Anti-Social Studies

A Brief History of Egypt

Welcome to a special episode I've created for my Historical Travel Society members who are traveling to Egypt! Click here for my History of Egypt TIMELINE to follow along

Henry George or, "Emily is forced to discuss economics!" (with guest Mr. Beat)

Henry George was a guy with two first names and a Progressive dream to level the growing inequality through a land value tax. Mr. Beat (of YouTube fame) teaches me everything I never knew I needed to know...

The 1968 Mexico City Olympics or, "Emily finally uses her graduate thesis!"

This week I force Seema Rao (@artlust) to hear me explain the incredible pop art / indigenous design elements of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, because SOMEONE besides me should read my graduate thesis... Follow Seema fo

Porcelain or, "People have always liked pretty things" (with Seema Rao)

This week Seema Rao (@artlust) is explaining to me why they entire freakin' world wanted porcelain so badly they conquered whole continents for a nice tea set. Follow Seema for all things aesthetic and art history on Tik

Smedley Butler or, "The Making and Breaking of America's Empire" (with author Jonathan M. Katz)

This week I'm joined by Jonathan Katz, author of Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire. On today's episode we talk about ALL of it: American imperialism, th

Jane Addams or, "Give that lady a Nobel Prize! Oh wait..." (with Ernest Crim III)

I'm joined this week by Ernest Crim III who teaches me about a 19th c. local Black history icon: Sam Harris of Williamsburg, Virginia. Follow Mr. Crim on TikTok and Instagram for more deep dives into Black history!

Sam Harris or, "The Black Mogul of Williamsburg" (with Ernest Crim III)

I'm joined this week by Ernest Crim III who teaches me about a 19th c. local Black history icon: Sam Harris of Williamsburg, Virginia. Follow Mr. Crim on TikTok and Instagram for more deep dives into Black history!

The Nullification Crisis or, "The Civil War That Almost Was" (with Dara Starr Tucker!)

This week I'm joined again by Dara Starr Tucker who is going to learn all about the Nullification Crisis as our best case study of whether or not a Civil War could have been fought without slavery as the main issue. Foll

Lincoln & Black Americans or, "It's Called Nuance, People!" (with Dara Starr Tucker)

This week I'm joined by Dara Starr Tucker who is going to help me understand Abraham Lincoln and his complicated views on Black Americans during his lifetime. Follow Dara on TikTok, Instagram, or see her live at an upcom

Riga or, "Other Emily is a Latvian Princess!" (with Emily Pool)

The Emilies went to Latvia and fell in love! Join us as we share all the history, fun facts, and personal revelations we discovered in our new favorite European city: Riga. Follow Emily Pool for all things European Histo

US History Episode 24: The Bush/Obama Years or, "Apparently we can get fooled again"

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US History Ep. 23 The 1990s or, "The Seinfeld Decade"

Listen. Never have I felt older than this moment, in which I am lecturing via podcast about the historical epoch that is the 1990s (or, as the kids refer to it, “The late 1900s.”) So, what were the 1990s about? It was co

US History Episode 22: The 1980s or, "Dad maybe don't listen to this episode"

Support the show on Patreon! Emily tries to avoid comment trolls as she covers the Reagan years, the AIDS Crisis, trickle-down economics, and whatever the HW Bush presidency was all about.

US History Episode 21: The 1970s or, "If an entire decade was a middle child..."

It's 1968. White middle-class Americans are tired. They’re tired of everyone complaining - it’s “systemic racism” this and “unjust war” that. Can’t we all just be happy? Isn’t it time we all just calmed down and got back

Jackie Robinson or, "Fair Play and Justice"

This episode is sponsored by the National Archives Foundation and their exhibit, "All American: The Power of Sports." Visit the exhibit in DC at the William G. McCowan Theater through January 2024, subscribe to their You

US History Episode 20: Civil Rights & Feminism or, "Free At Last?"

Before we move on in time from LBJ to Nixon, I want to pause so that we can talk about the PLETHORA of social movements that were ongoing throughout these two presidencies. Today we’re talking about Civil Rights and Prot

US History Episode 19: LBJ or, "The US Gets the Johnson Treatment"

This episode of Anti-Social Studies was sponsored by the LBJ Presidential Library and Foundation. If you're in the Austin area, visit the LBJ Library & Museum. If not, check out www.LBJLibrary.org to explore their eMuseu

Why does the US celebrate Columbus Day?

It's a bonus episode on the history of Columbus Day (for pictures and wild gesticulations by Yours Truly, you can check out the video version on my YouTube!)

JFK or, "Cuba. Birmingham. Vietnam"

JFK or, "Cuba. Birmingham. Vietnam"