Ranked #1
Ep 3 - Content vs Skills in World History
Ep 3 - Content vs Skills in World History
In this episode Matt and I debate whether to prioritize content or skills in the world history classroom. We also refere... Read more
1 Oct 2015
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36mins
Ranked #2
Ep 36 - AP WH Revision Bullsh*t
Ep 36 - AP WH Revision Bullsh*t
In a surprise announcement last week, the College Board declared they are cutting out the whole first half of the AP Wor... Read more
8 Jun 2018
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45mins
Ranked #3
Ep 34 – Black Earth
Ep 34 – Black Earth
We’re heading back to the “Blood Lands” of Eastern Europe for a sobering discussion of the uses and abuses of the histor... Read more
29 Mar 2018
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53mins
Ranked #4
Ep 12 - F*ck Niall Ferguson
Ep 12 - F*ck Niall Ferguson
In this episode, Matt and Dave discuss Niall Ferguson’s controversial bestseller Civilization: The West and the Rest wit... Read more
11 Mar 2016
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43mins
Ranked #5
Ep 23 - Introducing Food and World History
Ep 23 - Introducing Food and World History
In this episode, Matt and I start a three-part arc on food and world history. We discuss how to teach sugar (using Sidne... Read more
5 Jan 2017
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39mins
Ranked #6
Ep 31 – Scientific Racism
Ep 31 – Scientific Racism
How do you teach the evolution of race and racism in world history? From the post-classical era to the Enlightenment an... Read more
27 Oct 2017
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40mins
Ranked #7
Ep 42: The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt
Ep 42: The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt
Dave and Matt sit down with Michael Vann to talk about his new graphic history, The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empire, Diseas... Read more
16 Oct 2018
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1hr
Ranked #8
Ep 24 - Just Tacos
Ep 24 - Just Tacos
In today’s episode, Matt and I discuss two books that connect food and world history – Planet Taco by Jeffrey Pilcher an... Read more
25 Feb 2017
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48mins
Ranked #9
Ep 7 - A Presentation on African Topics in World History
Ep 7 - A Presentation on African Topics in World History
Due to a busy holiday travel schedule, Matt and I were unable to record a new podcast for early December. Instead, we ar... Read more
1 Dec 2015
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27mins
Ranked #10
Episode 41 - The Cold World War
Episode 41 - The Cold World War
Reminder: Free registration for the 2018 Great Lakes History Conference! What is the Cold War to a World Historian? Dav... Read more
19 Sep 2018
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51mins
Ranked #11
Ep 37b – A Solomonic Halving: Rick talks AP Exam Changes, Pt. 2
Ep 37b – A Solomonic Halving: Rick talks AP Exam Changes, Pt. 2
Matt and Dave continue their interview with Rick Warner! We discuss the announced halving of the AP World History course... Read more
10 Jun 2018
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52mins
Ranked #12
Ep 6 - Assessment
Ep 6 - Assessment
In this episode, Matt and Dave discuss how we evaluate our performance in the classroom over a round of Shiner Bock beer... Read more
17 Nov 2015
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43mins
Ranked #13
Ep 35 – The History Manifesto
Ep 35 – The History Manifesto
The original “Bro-dels” Matt and Dave tackle Jo Guldi and David Armitage’s The History Manifesto. How should historians... Read more
8 Jun 2018
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45mins
Ranked #14
Ep 13 - “Texting in Class” Review of Strayer
Ep 13 - “Texting in Class” Review of Strayer
In this episode, Matt and I debut a new segment in this podcast called “Texting in Class.” During this segment we review... Read more
31 Mar 2016
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39mins
Ranked #15
Ep 9 - An Interview with Eric Jones
Ep 9 - An Interview with Eric Jones
In this episode, Matt and Dave discuss the place of Southeast Asia in world history with Eric Jones, an associate profes... Read more
20 Jan 2016
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41mins
Ranked #16
Ep 17 - The New DB-Cool
Ep 17 - The New DB-Cool
After a week in Salt Lake City grading the AP World History exams, Matt and I take a quick look at the changes coming to... Read more
17 Jun 2016
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43mins
Ranked #17
Ep 26 - Germ Warfare
Ep 26 - Germ Warfare
Matt and I have been together in Utah for the AP World History reading, and today we managed to find some time in the ev... Read more
8 Jun 2017
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35mins
Ranked #18
BONUS: Document Analysis Practice
BONUS: Document Analysis Practice
New episodes are on the way! In the meantime, you can listen to Matt and Dave talking through some primary source analys... Read more
17 Dec 2018
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #19
Ep 10 - The Transition from High School to University
Ep 10 - The Transition from High School to University
In this episode Matt and Dave discuss how teachers can prepare students for the transition from high school to universit... Read more
1 Feb 2016
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52mins
Ranked #20
Ep 16 - An Interview with Niklas Frykman
Ep 16 - An Interview with Niklas Frykman
In this episode, Matt and I chat with Niklas Frykman about the Age of Revolutions! We start by discussing life on an 18t... Read more
17 May 2016
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40mins