Why Do Historians Hate Ghosts? + Some Good Museum News!
In this informal catch-up chat, Patrick, Katie and Lis question why historians are so reluctant to accept ghost stories as part of cultural...
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The Digital Dust Podcast
Digital Dust is a history podcast about the stuff you learned in school with a perspective you might not have considered. Join four grad students as they answer questions like: could history...
Episodes
20 of 46 episodes#Slay - Obsessing Over Cemeteries, The V&A, and PhD’s Learning New Things
Patrick updates the gang about the surprising new skill he has to learn as he starts his PhD, Lis obsesses over her morbid love of cemetery...
A Scandal at the British Museum
A wave of controversy has overwhelmed the British Museum as the world has learned that 2,000 artifacts are MISSING from their collection - l...
WELCOME TO THE CLUB! Plus: Our Honest Oppenheimer Review
Welcome to After School Archive Club! Each episode, four history lovers bring current topics, recent obsessions, and historic hot takes to t...
Victorian Baby Farms and the Horrifying Story of Amelia Dyer | True Crime Time with Lis!
Welcome to True Crime Time with Lis! In this solo episode, your favourite true crime girlie explores the bizarre history of Victorian "baby...
Mutants and Anti-Heroes: X-Men’s Unique Take on Oppression
Patrick takes us back into the comic book realm with a fascinating look at X-Men and it's powerful take on histories of oppression and what...
Katie’s Top 10 Historical Fiction Reads
So you're looking for some historical fiction recommendations? Look no further - the queen of history reads is here to help! Katie takes on...
Reality Check! Stuff About Museum Jobs No One Talks About
Museums are one of the most popular job destinations for historians, especially recent history grads, but there is a side to museum work tha...
To AI or Not to AI? ChatGTP’s Role in History
ChatGTP has taken the world by storm, but is it a groundbreaking new technology or could it have serious implications for historians? Lis, P...
History Horror Stories + Is High School History Broken?
On the first episode of Season 4, Patrick, Robin, Katie, and Lis swap history horror stories from in-class trench foot to hilarious work enc...
Digital Dust Movie Night! The Green Knight
It's the end of season three and we are celebrating with the second annual Digital Dust Movie Night!! This year we watched The Green Knight,...
Bayard Rustin: The Forgotten Pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement
This week Patrick shares the incredible life of one of his personal heroes Bayard Rustin. A pioneer of the civil rights and non-violent affi...
The Bell Witch - A Terrifying True Halloween Tale!
Be sure to listen with the lights on! The Bell Witch is one of history's most baffling ghost stories, and we're bringing it to you live from...
Fashion History, Feminism, and Social Capital with Julia Richards
This week Lis and Patrick are joined by Julia, a fellow public historian with a passion for fashion history! Julia walks us through 200 year...
Greeking Out with Katie and Robin! Exploring Art and Mythology
For all our OG Iliad fans, this one's for you! Katie and Robin explore three different Greek myths as told through three different art piece...
Museums and the Metaverse: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Lis and Robin unpack the unbelievably crazy world of the Metaverse, NFTs, and Bitcoin and how it could change museums forever - is it the ne...
’Star Trek’ and Science Fiction as Social Commentary
Katie and Patrick take on the ultimate frontier to explore what Star Trek can tell us about race, gender, and social issues! Sources: The Ta...
Appropriation vs Appreciation: The Art of Emily Carr
Robin and Lis discuss the controversial art of Emily Carr, a Canadian painter who captured Indigenous landmarks in British Columbia - but wa...
Emancipation Day and Canadian Black History with Dr. Deirdre McCorkindale
August 1st is Emancipation Day for folks around the world who celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation of 1834 that banned slavery in the Bri...
Hot Takes: Elvis and the Problem with Biopics
Season 3 is here!! After a summer hiatus, we are back and better than ever! Katie, Lis, Patrick, and Robin share their thoughts on the new E...