Historiography!
Jim Stewart Allen
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A show about the study of, the study of history, and some other stuff!
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DEC 4, 2017
Supermarket Sweep!
My friend Jess Murray joins me as we historically analyze the game show Supermarket Sweep! The conclusion we come to is fairly obvious, but also super important in larger context, this show accentuates consumerism culture in America. Check out an episo...
20 MIN
NOV 15, 2017
Roseanne Conner's, "Traditional" Thanksgiving w/ Brittney Miller!
We further discuss what a traditional Thanksgiving is through an episode of Roseanne! How is this different from the last episode and why is it important that Roseanne shows us this view of an American family? http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x239ycw
23 MIN
NOV 7, 2017
What The Hell Is A Traditional American Thanksgiving?!
I am at camp this week! (yay!) We delve into a, "how to" video from the 1940's and talk about a, "traditional American Thanksgiving." But what is a traditional American Thanksgiving even? To this particular video it means a lovely time spent with frien...
13 MIN
OCT 31, 2017
Mechanics and The Clam Canyon: Capitalism's Seedy Reality
My car broke down this weekend! I just got it back and had to pay too much to get it fixed! The Rugrats almost went through the same thing! Sorry this episode is late, this weekend was kind of a shit show! Hope you enjoy, here is the primary source goo...
14 MIN
OCT 23, 2017
1999, Battle Bots, and the Legend of Y2K2
Sam Miller joins me again as we talk about a Pay Per View from 1999 on Battle Bots! This is a really fun one! Here is the PPV event that you don't have to pay for because it's from 1999 and already happened! Ain't history a bargain?! https://www.youtub...
29 MIN
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