The History Book Club discussion

This is a thread to post and discuss podcasts which deal with history, non fiction, biographies, memoirs, historical fiction or other genres.

Note: This thread was recommended by group member Luci.

Here is one that might be interesting for some of you:

http://www.bookpodcast.com/book-exper...

I will check out that podcast :) The podcast I've been hooked on lately is called Most Notorious. It's about historical true crimes. The host interviews historical true crime authors about some of the cases they've written about.

http://www.mostnotorious.com/

Recommend highly Dan Carlin's podcast, Hardcore History. They are lengthy, well-researched and produced and uniformly excellent. The downside is their infrequent release due to the amount of work involved. But worth the wait.
http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-his...

Thank you everyone - great adds - keep them coming.

Here is a good one for American History that used to be an NPR program. With a loss of some funding, they were still able to keep it going as a podcast.

http://backstoryradio.org

I've been listening to this Podcast called The Ezra Klein Show, hosted by Vox.com's Ezra Klein (formerly of the Washington Post, MSNBC, and Bloomberg) it IS a political podcast that is done by a decidedly liberal leaning news source (I'm not posting to discuss politics or anything). I really enjoy the people Ezra gets to come on the show. Some of my favorites were: Bill Gates, Atul Gawande, Joseph Stiglitz, Masha Gessen, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Arianna Huffington, Yuval Harari and Elizabeth Drew.

The reason I bring it up here, besides the fact that many interviewees are well known authors, is because at the end of every show, Ezra asks his guest for three book recommendations that have inspired them or stuck with them or influenced them in a big way. These recommendations are driving my 'to-read' list and have all so far been really good reads.

The Ezra Klein Show on Stitcher

Goodreads Ezra Klein Books Recommended by Guests List Part 1

Thank you folks

I really enjoy past present podcast.

http://www.pastpresentpodcast.com/

And In the Past Lane:

http://inthepastlane.com/

Here are a few of my new podcast finds

Historical Figures

https://www.parcast.com/history/

Our fake history

http://ourfakehistory.com/

Astonishing Legends

http://www.astonishinglegends.com/

The history of Rome

http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/r...

The history of Byzantium

https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/

Podcasts:

Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell. He selects specific points in time which may have been overlooked or misunderstood and re-examines them. Very good

Philosophize This! by Stephen West. He explores the basis of a lot of philosophers’ concepts. Some require more than one podcast to cover the expanse of their work. Very good for anyone interested in learning philosophy from people in history with easy to understand analogies and such.

Revolutions by Mike Duncan. He explores the many revolutions throughout history in detailed accounts. Very cool podcast.

The Scott Horton Show by Scott Horton. He mainly speaks on US foreign policy. It’s more of modern history but if you select the right episodes you can learn a whole lot about the Middle East or any other region the US military has been involved with, why and how.

Austrian School of Economics by Moses Institute. This podcast is very informational. They cover economic theories through the Austrian lens and also do a lot of re-examination of history in segments they call revisionist history.

Shane - great post but please add the links to the podcasts if you can or the url - it helps all of us get there quickly

74 Seconds
By Minnesota Public Radio

Link: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/52875225...

Genre: News & Politics

Why You Should Listen: The documentary podcast aired last summer during the trial of Jeronimo Yanez, the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile in 2016. Riham Feshir and Jon Collins, two reporters at Minnesota’s MPR News, chronicle the life of the victim, then the officer, before delving into a second-by-second account of what took place the night of the shooting. This is local journalism at its best. The first four episodes in particular add depth to understanding an important case.

Episode to Get Hooked on: “1: The Driver”

Source: Time and Apple

36 Questions

Link: https://www.twoupproductions.com/show...
Podcast Musical

Genre: Fiction

Why You Should Listen: In 2015, a Modern Love essay in the New York Times introduced 36 Questions designed to make strangers fall in love. The essay went viral. Two years later, a genre-bending musical podcast brought those 36 questions into the limelight yet again. Broadway vet Jonathan Groff and newcomer Jessie Shelton star as a couple who try to repair their marriage by taking part in the questionnaire. At turns romantic and heart-wrenching, the innovative narrative represents the future of the musical genre. And it’s just three bingeable episodes.

Episode to Get Hooked on: “36 Questions – The Podcast Musical – Act 1 of 3”

Listen on Apple Podcasts

Source: Time and Apple

30 by 30

Link: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...

Genre: Sports

Why You Should Listen: If you are a fan of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentaries, you’ll love this spin-off with host Jody Avirgan. Each episode tackles a new sports saga with the same impressive journalistic rigor of the TV series. The podcast takes listeners behind meaningful moments, like when the Miami Heat players snapped that famous “Hoodies Up” photo, and of more obscure stories like that of an all-female trek to the North Pole.

Episode to Get Hooked on: “On the Ice”

Source: Apple and Time

They are similar but some folks may be looking at this from a technology viewpoint and others from what happens to be their favorites or the ones that are recommended as being the top ones.''

You are in the Audiobook section so here we were looking for recommendations of what your favorite ones are. I am adding the most popular for 2018 on both of these threads even though the purpose is different.

Post your favorites here.

Note: One other thing - when in doubt, always read message one which usually tells you the intent of the thread itself. By the way - sometimes we have overlap and in time if we find that one does not work out - we replace it or merge it. Right now - one is more the history of podcasting or the technical elements of podcasting or some award winning ones and the other where you are now - are favorites of members or other folks. Hope that helps

We do our best - sometimes there is carry over and if there is we combine the threads over time - the original intent for both were different at the time.

Here are some of my favorite history podcasts:

History Extra
https://www.historyextra.com/article-...

American History Tellers
https://wondery.com/shows/american-hi...

Back Story
https://www.backstoryradio.org

History Unplugged
https://www.historyonthenet.com/podca...

In Our Time
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006...

SpyCast
https://www.spymuseum.org/multimedia/...

The History of the Cold War
http://www.historyofthecoldwarpodcast...

Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough

by Pawan Dhingra (no photo)

Synopsis:

Pawan Dhingra‘s new book Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough (NYU Press, 2020) is an up-close evaluation of the competitive nature of the United States education system and the extra-curricular and co-curricular activities associated with them. Dhingra reveals the subculture of high-achievement in education and after-school learning centers, spelling bees, and math competitions that have spawned as a result of a competitive markets in higher education and in life. This world is one in which immigrant families compete with Americans to be intellectually high-achieving and expect their children to invest countless hours in studying and testing in order to gain an upper-hand in the believed meritocracy of American public education. This is a world where enrichment centers, like Kumon, are able to capitalize and make profitable gains from parents who enroll their children as early as three years of age. There are even families and teachers who avoid after-school academics that are getting swept up in the competitive nature of this subculture called hyper education.

Dr. Dhingra draws from more than 100 in-depth interviews with teachers, tutors, principals, children, and parents for this study. He delves into the narratives that parents of elementary and junior high school provide about this phenomenon and examines the roles played by schools, families, and communities. He moves beyond the “Tiger Mom” caricature that is often given to Asian American and white families who practice hyper education and asks if it makes sense.

This book provides a behind-the-scenes look at hyper education from parents who have their children participate in Scripps National Spelling Bee, math competitions, and other national competitions, as well as after school learning centers. Dr. Dhingra shows that parents observe an increasingly competitive market for higher education and perceive good schools, good grades, and good behavior to not be enough for their high-achieving students.

Pawan Dhingra, Ph.D. is a Professor of American Studies at Amherst College.

Podcast: https://dcs.megaphone.fm/LIT404816288...
Interviewer: Michael O. Johnston, Ph.D. is a Assistant Professor of Sociology at William Penn University. He earned his doctoral degree in Public Policy and Public Administration from Walden University. He researches place and the process of place making as it is presented in everyday social interactions.

Source: NBN