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The American History Podcast

Bonus Episode: Interview with historian Matthew Delmont

The American History Podcast

Shawn Warswick

Education, History, Self-improvement

4.2608 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Send us a text The last in our series of bonus author interviews features historian Matthew Delmont of Dartmouth. In this episode we discuss his latest book which deals with African Americans and World War II titled Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. This is another fine work of history and I think it's another book you really should add to your collection. Check it out at the link below. Half American This episode is sponsored by t...

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0:00.0

Hey guys, I'd like to take a moment to introduce you to a newer podcast, or at least a new one for me, and that's the gray history podcast.

0:08.0

Now, rather than present a story in a way that makes it out to be black and white, William Clark has created a long-form show that deals with the complexities and the ambiguities of history.

0:18.0

William is currently looking at the French Revolution, and if you want to understand our modern world, this is the placeities of history. William is currently looking at the French Revolution,

0:21.5

and if you want to understand our modern world,

0:24.0

this is the place to begin.

0:25.6

And this is one engaging and addictive show,

0:28.3

so I'm warning you now, you're gonna be hooked.

0:31.2

And with that being said,

0:32.6

let me turn it over for a few moments to William himself.

0:36.7

History isn't black and white, yet too often it's presented as such.

0:42.2

Gray History is a history podcast dedicated to exploring the ambiguities and nuances of the past,

0:48.5

a show that seeks to explore the contention and the debate, along with the simple who, what, when.

0:55.6

The current season is focused on the French Revolution,

0:58.7

an era vitally important to understanding the world we live in today

1:02.5

and a period that no one can agree on just about anything.

1:07.8

Here the contradicting experiences and conclusions

1:10.7

of both contemporaries and historians

1:13.1

as we explore the grey in detail. And I do mean in detail. We're 50 hours in and the

1:21.3

king is still alive, although, admittedly, only just. So, if you're looking for your next binge-worthy long-form history podcast, one that's used by universities across the world,

1:34.7

check out Grey History, the French Revolution today.

1:38.4

That's G-R-E-Y.

1:41.8

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