The AskHistorians Podcast

This week, u/EdHistory101 talks with Emily Winderman about her book, Back-Alley Abortion: A Rhetorical History.

The conversation covers specifics around rhetoric and rhetorical histories including the role of the canon, working in the archives while pregnant, how discussion of abortion has shifted over time, and how abortion is not unique when it comes to American rhetoric but does hold a particular position in discourse because it's not just about abortion, how white and Black women have talked to each other and about abortion and the phrase "we won't go back." Texts she mentions include Reading Rhetorical Theory: Speech, Representation, and Power by Atilla Hallsby, Sign of Pathology: U.S. Medical Rhetoric on Abortion, 1800s–1960s by Nate Stormer, the We Testify Project, Sherie M. Randolph's biography of Florynce "Flo" Kennedy, Tamika L. Carey's work on "impatient rhetoric", Patricia Collins and others on how women are talked about in anti-abortion efforts, and Linda Kerber's The Republican Mother: Women and the Enlightenment--An American Perspective.
(43 minutes)

u/Steelcan909 and Dominic Perry, the host of the History of Egypt Podcast, discuss the history of Egyptology, stories from ancient Egypt, the situation of the field today, and why Hollywood can't seem to make any stories about Egypt that don't involve Cleopatra.  78min

u/Steelcan909 and u/restricteddata, better known as Alex Wellerstein, discuss the relationship of President Harry Truman and the atomic bombs.  Dr. Wellerstein charts Truman's first encounters with nuclear technology, through the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and finally up to the Korean War.  Was Truman as anti-nuclear as is often portrayed?  Was MacArthur as gung-ho for the bomb?  Find out!  76min.

This time u/Steelcan909 is joined by u/Liljendal for a discussion on the literature of the Norse people, sagas, histories, and more.  We look at these texts to see what they can tell us in the modern day about Norse culture and attitudes towards masculinity.  65min.

This week, u/EdHistory101 talks with members of the Nursing Clio Collective and editors of the book, The Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice. (Use code RUP30 at checkout for 30%). 
The conversation covers the history of the Nursing Cliocollective, the dynamics of such a project as members moved in and out of academia, and how the book came together. They also talk about what makes for a great history essay and what connects with readers, the concept of "bias" and historical empathy, and how historians work. During the conversation, the work of historians such as Judith Leavitt], Susan Reverby, and Janet Golden were mentioned. They're open to pitches from anyone who has an opinion and expertise! (52 minutes)