Everything is a Primary Source
History through Pop CultureJoin social studies teacher, historian and pop culturist Eric Salmonsen as he and his drop-in guests break down pop culture artifacts to see what history can be forged from them.Learn how you can contribute to the conversation at everything-history.com
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 2: Calvin and Hobbes (1985 to 1995)
S5E2: "Age of Enlightenment: Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson as a document of history"Gibby sat down with me at this year's Makers Fest at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire to talk about Cal…
00:13:52 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
Episode 1: The New York State Fair 1890-Present
Season Premiere! S5E1: "All's Fair: The New York State Fair as a living document of the 19th century"I spoke with Jason, a teacher with the NYS OCFS, about the significance of the New York State Fair…
00:20:38 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Episode 50: The Battle of Gettysburg
SEASON FINALE! S4E50: "Never Forget What They Did Here: The Battle of Gettysburg, and its legacy' as primary sources"Picking up where episode 38 of this season left off, Danielle and I dissect the B…
00:43:23 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
Episode 49: Walt Disney World Silhouette Portrait Souvenirs
S4E49: "Magic Moments: Walt Disney World Silhouette Portrait Souvenirs as Primary Sources"I met with Lenore at the Ephemera Fair this past Winter and we talked about the Walt Disney World silhouette …
00:16:52 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Episode 48: Scuba Diving
S4E48: "A Literal Deep-Dive: Scuba diving as a document of modern history"I met Paul at the Ephemera Fair in Greenwich Conn. this past Winter as he was looking to learn about some financial documents…
00:26:17 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Episode 47: Popular Science
S4E47: "Ciencia Publica: Analyzing Popular Science magazine as a primary source"Sylvia is an archivist and a practitioner of material culture analysis. I was delighted to speak with her a few months…
00:12:47 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Episode 46: A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War by Elaine Makas, PhD. (2020)
S4E46: "In Memorial: ' A Young Man on the Front Line' as a Primary SourceI caught up with Elaine Makas last Fall at the NCSS conference in Boston where she was promoting her book, A Young Man on the…
00:23:49 |
Mon 26 May 2025
Episode 45: 20th Century Road Maps
S4E45: "Highways and Byways: Gas station roadmaps of the 20th century as primary sources."Chris has a fondness for the many road trips he and his family took when he was growing up in the second half…
00:20:34 |
Sat 24 May 2025
Episode 44: The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (1999-2005)
S4E44: "Gilbert & Salmonsen Present 'Space Opera': The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy as documents of their time"I met Gilbert, a social studies teacher in Louisiana, at the NCSS conference in Boston last…
00:28:37 |
Sun 04 May 2025
Episode 43: The Old Man of the Mountain
S4E43: "Profile of an Old Stone Face: The Old Man of the Mountain as a reflection of modern New Hampshire."A series of rocky ledges on Cannon Mountain which formed the profile of a man's face in what…
00:22:59 |
Sat 03 May 2025
Episode 42: Atari Force (1982 to 1986)
S4E42: "Have You Read Your Atari Today?: looking at the companion comic book to the Atari as a primary source"Dave is a collector of vintage items and ephemera, and a host of The Million Dollar Peddl…
00:23:15 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Episode 41: Batman the TV Series (1966-68)
S4E41: "Bat TV: Analyzing the 1960s Batman TV series as a document of its times"Batman returns...after all it's the second time this season we've covered the character, and third time overall (seaso…
00:21:41 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Episode 40: Pokemon Go (2016)
S4E40: "Gotta Catch 'em All--Pokemon Go as a document of the modern era"You may remember the summer of 2016 as a time of large crowds gathered in parks, front lawns of public libraries and anywhere e…
00:16:48 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Episode 39: Goodwill Outlets
S4E39: "Goodwill Hunting -- Goodwill Outlets/Buy the Pound/ Clearance Centers as primary sources of the modern era"After years of descending on one Goodwill Outlet (aka "the bins") or another every f…
00:24:39 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Episode 38: Commemorating The Revolutionary War and The Civil War
S4E38: "April Mornings - Comparing Revolutionary and Civil War commemorations"April is an important month concerning two formative events in American history; 250 years ago saw the Battles of Lexingt…
00:13:17 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Episode 37: Las Vegas
$4E37: "Rags to Riches--Las Vegas, Nevada as a primary source of 20th century America"I spoke to Kathy at last month's ephemera fair in Greenwich, CT where she selected an out-of-the-ordinary postcar…
00:22:53 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
Episode 36: Elvis at the International Hotel (1969-1976)
S4E36: "Elvis Has Left the Dining Room: Analyzing a 1971 International Hotel Souvenir Menu" Kevin teaches social studies in Western New York and works with the Teaching with Primary Sources program, …
00:34:12 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
Episode 35: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (1968/1971)
Mitch stopped by to talk with me at this year's Ephemera Society of America ephemera fair a few weeks ago after he spotted an item in my collection from his wheelhouse, a copy of The Fabulous Furry F…
00:24:47 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
Episode 34: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Part II
S4E34: "Moon Colony 1968--2001: A Space Odyssey as a primary source" w/Bryant CruseThe conversation with New Sapience founder Bryant Cruse was such a good one that it created two episodes. Here, the…
00:36:46 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Episode 33: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Part I
S4E33: "Artificial Intellect: 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey as a primary source." (Part I)Bryant Cruse is the founder of New Sapience, a synthetic intelligence company set to challenge what AI means,…
00:43:04 |
Mon 24 Mar 2025
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