Why We Vote: Midterm 2022 Edition

What counts as genocide? How has the discussion of genocide shaped our understanding of the 20th century? Here we discuss the Katyn massacre and its historical ramifications.

Younger scholars and graduate students interested in publishing their academic work can discover a lot of landmines: editorial gatekeepers, rude feedback, and the imposter syndrome can keep many from submitting honest and interesting work. We walk you through our experiences of publishing in academic presses to suggest publishing your work is an achievable goal. Much of what keeps people out of the publishing space is the mysticism around "getting published." Steve and I try to de-mystify this process and encourage young scholars and grad students to give academic publishing a try.

I gave up my tenured full professor job at a two-year institution to teach history at a local High School. I have enjoyed it immensely so far. Do you feel trapped in a dead end academic job? Perhaps teaching High School is a way to reach a new audience and embrace a new community. Join us as we talk about the pros and cons of trading in the Ivory Tower for the High School classroom.

In this episode, we dissect President John F. Kennedy's assassination and discuss why historians have been reluctant to talk about the event. We discuss the conspiracy behind the President's death, we place his assassination within a global Cold War context, we examine why every American (young and old) should care about this event, and we name names. Join us for a fascinating conversation with Kennedy assassination expert and historian Dr. Steve Blankenship.

Just in time for the UAW strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis. The UK has a Labor party. Why doesn't the United States? Join History Matters for a discussion that looks at this question as we chart it across American history from Jefferson's Empire of Liberty to the Reagan Revolution.

In this episode we discuss the U.S. Civil War, the mythology of the Lost Cause, and whether a second civil war looms on the American horizon. 

Clifton, Steve, and I make our predictions on the 2022 midterm elections in Georgia and for the federal midterm elections. Our conversation then turns to vitality of democracy and the potential existential threats to democracy that make this midterm election so important. Is this the end of the world as we know it?  

Steve Blankenship, Clifton Pucket, and Shannon Bontrager discuss the importance of the Mid-term elections and the state of politics in Georgia and the U.S. 

Why are so many history teachers planning to leave the K-12 system? What are the causes of this academic great resignation? Marcus "Sankofa" Nicks, founder of History Heals Consulting L.L.C, a business devoted to using African American history as a vehicle to aid schools, institutions and businesses in fostering healthy and inclusive environments, joins us to discuss the problems and potential solutions currently facing K-12 history teachers.

Ben Stahl was a former student of Steve's who served in Afghanistan. After two tours in Afghanistan, he earned the GI Bill to put himself through college and law school. Now a lawyer, Ben sat down with us in a local pub to talk about his personal memories and the issues that he believes prevents Americans from remembering the American war in Afghanistan.