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 21: "Creator's Block": Looking at Samz Brego, "Lego Masters" and Lego bricks themselves as primary sources
Episode 21: It's really quite amazing how a collection of connecting blocks, originally marketed to children, have made such a lasting impression on societies and cultures all around the world It w…
00:48:13 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
Episode 20: "A Sense of Tradition": Dropkick Murphys' 2001 album "Sing Loud, Sing Proud" as a primary source With Special Guest Al Barr
Episode 20: Al Barr, lead singer of the Boston-based Dropkick Murphys, took the time on two occasions to talk with me about the group's 2001 record, "Sing Loud, Sing Proud." The months after Y2K an…
00:57:31 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Episode 20: "You lot write Rancid lyrics" Excerpt from my interview with Al Barr of Dropkick Murphys
** Special Preview Episode **Al Barr, lead singer for Dropkick Murphys, took the time recently to talk with me about the band's 2001 album Sing Loud, Sing Proud. The conversation was full of great st…
00:00:27 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Episode 19: "90s Con Part Deux: The Recap"
***Bonus Episode*** The Dream of the 90s was alive in Hartford this past weekend, or at least a part of the 90s . The Tie Dyed Librarian and I talk about our take on the first ever "90s Con," some o…
00:35:39 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Episode 19: "Millennial Revivalism": Analyzing "90s Con" as a primary source
I am glad to be joined by historian Briann Greenfield, PhD, author of Out of the Attic: Inventing Antiques in Twentieth Century New England to look forward to this weekend's first annual "90s Con" in…
01:14:56 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Episode 18: "Yes, Chef!" Treating the career of a classically trained chef as a primary source
Episode 18: Food, glorious food! Food is the most delicious pop culture artifact, and this conversation was long overdue. Food has been the centerpiece and guiding force of my friend, Chef John Kel…
01:10:03 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
Episode 17: "Where Everyday is Halloween" Dissecting Beetle House NYC as a primary source
Episode 17: If everything is a primary source, then everyday can be Halloween, right? Beetle House started as a Tim Burton-themed popup in 2016 but has rapidly become a fixture in New York City. I …
01:45:18 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Episode 16: "Doomsday's Coming, 1981" Analyzing the Ramones' "End of the Century" (1980) album cover as a primary source
The Ramones are my all time favorite rock group, so choosing the cover art to their 1980 album "End of the Century" to analyze as a primary source creates a nerding-out fiesta. The cool, casual voic…
01:18:52 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
U2's 2002 Super Bowl Halftime Show
**Super Bowl Sunday Extra** "In the Name of Love" Looking at U2's 2002 Super Bowl Halftime Show as a primary sourceMusical performances have the opportunity to convey the right ideas and feelings at …
00:39:55 |
Sun 13 Feb 2022
Episode 14: Commando (1985)
Episode 14: "Commando, Involved Again" Dissecting 1985's "Commando" as a primary source My friend, Professor Dan Hipp, is an accomplished cognitive psychologist and neuroscientist. So when I asked hi…
01:17:28 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Episode 13: "Celestial Eyes" (1925 Cover Art for THE GREAT GATSBY)
Episode 13:"The Legend of Zelda" : Examining Francis Cugat's "Celestial Eyes" (1925) as a Primary Source I'm joined again by Andrew to look at how the cover art for 1925's The Great Gatsby is just as…
01:07:01 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Episode 12: Northwest Passage (1940)
Episode 12: "The Technicolor Rangers" Analyzing 1940's "Northwest Passage" as a primary source American movie audiences had their share of historical pictures to sort through by the end of the 1930s.…
00:43:20 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Episode 11: Disney's Robin Hood (1973)
Episode 11: "Fortune Tellers! How Droll!" Taking a look at Disney's Robin Hood (1973) as a primary source Oo De Lally! Adi and I talk and dissect a shared favorite, Disney's 1973 animated feature Ro…
01:13:41 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Episode 10: Carrie Cutter - Treating the Civil War Hero's 1930 Memorial Marker as a Primary Source
Episode 10:Memorials, monuments, and markers tell us more about those who made them then they do of their subjects. While recently touring around our home state of New Hampshire, my family and I wer…
00:01:58 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
Episode 9: Seinfeld (1989-1998)
Episode 9: "I Saw the Sein": Opening up our eyes to seeing "Seinfeld" (1989-1998) as a primary source w/ KyleHello, New Year. What's the deal with all these podcasts?Kyle returns to talk all thing…
01:11:47 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
Episode 8: 1986 Colorized VHS of "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946)
Episode 8: "Eric & Erin Lasso the Moon" Looking at the 1986 Colorized "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946) as a primary source Erin the Tie Dyed Librarian drops in on the Podcast to talk about the colorize…
00:52:15 |
Fri 31 Dec 2021
Episode 7: "Snoopy's Christmas" by the Royal Guardsmen
Episode 7: "Merry Christmas, Mein Friend" Looking at "Snoopy's Christmas" by the Royal Guardsmen (1967) as a Primary SourceJust like Snoopy, I'm flying solo for this episode where I analyze this seem…
00:39:33 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
Episode 6: The novelization of Home Alone
Episode 6: "Holy Cow!" The 1991 novelization of "Home Alone" analyzed as a primary source When I grow up and start podcasting, I'm recording alone! By early 1991 I was the last kid in America who h…
00:41:10 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
Episode 5: John Denver & The Muppets, A Christmas Together
Episode 5: "Piggy Pudding?!" Analyzing "John Denver & The Muppets, A Christmas Together" as a primary source w/ AdiAuthor Adi Rule joins to comment on a mutual Holiday favorite, "John Denver & The Mu…
00:58:45 |
Tue 07 Dec 2021
Episode 4: Peter Pan
Episode 4: "What Goes Up May Neverland" Analyzing the story of "Peter Pan" as a primary source w/Erin After seeing a stellar local stage production of Peter Pan Erin the Tie Dyed Librarian talks wit…
00:58:15 |
Sun 28 Nov 2021
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