In this episode, I chatted with John Linton, a retired school teacher, photographer, and historian documenting the history of Smith Granite.

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John's pages

https://smallstatebighistory.com/author/johnlinton/

Babcock-Smith House Museum --> https://babcocksmithhouse.org/

In this episode, I talked to Ashley Selima, an archivist at the Rhode Island State Archives. We talked about what an archivist is, and some of the ways the state archive engages with the community and serves more than just historians.

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Ashley's links:

State Archives homepage: https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/state-archives  

Digital Archives to browse online resources: https://sosri.access.preservica.com/home

In this episode, I talked with historian John Landry about Roger Williams and his commercial legacy. We also talked a little about the larger work he's writing on the commercial history of Rhode Island from its inception to the present.

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John's work:

Articles --> https://smallstatebighistory.com/author/johnlandry/

Co-authored book --> https://a.co/d/2pOxm4d

In this episode, I talked with Professor Christy Clark-Pujara, an expert in the history of slavery in the North and the author of "Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in RI." We also talked about researching in the archives, CRT, and writing history. 

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Professor Clark-Pujara's book ---> https://nyupress.org/9781479870424/dark-work/

In this special episode, Professors Kabria Baumgartner and Jim Casey are joined by John H. Muller and I to talk about the colored conventions of the 19th century, and Rhode Island's place in those events. 

Here is the link to their ongoing project: https://coloredconventions.org/

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In this episode, I talk with historian and writer Gloria De Paola about the coal mine that used to exist where Garden City in Cranston currently sits. Did you know that in 2001 a giant hole opened up in the parking lot? Neither did I, but this explains why. 

Rhode Island dodged a major bullet when they found out that the coal was inferior and wasn't capable of sustaining an industry, despite the plethora of efforts. 

You can read Gloria's original article here ---> http://smallstatebighistory.com/how-curious-a-coal-mine-in-cranston/

In this half episode, I talked to Jane Lancaster, a distinguished alum of Brown about the history of women in Rhode Island in the late 19th century, Charlotte Perkins Gillman, and being a graduate student. 

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For this episode I invited Keith Stokes on to talk about his notion of "American Irony." By this, Mr. Stokes is referring to the ironic position of Newport, RI as one of the country's most religiously tolerant settlements while it participated in the slave trade more than any other New England port. 

https://newportartmuseum.org/events/newport-gilded-age-in-color/

In this episode Alex talked to author and former city councilman of North Providence, Paul Caranci. Paul became known nationally as the individual responsible for one of the largest corruption cases in North Prov. Listen to him talk about here, and consider picking up his book "Wired" which can be found here: http://www.paulcaranci.com/wired-a-shocking-true-story-of-political-corruption.html

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In this episode, I went to Dr. Conley's office to talk to him about the deep history of the Fabre line and State Pier #1, which is now a scrap metal yard. 

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