Journal of American History

Welcome to Journal of American History Podcast. In this new feature of the Journal of American History, we will present interviews with authors of articles in our journal. In the future, we hope also to bring you conversations with award-winning authors of books on American history. If you have comments or suggestions, please e-mail us at jahcast@indiana.edu.

June 2009

“The Free and Open People’s Market:” Political Ideology and Retail Brokerage at the New York Stock Exchange, 1913–1933

Stephen Andrews, associate editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Professor Julia C. Ott about her article, “The Free and Open People’s Market:” Political Ideology and Retail Brokerage at the New York Stock Exchange, 1913–1933.” The article appears in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of American History.

Length: 23 min. 35 sec.
File size: 13.6 MB

March 2009

The Diplomatic History Bandwagon: A State of the Field

Ed Linenthal, editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Professor Thomas W. Zeiler about his article, “The Diplomatic History Bandwagon: A State of the Field.” The article appears in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of American History.

Length: 24 min. 34 sec.
File size: 17 MB

captionDecember 2008

“Worth a Lot of Negro Votes”: Black Voters, Africa, and the 1960 Presidential Campaign

Associate editor and professor of history at Indiana University, John Nieto-Phillips speaks with Professor James Meriwether about his article, “‘Worth a Lot of Negro Votes’: Black Voters, Africa, and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.” The article appears in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of American History and is also the focus of the December 2008 “Teaching the JAH” online supplement.

Length: 25 min. 59 sec.
File size: 18 MB

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