S4E36: "Elvis Has Left the Dining Room: Analyzing a 1971 International Hotel Souvenir Menu" 

Kevin teaches social studies in Western New York and works with the Teaching with Primary Sources program, providing guidance for other teachers when using the vast collection that is the Library of Congress.  Our meeting and conversation in Boston was a longtime in the making as Kevin, a lifelong Elvis fan, had spied my souvenir menu from Elvis Presley's Las Vegas residency the year before when the NCSS conference was held in Nashville.  We had a great time talking social studies, primary sources, and, of course, the King.

You can add to our conversation, or the many others you'll find, organized by decade, on everything-history.com/classroom/epsproject

#elvis #socialstudies #lasvegas #elvispresley #history #popculture

Mitch stopped by to talk with me at this year's Ephemera Society of America ephemera fair a few weeks ago after he spotted an item in my collection from his wheelhouse, a copy of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comic.  Listen to what Mitch has to say about what this underground comic of the late 60s/ early 70s can tell us about several aspects of American life in that era.  Add your own ideas soon at everything-history.com.

S4E34: "Moon Colony 1968--2001: A Space Odyssey as a primary source" w/Bryant Cruse

The conversation with New Sapience founder Bryant Cruse was such a good one that it created two episodes.  Here, the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey is covered in earnest.

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S4E33: "Artificial Intellect: 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey as a primary source."  (Part I)

Bryant Cruse is the founder of New Sapience, a synthetic intelligence company set to challenge what AI means, and what it is meant to do for the world.  He joined the EPS Podcast to discuss his work and dissect the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Oddyssey, but as you'll hear, the two of us gladly took an in-depth conversational tour of Artificial Intelligence--it's past, present, and future.

Tune in to Friday's show for Part II.

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S4E32: "California Here We Come: John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath as a document of its time and place"

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Granite State of Social Studies Episode 4

Angela teaches social studies in Utah but originally hales from Southern California.  We met at the NCSS conference in Boston and talked about how one of her favorite books, The Grapes of Wrath may have contributed to the mythology surrounding her home state, especially during the Great Depression.

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#grapesofwrath #history #literaryhistory #literature #popculture #tomjoad #greatdepression #california #NHCSS

S4E31: "On the T: Rock n Roll T-Shirts as cultural artifacts"
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Granite State of Education Episode 3

Dan is a teacher in Erie, PA and was welcomed onto the EPS Podcast when visiting Boston for the NCSS Conference in the Fall.  After discussing the state of social studies education, we took a close look at T-shirt culture as it rose alongside rock n roll music of the 70s, 80s and 90s.  And since we were in Boston, some notable Boston acts such as Aerosmith, The Outlets and, of course, Dropkick Murphys, were on top o' mind.

If you interested in learning more about the EPS teaching methods I talk about, head on over to everything-history.com/services . 

#socialstudies #rocknroll #tshirts #dropkickmurphys #aerosmith #boston

S4E30: "A Bad Moon Causing a Commotion in Lodi: CCR's Green River as a primary source of 1969"

Hannah, Victor and Tammy helped me cultivate the historic value of one San Francisco-based Creedence Clearwater Revival's most important albums, Green River during a virtual PD session last Summer.  If you'd like to add to this dissection, head over to everything-history.com/greenriver  .  If you'd like to take part in a webinar or book professional development workshop which incorporates this kind of content creation, check out everything-history.com/webinars and everything-history.com/services , respectively.

S4E29: "Web Master: All iterations of Spider-Man as reflections of time periods, since 1962."

Eli and I got the conversation about Spider-Man started last Spring at Free Comic Book Day, focusing mostly on the 21st century movie iterations of the character.  There, of course, is so much more to say about the web-slinging, everyman pop culture icon.  So if you're so inclined, add to the conversation at everything-history.com/spiderman

#popculture #history #modernhistory #spiderman #comicbooks #fcbd #marvel #mcu 

S4E28: "...to Z-Zorro: Zorro movies as primary sources of their respective time periods"

Nick is a social studies teacher from Los Angeles whom I met and spoke with at this past year's NCSS conference in Boston.  After a short chat about the profession we broke down the character Zorro.  Although the character was created in 1919 by a pulp writer from Illinois, and has often been portrayed by Anglo actors, Zorro still functions as a conduit to Southern California/Mexican folklore and culture.

Join the conversation soon at everything-history.com/zorro

#history #popculture #zorro #losangeles #socialstudies

S4E27: "From A-Aerosmith...   Talking about 'Back in the Saddle Again' by Aerosmith as a Primary Source"

Clayton had a table right next to mine when we were both presenting at the NCSS conference in Boston this past Fall.  What better time and place to talk about the "Bad Boys of Boston," and their song, "Back in the Saddle Again," the first track off their 1979 album Rocks?  So we did.

Add to the conversation soon at everything-history.com/aerosmith

#aerosmith #rocks #rockmusic #rocknroll #podcast #history #popculture #boston