2021 marks the 110th anniversary of the first celebration of International Women’s Day. As a history blogger, March the 8th provides a great communal point for the celebration of women’s history – something we do all year round, but its especially nice to have a focus on this rapidly expanding field of historical study. To…
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4 New History Podcasts You Must Try in 2021
At the start of a new year many of us try to set new goals and make fresh starts – and that can apply to what podcasts we’re listening to too. Yes, there’s more new history podcasts out there than you can shake a stick at – but which ones are actually worth listening to…
7 Spooky History Podcasts That Will Send Chills Down Your Spine
Halloween may be a few weeks away – but it is never too early to get in the mood. And how should one get in the mood? How about with a classic ghost story? Only this time the ghost stories aren’t being told around the campfire. They’re coming to you via the medium of podcasting….
International Podcast Month – Works Not Cited
Its the final instalment of my week-long feature to celebrate International Podcast Month! We round up this feature by talking to the lovely Tessa from Works Not Cited Podcast, a podcast where she shares the stories of women’s history and material culture that didn’t make it into her thesis. After graduating (virtually, of course) from William…
International Podcast Month – Past Matters Podcast
On the penultimate day of our week-long feature of #historygirls podcasts in celebration of International Podcast Month, we speak to Ploy Radford, host of Past Matters Podcast. When I told a friend from university I was setting up a history podcast, her response, in her typically blunt but well-meaning fashion, was ‘having your own podcast…