History After Hours

Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly sit down to wrap up the semester and to reflect as we prepare to say goodbye to 2023. Top news stories, including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Da Trump, ChatGPT, and how NOT to ruin Christmas. Thanks for a tremendous year and best wishes for all of 2024. See you soon.

Recorded live at Kollective Coffee + Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. We welcomed Lewis Jolly, a fellow history teacher at Lakeside High School. Student questions ranged from favorite holidays all the way to deep political questions and current events like the Israeli / Hamas War. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to all of our listeners, here at home and abroad.

Recorded at Kollective Coffee + Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, this special episode is our last one featuring long-time friend and colleague, Jeremy Nixon. Students were out in full force to help bid farewell to Mr. Nixon. Thank you to all of our listeners, we appreciate your support.

Our latest show was recorded in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Kollective Coffee + Tea, in beautiful downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. We greatly appreciate the wide range of questions from our students: everything from political, personal, serious and somber, to questions that were downright silly. Thank you to all of our participants and to all of our listeners.

Great season opener, live from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. We had a packed house, tremendously cool vibes, and a wide variety of topics. Welcome back, we hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode we wrap up another school year and another podcast season. Time to reflect and assess on where we've been, and to look ahead to whatever comes next. Thanks to all of our listeners and participants for a great season.

In this episode, we interview Mr. David Malcom Rose, a local artist, author, Vietnam Veteran, YouTuber, collector, and parent to past and present Lakeside students. Our conversation topics centered on his experiences during the United States' Cold War era: 1950s, 60s, & 70s, Baby Boomers, politics, culture, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, music trends and much more. Thanks to all of our subscribers across the glove. We appreciate any and all feedback.

In the episode, we interviewed Bethany Paxton, a research scientist working with UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) in Little Rock, studying DNA and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology. Topics included her initial interest in scientific research, our responses to the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as her ongoing research through UAMS and how this work may someday lead to better health care outcomes. Thank you for listening. We welcome any and all feedback from our audience.

Recorded April 6, 2023 at Kollective Coffee and Tea in beautiful Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. In this episode, fellow teacher, Emily Diedrich, joins us to answer a variety of questions from local area students. The live shows are filled with cutting-edge questions alongside those of a less-serious nature. It is always a great atmosphere at the coffee house and we thoroughly enjoy taking the show on the road. Quick "shout out" to the folks at ASMSA. Thanks to everyone for listening and for your continuous support.

This is a special edition episode featuring commentary from some of our student travelers (James, Liam, and Elli) who reflect on our recent overseas trip to Paris, Normandy, and London. Additionally, we feature a conversation with our tour director, Alec Lemaire, who was our expert guide during our ten-day Spring Break adventure. Alec was our tour guide but he also became our colleague and trusted friend. Thank you to all of our listeners at home and around the world.