Knights HistoryCast

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on November 4th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Jim Clark, a professor of history here at the University of Central Florida. Their conversation centered on Dr. Clark’s 2014 book A Concise History of Florida, with specific attention to the chapters relating to the history of Florida politics, as the timing is appropriate since we are currently in midterm voting season in Florida, and having that historical background and understanding of Florida politics can enrich one’s experience going to the polls this voting season by being more aware and appreciative of those historical trajectories that got us into the present moment.

NOTE: At 32:25 Sebastian said, “5 days out from the general election day” without following that statement with “as of this recording”. As of the publication of this episode we are 4 days out from the general election day which is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Go vote now during early voting or on the day of the general election!

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 28th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Bob Beatty, a double UCF History alum (B.A. 1994, M.A. 2002) and received his Ph.D. in Public History at Middle Tennessee State University in 2018. Dr. Beatty is currently the president of The Lyndhurst Group—a history, museum, and nonprofit consulting firm—and an instructor of Museum Studies and American History at Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Their conversation in this episode primarily focused on Dr. Beatty’s newly released book titled, Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East, and they were very much on theme with the Allman Brothers Band as they were “hittin’ the note” themselves in this conversation, and as a result they went over scheduled time (Dr. Beatty had to go to a book talk workshop at the UCF History Department after the recording)! Allman Brothers Band fans or not—this podcast is highly dynamic, entertaining, and educational, thus being worthy of its 2 hours and 20 minutes runtime!

Continue the discussion by following Dr. Beatty’s socials @LongLiveTheABB on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 23rd, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Allison Mitchell, a PhD Candidate at the University of Virginia and a Dissertation Fellow at Emory University’s James Weldon Johnson Institute. Mitchell was this year’s presenter at the Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture with her presentation being titled, From Protest to Politics: Reconsidering the Impact of The Congress of Racial Equality’s Voter Registration Campaigns in Florida. Sebastian first talked with Mitchell about this presentation which examined the Voter Education Project campaigns orchestrated by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Florida between 1962 and 1965. Then, they transitioned the conversation into Mitchell’s participation in day 2 of the 2022 FHS Annual Symposium event—specifically being a part of Session 7, Panel 14 titled, “Round Table on Graduate Education and the Future of History”. This naturally led to the broader conversation in this part of the podcast to be about Mitchell’s experiences as a current history graduate student.

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 22nd, 2022) 

The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia attended this year’s annual FHS symposium event which is hosted every October at the University of Central Florida. Being one of the most significant historical events of the year for Florida history and culture, Sebastian wanted to capture the essence of this unique and imperative event by doing on-the-spot, raw, “quick chat” interviews with as many people that were involved with this event—from directors to panelists—as possible. This episode of Knights Historycast is composed of the several quick chat interviews that Sebastian was able to do from day 2 of this incredible and significant event. The following are timestamps to each of the individual interviews that Sebastian conducted during this day of the event:

• Interview 1: Dr. Claire Strom from Rollins College and Dr. Rosalind Beiler from the University of Central Florida. Presented in Session 4, Panel 9, “Round Table: Turning Your Essay/Thesis/Dissertation Chapters into Publishable Articles”. (02:30)

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 21st, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia attended this year’s annual FHS symposium event which is hosted every October at the University of Central Florida. Being one of the most significant historical events of the year for Florida history and culture, Sebastian wanted to capture the essence of this unique and imperative event by doing on-the-spot, raw, “quick chat” interviews with as many people that were involved with this event—from directors to panelists—as possible. This episode of Knights Historycast is composed of the several quick chat interviews that Sebastian was able to do from day 1 of this incredible and significant event. The following are timestamps to each of the individual interviews that Sebastian conducted during this event:

• Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society (04:54)

Links from Dr. Rodriguez-Milanes interview:

• https://www.raimundiart.com/

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 14th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Steven Noll—a master lecturer in history and affiliate faculty member of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida. Their conversation focused on Dr. Noll’s most recent book titled Writing for the Public Good: Essays from David R. Colburn and Senator Bob Graham which was published in April of 2022. From the legacies and historical impact that David R. Colburn and Bob Graham had on the op-ed and journalism genre to how powerful and significant their op-eds pieces, which go as far back as 1990, are in the contemporary state and nation we all live in, and everything else in between was talked about in this podcast episode.

(Originally published by Sebastian Garcia on October 7th, 2022) The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Holly Baker, former podcast producer of Knights Historycast (and of The Florida Historical Quarterly Podcast). Their conversation ranged from the origins of Knights Historycast and how Holly was involved in that process to Holly’s extensive experience in the field of history podcasting—in explicitly doing them and researching the literature for her thesis—to some of her favorite moments running this podcast and much more!

(Originally published in 2020 by Holly Baker) In this socially distant interview, Dr. Robert Cassanello talked with Dr. Eric Rutkow in the Fall of 2020. Dr. Rutkow is a UCF History professor and the author of “The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas."

(Current producer's note: To purchase Dr. Rutkow's book, please visit his website at https://www.ericrutkow.com/longest-line-on-the-map)

(Originally published in 2020 by Holly Baker) For the Faculty Book Talk Series, The History Department’s Dr. Robert Cassanello interviewed historian Dr. David Head about his latest book, A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution.

This “socially distant” interview took place during the historic 2020 coronavirus pandemic and was conducted through Skype.

(Current producer's note: To purchase Dr. Head's book, please visit his website at https://www.davidheadhistory.com/publications)

(Originally published in 2020 by Holly Baker) In 2020, the Africana Studies Program at the University of Central Florida hosted the second annual Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series benefiting scholarships for Africana Studies Minors.

Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California-Irvine School of Law presented on the topic, Overcoming Injustice: Why Women's Constitutional Citizenship Still Matters.

Professor Goodwin is the founder and director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy and its Reproductive Justice Initiative.

Jeffrey Daglaris spoke to Michele Goodwin about her presentation and her work.