Episodes
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Nov. 29, 2023
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) teaches me everything I never knew I needed to know...
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Oct. 25, 2023
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 thesis... Follow Seema for all things aesthetic and art history on TikTok!
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Oct. 4, 2023
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 and art history on TikTok!
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Sept. 27, 2023
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: American imperialism, the Bonus Army March of WWI vets, an attempted fascist coup against FDR, and the Imperialist-With-A-Heart-Of-Gold (?) at the center of it all: Smedley Butler.
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Sept. 20, 2023
Jane Addams or, "Give that lady a Nobel Prize! Oh wait..." (with Ernest Crim III)
I'm joined this week by Ernest Crim III who teaches me about a 19th c. local Black history icon: Sam Harris of Williamsburg, Virginia. Follow Mr. Crim on TikTok and Instagram for more deep dives into Black history!
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Sept. 13, 2023
Sam Harris or, "The Black Mogul of Williamsburg" (with Ernest Crim III)
I'm joined this week by Ernest Crim III who teaches me about a 19th c. local Black history icon: Sam Harris of Williamsburg, Virginia. Follow Mr. Crim on TikTok and Instagram for more deep dives into Black history!
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Sept. 6, 2023
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 the main issue. Follow Dara on TikTok, Instagram, or see her live at an upcoming show!
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Aug. 30, 2023
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, Instagram, or see her live at an upcoming show!
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Aug. 23, 2023
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 things European History on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube and check out her AP European History Ultimate Review Packet to get ready for the exam! www.snipfeed.co/antisocialstudies
Jan. 3, 2021
Emily Learns About… Emma Goldman (part 1) with Rudy Ramirez!
Emma Goldman was an immigrant teenage anarchist who just wanted to dance (and overthrow the government.) But the real question is… how did she end up running an ice cream shop?