In front of a live audience, Frank and David discuss the midterm elections.

Thanks to the Edinburgh Uni History Society and Political Union for organizing this event!

Frank and David discuss the history of university admissions, including the recent Supreme Court case on affirmative action.

Last Drops

Frank:  register for the Fennell Forum 

David: history of mac and cheese

Frank and David discuss the history of politicians as targets of violence. 

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Frank: Archaeologists under Revolutionary Era POW camp in PA

David: Force and Freedom by Kellie Carter Jackson

Frank and David discuss the Pennsylvania senate election, where Democratic candidate John Fetterman's health has become a major issue in the campaign.  They discuss the history of health in political elections.

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Frank: Fennell Forum on December 1 (details to come)

David: new book by Catherine Bateson & SCWH grant

Frank and David discuss the history of the railroad labor.

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Frank:  Getting Word project at Monticello

David: CIA Museum

Frank and David discuss the possibility of another constitutional convention.

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Frank: mystery endorsement of Scars on the Land

David: remembering Gwendolyn Midlo Hall

Libraries have become the most recent front in the culture wars. Frank and David discuss the history of American libraries. 

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Frank: NYT on a new Constitutional Convention

David: new AP African American Studies

Frank and David discuss missing, lost, and stolen documents in American history.

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Frank: FBI and Civil War gold

David: the end of the manual transmission 

Back from our summer holiday break, Frank and David try to put recent news into historical context, including the Kansas abortion referendum, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.

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Frank: archaeologists study Hessian remains in NJ

David: Tilling the Soil podcast from Whitney Plantation

Frank and David discuss the history of summer vacation, including school break, summer camps, road trips, and summer jobs.

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David: Congrats to Edinburgh graduates

Frank: solidarity with tour guides at Monticello

We'll be taking our own summer break for a few weeks. Episodes will return in August!