The History Onion

Our second episode extends our conversation that we began in episode one. Having discussed history’s importance, we now turn to how to approach history. We consult another clip of Eric Foner to make the point that strong beliefs about present matters do not detract from your ability to understand the past. If anything, they enhance it. We then cover the benefits of interdisciplinarity and the draw...

The first episode of the History Onion podcast is here! In today’s episode, we introduce ourselves and explain why we’ve decided to start this podcast. We then listen to a couple of clips from interviews with Eric Foner and Howard Zinn, two of our favorite historians, as a jumping off point for a discussion about the importance of history. The interviews are linked in the show notes below. Our nex...