Ep. 6a - Red Dead Redemption 2 and the American West with Dr. Thomas Mackay (Bonus)

Welcome to Historical Frictions, a historical fiction podcast. This is a fortnightly podcast where we delve into the nitty-gritty of history, fiction, and everything in between, hosted by Hilary and Tess. This episode features our very first special guest, Dr Thomas A. Mackay. With a background in American history and capitalism studies, Tom comes to the podcast to chat about the article that he co-wrote with Hilary about the recent video game Red Dead Redemption 2. This also leads to a discussion of how Hilary and Tom used their specialities to discuss both the reception and representation of history in the game and the American West in popular culture more broadly.  For those interested, we will link to the article in our feeds when it is released (we believe it will be open access), and in it, you will find a plethora of sources and further reading to engage with if this topic has interested you.  Thanks again Tom for joining us!  If you have any feedback, email us at [email protected] And as always, find us by searching on all the socials.  Tess and Hilary [and Tom] would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land they live and work: Kaurna Country (Adelaide Plains) and the Gadigal of the Eora Nation (Sydney),  and pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.