In this episode, we talk with Suzanne Akbari, author, and professor of medieval studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. 

With Suzanne, we get into the personal archive. The conversation moves between personal practices (how we arrange our shelves) and historical practices (how have centuries before maintained private collections). Through this a paradox arises, how can a personal archive be accessed by, and shared with, others? 

This episode’s Bookish Word, etymythology, was created by UW-Madison graduate students Francesca Bua and Arielle Raymos. 

To learn more about the texts, ideas, and people mentioned in this interview, and to access a transcript, visit the episode guide on HoldingHistory.org.  

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This episode features a conversation with Damion Thomas, Curator of Sports for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Damion guides our hosts Sarah Marty and Joshua Calhoun through the archives of the NMAAHC Sports Gallery and into a sprawling conversation about the relationship between sports and culture, and the heavy responsibility of the curator.

This episode’s Bookish Word, highlighter, was created by UW-Madison graduate students Caroline McCraw and Helen Smith.

To learn more about the texts, ideas, and people mentioned in this interview, and to access a transcript, visit the episode guide on HoldingHistory.org.

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Our first episode features a conversation with Anne Strainchamps, host and co-founder of Wisconsin Public Radio's To the Best of Our Knowledge, the Peabody Award-winning public radio interview show heard on more than 200 public radio stations across the United States. 

This episode’s Bookish Word, ogham, was created by UW-Madison graduate students Megan Fox and Rhett Blankenship. 

To learn more about the texts, ideas, and people mentioned in this interview, visit the episode guide on HoldingHistory.org. 

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