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I'm Clyde Brittelle, a teenage history buff. I've been a fan of history for as long as I can remember. Whenever someone has asked me what I want to do when I grow up, I've said "I want to be a historian". But then I realized I didn't have a firm grasp on what being a historian entails. I thought a great medium to use to learn about what it means to be a historian would be a podcast. This podcast gives me a chance to help others like me learn about historians and their work and it allows me to talk with historians about their research, writing, daily life, and everything else that has to do with being a historian. I decided to have two types of episodes on "How to be a historian", the first interviews with historians. Each of these interviews will be split into two episodes, one about their journey to becoming a historian and the other focusing on their area of expertise, centering around a piece that they have created (whether that be a book, documentary, articl
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Signup to Generate a PitchI'm Clyde Brittelle, a teenage history buff. I've been a fan of history for as long as I can remember. Whenever someone has asked me what I want to do when I grow up, I've said "I want to be a historian". But then I realized I didn't have a firm grasp on what being a historian entails.
How To Be A Historian is hosted by Clyde Brittelle. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "LaGuardia and Mamdani Pt 3: Influence" (9 September 2026, 10 minutes), "LaGuardia and Mamdani Pt 2: Ideology" (9 September 2026, 13 minutes), and "LaGuardia and Mamdani Pt 1: Origin" (9 September 2026, 13 minutes).
How To Be A Historian publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for How To Be A Historian is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. How To Be A Historian requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. How To Be A Historian's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for How To Be A Historian are Universities & Colleges. How To Be A Historian has a history audience.
Clyde Brittelle hosts How To Be A Historian, a history podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Episode #9
This is the final episode in my three part series on LaGuardia and Mamdani. I’ve had an amazing time researching and educating myself on their origins, beliefs and political careers. So far, I’ve talked about how both...
Episode #8
This is the second episode in my three part series on Fiorello LaGuardia and Zohran Mamdani. Last episode we covered their immigrant backgrounds and how that influenced their beliefs and later careers. In this episode...
Episode #7
This is the first episode of a three part series on Zohran Mamdani, the popular and populist democratic socialist mayor of New York, and his ideological predecessor, Fiorello LaGuardia. I’m super interested in...
Episode #6
I had the huge honor of getting the opportunity to interview the historian, Yale professor and pulitzer-prize winning author Beverly Gage. Our interview centered around two overarching topics. First off, we...
Episode #5
This is the second episode in a two part series of interviews with Mitch Abidor, an author, historian, and translator. In this episode we discuss the causes, effects, and events surrounding the Paris Commune . The Paris...
Episode #4
On this episode I interview Mitch Abidor an author, historian and translator. This episode is the first in a two part series of interviews with Mr. Abidor. We talk about what it is like being a historian, his...
Episode #3
This is the second episode in a two part series of interviews with historian Terry Golway, an author, historian, and adjunct professor in the Political Science department at the College of Staten Island. In this episode...
Episode #2
On this episode I interview Terry Golway an author, historian, and an adjunct professor in the Political Science department at the College of Staten Island. This episode is the first in a two part series of interviews...
In this episode, I got the chance to discuss some history with Brooklyn's very own Borough Historian, Ron Schweiger. Each Borough President appoints a Borough Historian - whose job it is to preserve historic areas...
Episode #14
<p>In the dictionary, the word populist is defined as “a person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.” </p><p>Across...
Episode #13
<p>Today I have the honor of interviewing the Pulitzer prize winning biographer and journalist Jonathan Eig about his recent book King: A Life. In the last episode we discussed his career, biographies, and what it means...
Episode #12
On this episode I interview the Pulitzer prize winning biographer and journalist Jonathan Eig. We discuss his passion for journalism, process for writing biographies, what it means to be a historian, and the importance...
Episode #10
On this episode I interview Prithi Kanakamedala an author, public historian, and professor at Bronx Community College of CUNY where she teaches US history, African-American history and the history of New York City. We...
Episode #11
On this episode I interview Prithi Kanakamedala an author, public historian, and professor at Bronx Community College of CUNY where she teaches US history, African-American history and the history of New York City. This...
Episode #9
In this episode, Hitler is appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg and his foolish allies. Hitler will use this new position to gain even more power after the Reichstag goes up in flames. Then, to gain the...
Episode #8
This episode will see the tumultuous rise of Hitler and his cronies to national prominence and power. Via luck and skill Hitler's hateful and discriminatory message will sadly became massively popular. This episode...
<p>Appeasement is taught as one of the most disastrous foreign policies in human history. For half a decade, the great powers of Britain and France bent to the will of a dictator from Berlin. Hoping, just hoping, that...
Episode #6
<p>On this episode I interview Carolyn Eisenberg an award winning author and professor of US History and American Foreign Relations at Hofstra University about her book Fire and Rain: Nixon Kissinger and the Wars in...
Episode #5
<p>On this episode I interview Carolyn Eisenberg an award winning author and professor of US History and American Foreign Relations at Hofstra University. We discuess her journey to becoming a historian, the challenges...
Episode #4
This November Americans will be deciding the direction our country will be going. In times like these, with literally the fate of the country hanging in the balance, it can be hard to not feel overwhelmed. With so many...
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Bronx Community College of CUNY
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