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The Historians

Bernard Cornwell and The Battle of Waterloo

June 26, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features an interview with Bernard Cornwell, the author of Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles (Harper, 2015). Listen here. [Read more…] about Bernard Cornwell and The Battle of Waterloo

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Military History, Podcasts, The Historians

The Hidden History of America at War

June 19, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features an interview with Ken Davis, author of The Hidden History of America at War: Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah (Hachette, 2015). Davis is also the author of the Don’t Know Much About series of history books, with more than 4 million copies in print worldwide. Listen on Soundcloud here. [Read more…] about The Hidden History of America at War

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Military History, Podcasts, The Historians

Folk Singer Dave Ruch On “The Historians” Podcast

June 12, 2015 by Bob Cudmore 2 Comments

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features an interview with performer and teaching artist Dave Ruch from Buffalo. Ruch will perform traditional and historical songs of New York State at 7 p.m. on Saturday June 13 at the Mabee Farm Historic Site on Route 5-S in Rotterdam Junction, N.Y. The Radio Rounders will entertain as well. The event features beer, wine and snacks and is sponsored by the Schenectady County Historical Society. Listen online here.
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Filed Under: History Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site, Performing Arts, Podcasts, The Historians

Underground RR Researcher Tom Calarco Interview

June 5, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features an interview with Tom Calarco, who has written six books on the Underground Railroad. Calarco and Don Papson are co authors of Secret Lives of the Underground Railroad in New York City: Sydney Howard Gay, Louis Napoleon and The Record of Fugitives. (McFarland, 2015). Listen at “The Historians” online archive here.
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Filed Under: History Tagged With: Abolition, Podcasts, Slavery, The Historians, Underground Railroad

Historians Podcast Meets Ben Franklin’s World

May 29, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features an interview with Liz Covart, host of “Ben Franklin’s World,” a podcast focusing on the Revolution and early years of the American Republic. Covart is writing a book on the impact of the American Revolution in the Albany, N.Y., area. She earned a Ph.D. in history at the University of California in Davis and currently lives in the Boston area. With her podcast, blogs and other writing she strives to bridge the gap between academic and popular history. Listen at “The Historians” online archive at bobcudmore.com/thehistorians
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Journalist Bill Buell on The Historians Podcast

May 22, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians Podcast” welcomes Daily Gazette features writer Bill Buell. Buell is the author of history books on Schenectady and Albany; he is working on a book on Schenectady’s Socialist Mayor, George Lunn. A native of Glenville and resident of Schenectady’s Stockade section, Bill is a graduate of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake schools and the University at Albany, with a degree in history. He started working with the Gazette as a sports writer in 1977. As a features writer he currently covers diverse topics including history, religion and the theater. Listen at “The Historians” online archive at http://www.bobcudmore.com/thehistorians/
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Filed Under: History Tagged With: Podcasts, Schenectady, The Historians

Bruce Dearstyne On The Historians Podcast

May 8, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features Bruce Dearstyne discussing his new book The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State’s History (SUNY Press, 2015) From the first state constitution to the New York Fire Department response to the 9-11 attacks, Dearstyne takes a look at 16 key events. Dearstyne is a history professor emeritus,  a former director of the New York State archives, and a regular contributor to The New York History Blog. Listen at “The Historians” online archive at http://www.bobcudmore.com/thehistorians/
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The Historians: David Fisk On Ballston Spa

May 1, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features historian David Fiske with the story of the chocolate factory that used to be located in Ballston Spa. Fiske also has the latest on his research of the Ballston Spa trial of Solomon Northup’s kidnappers. Fiske was one of the coauthors of Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of “Twelve Years a Slave” (Praeger, 2013) Listen at “The Historians” online archive at http://www.bobcudmore.com/thehistorians/
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Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston Spa, Podcasts, The Historians

An Interview With Historian, Reporter Paul Grondahl

April 10, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features author and Albany Times Union Reporter Paul Grondahl. Grondahl has an update on his biography-in-progress of CBS news commentator Andy Rooney. Plus he discusses the career of long-time Albany promoter Ed Lewi. Grondahl collaborated with Lewi on the book A Wild Ride: Bears, Babes and Marketing to the Max. Grondahl has also written books on longtime Albany Mayor Erastus Corning and Theodore Roosevelt. Listen at “The Historians” online archive at http://www.bobcudmore.com/thehistorians/
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Filed Under: History Tagged With: Albany, Media, Podcasts, The Historians

Alexander Hamilton and the Schuylers of Albany

April 3, 2015 by Bob Cudmore 1 Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features Heidi Hill of Schuyler Mansion and Albany attorney Richard Bader on Alexander Hamilton’s connections to the Schuylers. Elizabeth Schuyler married Hamilton at her parents’ home in 1780. And Hamilton wrote some of the Federalist Papers in Albany. Listen at “The Historians” online archive at http://www.bobcudmore.com/thehistorians/
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Filed Under: History Tagged With: Albany, Alexander Hamilton, Podcasts, Political History, Schuyler Mansion, The Historians

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