Podcasts by Chapters: SIU Student History
Chapters is written, edited, and produced by SIUC History Students at the Digital Humanities Podcasting Lab at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Every Sunday from June 7th to August 23rd at 5:30pm we will debut a new "chapter" into history. Join Ben and Josh as they talk to student researchers about a wide variety of historical topics, from psychedelic drugs, to the Irish rebellion, to mining disasters and radio stations! Chapters is sponsored by the SIU Foundation, the Department of History, the Creative Writing Program, the Department of English, and the College of Liberal Arts.
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Season 2 Episode 8: Margaret Thatcher from 2023-01-04T18:44:33
With the conclusion of Season Two and the finale of the four part series, Francesca discusses with Lydia the often vilified and hated figure of Margret Thatcher. What makes Margaret Thatcher so ...
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Season 2 Episode 7: Neville Chamberlain from 2023-01-04T18:41:07
For our third part of the British podcasts, Ryan is joined by Deanna as they discuss the "great appeaser" Neville Chamberlain. Was this term appropriate for Neville Chamberlain? Did he truly bel...
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Season 2 Episode 6: Wallis Simpson from 2023-01-04T18:37:31
As we continue with the British figures, Deanna is joined by Lydia as they discuss the ever controversial Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. Deanna evaluates many aspects of Wallis' life, parti...
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Season 2 Episode 5: Queen Victoria from 2023-01-04T18:35:22
For the first part of our British podcast, we are joined by Lydia and Deanna as they discuss the often misunderstood Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria's legacy as the Grandmother of Europe is often...
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Season 2 Episode 4: Introduction to the British Podcasts from 2023-01-04T18:31:01
As Season Two continues, Josh is joined here by Deanna as they discuss the four podcasts that will conclude this season. Each of these podcasts will reimagine four important historical figures i...
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Season 2 Episode 3: Cabin Walls and Bugle Calls from 2023-01-04T18:28:27
In this episode of Season Two, we join Ollie and Francesca as they examine the history and impact of American summer camps. Ollie being an employee at a summer camp is able to offer first hand e...
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Season 2 Episode 2: Chocolate Cake with Vitamins: American Girl Dolls and Inclusion in Children's Historical Fiction from 2023-01-04T18:24:36
In this episode, we are joined by Claire and Kyah as they discuss the history of American Girl Dolls. American Girl Dolls have been a staple of young girls' lives since 1986, but how does inclus...
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Season 2 Episode 1: Maus Roundtable from 2023-01-04T18:19:41
In this debut episode of Season Two, Josh is joined by Claire, Larry, Lindsey, and Ollie as they discuss the graphic novel Maus, which was recorded live at the SIU History Fair. Maus has drawn r...
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Season 1 Episode 8: SIU Parking and What it Taught Me About History from 2020-08-02T22:00
Ben takes over the interviewee seat as he and Josh talk about Ben's senior paper two years after he wrote it. The two discuss how the paper came to be just as much as they talk about the more in...
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Season 1, Episode 7: Nixon on Civil Rights from 2020-07-26T22:30:37
George joins Ben and Josh to discuss the very mixed record of Richard Nixon on Civil Rights. Before being president, Martin Luther King and Black newspapers had praised Nixon for his Civil Right...
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Season 1, Episode 6: Cairo, IL: The Fall of a Town with Potential from 2020-07-19T23:37:06
In Chapter's second narrative style podcast, SIU advertising student Ryan takes us through a brief history of the troubled town of Cairo, IL.
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Season 1, Episode 5: WCIL and Paul McRoy: Southern Illinois Radio from 2020-07-12T23:35:38
Usual co-host Josh shares his senior research: exploring the microcosm of American culture that was WCIL radio in the mid twentieth century. Ben and Josh discuss the power the radio station had ...
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Season 1, Episode 4: The Six Days of the Irish Rebellion from 2020-07-05T22:04:35
Ben and Josh listen in to a historical retelling of the 1916 Irish Rebellion as told by SIU history student Davis Tige. Davis sits down to give an overview and backstory to the rebellion before ...
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Season 1, Episode 3: Mining Disasters in Southern Illinois from 2020-06-28T22:30:44
SIU history student Sean sits down with Ben and Josh to discuss the importance three separate mining disasters in southern Illinois had on a national level. Sean argues that these three tragedie...
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Season 1, Episode 2: History of Psychedelics Part 2 from 2020-06-21T22:00
Brock, Ben, Josh, and Ryan are joined by a guest from the past! Well kind of. Brock continues the history of psychedelics, including Nixon's war on drugs, and their recent revival for research i...
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Season 1, Episode 1: History of Psychedelics Part 1 from 2020-06-14T22:00
SIU Senior Brock Renshaw sits down with Ben, Josh, and guest co-host Ryan to discuss the fascinating history of psychedelic drugs, including natural hallucinogens found in Meso-America to Dr. Al...
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Season 1, Episode 0: Chapters Introduction from 2020-06-07T22:26:01
2020 Chapters host Ben and overseeing instructor, Professor Joseph Sramek sit down and talk about the upcoming debut Chapters, a podcast celebrating and sharing student historical research. ...
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