Working Historians is a podcast series that showcases the work and careers of historians in a wide variety of career fields. We hope to introduce history students and the general public to the career paths available to people who study history, introduce and promote historians to students and the public, and showcase the work that historians do on a regular basis. Hosts Rob Denning and Jimmy Fennessy can be reached at workinghistorians@gmail.com.
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Marc Reyes and Bill Black are editors of Contingent Magazine, a non-profit online publication dedicated to the radical idea that historians deserve to be paid for their work. In this episode we discuss their academic and professional backgrounds and also talk about the magazine itself, which invites pitches from all historians that may not fit with more traditional academic history publications.
This episode’s recommendations:
You’re Wrong About… podcast
Kings, Kitchens, and their Stories
John O’Malley, Urethane Revolution: The Birth of Skate, San Diego 1975 (The History Press, 2019)
Karin Wulf, “What Naomi Wolf and Cokie Roberts Teach Us About the Need for Historians,” Washington Post, June 11, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Consulting Careers in History: Henry Crawford - Owner, History by Choice
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Thursday Jun 13, 2019
Henry Crawford is the retired Curator of History for the Museum of Texas Tech University and is currently affiliated with the Science Spectrum in Lubbock, Texas. He is the owner and operator of History by Choice, where he serves as a living history consultant.
This episode’s recommendations:
The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums