Hey everyone, hope those of you reading are doing well. Sorry for the
long delay in writing new posts this year, but, well, I don't need to
tell you how chaotic things have been. It's been hard to stay grounded
sometimes, especially since the pandemic started. But we'll get through this
together. If you're looking for a post to read about self care, here's one I wrote for my friends at Southpaw the other day.
Anyway, this post is to announce that I have started a history podcast called A Mouthful of History with two friends of mine. You can find it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. So far we have two episodes up. Our first episode had us each choose a US presidential election and why we found it important and/or interesting. Our second episode is about the Normans in medieval Europe. Our podcast is available for download on most major podcast apps, but here are the Spotify and Apple Podcast links for Episode 1, and the Spotify and Apple Podcast links for Episode 2, for anyone who needs 'em.
Our podcast will talk about all sorts of historical subjects. Our next episode- which was mine to pick- will be about the US frontier, questioning if all the land and resources that came from going west (and stealing from the Natives) helped the US deal with its problems or made them worse. After that, we'll be talking about sports unions, then the First Indochina War/Battle of Dien Bien Phu. After that it's my turn to pick again. I'm thinking I'll choose the Mexican Revolution, but it's still up in the air.
So, basically, our interests are all over the map (pun absolutely intended), so expect a large variety of content, which goes beyond just our podcast episodes. Every day on our social media pages we write a brief "on this day" post. I also record a weekly solo video series on our Facebook page called A Mouthful of David where I answer a question about history. So far I've recorded episodes answering the following questions:
What does "the end of history" mean?
Why is history important?
What drives/makes history?
How should we study history?
How should we teach history vs how it's currently taught?
How should we study something we don't know about?
I already have some of my next few solo episodes planned out. For example, my next one will be about the idea of history repeating itself. I also at some point want to do a sequel to my importance of history video, because that subject cannot be talked about enough.
Anyways, check out our pages, and give 'em likes if you can. For those of you reading who have already supported in whatever way you have, or those that plan to, thanks a bunch <3
