Episodes
Saturday Mar 02, 2019
Alex Marshall: Nationalism, Zionism and Utopianism
Saturday Mar 02, 2019
Saturday Mar 02, 2019
Dr Alex Marshall lectures in German and Academic English at Sheffield Hallam University. In this episode he talks about concepts of nationhood and Jewish identity in pre-war Vienna, as well as duelling societies, impressive beards and what we can learn from the telling of jokes.
Warning: contains German grammar
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Paul Duncan McGarrity: Swapcast with Ask An Archaeologist
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Monday Oct 29, 2018
In the first episode of Series 2, archaeologist and comedian Paul Duncan McGarrity talks trowels, corpses in pubs, and why the discovery of Richard III was not your typical dig.
For more info on the relaunch and plans for future episodes, visit the 1066 Podcast blog.
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014
Emily Magrath: Native American Identities in Oklahoma
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014
Emily's researcher profile can be found on the RCAS North West website.
Wednesday Mar 26, 2014
Daniel O'Neill: Cigarette Advertising
Wednesday Mar 26, 2014
Wednesday Mar 26, 2014
In this episode, University of Nottingham PhD student Daniel O'Neill explains the developments in cigarette advertising as public knowledge of the dangers increased, as well as giving an insight into his intrepid exploration of the John Player & Sons archive.
Monday Jan 27, 2014
Robbie Rudge: Royalists in Defeat
Monday Jan 27, 2014
Monday Jan 27, 2014
How did Royalists cope following the defeat of their cause in the British Civil War? What made it into their letters, diaries and scrapbooks? And how did they prevent their letters from giving the recipients smallpox? Plus forged passports, suspiciously tired horses, and why a good camera can be a historian's best friend.
Saturday Jan 11, 2014
Ben Wilcock: Luxury Goods in England's Pre-Industrial North West
Saturday Jan 11, 2014
Saturday Jan 11, 2014