Dig: A History Podcast

War, Conflict and Violence Series #3 of 4. Dealing with the history behind why we have Confederate memorials and what they mean, but also talk about something fun: guerrilla warfare – the irregular forms of war that took place largely in the Western reaches of the Civil War's borders.  For Show Notes, Further Reading, and a complete transcript of this episode, visit https://digpodcast.org/2017/10/01/guerrilla-warfare-civil-war/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

War, Conflict and Violence Series #2.5 of 4. The military revolution changed every detail of military service, provided a profession for sons who were not their fathers’ heirs, sparked concerns over hygiene, fashion, taxation, necessitated the development of the modern nation-state as we know it and made Europe, a small insignificant region of the world, a hegemonic force for centuries to come. All this and more on today’s episode. Find Show Notes, Further Reading, and a complete transcript at: https://digpodcast.org/2017/09/24/military-revolution/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

War, Conflict and Violence Series #2 of 4. In early modern Europe—that’s about 1500 to 1800—warfare changed dramatically, mostly due to the rise of gunpowder weapons. The introduction of artillery and shoulder arms to early modern European warfare had immediate consequences such as changing fortress design, necessitating the switch from cavalry to infantry, and the building of large standing armies. Find Show Notes, Further Reading, and a complete transcript for this episode at: https://digpodcast.org/2017/09/24/military-revolution/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

War, Conflict and Violence Series #1 of 4. While today, press coverage treats Christianity’s alignment with political conservatism as a foregone conclusion, there is a larger milieu of liberal and progressive activism with Christian social justice. Join Averill and special guest Mark Lempke, PhD, for this special episode exploring George McGovern and the elusive Christian Left. Get the transcript and bibliography, and info about our guest host Mark Lempke, at digpodcast.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sex Series, Episode #4 of 4. Get a complete transcript and bibliography at digpodcast.org. We have an image of puritans as cold, severe, hyper-strict and religious people, and while that’s not entirely false, it’s also not entirely true. From the very beginning, Early Americans were thinking about sex. The courts were burdened with hundreds of cases in which people broke the laws regarding sexual morality, such as premarital or extramarital sex or pregnancy out of wedlock. There was also a panic around a rise in bestiality!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 In 19th century New York City, sex was for sale and it wasn’t hard to find it. Commodified sex was everywhere and available for any price. The years between roughly 1850 to about 1910 were the years that commercialized sex and vice in New York City were the most visible, the most prolific, and the most wild. Show Notes, Further Reading, and a full transcript at: https://wp.me/p8Ra4D-Wm  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sex Series, Episode #2 of 4. Marie Stopes was one of the most significant figures in the modern birth control movement. She founded 37 international family planning clinics and brought sexual knowledge and fulfillment to countless women around the world. Get a complete transcript and bibliography for this episode at digpodcast.org.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sex Series #1 of 4. The Marquis de Sade is a notorious figure in the history of the French Revolution. Some see him as a twisted, debauched lunatic who preyed on the bodies of women and children. Others see him as a literary genius who was a revolutionary spirit ahead of his time. Get a complete transcript and bibliography for this episode at digpodcast.org   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buffalo NY Series, Episode #2 of 2. The late 1960s were a tumultuous time in United States history - major political assassinations, riots, protests, and a deeply controversial war all added up to a fractured and bruised society. Much of the action during the time period took place on college campuses - including the University at Buffalo, where Averill and Sarah got their PhDs, and Marissa and Elizabeth are currently pursuing their doctorates. Today, Sarah and Averill are talking about the court case at the heart of some of the most intense protests the University has ever seen: The Buffalo Nine. For a complete transcript and bibliography for this episode, visit digpodcast.org.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bonus Episode #3 of 20. There is something fascinating about the history of reproductive rights, contraception, and abortion in every country and ideology that we've looked at in our women's reproductive rights series. This week we're turning to the impact of Communism on these issues, particularly in China and the Soviet Union. Here we have the complete range of reproductive control extremes - from hyper pro-natalist policies and criminalization of birth control and abortion in both China and the USSR; to the Soviet Union's provision and regulation of abortion while simultaneously paying for extensive maternal support programming; to China's one child policy, which included forced abortion and sterilization in an attempt to get control over an overpopulation problem. Averill and Marissa discuss all of these nuances and more in this episode on the impact of Communism on uteruses. For the full transcript and bibliography for this episode, visit digpodcast.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices