235! Conceiving History

How do we wrestle with history?

This week, Jess and Aaron talk about rote learning, putty, history as study vs. history as culture, stories, empathy, and erasure. They don’t talk about the history of Play-Doh.

references

• Six
• The Very Serious History of Silly Putty
• Red, White & Royal Blue
• Giving credit where it's due: "Molly Ivins, lively columnist who dubbed Bush 'Shrub'"
• See also: Shrub: The Short But Happy Political Life of George W. Bush by Molly Ivins