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Episode 24: Dr. Bob Beatty and “Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East”
Sebastian Garcia
The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Bob Beatty, a double UCF History alum (B.A. 1994, M.A. 2002) and received his Ph.D. in Public History at Middle Tennessee State University in 2018. Dr. Beatty is currently the president of The Lyndhurst Group—a history, museum, and nonprofit consulting firm—and an instructor of Museum Studies and American History at Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Their conversation in this episode primarily focused on Dr. Beatty’s newly released book titled, Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East, and they were very much on theme with the Allman Brothers Band as they were “hittin’ the note” themselves in this conversation, and as a result they went over scheduled time (Dr. Beatty had to go to a book talk workshop at the UCF History Department after the recording)! Allman Brothers Band fans or not—this podcast is highly dynamic, entertaining, and educational, thus being worthy of its 2 hours and 20 minutes runtime!
Continue the discussion by following Dr. Beatty’s socials @LongLiveTheABB on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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Episode 23: Allison Mitchell and Her Presentation at the 10th Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture, and Her Experiences as a History Graduate Student
Sebastian Garcia
The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Allison Mitchell, a PhD Candidate at the University of Virginia and a Dissertation Fellow at Emory University’s James Weldon Johnson Institute. Mitchell was this year’s presenter at the Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture with her presentation being titled, From Protest to Politics: Reconsidering the Impact of The Congress of Racial Equality’s Voter Registration Campaigns in Florida. Sebastian first talked with Mitchell about this presentation which examined the Voter Education Project campaigns orchestrated by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Florida between 1962 and 1965. Then, they transitioned the conversation into Mitchell’s participation in day 2 of the 2022 FHS Annual Symposium event—specifically being a part of Session 7, Panel 14 titled, “Round Table on Graduate Education and the Future of History”. This naturally led to the broader conversation in this part of the podcast to be about Mitchell’s experiences as a current history graduate student.
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Episode 22: Day 2 of the 2022 FHS Annual Symposium Event
Sebastian Garcia
The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia attended this year’s annual FHS symposium event which is hosted every October at the University of Central Florida. Being one of the most significant historical events of the year for Florida history and culture, Sebastian wanted to capture the essence of this unique and imperative event by doing on-the-spot, raw, “quick chat” interviews with as many people that were involved with this event—from directors to panelists—as possible. This episode of Knights Historycast is composed of the several quick chat interviews that Sebastian was able to do from day 2 of this incredible and significant event. The following are timestamps to each of the individual interviews that Sebastian conducted during this day of the event:
- Interview 1: Dr. Claire Strom from Rollins College and Dr. Rosalind Beiler from the University of Central Florida. Presented in Session 4, Panel 9, “Round Table: Turning Your Essay/Thesis/Dissertation Chapters into Publishable Articles”. (2:30)
- Interview 2: Jared Frredline and Jacob Finnegan, UCF History Graduate Students. Presented in Session 5, Panel 10, “U.S. Colored Troops in Florida”, with their project titled, “Olustee: Remembering Black Soldiers Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice”. (16:13)
- Interview 3: Olivia Aldrich and Lisa Lepenna, UCF History Graduate Students. Presented in Session 6, Panel 13, “Lightening Round: Future Florida Research”, with their project titled, “Seminole War Foundation”. (20:19)
- Interview 4: Sarah Bousfield, UCF History Graduate Student. Presented in Session 6, Panel 13, “Lightening Round: Future Florida Research”, with her project titled, “Baking the Past” [Instagram blog: @bakingthepast] (30:22)
- Interview 5: Dr. Christopher Meindl, Director of Florida Studies Program at the University of South Florida, and Dr. Scot French, Associate Professor of History and Director of Public History at the University of Central Florida. Presented in Session 7, Panel 14, "Round Table on Graduate Education and the Future of History". (43:50)
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Episode 21: Day 1 of the 2022 FHS Annual Symposium Event
Sebastian Garcia
The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia attended this year’s annual FHS symposium event which is hosted every October at the University of Central Florida. Being one of the most significant historical events of the year for Florida history and culture, Sebastian wanted to capture the essence of this unique and imperative event by doing on-the-spot, raw, “quick chat” interviews with as many people that were involved with this event—from directors to panelists—as possible. This episode of Knights Historycast is composed of the several quick chat interviews that Sebastian was able to do from day 1 of this incredible and significant event. The following are timestamps to each of the individual interviews that Sebastian conducted during this event:
- Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society (4:56)
- Dr. Connie Lester, Associate Professor of History at UCF, Director of the RICHES Digital Archiving Program, Editor of the Florida Historical Quarterly, and Program Chair of the 2022 FHS Annual Symposium Event (8:09)
- Dr. Christine Ardalan, Author, and Adjunct Professor of History at Florida International University. Presented in Session 1, Panel 2: “Florida’s Indigenous People: Tribal Origins and Tribal Health” (10:00)
- Dr. Jacob Ivey, Assistant Professor of History at Florida Memorial University. Presented in Session 1, Panel 3 “Activism, Difficult History, and Challenging Times” (19:59)
- John Venecek, from UCF Libraries Research and Information Services. Presented in “Brown Bag ‘Lunch and Learn’” (29:09)
- Dr. Cecilia Rodriguez-Milanes, Associate Professor of English, Creative Writing, and Literature at UCF. Presented in Session III, Panel 6: “Puerto Rican Arts, Culture, and Politics: Five Years After Maria” (38:19)
Links from Dr. Rodriguez-Milanes interview:
- https://www.raimundiart.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25cuxybVwVQ
- https://www.jaquiradiaz.com/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/11/puerto-rico-independence-not-statehood/671482/
- https://www.npr.org/2022/10/05/1127047867/what-independence-for-puerto-rico-could-look-like-following-natural-disasters
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1IBXE2G6zw
- www.oyechica.net
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Episode 20: Dr. Steven Noll and Writing for the Public Good: Essays from David R. Colburn and Senator Bob Graham
Sebastian Garcia
The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Dr. Steven Noll—a master lecturer in history and affiliate faculty member of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida. Their conversation focused on Dr. Noll’s most recent book titled Writing for the Public Good: Essays from David R. Colburn and Senator Bob Graham which was published in April of 2022. From the legacies and historical impact that David R. Colburn and Bob Graham had on the op-ed and journalism genre to how powerful and significant their op-eds pieces, which go as far back as 1990, are in the contemporary state and nation we all live in, and everything else in between was talked about in this podcast episode.
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Episode 19: Holly Baker and Her Time as the Podcast Producer of Knights Historycast
Sebastian Garcia
The Department of History’s Sebastian Garcia talked with Holly Baker, former podcast producer of Knights Historycast (and of The Florida Historical Quarterly Podcast). Their conversation ranged from the origins of Knights Historycast and how Holly was involved in that process to Holly’s extensive experience in the field of history podcasting—in explicitly doing them and researching the literature for her thesis—to some of her favorite moments running this podcast and much more!
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Episode 18: The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas
Holly Baker
This Knights Historycast podcast is brought to you by the University of Central Florida’s History Department.
In this socially distant interview, Dr. Robert Cassanello talks with Dr. Eric Rutkow in the Fall of 2020. Dr. Rutkow is UCF History professor and the author of “The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas".
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Episode 17: A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution
Holly Baker
For the Faculty Book Talk Series, The History Department’s Dr. Robert Cassanello interviewed historian Dr. David Head about his latest book, A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution.
This “socially distant” interview took place during the historic 2020 coronavirus pandemic and was conducted through Skype.
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Episode 16: Overcoming Injustice: Why Women's Constitutional Citizenship Still Matters.
Holly Baker
In 2020, the Africana Studies Program at the University of Central Florida hosted the second annual Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series benefiting scholarships for Africana Studies Minors.
Professor Michele Bratcher Goodwin, Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California-Irvine School of Law presented Overcoming Injustice: Why Women's Constitutional Citizenship Still Matters.
Professor Goodwin is the founder and director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy and its Reproductive Justice Initiative.
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Episode 15: Holocaust Era Art Litigation in the United States
Holly Baker
Brandon Nightingale talked to Jennifer Anglim Kreder during the 2019 Pauley Speaker Series on Global Affairs about Holocaust Era Art Litigation in the United States. Professor Kreder is Professor of Law at the Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University.
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Episode 14: Raising Our Voices: Madam C. J. Walker's Legacy of Leadership, Activism, and Education
Holly Baker
Brandon Nightingale talked to A'Lelia Bundles during the 2019 Dr. John T. Washington Lecture Series about her presentation titled, "Raising Our Voices: Madam C. J. Walker's Legacy of Leadership, Activism, and Education".
A'Lelia Bundles is the great-great granddaughter of the famed Madam CJ Walker, an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political activist.
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Episode 13: A Jewish Response to Jesus: Engaging the Gospels
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Holly Baker talked with Dr. Zev Garber during the First Annual Judaic Studies Lecture Series. Dr Garber is Professor Emeritus and Chair of Jewish Studies at Los Angeles Valley College. His presentation was called, "A Jewish Response to Jesus: Engaging the Gospels".
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Episode 12: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives on the Reconstruction Era
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dr. Paul Ortiz, the Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program and Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida. He is also the author of several books. His latest book is An African American and Latinx History of the United States. Dr. Ortiz was one of the presenters at the Sixth Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida Culture and History. The topic was “Reconsidering Reconstruction: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives”.
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Episode 11: Reconsidering the Reconstruction Era
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dr. K. Stephen Prince, Associate Professor of History at the University of South Florida and author of the book Stories of the South: Race and the Reconstruction of Southern Identity, 1865-1915. Dr. Prince was one of the presenters at the Sixth Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida Culture and History. The topic was “Reconsidering Reconstruction: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives”.
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Episode 10: Lift Every Voice and Sing: An African Diasporan Interpretation
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently talked with Dorothy Davis about her presentation at the James Weldon Johnson Lecture Series titled, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”: An African Diasporan Interpretation. In her presentation, Dorothy Davis provided an interpretation of the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by discussing the life of her father, Griff Davis: a pioneering African-American photographer, journalist and diplomat.
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Episode 9: Modern Distortions of the Medieval Crusades
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Holly Baker recently sat down with Dr. Thomas Madden, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University. Dr. Madden gave a lecture at the Pauley Speaker Series on Global Affairs titled, “The New Crusaders: Distorting Medieval Europe’s Holy Wars in Support of Modern Agendas”. In their interview, Dr. Madden talks with Holly about modern distortions of the Medieval Crusades and the misappropriation of its symbols and imagery.
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Episode 8: A Tribute to Dr. Simon Barton
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Dr. Robert Cassanello recently talked with Dr. Alun Williams from the University of Exeter in England. In the interview, they discuss Dr. Simon Barton’s work and career. Dr. Barton joined the Department of History at the University of Central Florida in January of 2017 and suddenly passed away in December of that same year at the age of 55. The Department of History at UCF produced this podcast interview to share the scholarly life and legacy of Simon Barton for those who knew him and for those who never got the chance.
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Episode 7: Tuskegee Archives and Digitization
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Dr. Robert Cassanello recently sat down with Dana Chandler, Archivist and Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University in Alabama. In March of 2018, Dana Chandler was a guest lecturer at the University of Central Florida. His lecture was titled, “Lifting the Veil: Tuskegee Archives and Digitization”.
In the interview, Dr. Cassanello talks with Dana Chandler about his efforts to digitally preserve the Tuskegee University archival collection.
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Episode 6: Florida and the Age of Fear 2000-2017
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Holly Baker sat down with renowned author and historian, Dr. Gary Mormino, Professor Emeritus of Florida History at the University of South Florida St Petersburg. Dr. Mormino was the guest speaker at the 5th Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture. In the interview, Dr. Mormino talks with Holly about Florida between 2000 and 2017, a time he calls “The Age of Fear”.
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Episode 5: Exploring Military Archives
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Holly Baker sat down with Mike Burke, Tyler Campbell, and Kayla Campana, History M.A. candidates from the University of Central Florida. They gave a talk at the 2017 Research Colloquium titled, “Exploring Military Archives – New Perspectives on Old Texts” In the interview, they talk with Holly about how exploring military archives gave them new insights in their fields of study.
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Episode 4: Alexander Hamilton and the Newburgh Conspiracy
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Holly Baker sat down with Dr. David Head, historian, author, and lecturer of history at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Head recently gave a talk at the 2017 Research Colloquium titled “Alexander Hamilton and the Newburgh Conspiracy: Military Politics at the Anxious End of the American Revolution”. In the interview with Holly, Dr. Head discusses conspiracy thinking and Alexander Hamilton’s role in the Newburgh affair.
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Episode 3: The Pei-Yang Pictorial News and Urban Culture in Tianjin 1926-1937
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Drew Fulcher recently sat down with Dr. Hong Zhang, Associate Professor of History at the University of Central Florida and speaker at the 2017 Research Colloquium at the University of Central Florida. In the interview, Dr. Zhang talks with Drew Fulcher about her research “The Pei-Yang Pictorial News and a Look Into a Flourishing New Urban Culture in Tianjin, 1926-1937” which explores the urban culture in Tianjin in the 1920s and 1930s as presented and represented through The Pei-Yang Pictorial News, the longest-running and most popular pictorial in north China.
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Episode 2: The African American Experience of World War I
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Kayla Campana sat down with Dr. John Morrow, Franklin Professor of History at the University of Georgia and author of several books including Only America Left Her Negro Troops Behind: The African American Military in the First World War. In the interview, Dr. Morrow talks with Kayla about the contributions of African American soldiers to World War I and he discusses how many Americans overlooked black soldiers’ efforts, and even feared that their achievements would disrupt segregated American society.
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Episode 1: The Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest
Holly Baker
The Department of History’s Interim Department Chair Dr. Peter Larson sat down with Dr. Joshua Tate, an associate professor of law at Southern Methodist University. He spoke about the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest, which is having its 800th year anniversary in 2017. The Charter of the Forest was issued in 1217 to allow free men to use lands wrongly claimed by King John and his predecessors.
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