and private agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice and a major Hollywood studio.

Professor Rauchway's recent research focuses on the New Deal and the Second World War. He has written several books on how federal policy affects the US economy, and how the economy —international and domestic— influences U.S. policy. His research has been featured in the New York Times and on National Public Radio. He has just finished a book on the conflict between Republicans and Democrats over how to combat the Depression at its worst, in 1932-1933.

You can find him fighting the good fight on Twitter @rauchway and his books here https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Rauchway/

AskHistorians Podcast 136 - Clothing, Status, and Race in Colonial Lima May 12, 2019

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On today's episode we're talking with Professor Tamara Walker (Assistant Professor of History at the University of Toronto), about her book Exquisite Slaves: Race, Clothing and Status in Colonial Lima (Cambridge University Press, 2017).

You can find her book here.

AskHistorians Podcast 135 -- Historians and their Craft: Truth, Reconciliation and Bias Apr 27, 2019

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In another return visit, Doug Priest, /u/TenMinuteHistory stops by!

You can last hear him on Episode 95 talking about the revolution before the revolution in Russia and Episode 86 where we talked about what it takes to be a historian, the tools and background you need

Doug has his PhD in Soviet History from Michigan State University. Currently, he is the Digital Managing Editor at Townsquare Media and the incoming president of H-Net which is the OTHER largest academic history and social sciences forum online. Today we are going to continue our discussion on methodology. We want to tackle a topic we've seen come up a lot lately - bias.

You can follow Doug on Twitter @10MinuteHistory and Brian @brimwats.

You can find the Jill Lepore piece we discuss here. Discussion thread here.

AskHistorians Podcast 134 - The Adjunctification of Academic Life Apr 13, 2019

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Today on the pod we're chatting with (tenured) Professor Daniel Bessner about the adjunctification of academic life: both its impact on academia and ways that people are fighting back.

You can follow Professor Bessner on Twitter @dbessner

AskHistorians Podcast 133 -- We Have Met The Enemy and They Are U.S. -- The Militia and the War of 1812 Mar 29, 2019

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Today we are joined by a flaired member of the AskHistorians community, /u/PartyMoses! Better known to his friends and family as Adam Franti, who got his MA at Eastern Michigan University. We will be talking today in general terms about the War of 1812 and focusing on the argument of his masters thesis, which centers around nationalistic historical narratives of the war that unfairly criticize the militia. Adam also used to give tours about the war of 1812 at Fort Mackinac so he has great insight into the interesting stories!

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AskHistorians Podcast 132 - The Missouri Compromise of 1820: A tale of slavery, politics and foreshadowing with /u/freedmenspatrol Mar 22, 2019

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Today on the AskHistorians podcast, we're joined by ante-bellum slavery expert, moderator and contributor extroardinaire Pat (or Freedmenspatrol), to discuss the Missouri Compromise of 1820. In this episode we look at the nature of slavery in the United States in the early 1800s, the explosive tension between pro- and anti-slavery advocates, and the enormous political battle which unfolded over slavery and the statehood of Missouri.

You can follow Pat as /u/freemenspatrol on Reddit, or join us in the podcast discussion here!

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AskHistorians Aloud -- Sports Corsets - The Why, Where, and Who Mar 08, 2019

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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"?

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