On Top of the World Podcast
1) Ep 48: Buy My Book
Your hosts discuss Dave's new book: World History Through Case Studies: Historical Skills in Practice. Dave tells us about how studying things like the history of veiling, yoga, or the World Cup will ...Show More
2) Ep 47: The New AP World History CED with Eric Beckman
The new AP World History Course and Exam Description (CED) is out and we have to figure out the best and most responsible way to teach it. In this episode, Matt interviews Eric Beckman, a veteran te...Show More
3) Ep 46: How to Hide an Empire
Are mountains of bird sh*t, a doctor giving his patients cancer, and the width of screw threads central to the rise of American imperialism? Yes! Matt and Dave discuss How to Hide an Empire: A History...Show More
4) Ep 45: Against the Grain
Dave and Matt return from a winter break to discuss the future of AP World and review James C. Scott's book Against the Grain. Recommendations: Dave: Webb, Humanity's Burden and Klieman, "The Pygmies...Show More
5) Ep 44: Texting in Class - Panorama
Texting in Class makes a triumphal return! Matt and Dave review Panorama: A World History by Laura J. Mitchell and Ross E. Dunn. Recommendations: Dave - Empires of Ancient Eurasia: The First Silk R...Show More
6) Ep 43: Playing with Paradox Games
Matt and Dave are joined by special guests Henrik Lohmander and Peter Nicholson, computer game designers and historians with Paradox Interactive. We discuss their fascinating jobs working on the histo...Show More
7) BONUS: Document Analysis Practice
New episodes are on the way! In the meantime, you can listen to Matt and Dave talking through some primary source analysis best practices, document analysis, and lesson ideas. We hope that you or your...Show More
8) BONUS: The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Put on your masks and get out your account books! Matt and Dave are joined by a very special guest, Dungeon Master Rob! They discuss Seth Dickinson's groundbreaking fantasy novel, The Traitor Baru Cor...Show More
9) Ep 42: The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt
Dave and Matt sit down with Michael Vann to talk about his new graphic history, The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empire, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam. Your hosts discuss the joy of findi...Show More
10) Episode 41 - The Cold World War
Reminder: Free registration for the 2018 Great Lakes History Conference! What is the Cold War to a World Historian? Dave and Matt use Odd Arne Wested's Bancroft-winning book as a launching pad to exam...Show More