Hello friends of the podcast!
So, no clever title for today’s post, no attempt at snark or something attention grabbing, just calling it what it is. This discussion was so thoughtfully and respectfully handled and I’m just so proud of and impressed with this group of students that has only been meeting since the beginning of this semester. What so often happens in discussions on topics that can be a bit sensitive is a break down of communication, a disrespect and dismissal of someone else’s point of view in the face of disagreement, but that never happened with this group, and I think that’s so important to recognize. Towards the end of this conversation it’s mentioned that we never talked about the current American political situation, specifically Donald Trump, and I purposely did not bring him up. The thing is, political leaders and their ideas come and go, but the ideas that are at the center of how a country behaves will always be with us and will always need intelligent, level headed people who can have controversial conversations that lead to a further understanding of where we have been and what is waiting for us in the future. This is why I believe the humanities is so important and why creating a podcast became such a strong draw for me, and these students have taken this project and have been running hard with it. They came to this first round table prepared, either to contribute or sit and listen, and I feel like we are all benefitting greatly from this experience. I want to offer a huge thank you to all the students that were part of this recording, you guys are amazing! Amber Boxell, Joe Connelly, Riley Deputy, Aaron Ehlerding, Kyla Forkert, Michael Gerardot, Kyle Gibson, Caleb Johnson, Megan McVay, Laurel Shriner, and Cheyenne Stoppenhagen Our next Round Table will take place at the end of this month, October 29, and we are going to talk about all things spooky connected to history. We hope you’ll come back for that episode and the ones that will be published in between now and the end of the month. Happy listening! Traci Henning-Kolberg President, History Club Executive Producer, Byte-Sized History
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I seriously love getting a chance to have a nice long chat about things I love with people I love spending time with. Laurel Shriner and I were able to sit down and discuss the research paper she worked on last spring in the Cold War class offered at Purdue-Fort Wayne. She chose to focus on women during the Cold War and the role they played in bringing about the larger feminist movements we are more familiar with now. What I also really appreciated about Laurel's topic was her reaction to it; she went into her research with an idea of what she would find, but instead found something unexpected and thought provoking. Ah, the magic of history and education.
For Spring 2019 Dr. Ann Livschiz and Dr. Christine Erickson co-taught a class focusing on the Cold War. The class is further discussed in the episode. We encourage you to follow the links to learn more about these professors. Happy listening! Traci Henning-Kolberg President, History Club Producer, Byte-Sized History episode 10 - Superficial hair, gender Constraints, and a meandering chat over spring semester 20199/18/2019
Hello! We did a wrap up from the end of Spring 2019 semester and I figure it's about time we shared it. In this episode we say goodbye to the amazing Hannah Smith as she prepares for graduation and the furthering of her education through a master's degree at IUPUI and we bring the extraordinary PFW Senior Laurel Shriner into the conversation as she prepares to take on co-hosting and producing with me for Fall 2019. I feel so fortunate to have found such lovely people to share this endeavor with! They have been fantastic collaborators and have become dear friends.
There are a few more recordings that we are going to be pulling from the archives (better known as recordings from when Traci was trying to figure out this whole podcasting thing back in early 2018), but we also have a seriously enthusiastic gathering of students in the History Club this year who are ready to dive in and start creating new content. We have SO many topics we want to talk about and also have some roundtable discussions we hope to record. Stay tuned and enjoy the episode! Traci Henning-Kolberg President History Club Producer Byte Sized History This is a recording that we did last semester, Spring 2019, with Dr. Deborah Baue over her class for the French Revolution. It’s the follow up to a recording that we did with the students who participated in the course and in playing a historical game, Reacting to the Past. If you want to get more information and hear the student’s reaction, scroll down and listen to episode 7 - “I’m just an old man who loves chaos.”
What I love about getting to interview the professors of the Purdue Fort Wayne History Department is that it represents a sliver of what it’s like to take a class with them, and also, maybe more importantly, it gives listeners a chance to see how involved and dedicated they are when it comes to the success of their students. The recognition of humanity and caring in this department is truly lovely. Thank you so much, Dr. Bauer, for making time for this interview and for trying something different in the class. We do apologize for the bumps of the table recorded in the audio. There’s no way to take that out once it’s already been recorded, but we now know how to make sure that doesn’t happen in the future! We have new recording equipment that will help us have smoother, more professional sounding recordings. Which is exciting! We are learning and improving and excited for recordings this semester. Cheers! Traci Henning-Kolberg President History Club Producer for Byte-Sized History episode 8 - "Fluctuat nec mergitur" - Paris is battered by the waves, but it does not sink4/22/2019
Seniors Traci Henning-Kolberg and, new host, Laurel Shriner have a heartfelt discussion about the fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15, 2019. We begin the episode with the last choir music recorded in Notre Dame Cathedral before the fire, and end with the French national anthem, the Marseillaise. Our hearts are with France as they grieve for their sacred monument.
We also take a few minutes at the beginning of the episode to introduce Laurel Shriner as the new co-host of the podcast before sharing our reactions to finding out about the fire and our hopes for the future of the cathedral.
A special thank you to Dr. Deborah Bauer and Dr. Suzanne LaVere of the Purdue University Fort Wayne's History Department and Julie Donnell, French Professor at PFW, for taking the time to share your experiences of living in Paris and what the cathedral means to you.
You can learn more about Purdue University Fort Wayne's Public History program, here. If you have any questions on the program, feel free to send an email to [email protected]. We are still new at this and learning as we go. Any questions, comments, suggestions are welcome! Email Producer and Host, Traci Henning-Kolberg or Editor and Host Hannah Smith. |
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