How To Be A Historian

I had the huge honor of getting the opportunity to interview the historian, Yale professor and pulitzer-prize winning author Beverly Gage. Our interview centered around two overarching topics. First off, we discussed her latest book "This Land Is Your Land," which recounts her experiences during a series of road trips to historical sites around America in the lead-up to the 2026 semiquincente...

This is the second episode in a two part series of interviews with Mitch Abidor, an author, historian, and translator. In this episode we discuss the causes, effects, and events surrounding the Paris Commune . The Paris Commune was a leftist workers revolution that arose in 1871 amid political instability in France. The Commune was ultimately put down and only lasted 72 days. It set an example for...

On this episode I interview Mitch Abidor an author, historian and translator. This episode is the first in a two part series of interviews with Mr. Abidor. We talk about what it is like being a historian, his professional journey, what his days look like and his work as a translator. In the second part episode we discuss the events of the Paris Commune, which he has focused on in many of his trans...

This is the second episode in a two part series of interviews with historian Terry Golway, an author, historian, and adjunct professor in the Political Science department at the College of Staten Island. In this episode we discuss Professor Golway's recently published book I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America’s Mayor and Why He Still Matters. The previous episode focus...

On this episode I interview Terry Golway an author, historian, and an adjunct professor in the Political Science department at the College of Staten Island. This episode is the first in a two part series of interviews with Professor Golway. We talk about what it is like being a historian, his professional journey, what his days look like and his research on Tammany Hall. In the second part episode...

In this episode, I got the chance to discuss some history with Brooklyn's very own Borough Historian, Ron Schweiger. Each Borough President appoints a Borough Historian - whose job it is to preserve historic areas, educate others and serve as a resource to answer questions about the borough's history. Mr. Schweiger was appointed to that position by Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz, in 2...

Today I have the honor of interviewing the Pulitzer prize winning biographer and journalist Jonathan Eig about his recent book King: A Life. In the last episode we discussed his career, biographies, and what it means to be a historian. Jonathan Eig is the author of six books, four of them New York Times best sellers. The New York Times hailed King as the "definitive" biography of Martin Luther Kin...

On this episode I interview the Pulitzer prize winning biographer and journalist Jonathan Eig. We discuss his passion for journalism, process for writing biographies, what it means to be a historian, and the importance of portraying history in engaging ways. This episode is the first of a two part series of interviews with Mr. Eig, the next one focusing on her book King: A Life . Hosted on Acast....

On this episode I interview Prithi Kanakamedala an author, public historian, and professor at Bronx Community College of CUNY where she teaches US history, African-American history and the history of New York City. We discuss her journey to becoming a historian, the challenges of the job, what her days look like, what excites her about being a historian. This episode is the first of a two par...

On this episode I interview Prithi Kanakamedala an author, public historian, and professor at Bronx Community College of CUNY where she teaches US history, African-American history and the history of New York City. This episode is the second in a two part series of interviews with Professor Kanakamedala. We discuss her book Brooklynites: The Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that...

In this episode, Hitler is appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg and his foolish allies. Hitler will use this new position to gain even more power after the Reichstag goes up in flames. Then, to gain the favor of the army he brutally murders his previously loyal SA paramilitary in cold blood. Finally we will see Hitler tragically become dictator of Germany. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

This episode will see the tumultuous rise of Hitler and his cronies to national prominence and power. Via luck and skill Hitler's hateful and discriminatory message will sadly became massively popular. This episode we'll see Hitler try to take power forcefully, and then use democracy to create a dictatorship. Additionally, we'll visit Italy to witness Mussolini's meteoric rise to power as the firs...

Appeasement is taught as one of the most disastrous foreign policies in human history. For half a decade, the great powers of Britain and France bent to the will of a dictator from Berlin. Hoping, just hoping, that this would be the last demand, this time it would be the last concession. But why would they do that? Britain and France, if they had wanted to, could’ve steamrolled the second-rate mil...

On this episode I interview Carolyn Eisenberg an award winning author and professor of US History and American Foreign Relations at Hofstra University about her book Fire and Rain: Nixon Kissinger and the Wars in Southeast Asia (Oxford University Press) . Her previous book Drawing the Line: the American Decision to Divide Germany (Cambridge University Press) was awarded the Stuart Bernath Book Pri...

On this episode I interview Carolyn Eisenberg an award winning author and professor of US History and American Foreign Relations at Hofstra University. We discuess her journey to becoming a historian, the challenges of the job, what her days look like, and what excites her about being a historian . Her previous book Drawing the Line: the American Decision to Divide Germany (Cambridge University Pr...

This November Americans will be deciding the direction our country will be going.  In times like these, with literally the fate of the country hanging in the balance, it can be hard to not feel overwhelmed. With so many changes especially in the nature of the race like Biden’s withdrawal, the attempt on Trump’s life we can feel like we are in completely new territory historically. While that...

One of the largest wars in the world at this moment is the Russia-Ukraine war. It recently reached its 2 year anniversary with Ukraine still holding out. Much of the international community assumed that Ukraine would be steamrolled by its larger neighbor Russia. Contrary to this opinion Ukraine stubbornly survived Russia's initial attacks and pushed them back so Russian now only holds the Don...

In this episode, I discuss the bloody and destructive Allied bombing campaigns of World War Two. I'm doing this because much of the world has taught WW2 as a black-and-white conflict—a crusade against the evil Axis by the victorious Allies. While the Axis most definitely fit the role of the horrible bad guys, the Allies haven’t always been good guys either. This season we will look into the feroci...

In this episode, I discuss the bloody and destructive Allied bombing campaigns of World War Two. I'm doing this because much of the world has taught WW2 as a black-and-white conflict—a crusade against the evil Axis by the victorious Allies. While the Axis most definitely fit the role of the horrible bad guys, the Allies haven’t always been good guys either. This season we will look into the feroci...