Talking History: Shows from 1998

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Christmas Special: Consumerism and the Holidays: a talk with Lee Eric Schmidt.

21 December 1998 air date

Wounded Knee: 25 years later: a talk with Kevin McKiernan.

14 December 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program features a commentary on the changes in Native American relations since Wounded Knee by Creighton professor and photojournalist Fr. Don Doll, S.J., creator of the CD and book Vision Quest.

1968: Looking Back (Part Two): a talk with James Farrell

7 December 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Ira Chernus of the University of Colorado-Boulder on questioning the nuclear myth.

1968: Looking Back (Part One): a talk with John T. McCartney

30 November 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Julian Bond, historian, activist, and distinguished scholar in residence at American University, on the rise of Black Power.

Thanksgiving Myths, Thanksgiving Realities: a talk with Mathew Dennis

23 November 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program features a commentary by Mahtowin Monroe and Moonanum James, United American Indians of New England, on why Thanksgiving is a day or mourning for them.

Women of the Holocaust: a talk with Marion Kaplan

16 November 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Orange County Register reporter Elizabeth Chey on the women of the Cambodian holocaust.

Veterans' Day Special: How We Memorialize War: a talk with G. Kurt Piehler

9 November 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by historian, intelligence officer and army helicopter pilot, Connie Reeves, on women in combat.

Terrorism and the Middle East: a talk with Rashid Khaldi

2 November 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Alvin Finkel of Athabasca University on the 1938 Munich Agreement.

Halloween Special: The Salem Witch Trials: a talk with Elizabeth Reis

26 October 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Mathew Dennis of the University of Oregon about the origins of Halloween.

The History of Daylight Savings Time: a talk with Michael O'Malley

19 October 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Ruth Cowan, history professor at the State University of New York-Stony Brook, who looks at how we use and manage time.

Changing Views of Christopher Columbus: a talk with James Axtell

12 October 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features another view of Columbus by William Keegan, Curator of Caribbean Archeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Robin Hood: Myth or Reality? A talk with Thomas Hahn

5 October 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Cargill Hall, chief historian of the National Reconnaissance Office, who looks at the the movie Saving Private Ryan.

The California Gold Rush of 1848: a talk with Malcolm Rorhbaugh

28 September 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by J.S. Holiday, another scholar of the Gold Rush, about its impact.

Beauty in America: a talk with Lois Banner

21 September 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Robert McElvaine of Millsaps College about the Lewinsky-Clinton scandal.

Controversy Surrounding the "100 Best American Films": a talk with Peter Rollins

14 September 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Jesse Lemisch of the City University of New York regarding the re-release of Gone With The Wind.

History of Child Labor in the United States: a talk with Kristi Lindenmyer

7 September 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by David Larson, Creighton University labor law professor, on why Labor Day should be celebrated.

Motels in America: a talk with Jefferson Rogers

31 August 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by James M. Banner, Jr. co-director of the History News Service, who discusses whether free speech is alive or dead.

The U.S. Park Service and Historical Sites: a talk with Dwight Pitcaithley

24 August 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Scott Hartwigg, supervisory park historian, Gettysburg National Military Park, on the challenge faced by historical interpreters at that park.

A Historical Tour of Civil Rights Sites of the 50s and 60s: a talk with Townsend David

10 August 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by John H. Summers, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rochester, on the "The Politics of Civility."

Walt Disney and American Life: a talk with Steven Watts

27 July 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Clark Davis of La Sierra University titled "Downsizing Becomes Normal." 

The 150th Anniversary of the Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls: a talk with Ellen Dubois

13 July 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Vivien Rose, historian at the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

The Life of Jack London: a talk with Earle Labor

29 June 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Brent Spencer, director of Creative Writing at Creighton University, who talks of his memories of Jack London's work.

The Charge Up San Juan Hill: a talk with Mathew Oyos

22 June 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Frank Schubert, historian of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, who discusses who deserves credit for the 1898 victory.

Memorial Day Special--Cold War Pilots: a talk with Cargill Hall

25 May 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Brent Spencer of Creighton's English Department, who remembers the death of his father in WWII.

Israel's 50th Anniversary: a talk with Rashid Khaldi

11 May 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14. This program also features a commentary by Allen Steinweis, director of the University of Nebraska's Harris Center for Judaic Studies.

Mother's Day Special--Child Birth from a Woman's Perspective: a talk with Judith Leavitt

27 April 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Erika Kuhlman of Idaho State University on housewivery in America.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown: a talk with Leigh Grinstead

13 April 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Gary Brienzo of the National Arbor day Foundation regarding the history of Arbor Day.

The Death of Jesus: a talk with John D. Crossan

30 March 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also features a commentary by Jay Sharp, a freelance writer, on Easter as a season of renewal.

Watergate and the Nixon tapes: a talk with Stanley Kutler

23 March 1998 air date

  • Real Audio 14.4 This program also contains an essay by Elizabeth Reis, University of Oregon, on witch hunts and Monica Lewinsky

St. Patrick's Battalion of the Mexican-American War: a talk with Peter Stevens

9 March 1998 air date

Buffalo Soldiers: a talk with Frank Schubert 23 February 1998 air date

The Sexuality Studies and Life of Alfred Kinsey: a talk with James Jones

9 February 1998 air date

Amistad: The Ship and Movie: a talk with Howard Jones

26 January 1998 air date

The Vietnam War: a talk with H.R. McMaster

12 January 1998 air date