Historically Thinking
We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo
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Episode 239: The Chicken and the Egg, or, What Keeps (Some) Historians Awake at Night
This is one of the last in our year-long series about the skills of historical thinking, and today our focus is on one of simplest, but perhaps also...
Episode 237: A Brave and Cunning Prince, or, Following the Evidence Where It Leads
At about 8 in the morning on March 22, 1622, warriors of the chiefdoms making up the Powhatan confederacy attacked the settlements of the colony of...
Episode 236: Let Me Put That Into Context
Great podcast title, right? Those words still trigger a sort of survival reflex in me, based upon experience with an eminent professor. When he said...
Bonus Episode: The Higher Ed Scene, with Mark Salisbury
Sometimes, Higher Ed can feel like a battle. But not because of COVID, or CRT, or POTUS, or FL GOV...it's because someone in the administration asked...
Episode 235: The Great Little Madison
If there’s one thing Americans know about James Madison, it might be that he was the shortest American President, ever–just 5’4”, or that he...
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