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New Host Abigail Preston and PSU Alumni Sam Schrader discuss a broad history of the American traveling tented circus in a new remote recording format.

Join me as I discuss the history of relations between Iran and the United States of America with professor Robson, as specialist in the Middle East. After the beginning of the New Year, it is important to contextualize the events which unfolded surrounding these two nations. The possible outbreak of war is still a very real possibility and to understand how tensions became so heated, professor Robson explains the complex historical relationship between the two countries.

In this interview with Professor David Johnson we discuss general trends of lynching in the Pacific West. Professor Johnson discusses two projects he is currently working on. The first is a digital project which maps lynchings in the Pacific West. The second is a book discussing the legendary lynching of a hispanic woman in California during the Gold Rush. Join us as we discuss the practice of lynching in a part of the United States where occurrences of lynching may be surprising to some.

Ever wanted to know: what in the world is “public history?” Well, this week we spoke with Professor Patricia Schechter about just what it means to be a public historian, the nitty gritty details of the important work involved, and specifically, a public installation she coordinated at the Multnomah County Library celebrating the newspaper “Street Roots.”

Join us as we talk with Professor Jennifer Kerns about the Progressive era. political activism and social change colored the world. Workers rose up and demanded higher wages and humane working conditions from the corporations and factories they worked for. Industrialization, urbanization, picketing, strikes fires, labor movements, all you wanted to know about the progressive era, and especially women and immigrants during the progressive era and much more.

Navigating the murky waters of past and present we have a striking conversation with Professor Marc Simon Rodriguez about Chicano and Race history in the United States. Join us to learn about the Pacific Historical Review, the history of the Carceral State in the West, and how the Chicano Movement changed the ethnic identities of Mexican Americans.