Podcast Episodes

The Rise of Printing and the Invention of News: An Interview with Professor Andrew Pettegree

Season 3 Episode 22

There’s an interesting history when it comes to books, printing, and the Reformation, all tied together through new technology and business. Professor Andrew Pettegree joins me to talk about all of t…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

The Origins and Rise of Venice

Season 3 Episode 21

A swampy lagoon on the Adriatic coast of Italy was not a promising place for a city, but Venice grew from a collection of huts on spits of land to a glittering center of commerce and the heart of a m…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

Boxing, Race, and the Gilded Age: An Interview with Professor Louis Moore

Season 3 Episode 20

Boxing has a long past, one deeply connected to race, labor, and broader developments in American history. Professor Louis Moore joins me to talk about those topics and about his outstanding book, I …

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

The Experience of the Italian Wars

Season 3 Episode 19

The Italian Wars changed the face of Europe, but what was it like living through them? Today, we follow the lives of two composite characters to see both how war changed and how it affected the peopl…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Book Club: Summer Reading

Season 3 Episode 18

Planning a summer vacation and looking for something fun to read? Patrick and Leah have you covered with a few suggestions.

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Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

The Italian Wars, Part 2

Season 3 Episode 17

In our second episode on the Italian Wars, we explore how Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's vast territories ratcheted up the conflict from a dynastic squabble to a continent-spanning contest of great p…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Walls throughout History: An Interview with Professor David Frye

Season 3 Episode 16

What creates civilization, in the most basic sense? According to Professor David Frye, who joins me this week, it's walls - Hadrian's Wall, the Great Wall of China, city walls, and thousands more ove…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

The Italian Wars, Part 1

Season 3 Episode 15

The Italian Wars were the defining conflict of the sixteenth century, bridging the gap between the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Today, we explore their origins in medieval dynastic infigh…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Minisode: Military Revolutions

Season 3 Episode 14

It's a concept! It's a feeling! It's... been a long time since we talked about it. We're throwing it back to 2017 and tracing the evolution of war in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Why Bother with the Seventeenth Century? An Interview with Professor Keith Pluymers

Season 3 Episode 13

Friend of the show Keith Pluymers returned for a great chat about fuel, environmental history, and why the seventeenth century is worth studying.

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Published on 6 years, 6 months ago