Students were also given three examples to listen to before the session (episodes of @pontifactspod.bsky.social, @thebhp.bsky.social and @digivictorian.bsky.social) and discussed how each approached their topics. In their follow up tutorials they had to design a history podcast of their own!

I highlighted how many production companies rely on trained historians to either host or research their biggest shows, and why podcasts are such an effective method of public history. I played clips from @fallofcivspod.bsky.social and @totalusrankium.bsky.social to show how different they can be.

Last week I gave a 4th year lecture on podcasting as a medium of public history. I gave them a short History of History Podcasting, and talked about how the genre has evolved since the early years. From @mikeduncan.bsky.social and @dancarlin.bsky.social through to @theresthistory.bsky.social.