Latest Historyeducation Podcast Episodes
#26 Dr. Louise Zarmati – Australia's Deep Time History
History Teachers' Association NSW - July 08, 2022 05:47 - 43 minutesThis episode features an interview with Dr. Louise Zarmati from the University of Tasmania about her article 'Thinking Archaeologically about Australia's Deep Time History' published in the term 1 (2022) edition of the HTANSW journal 'Teaching History'. The interview focuses on the challenges an...
#3 Is Racism Inherent in Society? The Case of Anthony Johnson
Common Sense History - July 06, 2022 02:48 - 22 minutesIn this episode, host John Leazer travels back to the founding of Jamestown to assess racism in America.
#25 History in a Post-Truth World with Dr. Benjamin Jones
History Teachers' Association NSW - February 06, 2022 19:00 - 51 minutesOur first episode for 2022 features an interview with Dr. Benjamin Jones from Central Queensland University. We discuss some of the themes and issues raised in his co-edited book 'History in a Post-Truth World: Theory and Praxis' published by Routledge in 2021.
#24 Michael Street – Witch Trials in History and Historiography
History Teachers' Association NSW - July 25, 2021 06:50 - 38 minutesThis episode explores the history and historiography of witch trials and witch hunts. Our guest is Michael Street, history teacher and recipient of a 2019 Premier's Teacher Scholarship sponsored by HTANSW. Michael used his scholarship to travel to the United States and England to study the histo...
#23 Dr. Peter Whitewood – The Red Army and the Great Terror
History Teachers' Association NSW - April 06, 2021 22:00 - 1 hourDr. Peter Whitewood (York St. John University, UK) has written an authoritative account of Stalin's purge of the Red Army in the lead up to the Second World War. He joined us to talk about the history of state violence in Russia prior to 1917 and how terror became an important feature of the Sov...
#22 Dr. Michael Molkentin – Constructing the life of Sir Ross Smith
History Teachers' Association NSW - February 15, 2021 01:12 - 39 minutesThis episode features an interview with Dr. Michael Molkentin about his latest book 'Anzac and Aviator: The Remarkable Story of Sir Ross Smith and the 1919 England to Australia Air Race' (Allen&Unwin, 2019). After briefly setting out the story, the interview focuses on questions of the methods u...
#21 Professor Roland Fletcher – Angkor
History Teachers' Association NSW - January 21, 2021 22:00 - 43 minutesProfessor Roland Fletcher from the University of Sydney (Australia) is a world-leading scholar of the Khmer Empire. He generously gave his time to talk with us about the history of Angkor, the archaeology of the area and new approaches to understanding one of the most important heritage sites in...
#20 Anne Gripton – Teaching History Extension
History Teachers' Association NSW - December 02, 2020 02:08 - 21 minutesIn this episode, we interviewed Anne Gripton and talked about some practical ideas for teaching History Extension. The discussion mainly concentrated on the 'key questions' component of the course but it also offers some ideas for approaching Question 1 in the History Extension HSC Exam.
#19 Professor Pierre Asselin – Vietnam's American War
History Teachers' Association NSW - August 03, 2020 10:58 - 57 minutesProfessor Pierre Asselin from San Diego University recently joined us to talk about his most recent book, 'Vietnam's American War' (CUP, 2017). The episode discusses recent scholarship on the Vietnam War with a particular focus on exploring the conflict from the perspective of North Vietnam.
#18 Rohan Howitt – Maori migrants, transnationalism and the making of modern Australia
History Teachers' Association NSW - July 05, 2020 22:00 - 49 minutesDr. Rohan Howitt from the University of Sydney joins us to discuss some broad themes from Australia's 19th and early 20th centuries including migration, transnationalism, Federation and the White Australia Policy.
#2 Those Evil Carbs? The Irish and the Potato
Common Sense History - July 01, 2020 20:45 - 24 minutesIn this episode, host John Leazer embarks on a fun journey through early nineteenth century Ireland to see just how the Irish became so dependent on carbohydrate filled potatoes and to see how it affected their world.
#1 Introduction: Common Sense from History
Common Sense History - June 09, 2020 01:27 - 21 minutesThis first episode of Common Sense History serves as an introduction as well as establishing important guidelines that will allow us to find historical common sense answers to modern day problems.
#17 Professor Mark Edele – Debates on Stalinism
History Teachers' Association NSW - June 03, 2020 04:10 - 47 minutesIn this episode, we talked to Professor Mark Edele (Hansen Chair in History at the University of Melbourne). Mark's forthcoming book, Debates on Stalinism (Manchester UP, 2020), provides an up-to-date and insightful introduction to the English language historiography of Stalinism. It is a brilli...
#16 Greg Keith – Teaching the Holocaust
History Teachers' Association NSW - May 04, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutesGreg Keith has a keen interest in teaching the Holocaust to secondary school students. He has taught history for nearly 20 years and was a previous recipient of a Gandel scholarship to attend Yad Vashem in Jerusalem (Israel). Greg is currently completing a PhD on teaching the Holocaust in multic...
#15 Learning to Teach History Well
History Teachers' Association NSW - March 25, 2020 05:24 - 37 minutesIn this first episode of our third season, we talked to Dr. Claire Golledge who has recently completed a PhD exploring exemplary history teaching. We based the discussion on Claire's article for our quarterly journal Teaching History which appeared in the December 2019 edition.
#14 Mark Dapin - Australia's Vietnam War, Myth vs History
History Teachers' Association NSW - October 22, 2019 04:00 - 36 minutesMark Dapin has recently published a new history of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War entitled Australia's Vietnam War, Myth vs History (NewSouth, 2019). We sat down with Mark to talk about the book which raises important questions about the stories we tell about this period of Australia...
#13 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 2)
History Teachers' Association NSW - September 27, 2019 01:27 - 41 minutesThis is the second of two episodes in which we interviewed Professor Stephen Hodkinson from the University of Nottingham (UK). Professor Hodkinson is a widely published and widely respected Spartan specialist who founded the Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies at the University of Notti...
#12 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 1)
History Teachers' Association NSW - August 18, 2019 21:00 - 56 minutesThis is the first of two episodes in which we interviewed Professor Stephen Hodkinson from the University of Nottingham (UK). Professor Hodkinson is a widely published and widely respected Spartan specialist who founded the Centre for Spartan and Peloponnesian Studies at the University of Nottin...
#11 David Hoffmann - The Stalinist Era
History Teachers' Association NSW - June 02, 2019 19:00 - 45 minutesIn this episode, we are joined by Professor David L. Hoffmann from Ohio State University. David's most recent book, The Stalinist Era, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2018 and provides an updated and insightful overview of Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union. In the interview, David...
#10 Christine Counsell - The 1970s/80s Revolution in History Education
History Teachers' Association NSW - May 13, 2019 01:33 - 1 hourIn this episode, Christine Counsell explores some of the legacies of the changes that took place in History education during the 1970s and 1980s in Britain. This address was the first of two keynotes delivered by Christine at the HTANSW History Teaching Symposium held at the State Library of NSW...
#9 Bruce Dennett - A conversation about JFK
History Teachers' Association NSW - April 14, 2019 23:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we discuss the history, memory and historiography of the 35th President of the United States: John F. Kennedy. The episode is not an interview, but a discussion of different perspectives and interpretations of JFK aimed at those studying the NSW History Extension course and comp...
#8 Michelle Arrow - The Seventies
History Teachers' Association NSW - March 15, 2019 03:00 - 53 minutesDr. Michelle Arrow is our guest on this episode of the HTA NSW podcast. Michelle's new book The Seventies: The Personal, Political and the Making of Modern Australia was released in early 2019 by NewSouth Publishing and takes a fresh new look at a decade known for iconic political and economic c...
#7 Billy Griffiths - Deep Time Dreaming
History Teachers' Association NSW - February 20, 2019 03:09 - 39 minutesIn this episode we talk to Billy Griffiths from Deakin University (Victoria) about his most recent book, Deep Time Dreaming. This is a fresh look at Australian archaeology and its relationship to modern political and cultural movements in Australia written by one of Australia's most promising yo...
#6 Tim Briscoe - Ancient History Personality Study
History Teachers' Association NSW - January 31, 2019 04:00 - 15 minutesIn this first episode for season #2 we talk to Tim Briscoe about the changes to the HSC Ancient History Personality Study. We briefly discuss the requirements of this topic and how it might be assessed in examination questions. http://www.htansw.asn.au/
#5 Teacher Interview - Sally Johnstone
History Teachers' Association NSW - December 20, 2018 23:00 - 33 minutesIn our final episode for Season 1, we talked to Sally Johnstone about her experiences teaching senior history in mixed-ability contexts. Sally has worked mainly in senior colleges in Sydney and presented sessions on differentiation and strategies for teaching writing for HTA NSW and the History ...
#4 Consuming Anzac - Dr Jo Hawkins
History Teachers' Association NSW - November 30, 2018 02:04 - 28 minutesThis episode features an interview with Dr. Jo Hawkins about her new book Consuming Anzac: The History of Australia's Most Powerful Brand (UWA Publishing, 2018). Dr Jo Hawkins: https://twitter.com/history_punk?lang=en Consuming Anzac (book): https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/consuming-anz...
#3 The new Modern History Core
History Teachers' Association NSW - November 11, 2018 22:00 - 19 minutesThis episode explores some common questions about the new HSC Modern History Core topic: Power and Authority in the Modern World. We explore ideas around timing, teaching strategies and how to prepare for a new and updated examination.
#2 - How Can We Make Australian History Global?
History Teachers' Association NSW - October 28, 2018 22:00 - 45 minutesProfessor Frank Bongiorno's keynote address at the National Conference of the History Teachers' Association of Australia (3 October 2018). This event was convened by the History Teachers' Association ACT and recorded on their behalf by the HTA NSW. In this lecture, Professor Bongiorno discusse...
#1 - Red Empire: Professor Mark Edele
History Teachers' Association NSW - October 16, 2018 01:00 - 57 minutesProfessor Mark Edele's keynote address at the National Conference of the History Teachers' Association of Australia (2 October 2018). In this lecture, Professor Edele provides an overview of Soviet historiography and Soviet history developed for his book 'The Soviet Union: A Short History' (Wi...
Welcome to the HTA NSW podcast
History Teachers' Association NSW - October 14, 2018 07:32 - 1 minuteWelcome to the podcast of the History Teachers' Association of NSW (Australia). The History Teachers' Association of NSW seeks to promote the study and teaching of History and to provide professional support for those working in the area of History education. For more information regarding m...
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