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 Mar 06, 2019
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Sara English is a graduate assistant and Vice President of Public Relations for the Graduate Student Advisory Council at Eastern Illinois University. In this episode we talk about Sara’s efforts to find out what career-related resources and opportunities exist for graduates of MA History programs.
Resources:
American Historical Association “MA in History” Community (requires AHA membership)
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Patrick Callaway is a doctoral candidate at the University of Maine and an instructor at Southern New Hampshire University. Here he discusses his historical interests such as the United States Constitution and the early American economy, his work in a variety of history careers, and life in a history doctoral program.
This episode’s recommendations:
Fort George in Castine, ME (http://castine.me.us/welcome/history/history-of-castine/)
Peaky Blinders on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80002479)
The book and film versions of Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe series (http://www.bernardcornwell.net/series/the-sharpe-books/)
Historian David Blight on the Slate Political Gabfest (http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest/2017/11/the_manafort_indictment_the_tax_bill_and_david_blight_on_john_kelly_and.html)
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Christina Lamoureux is a graduate of the Master of Arts program in History with a concentration in public history and is starting a Ph.D program at University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Here we talk about her background, the history of prostitution, and the evils of bowling.
Monday Jul 31, 2017
Monday Jul 31, 2017
Steven Green is a graduate of the M.A. History program at Southern New Hampshire University and is about to start a doctoral program in history at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Here he discusses his academic background, the Ph.D application process, and the important decisions that go into that process.