Join Dan and Elizabeth as they discuss an anarchist, an assassination, and the unconventional inauguration of one of our nation’s most unconventional presidents.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Poor Relief in the 18th and 19th Centuries
How does severe weather – specifically blizzards – impact the lives of Americans? Sarah, Dan and Tommy dig in to the long-term and short term effects of winter storms.
Tommy and Marissa interview Jonathan Dewald, a historian, blogger, and Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo, about his highly anticipated new book, Status, Power and Identity in Early Modern France: The Rohan Family, 1550-1715. The result is a fascinating discussion Read more
Join Marissa and Katie as they journey back to Rome on Christmas Day in the year 800 for one of the most famous coronations in European history. It’s a Christmas special, HistoryBuffs style! Show Notes and Further Reading “Bones of Read more
Join Elizabeth, Katie, and Dan as they dig into America’s reaction to war with Japan on the days following the Bombing of Pearl Harbor.
All of us probably have a really clear image of Thanksgiving dinner: the roasted turkey, the savory stuffing, the cranberry sauce (or can-shaped cranberry log), and of course, the sweet, flaky pies. But even though this has become the standard Read more
Marissa, Sarah, and Averill discuss veterans benefits and a history of federal support for U.S. veterans. The History Buffs Producers thank our nation’s veterans for their service! Show Notes & Further Reading: Goldberg, Chad. Citizens and Paupers: Relief, Rights, and Read more
Associate Professor of History at St. Olaf College. Layout Editor at Nursing Clio. Writes about sex, gender, and policing in modern Ireland. Love in the Lav available now. Will tell you about maple creemees, just ask.
Associate Teaching Professor of History at University at Buffalo. Author of Bodies in Blue. Executive Editor at Nursing Clio. Writes about disability and the American Civil War. Has participated in Civil War reenactments, and still has the petticoats to prove it.
Assistant Professor of History at St. Leo University, former ACLS Fellow/Project Lead of ASU's Journal of the Plague Year. Studies lactating women for hire in the Atlantic world during the Revolutionary era. Unhealthy obsession with true crime podcasts.
Assistant Professor of History at SUNY Brockport. Inaugural Dr. Virginia Radley SUNY Fellow. Writes about Progressive Era women and the formation of the welfare state in the US. Author of Sentimental State. Texas native who married her tattoo artist (not just for the free tattoos).
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