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I was pleased to sit down and talk with Jason Lantzer about his book, Dwight Eisenhower and the Holocaust, published by De Gruyter. I learned a lot from Jason and his book and I'm so happy to have had him on the podcast.

I had the chance to chat with Niels Eichhorn & Duncan A. Campbell, the authors of The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism, published by LSU Press. This was an introductory discussion about larger issues pertaining to "modern war," rebellion, reconstruction, memory and more around the time of the American Civil War. Their book is absolutely a must-read!!

Cecily N. Zander joined me to discuss her fantastic book entitled, The Army Under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era (LSU Press). I've heard some of these stories and histories as separate entities but never put them together quite the way Cecily has and I was so excited to talk with her about it.

This is the second part of my conversation with my friend, Ryan Goldsworthy. Ryan is the curator there and we were recording in the RCMI's amazing library. We discussed a lot of topics involving museum initiatives, curation, and public history. And you'll get to hear what is in store for some of the RCMI's collection in 2024!

I had the honour to sit down in the library at the RCMI in downtown Toronto to speak with my friend, Ryan Goldsworthy. Ryan is the curator at the RCMI and his wealth of knowledge about the collection is amazing. We discussed various topics involving public history and how it relates to his work at the RCMI.

This is the first installment of a two-part discussion. Thanks for listening!

This is an episode for you to be introduced to a sponsor of this podcast! John Ericson, host of the History From the Old Brick Church podcast, joined me to discuss the podcast and St. Luke's Historic Church and Museum. If you enjoy conversations with historians and scholars of race, women's history, and constitutional law, you're going to enjoy his podcast. Tune in!

Historians Off The Clock returned for another livestream event across multiple social media networks and I decided that the discussion was too good not to turn into a podcast episode. Joining me was co-host Keith Harris and our guest, Gary Gallagher.

All of us had a lot to say about various topics and as you may know, I designed the Historians Off The Clock event to be a laid-back, authentic look into us as historians and people. These are conversations like we would have in a coffee shop or at the local hangout.

Tattooing and body modification have been around for millennia. But what was it like in Early America, when Europeans were making contact with Indigenous peoples for the first time? How were tattoos interpreted? What was the message behind scalping? Were there economic incentives for scalps?

Dr. Mairin Odle joins me to discuss her book, "Under the Skin: Tattoos, Scalps, and the Contested Language of Bodies in Early America." Mairin is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Alabama and has done some great research on the history of body modification.

Neil Orford, co-founder of Defining Moments Canada and president of CanHist, joins me to discuss the epic, 15-day European trip in October that I will be on as Tour Historian: Northumbria to Normandy! There are a few slots remaining for this amazing journey and you can get in on the action. We discuss what you can expect on this tour and future plans for even more educational experiences!

For more information on Northumbria to Normandy, please follow this link: https://canhist.ca/the-tour

Did you know that women who held a pilot's licence in the United States could sign up to become a part of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program during World War II? And did you know that even though some paid the ultimate price during their service, they were not given proper recognition as veterans for over 30 years? Dr. Sarah Myers joined me to discuss her latest book, "Earning Their Wings: The WASPs of World War II and the Fight for Veteran Recognition," which details these incredible women.