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The History Matters Podcast is an in-depth exploration of current events and issues through the lens of the past, hosted by PhD historians Keith Pluymers and Patrick Wyman.
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11: Interview - Economist Marshall Steinbaum on Ideology and History
Keith and Patrick chat with economist Marshall Steinbaum of the Roosevelt Institute on ideology and history.
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10: Narratives Of Rise And Fall
Keith and Patrick are finally back together after a hiatus, and the topic is narratives in history: how to write them, why they matter, and how much we should be using them to understand the past. We dig into two specific examples, the fall of the Roman Empire and the crisis of the 17th century, to tell us more.
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9: 18th Century Mass Incarceration - Interview with Dr. Tawny Paul
In May 2016, the Federal Reserve reported that 46% of Americans would struggle to find $400 for an emergency expense. Debt and precarity have become increasingly important political issues recently but middle-class financial uncertainty has a long history. In this episode of History Matters, Keith talks with Dr. Tawny Paul about debtors' prisons in 18th century Britain, which are at the intersection of two huge issue--debt and mass incarceration.
Customer Reviews
Very good podcast
I am 5 episodes in and I will keep subscribed for sure. A little left for my taste but I like to hear opinions that are different than mine. Good work guys keep it up.
Missing episodes?
Can someone please tell me where the missing episodes are?
Smarter than me, fairly transparent
Most intellectuals get so wrapped up in their justifications for their positions, that it’s hard for a layman to parse out why they propose to believe the things they say.
But as a 54 year old, I was taught in the 60s and 70s that slavery was bad, the native Americans got screwed, and that whitey ain’t all that. And at that conservative bastion of intolerance in the 1980s, the University of Rhode Island, all my English and History Profs (I double majored so I could be twice as unemployable) we’re proud lefties. My point is that for at least 40 years, alternative to Old Whitey history has been mainstream-if not predominant. And the reason we recoil from some of the radical interpretations is that we’ve learned that a lot of it is bunk- supported not by rigorous research but by political correctness. There’s been a lot of gods-view (in an atheist)-just - bad work done, and told that it’s good.
Don’t criticize it! You must be a racist! You ARE WHITE, after all.
So I love these talks, though I’m so glad I didn’t go into academia.
Best to all,
Doug S
Aylett, VA
ps, I’ve lived in rural VA and never met a clansman. I make it a habit now to ask people if they have, and no one answers in the affirmative. When I was enlisted in the Army, we all got along. Still do. “The US is virulently racist,” theory doesn’t pass the sniff test.