History Over Coffee

Send us Fan MailThis week we are joined by our second new professor at Marshall University, Alice Gorton. Join us this week as we get to know her and learn about her dissertation and future book which focuses on the British Empire, their colonialism, and their control over grain farming.

Send us Fan MailThis week we were joined by Dr. Joshua Kluever, one of two new professors to Marshall University this year. We discuss 20th century socialism in America, key figures in the movement, how it has changed over time and what we can take away from this movement moving forward.

Send us Fan MailWelcome back from our summer break. Our first guest back for Season 2 is Dr. Gerald Dyson, an associate professor of History at Kentucky Christian University. We discuss his research on manuscript fragments and what we as scholars of history can take away from these important pieces of work.

Send us Fan MailThis week we discuss the queen of the Lombards, Theodelinda and why she is remembered as the "The Most Glorious Queen." We are joined by Dr. Rachel Danford who is an art history professor at Marshall University. In this week's episode we discuss specific art pieces that will be linked in the description so you can see them as well.https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRbAlJ0NEBdvqPqcQE4JRYXEbKYiUxtRmIHFJ9cIH-KOsIDmtWg2Pi5nAWlyV0pxwmP_yS8pPgadTvh/pub

Send us Fan MailThis week we take a glimpse in to sports history with Kurtis Rogers discussing golf. As a golfer himself, he takes us on a journey from its inception to modern day golf, highlighting important figures, the equipment used and fun facts. This episode is perfect for any golfer, new or veteran, and for anyone who is interested in sports history.

Send us Fan MailWelcome back everybody the the podcast. We are back with our summer episodes and we are hopping right back in to medieval history with Dr. Diener. This week we are discussing Sigrid Undset, a Norwegian novelist, and one of her more popular historical fiction pieces, Kristin Lavransdatter. Join us as we discuss Undset's life and the fascinating world of historical fiction and medieval times.

Send us Fan MailThis week we are joined by Kurtis Rogers, a city planner in North Carolina with a focus in historical architecture and preservation. We discuss how historical preservation is important and how it benefits cities. We will be taking a two week break to let students and professors prepare for finals. After the break we will be back for some fun summer episodes.

Send us Fan MailThis week we are joined by Eric Patton, a Kentucky Falconers Association member. Join us as we discuss the history of, the practice of and the personal joys of falconry.

Send us Fan MailThis week I am joined by Dr. Cicero Fain III as he discusses how him and his team have been developing a cultural heritage tourism sector in southern West Virginia and the Ohio River Valley. The specific tourist spots he discusses are locations that were found to be along the Underground Railroad.

Send us Fan MailThis week our first returnee, Marshall student Noah Brendamour, joins us once again to discuss the great city of Teotihuacan. Make sure to listen as we explore the layout out of the city and those who inhabited it.

Send us Fan MailJoining us this week is Dr. Ben Kletzer as he discusses the railway system development in China under Mao Zedong's leadership and his own personal interest in railroads and the trains that travel across them.

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode we are joined by Dr. Robert Deal, Marshall's Early American historian. In the episode, Dr. Deal discusses whaling law and more specifically who owned the whales once they were killed.

Send us Fan MailIn today's episode, Marshall graduate student Dillon Ewing discusses the life and heroics of Witold Pilecki, a Polish spy during WWII.

Send us Fan MailThis week on the podcast, I am joined by Marshall University Graduate student Levi Kouns and we discuss Norwegian king Sigurd the Crusader, his historical importance and life as a whole.

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode Marshall University's very own Dr. Laura Michele Diener discusses one of her favorite pieces of historical media. While discussing "The Lion in Winter," the conversation opens up to discussing historical accuracies in pop culture media and other media representation of the Medieval Ages.

Send us Fan MailThis week on History Over Coffee, Marshall student Noah Brendamour takes us on the journey of the Texcoco king, Nezahualcoytol. Tune in for a story of betrayal, murder, family and how one boy grew up to lead the Aztec empire.

Send us Fan MailIn the first episode back, Dr Chris White joins to discuss the recent operation in  Venezuela carried out by the Trump Administration to capture President Maduro.