Shit I Have to Teach in Twenty Minutes
A podcast for history teachers or anyone in a hurry. Eric and Rob interview historians about what are the important concepts about a given topic and they provide free lesson plans aligned with that discussion.
Episodes
26 episodes
26. The Mughal Empire with Ruby Lal
Dr. Ruby Lal visits with Eric and Rob to discuss how to best teach the Mughal Empire. Dr. Lal is a professor of history at Emory University and she is one of the world...
25. Post WWII Suburbanization with Walter Greason
Rob and Eric are joined by Dr. Walter Greason to discuss how to best teach the suburbanization that occurred after World War II. Dr. Greason is the Wallace Endo...
24. Ancient Egypt with Julia Troche
Dr. Julia Troche joins Eric and Rob to discuss teaching about Ancient Egypt. Dr. Troche is an Egyptologist and a Professor of History at Missouri State University. Sh...
23. The French Revolution with David Bell
Eric and Rob are joined by Dr. David Bell to discuss teaching about the French Revolution. Dr. Bell is the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Era of North Atlantic Revolu...
22. The Late Ottoman Empire with Alan Mikhail
Dr. Alan Mikhail joins Eric and Rob once again to explore themes teachers should consider when developing lessons on the late Ottoman Empire.. Dr. Mikhail is the Chance Family Pr...
21. The Early Ottoman Empire with Alan Mikhail
Eric and Rob sit down with Dr. Alan Mikhail to discuss teaching the early Ottoman Empire. Dr. Mikhail is the Chance Family Professor of History at Yale University. His fields of ...
20. The Age of Jackson with Christina Snyder
Dr. Chrisitina Snyder sits down with Eric and Rob to discuss ways to teach about the Age of Jackson. Dr. Snyder is the McCabe Greer Professor of History at Penn State U...
19. The Jefferson Adminstration with Peter Kastor
Eric and Rob are joined by Dr. Peter Kastor to discuss ways to teach about the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Dr. Kastor is the Samuel K. Eddy Endowed Professor of History and ...
18. Reconstruction with Kidada Williams
Dr. Kidada WIlliams sits down with Eric and Rob to discuss ways to teach about the Reconstruction era in the United States. Dr. Williams is a history professor at Wayn...
17. Women's Suffrage with Cathleen Cahill
Rob and Eric are joined by Dr. Cathleen Cahill to discuss ways to teach the women’s suffrage movement in the United States. Cathleen is the Walter L. Ferree and Helen P. ...
16. The Late Qing Dynasty with Dan Barish
Dr. Dan Barish returns to the podcast to discuss how teachers should teach about the late Qing Dynasty in China. Dan is an Associate Professor of History and th...
15. Colonial Latin America with Silvia Escanilla Huerta
Dr. Silvia Escanilla Huerta joins Eric and Rob to talk about the best ways to teach Colonial Latin American History. Dr. Escanilla Huerta is a professor at University of Mary...
14. The American Revolution with Denver Brunsman
Eric and Rob sit down with Dr. Denver Brunsman to discuss teaching the American Revolution. Denver is the History Department Chair at George Washington University and he has ...
13. Environmental History with Michael Childers
Dr. Michael Childers joins Eric and Rob to discuss how teachers can better incorporate environmental history in their courses. Mike is an Associate Pro...
12. Modern Latin American Revolutions with Steven Hirsch
Eric and Rob visit with Dr. Steven Hirsch to discuss how to teach about Latin American revolutions in the 20th century. Steve is a Professor of Practice and Global Studi...
11. The Progressive Era in the US with Laura Westhoff
Eric and Rob sit down with Dr. Laura Westhoff to discuss teaching the Progressive Era in the United States. Laura is a Professor of History and former Departmen...
10. Native American History with Philip Deloria
Dr. Philip Deloria joins Eric and Rob to discuss how to teach Native American history in a U.S. History course. He is the Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History at Ha...
9. The Modern Black Freedom Movement with Clarence Lang
Dr. Clarence Lang sits down with Eric and Rob to discuss how teachers can present a more complex and nuanced story of the Black freedom movement in modern U.S. history. Clarence is the Susan Welch Dean of the College of the Liberal Arts ...
8. The Early Qing Dynasty with Dan Barish
Eric and Rob talk with Dr. Dan Barish who discusses how teachers can present the early Qing Dynasty in China to their students. Dan is an Associate Professor of...
7. The Cold War with Jeremi Suri
Rob and Eric are joined by Dr. Jeremi Suri who shares his ideas on how teachers can best teach about the Cold War in their classrooms. Jeremi is the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership i...
6. African Decolonization with Raphael Njoku
Dr. Raphael Njoku visits with Rob and Eric to discuss how teachers can explore African decolonization with their students. Ra...
5. The Lost Cause with Mike Butler
Rob and Eric are joined by Mike Butler who discusses how teachers can address the Lost Cause in their US History courses. Mike is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of History and Humanities and th...
4. Approaches to World History with Craig Miller
Rob and Eric visit with Craig Miller and discuss how to approach teaching World History. Craig is a professor and Department Head of Hi...