Anti-Social Studies Podcast
1) Henry George or, "Emily is forced to discuss economics!" (with guest Mr. Beat)
Henry George was a guy with two first names and a Progressive dream to level the growing inequality through a land value tax. Mr. Beat (of YouTube fame (https://www.youtube.com/@iammrbeat)) teaches me...Show More
Henry George or, "Emily is forced to discuss economics!" (with guest Mr. Beat)
36:28 | Nov 30th, 2023
2) The 1968 Mexico City Olympics or, "Emily finally uses her graduate thesis!"
This week I force Seema Rao (@artlust) to hear me explain the incredible pop art / indigenous design elements of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, because SOMEONE besides me should read my graduate thesi...Show More
The 1968 Mexico City Olympics or, "Emily finally uses her graduate thesis!"
40:10 | Oct 25th, 2023
3) Porcelain or, "People have always liked pretty things" (with Seema Rao)
This week Seema Rao (@artlust) is explaining to me why they entire freakin' world wanted porcelain so badly they conquered whole continents for a nice tea set. Follow Seema for all things aesthetic an...Show More
4) Smedley Butler or, "The Making and Breaking of America's Empire" (with author Jonathan M. Katz)
This week I'm joined by Jonathan Katz, author of Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire. On today's episode we talk about ALL of it: Amer...Show More
5) Jane Addams or, "Give that lady a Nobel Prize! Oh wait..." (with Ernest Crim III)
I'm joined this week by Ernest Crim III (https://www.ernestcrim.com/) who teaches me about a 19th c. local Black history icon: Sam Harris of Williamsburg, Virginia. Follow Mr. Crim on TikTok (https://...Show More
Jane Addams or, "Give that lady a Nobel Prize! Oh wait..." (with Ernest Crim III)
43:32 | Sep 20th, 2023
6) Sam Harris or, "The Black Mogul of Williamsburg" (with Ernest Crim III)
I'm joined this week by Ernest Crim III (https://www.ernestcrim.com/) who teaches me about a 19th c. local Black history icon: Sam Harris of Williamsburg, Virginia. Follow Mr. Crim on TikTok (https://...Show More
7) The Nullification Crisis or, "The Civil War That Almost Was" (with Dara Starr Tucker!)
This week I'm joined again by Dara Starr Tucker who is going to learn all about the Nullification Crisis as our best case study of whether or not a Civil War could have been fought without slavery as ...Show More
8) Lincoln & Black Americans or, "It's Called Nuance, People!" (with Dara Starr Tucker)
This week I'm joined by Dara Starr Tucker who is going to help me understand Abraham Lincoln and his complicated views on Black Americans during his lifetime. Follow Dara on TikTok (https://www.tiktok...Show More
Lincoln & Black Americans or, "It's Called Nuance, People!" (with Dara Starr Tucker)
51:55 | Aug 30th, 2023
9) Riga or, "Other Emily is a Latvian Princess!" (with Emily Pool)
The Emilies went to Latvia and fell in love! Join us as we share all the history, fun facts, and personal revelations we discovered in our new favorite European city: Riga. Follow Emily Pool for all t...Show More
10) US History Episode 24: The Bush/Obama Years or, "Apparently we can get fooled again"
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US History Episode 24: The Bush/Obama Years or, "Apparently we can get fooled again"
55:10 | Jun 20th, 2023