’Star Trek’ and Science Fiction as Social Commentary

Welcome to True Crime Time with Lis! In this solo episode, your favourite true crime girlie explores the bizarre history of Victorian "baby farms" and the bone chilling, real story of Amelia Dyer - a nurse-turned-serial killer who murdered 400 children before meeting her own gruesome end.  TRIGGER WARNING: this episode discusses child abuse, neglect, murder, adoption, foster care, and residential schools.  Like what you hear? Let us know if you want more historical true crime on Instagram and Tik Tok @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions? Email us: [email protected]   Music used for this episode is courtesy of bensound.com License code: JAZFKAUQPL2PNVSN

Patrick takes us back into the comic book realm with a fascinating look at X-Men and it's powerful take on histories of oppression and what it means to be true to yourself.  Click HERE for Canadian Transgender resources and HERE for American resources Connect with Us! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions? Email us: [email protected]

So you're looking for some historical fiction recommendations? Look no further - the queen of history reads is here to help! Katie takes on a solo episode and breaks down her top ten historical fiction books that aren't Bridgerton (you'll thank us later)! Mentioned in this episode, in order:  A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem and the 'Ladies Most Scandalous Series', Manda Collins A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue and the 'Montague Siblings Series,' Mackenzi Lee The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels and the 'Dangerous Damsels Series', India Holton The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, Kat Sebastian The Conductors and the 'Murder and Magic Series,' Nicole Glover The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows The Alice Network, Kate Quinn The Sweetness of Water, Nathan Harris Connect with Us! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions? Email us: [email protected]

Museums are one of the most popular job destinations for historians, especially recent history grads, but there is a side to museum work that is seemingly swept under the rug time and time again. From volunteering to salaries and competition; Katie, Lis, and Patrick reveal the rarely seen side of museum work.  Looking for more history job content? Check out Season 1, Episode 7! Connect with Us! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions? Email us: [email protected]

ChatGTP has taken the world by storm, but is it a groundbreaking new technology or could it have serious implications for historians? Lis, Patrick, and Katie break down the mysterious guessing machines known as AI chat bots.  Connect with Us! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions? Email us: [email protected]   Theme music by Matheus Millar Donald Trump on Charlottesville, CNBC ----more---- © The Digital Dust Podcast, 2023 All rights reserved

On the first episode of Season 4, Patrick, Robin, Katie, and Lis swap history horror stories from in-class trench foot to hilarious work encounters before diving into a discussion about the problems with learning history in high school. Do you share any of the same horrible stories?!   Connect with Us and share your stories! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions? Email us: [email protected]   Theme music by Matheus Millar ----more---- © The Digital Dust Podcast, 2023 All rights reserved

It's the end of season three and we are celebrating with the second annual Digital Dust Movie Night!! This year we watched The Green Knight, an epic re-imagining of the medieval Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.  There's chivalry, giants, skeletons, and tons of Pagan symbols to be explored!  Connect with Us! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions for season four? Email us: [email protected] Medieval Music: Teller of the Tales, Kevin MacLeod (CC BY-SA 3.0)

This week Patrick shares the incredible life of one of his personal heroes Bayard Rustin. A pioneer of the civil rights and non-violent affirmative action movement of the 1950s and '60s, Patrick explains why such a prolific activist is rarely remembered by history.  Mentioned in this episode: Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D'Emilio Connect with Us! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have episode suggestions? Email us: [email protected]

Be sure to listen with the lights on! The Bell Witch is one of history's most baffling ghost stories, and we're bringing it to you live from beyond the veil in a very special Halloween spooktacular episode!  Music: Haunted Houses by HoliznaCC0 Connect with Us! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions or a ghost story? Email us: [email protected]

This week Lis and Patrick are joined by Julia, a fellow public historian with a passion for fashion history! Julia walks us through 200 years of women's fashion and explores how clothing intersects with femininity and social standing - plus, out thoughts about the Kim K MET Gala drama! Connect with Us! On Instagram @thedigitaldustpodcast + check out our website!  Have suggestions and comments? Email us: [email protected]