A podcast that rips out the pages of your history books to re-examine the stories you thought you knew.
Researcher Cathy Jackson explains the outsized role that newspapers played in making a folk hero out of Jesse James. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Researcher Lindsay Hargrave discusses the history of Life magazine and how college-aged women were portrayed in the 1930s. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/
Historian Autumn Lorimer Linford tells the real story of James Rivington, the most infamous printer of the American Revolution. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/
Historian Stephen Bates recounts the creation and findings of the Hutchins Commission ahead of the 75th anniversary of the “A Free and Responsible Press” report. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/
Author Brooke Kroeger reviews the daring career of Nellie Bly, the newspaper reporter who feigned insanity to investigate abuse at an asylum and traveled the world in a record-breaking 72 days. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/
Journalist Randy Krehbiel discusses his book, Tulsa, 1921: Reporting a Massacre, for the 100th anniversary of this long ignored moment in history. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/
Author Matt Cecil explains how J. Edgar Hoover built and protected a heroic narrative for the FBI by manipulating journalists and information. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Historian Camille Reyes charts the history of the Public Broadcasting Service as a platform for new ideas and information that has been haunted and hobbled by capitalism and cronyism. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/
Author Lisa Napoli describes how four women – Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer, Nina Totenberg, and Cokie Roberts – transformed journalism through their pioneering work on National Public Radio. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
