High School History Recap
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High School History Recap
The High School History Recap podcast was started by two passionate teachers from South Africa who realised the value of taking history teaching and learning beyond the confines of the textbook and classroom. Their recipe includes constructive conversations with learners and experts alike. William a...
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#7 The Troubles with Prof Liam Kennedy
We delve into some Irish history with Prof Liam Kennedy. Liam has published a myriad of books on Irish history. We look closely at his 2020 book "Who...
#6 A Secret Apartheid Massacre with Dr Mignonne Breier
Link to Untextbooked.
Have you ever heard about the East Bank Location Massacre on 9 November 1952? Neither have we. Dr Mignonne Breier j...
#5 South African Military History with Prof Timothy Stapleton
In this episode, we get our hands dirty with some military history. Prof Timothy Stapleton of the University of Calgary joins us to discuss South Afri...
#4 Prebunking Misinformation with Dr Jon Roozenbeek
How should we combat misinformation in the history classroom? What does it take to stop misinformation at the outset? Dr Jon Roozenbeek is a post-doct...
#3 Lilian Ngoyi with Dr Martha Evans
Many streets and clinics bear Lilian Ngoyi's name, but who was she and what was the nature of her accomplishments as an anti-apartheid activist? Dr Ma...
#2 OERProject and History Teaching with Prof Bob Bain
Prof Bob Bain joins us, probably one of the biggest names in history teaching. This conversation brought a whole new dimension to what effective histo...
#1 The Science of Learning with Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel
In this first episode of our fifth season, we explore the field of learning. Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel is a cognitive psychologist who specialises in...
#14 The Cradock Four with Zikhona Valela
The following twitter post accompanies this episode of The Cradock Four.
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#13 Reevaluating World War II: Stalin's War with Prof Sean McMeekin
Join us for a conversation with Prof Sean McMeekin on his new book Stalin's War: A New History of World War II. This is a very timely discussion in li...
#12 Interrogating the MAIN causes of WWI with Michael Neiberg
Michael joins us again to challenge some widely held beliefs about the causes of WWI. The long-term causes of World War One are often conveniently tau...
#11 Fighting Misinformation with Dr Joel Breakstone
In this episode we explore Civic Online Reasoning in more depth. We are joined by Dr Joel Breakstone of the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG). T...
#10 1942 with Taylor Downing
Taylor Downing joins us again for another discussion - this time about his newest work entitled 1942: Britain at the Brink. The book and this discussi...
We have our own intro jingle!!!
We are super excited about this new jingle! It was written and performed specifically for our show by Alwyn Bekker. When it comes to acoustic guitar c...
#9 The Industrial Revolution in World History with Prof Peter N Stearns
In this episode Prof Peter N Stearns of the George Mason University provides an overview of the Industrial Revolution. The 5th edition of Peter's book...
#8 Apartheid Series with Dr Wayne Dooling - Resistance to Apartheid
In the third part of the series, Dr Dooling tells us about the various ways in which the people of South Africa resisted the oppressive Apartheid regi...
#7 Teaching History the Stanford Way with Dr Joel Breakstone
At the end of 2021, we are very fortunate to talk to Dr Joel Breakstone of the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) about their Reading Like a Hist...
#6 The Charismatic Leadership Style of Albert Luthuli with Prof Benda Hofmeyr
About a month ago, the University of Pretoria celebrated the life of Chief Albert Luthuli. At these celebrations, Prof Benda Hofmeyr gave a presentati...
#5 Wondrium History Geek Out with Kevin Manzel
Join our history geek-out session with Kevin Manzel. Kevin is the senior director of content development at Wondrium. Colin and I are both big fans of...
#4 The History of Learning and the Learning of History with Prof Donald Clark
William talks to the learning expert, Donald Clark, about the history of learning theory and about the best way to teach and learn history.
#3 Apartheid Series with Dr Wayne Dooling - Apartheid
In the second episode of the Apartheid Series we transition from the policies of Segregation in South Africa towards the implementation of Apartheid....
#2 Apartheid Series with Dr Wayne Dooling - Segregation
In the first episode of our Apartheid Series, Colin is joined by Dr Wayne Dooling from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University o...
#1 Apartheid 101 with William Palk
A great collaboration with Kelly Chase of the History Detective! The perfect way to start Season 4.
In this episode we aim give an overv...
#19 D-Day - Operation Overlord with Michael Neiberg
In this episode, Colin is joined once again by the American military historian, Michael Neiberg. This time they discuss a little thing called D-Day a....
#18 Choreomania with Dr Kelina Gotman
In this episode Colin speaks to the author of Choreomania: Dance and Disorder, Dr Kelina Gotman. Kelina is from King's College in London and her rese...
#17 Dr Abdullah Abdurahman with Stephen Langtry
In this episode William discusses the neglected narrative of Dr Abdullah Abdurahman with Stephen Langtry. Dr Abdullah was South Africa's first elected...
#16 Krotoa with Prof Shanade Barnabas
In this episode, William discusses the life and legacy of the enigmatic Khoi woman, Krotoa, with Professor Shanade Barnabas of the University of Johan...
#15 South Africa's Education Mismatch with Dr Precious Mncayi
In this episode William is in conversation with Dr Precious Mncayi about research she has done into South Africa's unemployment crisis. We have an un...
#14 Ancient Greek Mythology and Religion with Prof Robert Garland
In this episode Colin is joined by HSHR researcher, Gemma Mills, to discuss Ancient Greek mythology and religion. To help them understand the topic be...
#13 San Rock Art with Dr Tim Forssman
Archaeologist, Dr Tim Forssman, joins William to talk about San Rock Art. These are some of the questions they look at.
Who are the San?...
#12 The Coming of Democracy in South Africa with Justine Naude
William is joined by one of his Grade 12 learners, Justine Naude, to discuss a question that appeared in last year's final IEB History paper. The ques...
#11 The Evolution of Skin Colour with Prof Nina Jablonski
"Never stop working for humanity" - Nina Jablonski
American anthropologist, Prof Nina Jablonski, joins us to discuss the evolution of ski...
#10 The Causes of the Mfecane with Emma Theron
William is joined by one of his Grade 11 students, Emma Theron, to discuss the causes of the Mfecane. This is a period of intense transformation among...
#9 Some more South African History with Ayanda Nenemba of the Ilibo Village Community
This is Part 2 of an interview William did with Ayanda Nenemba on the Ilibo Village Community YouTube channel. Ayanda's aim to build the South African...
#8 Bones and Stones Interview
This is our interview with the team of Bones and Stones. Tim Forssman is an archaeologist at the University of Pretoria and he and his team is on a mi...
#7 Independent Tanzania with Dr Derek R Peterson
In this episode we explore the history of Tanzania with East African historian, Dr Derek R Peterson of the University of Michigan. We start by looking...
#6 Undoing the Bushman Stereotype with Dr Tim Forssman
In this second episode with archaeologist Dr Tim Forssman of the University of Pretoria, we take a closer look at his excavations at Little Muck and D...
#5 Film and History with Dr Nisa Paleker
In this episode of HSHR, Dr Nisa Paleker from The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria, talks to us about the v...
#4 The Treaty of Versailles with Michael Neiberg
In this episode of HSHR, Colin speaks to American military historian and Chair of War Studies at the US Army War College, Michael Neiberg. Michael sp...
#3 Archaeology and Early South African History with Dr Tim Forssman
In this episode, William talks to archaeologist Dr Tim Forssman about the early history of southern Africa. Tim is a senior lecturer at the University...
#2 Bitter Fruit with Stephen Schlesinger
In this episode Colin speaks to foreign relations expert and author of Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, about the CIA-backed...