The JuntoCast returns for 2016-17 with this timely episode in which Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and special guest Jeffrey L. Pasley discuss the role and development of elections in early America from the colonial period to the antebellum era. It was recorded in front of a live (studio) audience at the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri in Columbia on October 7, 2016. The event was supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities administered by the Missouri Humanities Council. For more information about this episode, including suggestions for further reading, visit the episode page on our website. Continue reading
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The JuntoCast, Episode 15: “Founders” in Early America
We’re happy to bring you the fifteenth episode of “The JuntoCast.” Continue reading
The JuntoCast, Episode 14: Popular Protest in Early America
We’re happy to bring you the fourteenth episode of “The JuntoCast.” Continue reading
The JuntoCast, Episode 13: Education in Early America
We’re happy to bring you the thirteenth episode of “The JuntoCast.” Continue reading
The JuntoCast, Episode 12: Bailyn’s Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
After our summer hiatus, “The JuntoCast” is back with a new type of episode. Continue reading
The JuntoCast, Episode 11: The Declaration of Independence
What better way to get ready for celebrating July 4th than to listen to the newest episode of “The JuntoCast” on the Declaration of Independence? Continue reading
The JuntoCast, Episode 10: Gender in Early America
After a brief hiatus, “The JuntoCast” returns with its tenth episode, this time covering gender in early America. Continue reading
The History Carousel, Episode 3: Teaching Across the Pond
Today’s episode, “Teaching Across the Pond,” features Tom Cutterham, Ken Owen, Ben Park, and Rachel Herrmann discussing historical teachers, and debating the merits and pitfalls of teaching in the United States compared to the United Kingdom. Come for the boat race jokes; stay for the pedagogy! Continue reading
The History Carousel, Episode 2: Historical Fathers and Junto Dads
Today’s episode, “Historical Fathers and Junto Dads,” features Joseph Adelman, Christopher Jones, Ben Park, and Rachel Herrmann discussing historical ideas about fatherhood in early America, and the challenges of being dads in academia. Continue reading
The JuntoCast, Episode 9: The Early American Presidency
In honor of President’s Day, this month’s episode features Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discussing issues related to the development of the Presidency in the early republic, including the initial defining of the office by Federalists and John Adams’ and Thomas Jefferson’s challenges in navigating that office, as well as the role of the Presidency in public memory. Continue reading
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