Historically Thinking

We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo

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Episode 404: Intellectual Humility, with Mikaberidze and Nelson

Posted April 21, 202500:58:38

This week I wanted to give you two conversations recorded some time ago, which are part of our recurring series on intellectual humility and historical...

Episode 403: Visionary Histories

Posted April 14, 202501:09:09

My guest today is David Staley, associate professor in the Department of History at the Ohio State University, where he teaches courses in digital history...

Episode 402: Broken Altars

Posted March 31, 202500:56:45

“For many educated Westerners,” writes today’s guest, “ the idea that religion promotes violence and secularism ameliorates the problem is a...

Episode 401: Rot

Posted March 23, 202501:09:06

In 1845 a water mold named Phytophthora Infestans which afflicts potato and tomato plants began to spread across Europe, killing potatoes from Sweden...

Episode 400: Talking Cure

Posted March 16, 202501:04:01

This is the 400th episode of Historically Thinking. And while it’s a podcast that focuses on history, and how historians and everyone else think about...