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Thinking Historically About
by Thinking Nation
Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.
Episodes
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Thinking Historically About the U.S. Capitol in the 19th Century
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Andrew Tremel, Visitor Operations Manager at the United States Capitol Visitor Center. Tremel helps us think historically about the historical significance of the United States Capitol during the middle of the 19th century as a place to see the...
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Thinking Historically About Futurism with The Wende Museum
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Joes Segal, Chief Curator and Director of Programming at The Wende Museum in Culver City, California. Segal addresses the importance of culture as a historical artifact and core part of the Wende Museum's mission. Additionally, we discuss the...
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Thinking Historically About Canals in Early America with the C&O Canal National Historical Park
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Christal Tongish, Education Program Manager at the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal National Historical Park. Tongish helps us think historically about the importance of canals to the early United States and the particular role that the C&O played...
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Thinking Historically About Japanese Americans with the Japanese American National Museum
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Lynn Yamasaki, Director of Education at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). Yamasaki helps us think historically about Japanese American history in Los Angeles as well as the broader Japanese American experience in the United States,...
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Thinking Historically About Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C.
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Paul Ramshaw, a member at Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington D.C. Ramshaw helps us think historically about the origins of Luther Place, the erection of the Martin Luther statue that remains in the front of the church, and how the church...
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Thinking Historically About Los Angeles's Chinatown with Eugene Moy
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Eugene Moy, president of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California. Moy helps us think historically about Chinatown in Los Angeles as well as the broader Chinese American experience in Southern California. Thinking Historically About...
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Thinking Historically About the Delano Grape Strike with Dr. Lloyd Barba
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Lloyd Barba, Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College. Dr. Barba helps us think historically about the Delano Grape Strike and more broadly, the Farmworker's Movement. Dr. Barba also provides insights into the role of religion in…
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Thinking Historically About Frederick Douglass and Photography with the National Park Service
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Kevin Bryant, Park Ranger with the National Park Service at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. Bryant helps us think historically about Frederick Douglass, his love and use of portraits, and his Washington, D.C....
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Thinking Historically About the Role of Women in Early Modern Japan Through Art with the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Frank Feltens, PhD, Curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art . Dr. Feltens helps us think historically about the Edo period of Japan, the art produced during this period, and the intersection of art and gender…
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Thinking Historically About Abraham Lincoln and the End of the Civil War with The Ford's Theatre
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Alexandria Wood, Associate Director of Education and Public Programs at Ford's Theatre Society. Ms. Wood help us think historically about the place that is the Ford's Theatre, it's intersection with the Civil War, and it's history as a historic...
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Thinking Historically About the Korean War Memorial with Ranger Jenn of the National Mall
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Jennifer Epstein Rudnick, an Education Specialist and Park Ranger with the National Park Service at the National Mall and Memorial Parks. Ranger Jenn helps us think historically about the of memorials in teaching history. In particular we discuss...
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Thinking Historically About Portraits in Early America with the National Portrait Gallery
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Jocelyn Kho, Student Programs Coordinator, and David Rodgers, Gallery Educator at the National Portrait Gallery. Ms. Kho and Mr. Rodgers help us think historically about the role the role of portraits and portraiture in early America. This…
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Thinking Historically About Mt. Vernon and the American Revolution with Dr. Alexandra Montgomery
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Alexandra Montgomery, Director of the Center for Digital History at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Dr. Montgomery helps us think historically about the role Mount Vernon played in the American Revolution, as well as how the historic site...
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Thinking Historically About Women in the American Revolution with Dr. Carol Berkin
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of History Emerita at Baruch College & the Graduate Center, CUNY. Dr. Berkin helps us think historically about how women impacted the American Revolution, as well as how the American Revolution impacted...
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Thinking Historically About the Codification of Race in Early America with Dr. Katharine Gerbner
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Katharine Gerbner, Associate Professor of History at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gerbner helps us think historically about the codification of race in early America. Dr. Gerbner discusses the legal, cultural, and religious contexts that...
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Thinking Historically About Westward Expansion's Impact on American Indians with Dr. Sean Jacobson
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Sean Jacobson, Assistant Professor of History the University of North Alabama. Dr. Jacobson helps us think historically about American Westward Expansion and its impact on American Indians. Dr. Jacobson discusses the importance of centering…
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Thinking Historically About AP Exams with Heimler's History
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Steve Heimler of the popular AP History Youtube Channel, Heimler's History. Heimler's history is meant to support students success on the AP exam "with a healthy mixture of seriousness and buffoonery." In this conversation, though, we see a...
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Thinking Historically About Slave Resistance with Dr. Manisha Sinha
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Manisha Sinha, Draper Professor of History the University of Connecticut and President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. Dr. Sinha helps us think historically what slave resistance looked like and why it is…
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Thinking Historically about the Ideas of the American Revolution with Dr. Denver Brunsman
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Denver Brunsman, Professor of History and Department Chair at The George Washington University. Dr. Brunsman helps us think historically about different ideas that shaped the American Revolution and how we can see them in relation to each...
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Thinking Historically About Reconstruction with Dr. Alicia Jackson
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Alicia Jackson, Associate Professor of History at Covenant College. Dr. Jackson helps us think historically about how political rights changed or stayed the same for African Americans during Reconstruction. This episode is part of Thinking...
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Thinking Historically About Tammany Hall with Dr. Michael Kazin
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Michael Kazin, Professor of History at Georgetown University. Dr. Kazin helps us think historically about different historical perspectives of the famous New York City political machine, Tammany Hall. The conversation demonstrates history's...
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Thinking Historically About the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Curtis Austin
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Curtis Austin, Associate Professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Dr. Austin helps us think historically about how Black Americans asserted agency amidst discrimination during the...
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Thinking Historically About Andrew Jackson's Presidency with Dr. Robert Elder
With the 2024 election less than a week away, we thought it appropriate to release a recent conversation about the presidency. In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Robert Elder, Associate Professor of History at Baylor University. Dr. Elder helps us think historically about…
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Thinking Historically About Immigration Policy Perspectives with Dr. Jennifer Cullison
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Jennifer Cullison, Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Stanislaus. Dr. Cullison helps us think historically about our present. Specifically, we discuss the following question, "How does the current border surge…
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Thinking Historically About the 1798 Sedition Act with Dr. Katlyn Carter
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Katlyn Carter, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Carter helps us think about the 1798 Sedition Act's relationship to the First Amendment to the Constitution. Specifically, we discuss the extent to which these...
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Thinking Historically About the Labor Movement with Dr. Dylan Shearer
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Dylan Shearer, historian of labor and memory in American History. Dr. Shearer helps us think about the growth of the American Labor Movement between 1865 to 1920. This episode is part of Thinking Nation's curriculum series, "Thinking...
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Thinking Historically About Japanese American Incarceration during World War II with Dr. Lily Anne Welty Tamai
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Lily Anne Welty Tamai, Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at California State University, Channel Islands. Dr. Welty Tamai helps us think about how the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II...
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Thinking Historically About LGBTQ Protest with Dr. J.B. Mayo, Jr.
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. J.B. Mayo, Associate Professor of Social Studies Education. Dr. Mayo helps us think about how LGBTQ people resisted and protested cultural norms in the United States before the Stonewall Uprising in 1969. This episode is part of Thinking...
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Thinking Historically with Dr. Catherine O'Donnell - Why Should We Think Historically?
In this episode of Thinking Historically About, we go back to the basics. Why should we think historically? What is historical thinking? Why does it matter. Our guest is Dr. Catherine O'Donnell, Professor of History at Arizona State University. Dr. O'Donnell is an early Americanist by training,...
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Thinking Historically About the Relationship between American Indians and Europeans Dr. James Merrell
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. James Merrell, Professor of History Emeritus at Vassar College. Dr. Merrell helps us think about how trade influenced the relationship between American Indians and Europeans in Colonial North America. Dr. Merrell has been awarded multiple...
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Thinking Historically About AI, Education, Democracy, and Social Cohesion with Ace Parsi
In this episode, we are thinking historically about artificial intelligence at the intersection of education, democracy, and social cohesion. Today, July 16th, is AI Appreciation Day. But what does that mean? What should we appreciate? What should we ask further questions about? To explore this...
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Thinking Historically About the Concept of American Freedom with Dr. Adam Seagrave
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Adam Seagrave, Associate Professor at the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. Dr. Seagrave helps us think about how the interpretation and application of concept of freedom developed from the time…
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Thinking Historically About The Citizen's Role in a Democracy with Dr. Benjamin Gross
In this episode, we are thinking historically (ok, actually politically) with Dr. Benjamin Gross, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the General Education Program at the Jacksonville State University. Dr. Gross helps us think about citizenship, what that has meant to people…
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Thinking Historically About the State of Social Studies Education with Shawn Healy
In this episode, we are thinking historically about the state of social studies education with Shawn Healy, the Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy at iCivics. In this episode, Shawn helps us think to think about the policy implications around the state of social studies education and what...
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Thinking Historically About the State of Social Studies Education with Dr. Janet Tran
In this episode, we are thinking historically about the state of social studies education with Dr. Janet Tran, the Director of The Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. Janet has consistently been so generous and kind to us at...
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Thinking Historically About the State of Social Studies Education with Andrea Foggy-Paxton
In this episode, we are thinking historically about the state of social studies education with the Andrea Foggy-Paxton, the entrepreneur-in-residence and founder of Social Studies Accelerator at Education Leaders of Color as well as Los Angeles County Board of Education. Andrea dives into many...
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Thinking Historically About the State of Social Studies Education with Dr. Lawrence Paska
In this episode, we are thinking historically about the state of social studies education with the Executive Director of the National Council for Social Studies, Dr. Lawrence Paska. For the next six weeks, Thinking Nation's Executive Director, Zachary Cote, will interview various leaders in…
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Thinking Historically About the State of Social Studies Education with Jessica Ellison
In this episode, we are thinking historically about the state of social studies education with the Executive Director of the National Council for History Education, Jessica Ellison. For the next six weeks, Thinking Nation's Executive Director, Zachary Cote, will interview various leaders in…
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Thinking Historically About the State of Social Studies Education with Sarah Jencks and Elizabeth Grant
In this episode, we are thinking historically about the state of social studies education with two leaders in the museum world. For the next six weeks, Thinking Nation's Executive Director, Zachary Cote, will interview various leaders in social studies education in the lead up to Civic Learning...
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Thinking Historically about Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and Human Nature with Dr. John Fea
In this episode, we are thinking historically with John Fea, professor of history at Messiah University. Dr. Fea helps us better understand how Alexander Hamilton's and Thomas Jefferson's divergent views on human nature shaped their vision for government. This episode is part of Thinking Nation's...
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Thinking Historically About Women and the Civil War with Dr. Pearl Young
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. Pearl Young, Assistant Professor of History and Affiliated Faculty member in the Women's and Gender Studies program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Dr. Young helps us think about the complex experiences women had on the home front...
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Thinking Historically About Ancient Greece with Dr. Nadya Williams
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Nadya Williams. At the time of recording, Dr. Williams was professor of Ancient History at the University of West Georgia. Currently, she is Book Review Editor at Current, where she also edits the Arena blog. Her book Cultural Christians in the...
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Thinking Historically About The New Deal with Dr. H. Paul Thompson, Jr.
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Dr. H. Paul Thompson, Jr. Dr. Thompson is Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences and Professor of History at North Greenville University. His teaching and research interests include the 19th-century temperance movement, African American...
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Thinking Historically About Ancient Rome with Dr. Nadya Williams
In this episode, we are thinking historically with Nadya Williams. At the time of recording, Dr. Williams was professor of Ancient History at the University of West Georgia. Currently, she is Book Review Editor at Current, where she also edits the Arena blog. Her book Cultural Christians in the...
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Thinking Historically About brings history to life. In each episode, expert scholars unpack the essential questions students should be asking as they challenge how we understand the past and its relevance today. Whether you're a teacher, student, or lifelong learner, hit follow and start thinking historically with us. Learn and connect with us at thinkingnation.org.
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