Bob's Just Asking Podcast
1) Bob's Just Asking Peele Wimberley About... Stuff
Musician, producer, and label owner Peele Wimberley played drums with the Raleigh, North Carolina band The Connells for 15 years before departing for other musical adventures. We talked about his upbr...Show More
2) Bob's Just Asking Mike Connell About Ring
Mike Connell is the principal songwriter, rhythm guitarist, and occasional singer for the band The Connells. They are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of their landmark fifth album "Rin...Show More
3) Bob's Just Asking Brent Morris About the Great Dismal Swamp
The first of a series of episodes about Black agency, resistance, and resilience features an interview with Clemson history professor J. Brent Morris, author of Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroon...Show More
4) Rick Lavoie about Teacher Ranger Teacher (S4E2)
After an unexpected and lengthy hiatus, we're back with an interview of Saugus, Massachusetts educator Rick Lavoie, who is doing some amazing work in place-based education in the town best known for i...Show More
5) Joseph Postell About Congress (S4E1)
Joseph Postell is a professor of political science at Hillsdale College. He is an expert on the history of the United States Congress. Who better to ask about the recent drama over the election of the...Show More
6) Graham Russell Hodges about David Ruggles
The story of David Ruggles' brief life is nothing short of incredible. The fact that he's not a household name should be considered a crime. Graham Russell Hodges, the director of the National Endowme...Show More
7) Kate Clifford Larson about Harriet Tubman
Nearly 20 years ago, Kate Clifford Larson blew up what everyone knew -- or thought they knew -- about Harriet Tubman. She discovered a trove of documents helping illuminate Tubman's life, thereby debu...Show More
8) Marcus Rediker about Escaping By Sea
Marcus Rediker writes "history from below," focusing on the stories of the marginalized and oppressed. His forthcoming book is about freedom seekers who sought liberation by sea. The excerpt of his bo...Show More
9) Leigh Fought about Women in the World of Frederick Douglass
I had my handy dandy digital recorder with me, so right after Leigh Fought addressed the National Endowment for the Humanities participants, we sat down and chatted. It was my first time using the dev...Show More
10) Alice Baumgartner about South to Freedom
Alice L. Baumgartner's South to Freedom simultaneously opens its readers eyes up to the largely unknown south-bound Underground Railroad to Mexico and the pivotal role tensions in Texas and Mexico pla...Show More