Then Again

Episode Notes Appalachian Historian Dr. Barry Whittemore joins Glen for a fascinating conversation about the origins of Appalachian culture. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Note In this episode, Glen and Marie discuss the advances in medicine and nursing during the Civil War. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes Libba Beaucham interviews historian Sara Snyder on the ways in which rail systems changed Victorian era England. The rail station was a unique place in which people of different classes were brought together. Learn how these classes perceived each other, how rail changed over time, and what we can learn from the buildings, blueprints, and other sources of material culture. Thanks for...

Episode Notes Glen and Dr. Ben Wynne explore the life of antebellum politician Henry Foote, the fascinating subject of Dr. Wynne's new book The Man Who Punched Jefferson Davis. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes Historian and professor Dr. Anne Tucker joins Glen in a discussion about the origins of American Exceptionalism -- just how exceptional are the ideas that founded the United States? Dr. Tucker brings her vast knowledge of the American South and international perspectives of American history in this fascinating episode! Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagai...

Episode Notes Medieval historian Dr. Thomas Greene joins us again for Part 2 of our series on the Medieval period. Glen and Dr. Greene dive into the top myths about Medieval life, how it is portrayed in pop culture, and more! Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes Medieval people were all dirty, stupid, and superstitious, right? Nope! Join Glen and Medieval historian Dr. Thomas Greene as they discuss what Medieval folks were really like and the connections between their experiences and ours. This is part 1 of 2 and covers the Plague. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www...

Episode Historian, author, and professor Dr. Ben Wynne discusses the Blues in the American South with Glen during this virtual interview. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes Glen and Marie share their favorite historic sites from a family mill in Oregon to battlefields of old. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes Glen and Marie discuss their experiences as historians studying and vacationing abroad. In this episode, Marie and Glen recall their time in England and Oxford, the historic sites, the American experience in England, and the differences in education abroad. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast...

Episode Notes In this episode, Glen discusses Civil War reenactment with our new Director of Education Marie Walker! What is reenactment? How is it different than living history? What's it like to be a female reenactor? Find out in this episode! Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes How did Medieval people affected by the Plague react to this pandemic? Ken and Glen explore how people understood the spread of disease and how they attempted to stop it. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes In this episode, Ken and Glen give some perspective on how populations have responded to the spread of disease from the Plague to the Spanish Flu to today's concerns with COVID19. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes Special Guest Lesley Jones explores the ties between Spiritualism and the Suffrage Movement in the late 19th and early 20th century. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes From sea to Norman Sea – well, maybe that’s a bit of an overstatement, but from the late 11th century through the end of the 12th century you could find Norman culture from the North Sea to the eastern end of the Mediterranean. In this episode, Ken and Glen discuss how after a century and a half of expansion starting in 911, the Normans assimilated into conquered regions – and how th...

Episode Notes So, William of Normandy, you’ve conquered England – now what? Well first, add “The Conqueror” to your name, then find a way to rule what you’ve conquered – spoiler, it’s harder to do. In this episode, Ken and Glen discuss how the Normans managed to get on with the business of running a kingdom by relying on Anglo Saxon bureaucracy. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to u...

Episode Notes Who are they?! Raiders from the North Land. Where are they from?! The North Land. What do they want?! Your Land. In this episode, Ken and Glen discuss the rise of the phenomenally successful Scandinavian raiders from the North Sea who carried their name to Normandy, England, Ireland, Italy, Sicily, and the Middle East. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagai...

Episode Notes A long time ago in a Colony far, far away…Deerskin Wars! Okay so it wasn’t that long ago, and it was actually right here in Georgia, but there _were _deerskin wars. In this episode, Ken and Glen discuss the 18th-century trade of deerskin for manufactured goods and how competition in this extremely lucrative endeavor with rivalries between England, France, and Spain as well as rivalri...

Episode Notes The culture of the Anglo-Saxons at its apogee produced artistic, scholarly, literary and martial achievements that were recognized throughout Northern Europe and much of the Continent...and even though J.R.R. Tolkien never explicitly said that the Riders of Rohan were Anglo-Saxons on horses, you can tell. Join Ken and Glen as they discuss the rich Anglo-Saxon culture that died when K...

Episode Notes As the Anglo-Saxon peoples prospered on the island of Britain they developed a vibrant literature over time...wait, what's that? J.R.R. Tolkien was Professor of Anglo-Saxon Literature at Oxford? Well, how about that? Join Ken and Glen as they discuss - and recite! - the literature of the Anglo-Saxons...without mentioning Tolkien very much at all (you know, for them). Thanks for liste...

Episode Notes So now that Ken and Glen have got talking about J.R.R. Tolkien out of their systems it's on to the Anglo Saxons. Wait, what's that? Tolkien was professor of Anglo Saxon at Oxford? Wow, what are the odds? But no, really, join Ken and Glen as they discuss the peoples that gave the island of Britain a name that endures to this day... Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us...

Episode Notes In the popular imagination, the De Soto Expedition through the American Southeast is a bunch of Spaniards bumbling about in search of Gold - which is only partially true. In reality, there were Spanish, Moroccan African, Portuguese, French, Italian, and English men (as well as Spanish serving women and enslaved Native American women!) on the expedition. They were quite organized, and...

Episode Notes Ok, so we can't really promise that this is the end of Ken and Glen musing on the life, works, and legacy of J. R. R. Tolkien - but we're going to at least stop recording them for a while! Join Ken and Glen as they resume/continue/extend the discussion of Tolkien, emphasizing some of the philosophy of creation found in his work, and life. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Ta...

Episode Notes We're taking a holiday break, but we'll be back in action in the new year! Happy Holidays, y'all. Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Talk to us at thenagaincontact@gmail.com Find out more at http://www.thenagainpodcast.com

Episode Notes "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas/Yule/Solstice/Saturnalia!" - Are you feeling the warmth of the festive holiday season? Which one?! There are so many traditions throughout the past for this time of year - Roman, Pagan Germanic, Medieval, Victorian. Join Ken and Glen as they joyously discuss the traditions associated with the winter season across time and space...well, Ken...