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Death Masks – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_10_31_04_33_23_b6bb9b6f-9461-4e04-b35c-d6ad6db4e693.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham With Halloween here, I revisit my 2013 conversation with the University of Glasgow’s Sabine Wieber about death masks. We talk about the artistic meaning of the masks and how they affected people’s understanding of death. We also chat about the material culture nature of the masks and how she deals with… Read more »

Women in Television – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_10_16_04_11_19_e64b655c-ea72-4d8a-ba95-b2ba67e4284b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week, I talk with Jennifer Clark, author of Producing Feminism: Television Work in the Age of Women’s Liberation. We discuss the role of women in the television in the 1970s, the ways in which women organized, and how societal changes were reflected in the industry. We also chat about the… Read more »

Misinformation – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_10_10_03_38_32_6e1c111a-5521-4860-823d-9f38880106d2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I talk with Bethany Kilcrease, author of Falsehood and Fallacy: How to Think, Read, and Write in the Twenty-First Century. We discuss the assumption that young people are well prepared for online misinformation, increased accessibility of quality sources, and the pros and cons of gatekeepers’ reduced power. We also… Read more »

Islam in Popular Culture – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_10_02_03_46_00_0c47c98c-87d4-4f23-854d-81b52bafd1d2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I talk with Rosemary Pennington, author of Pop Islam: Seeing American Muslims in Popular Media. We discuss how Ms Marvel contributed to the book’s origins, what forms of media are included in the book, and how stereotypes of Muslims are perpetuated in popular culture. We also chat about the… Read more »

Television & American Culture – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_09_25_04_06_26_a809b621-5e43-40a1-b430-3739c62631e2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week, I talk with Molly Schneider, author of Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama and Midcentury American Culture. We talk about the origins of television anthologies, the transition from radio, and their popularity among audiences. We also discuss the role of anthologies in reflecting American culture, pushback from… Read more »

Airports & Local History – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_09_18_03_42_32_5e3c4c7c-1342-478f-9d78-f4e0f9c42302.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSean Graham is joined by Eric Porter, author of A People’s History of SFO: The Making of the Bay Area and an Airport. They talk about the importance of airports, telling local stories through the airport, and how battles over airports speak to questions of power. They also get into the specifics of San… Read more »

Smoking – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_07_07_23_33_13_c4054934-fae7-4d9d-b8d7-bfbfbef312f9.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I’m joined by Daniel Robinson, author of Cigarette Nation: Business, Health, and Canadian Smokers, 1930-1975. We discuss Daniel’s initial interest in studying smoking culture, the increase in smoking rates in the 1930s and 1940s, and the initial studies linking cigarettes to cancer in the 1950s. We also chat about… Read more »

School of Racism – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_06_28_02_27_45_e36190d0-b295-44c8-8e2e-bb34481b731b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I’m joined by Catherine Larochelle, author of School of Racism: A Canadian History, 1830-1915, which is also available in French. Recorded live in Montreal, we discuss Catherine’s study of educational materials, the challenge of studying the history of schools, and the importance of exploring the history of both French… Read more »

Passports – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_06_18_02_35_11_2055fb19-6f21-42a2-807c-01e1209b416b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week I’m joined by Patrick Bixby, author of License to Travel: A Cultural History of the Passport. We talk about the origins of the modern passport, the reaction to its introduction, and how artists and writers responded. We also chat about the role of the nation state in immigration, the… Read more »

Wine & War – What’s Old is News

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https://media.rss.com/whatsoldisnews/2024_06_05_04_01_13_eb30f7a3-a8c6-4cda-b7cd-3a7245154b01.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham This week, I welcome Adam Zientek, author of A Thirst for Wine and War: The Intoxication of French Soldiers on the Western Front. We chat about how wine became a staple of French rations in the First World War, the perceived benefits of wine, and how it was transported to the… Read more »