Making of a Historian show

Making of a Historian

Summary: A podcast exploring one graduate student's quest to study for his comprehensive exams in history.

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 Episode 58: World Time | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:10

Episode 58: World Time by Making of a Historian

 Episode 57: Can Coal Smoke Change History? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:37

Episode 57: Can Coal Smoke Change History? by Making of a Historian

 Episode 56: Can Pets Change History? Can People? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:52

Episode 56: Can Pets Change History? Can People? by Making of a Historian

 Episode 55: Buffet of Capitalism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:11

In this potentially wonky episode, I try to think my way through different theories of capitalism.

 Episode 54: Enlightenment and All That | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:31

Episode 54: Enlightenment and All That by Making of a Historian

 Episode 53: Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Disruption | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:26

Episode 53: Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Disruption by Making of a Historian

 Episode 52: Before The Flood | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:01

Episode 52: Before The Flood by Making of a Historian

 Episode 51: Was Britain a Confessional State? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:16

Episode 51: Was Britain a Confessional State? by Making of a Historian

 Episode 50: The Third Rail of 18th Century Politics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:52

Episode 50: The Third Rail of 18th Century Politics by Making of a Historian

 Episode 49: History on Holiday | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:01

Episode 49: History on Holiday by Making of a Historian

 Episode 48: How Bulldogs Lost Their Jobs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:25

In this, I tackle popular culture.

 Episode 47: Spooky Spaces | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:46

In this episode, I talk about ghosts, witches, zombies and Jack the Ripper.

 Episode 46: Do People Matter in History? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:44

In this episode, I tackle one of those big 3 a.m. questions. Historians call it the question of structure versus agency. You'll call it the question of whether individuals can do anything to change the world.

 Episode 45: The Environmental History of Iron | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:21:06

Back after an illness!

 Episode 44: Chandlerian Variations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:30

I'm sick. My Protestant ethic is driving me to post another episode, though. Enjoy.

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