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 137: The Decline and Fall of the Adams Family
Hello, on February 21, 1848, Congressman John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts had just cast a “nay” vote on a resolution thanking American officers...
Episode 136: Thanksgiving and Terroir, or, the South You Never Ate
My guest today begins his newest book with this declaration of purpose. “This is a book about the taste of place and the styles and stories of cooking...
Episode 135: Timefulness, or, Where Geology and History Meet
“Timefulness," writes guest Marcia Bjornerud, "includes a feeling for distances and proximities in the geography of deep time. Focusing simply on...
Episode 134: Inventing Disaster, or, the Creation of a Culture of Calamity
Cultures give us guardrails for behavior, beyond which we can only pass with difficulty. They also give us what to say in a difficult situation, a script...
Episode 133: Mad Dogs and Other New Yorkers, or, Rabies in the City
Hello, in antebellum and late 19th century New York City, nothing could clear a street faster than the cry of “mad dog!” Rabies was perhaps the...
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