
EP 88: More School and Saying No
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Historical Reminiscents is dedicated to discussing public history and archival practice. Created and produced by Krista McCracken this weekly podcast discusses archival impulses, shares insi...

In this episode of the Historical Reminiscents Podcast I'm talking about my decision to return to school and how saying no has played a part...

In this episode of the Historical Reminiscents Podcast I'm veering away from historical content and chatting about my experiences advocating...

In this episode of the Historical Reminiscents Podcast I'm chatting about my recent experience using Omeka to develop online exhibitions to...

In this episode of the Historical Reminiscents Podcast I'm chatting about the transcription of archival videos and archival handwritten docu...

In this episode of the Historical Reminiscents Podcast I'm talking about generative and caring online spaces. I reflect on some of my favour...

I'm back! It's a short one, but I have more podcast episodes planned for 2022. In today's episode I'm reflecting on my administrative second...

In today's episode I'm talking about archival pandemic backlogs and pressure points that COVID-19 have created in archival settings. Mention...

In today's episode I'm talking about unfinished objects and that pile of unfinished writing projects so many of us have on our computers. Me...

In today's episode I talk about the practice of having no meeting days and how that has helped with managing my workload. I also share some...

In today's episode I talk about technology blips, technology fails, and recovering from these unexpected challenges. I draw on a couple of e...

In today's episode I'm talking about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work, also known as EDI work, and protecting yourself from burning out...

In today's episode I'm talking about managing chronic pain, archival labour, and working from home. This episode is based on my experiences...

In today's episode I'm talking all about book proposals. I reflect on the two book proposals I had accepted in 2020 and share some general t...

In today's episode I'm talking about making it through the dark days of winter, practicing kindness in my professional life, and that ever i...

In today's episode I'm discussing my experiences attending three different virtual conference in October. I talk about online conference for...

In today's episode I'm talking about peer review feedback and article revisions. I chat about some of the recent articles I have revised, ha...

How do you find time for the projects that you are invested in but aren't part of your job? In today's episode I'm talking about passion pro...

In today's episode I'm chatting about boundaries between work and home life and the struggle to maintain those boundaries during the pandemi...

Hi All! I'm back with a new podcast episode, it's a short one but in today's episode I'm discussing grant evaluation and sitting on the othe...

It's been awhile, but I'm back with new podcast content. In today's episode I'm discussing problematic language in archival descriptions, ap...

Who needs a distraction? I do. I've been spending a lot of time reading recently. These days, reading is one of the few things that can help...

In today's episode I reflect on the work that goes into organizing blog theme weeks or thematic digital series. I talk about my experiences...

In today's episode I'm talking about digitization of VHS tapes, digital preservation, and my recent trials and tribulations of using VCRs. I...

In today's episode I'm thinking about making space for new opportunities by letting go of old ones. I discuss balancing commitments, knowing...

I've been working at Algoma University, in the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, since 2010. That's a decade. In today's episode I'm tal...

How does food interest with your understanding of the past? In today's episode I'm talking about food in the archives, historical recipes, a...

New year, new podcast episode. I'm starting 2020 by talking about vicarious trauma in the archives and the impact of working with traumatic...

For the last episode of 2019 I'm doing some reflecting, celebrating, and dreaming. I'm talking about some inspirational reads and folks who...

In today's episode I'm focusing on resilience. Resilience can be beautiful. It can be empowering. But it can also be co-opted and used as a...

In today's episode I'm talking about the practice of radical vulnerability in professional spaces. I discuss the basics of radical vulnerabi...

In today's episode I'm talking about the work that goes into writing conference presentation proposals and journal article proposals. I dive...

In today's episode I'm talking about Ignite presentations, lightening talks, and Pecha Kucha presentations. How do you prep for these fast p...

In honour of Orange Shirt Day today's episode is dedicated to Residential School Survivors all across the land and to those who didn't retur...

In this episode I discuss the recent conclusion of the "Healing and Education Through Digital Access" project undertaken by the Shingwauk Re...

Recently I've had the opportunity to virtually participate in a couple of roundtables and to provide virtual lectures. In this episode I ref...

In this episode I reflect on the first few months of my eCampus Ontario Open Education Fellows appointment. I talk about the open community,...

In this episode I talk about recovering from conferences. How do you process all that information you learned? How do you get back into the...

In this episode I talk about the politics of citation and developing a more pro-active and critical approach to thinking about citations. I...

In this episode I'm talking my recent experience creating the Beyond the Lecture Open Educational Resource (OER) alongside my fantastic coll...

In this episode I'm talking about conference and event codes of conduct, what they should include, what a good code looks like and why they...

In this episode I discuss reimbursement culture, the unacknowledged costs of academic travel, and the burden of out of pocket travel. I woul...

I'm currently sitting on the Boards of Directors of two organizations I care about - the National Council on Public History and the Sault St...

Conference season is quickly approaching for many Canadian academics and with all of this travel comes conversations about professional deve...

Who else hates writing bios for things? In this episode, I talk about best practices for crafting effective bio statements and the challenge...

Welcome back to season two of the Historical Reminiscents podcast. In this episode, I talk about safe spaces, braver spaces, and building we...

The Historical Reminiscents podcast is celebrating its one year anniversary! Given the occasion I thought it would be a great idea to talk a...

Your team has completed a fantastic project and you're considering submitting it for an award but are unsure of how to do so. In this episod...

Meetings and committees are part of professional life, more so if you happen to be spending your time inside academia. Despite the role meet...

Last week I spent time with undergraduate students from Huron University College's history program. As part of the "Documenting early reside...

This week, month, year has been hella hard for a lot of folks, with the news cycle making it extremely difficult to function 'normally.' Wha...