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Drafting the Past is a podcast devoted to the craft of writing history. Each episode features an interview with a historian about the joys and challenges of their work as a writer.
Kate Carpenter hosts Drafting the Past, a history show with 107 episodes published.
Dr. Dolly Jørgensen is professor of history at the University of Stavanger in Norway. As you'll hear in this episode, Dolly is one very busy historian. She is the author of three books, including her newest, Ghosts Behin
Sign up for the Drafting the Past newsletter for updates on the show and more. In this episode, Kate welcomes Scott W. Stern and Dr. Charles O'Malley to the show. Scott is a writer and lawyer who is the author of two pre
In this episode, Kate Carpenter interviews Dr. Anna O. Law, a political science who retrained herself in historical methods to write her new book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship . Anna is a professor o
It's not every day that I find myself so invested in the characters of a history book that I stay up way past my bed time to find out what happens next, but that's exactly what happened when I read the new book by today'
In this episode, Kate Carpenter is joined by a scholar who can never pass up a good archive, Dr. Gautham Rao. Gautham is a historian of American law and politics and is an associate professor of history at American Unive
Today's guest, Dr. Tara Mulder, gets real about the challenges of writing while moving between temporary jobs, juggling a ton of teaching, and struggling to find a tenure track position. But also told me why that struggl
Episode 100! I'm thrilled to welcome historian of science Dr. Jessica Riskin. Jessica is the Frances and Charles Field Professor of History at Stanford University . She's the author of three books and has edited two addi
Is it possible to write a new history of Lewis and Clark (and get anyone to read it)? If you're Craig Fehrman, the answer is a definite yes! In today's episode, Craig joins Kate Carpenter to talk about his new book, This
David Perry returns to talk with Kate about his new book, The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook . If you've ever been curious about writing essays or op-eds, but are unsure where to get started, David's book should an
Host Kate Carpenter is joined by drug historian Dr. Emily Dufton to talk about researching and writing Emily's newest book, Addiction, Inc.: Medication-Assisted Treatment and America's Forgotten War on Drugs . Emily hold
In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by Dr. Daniel Neep to talk about his new book, Syria: A Modern History . Daniel is a non-resident fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University a
In this episode, Kate is joined by Dr. John Garrison Marks, whose new book is Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory . This is a fantastic book that takes a careful, and
In this episode, Kate welcomes back episode 1 guest Dr. Megan Kate Nelson as the very first return guest on Drafting the Past! Megan is a historian and the author of five books, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. In our firs
Before we get to the episode, I need a favor: Will you take a minute to fill out this survey about Drafting the Past , and let me know what is and isn't working for you about the show? It will help me bring even better e
In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by Dr. Rhae Lynn Barnes to talk about book Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment . Rhae Lynn is an assistant professor of history at Princeton Universit
Historian and writer Emily Lieb's professional history is a fascinating one, from crafting textbooks for kids to leaving a job as a professor to become a full-time writer. She taught history and urban studies at Seattle
In this episode, Kate is joined by Dr. Matthew Delmont. Matt is a professor and associate dean at Dartmouth University, and he is the author of six books . His two most recent books are Half American: The Epic Story of A
In this episode we're taking a look at another great new book on this history of the American Revolution: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World , by Richard Bell. In this book, we get to see how the revolutio
In most episodes, I interview an author of nonfiction history about their research and writing process, but in today's episode we get to do something a little different. We're taking a closer look at how authors and pres
In case you haven't been paying attention—or maybe you don't live in the United States--you should know that this year marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. If you prefer funny words, you can call it Ame
David Perry
Civilian Graphic Designer of the Year · New Hanover County school
1 appearance on this show
Emily Dufton
Drug Historian
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Neep
Brandeis University
1 appearance on this show
Megan Kate Nelson
author of 'The Three Cornered War' and 'Ruin Nation'
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Edwards
Event host, Trainer, Teacher, Broadcaster & Mentor · Perfection Fresh Australia
1 appearance on this show
Heather Ann Thompson
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian, activist, and professor
1 appearance on this show
Karin Wulf
Director · Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
1 appearance on this show
Joanne Paul
renaissance historian, broadcaster and author of the forthcoming In the Shadow of the Block
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Hartman
professor of history · Illinois State University
1 appearance on this show
Rebecca Brenner Graham
1 appearance on this show
Marlene Daut
Professor (assumed from context)
1 appearance on this show
Robin Bernstein
Dr.
1 appearance on this show
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