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 28: RMS Titanic & "Titanic" (1997)
S3E28: "Ship of Dreams"This episode reaches across the 20th century, connecting 1912 to 1997 through Titanic; the ship itself and its Edwardian-era disaster, as well as the 1997 blockbuster film abou…
00:29:04 |
Sat 13 Apr 2024
The Everything is a Primary Source Project
The Everything is a Primary Source Project is a collaborative, open-source digital archive of oral history based on reactions and relationships to popular culture.Each entry into the archive begins …
00:02:13 |
Sat 06 Apr 2024
Episode 27: "Over There" (1917)
Welcome to the Everything is a Primary Source Podcast, where we use popular culture to learn about history. It was this week in 1917 that the United States entered World War I, so what better time t…
00:21:04 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
Episode 26: Beech-Nut
S3E26: "Bringing Home the Bacon"Today’s episode starts about bacon and eggs but ends up a conversation about industry and infrastructure. You’ll have to listen to see how it gets there.I was so glad …
00:27:00 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Episode 25: Garbage Pail Kids / TMNT Trading Cards
S3E25: Cards, Cards and More CardsAn episode made from two podcast karaoke interviews.Part 1) Comedian Shawn Carter talks Garbage Pail KidsPart 2) Bryson discusses Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes and Po…
00:22:13 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Episode 24: The Critic (1994-1995)
S3E24: "It Stinks?"I ran into a fellow NH social studies teacher, Jeff, this Fall while recording at the NCSS conference in Nashville, and he and I gave 90s TV's The Critic a pretty solid critique.
00:22:01 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Episode 23: This is Spinal Tap (1984)
S3E23: "These Go to 11"Deremy joins the show again, but this time with his Pop Culture Five podcast cohost, Thomas. Thomas has another show, SNL Hall of Fame, and I couldn't think of a better pair…
00:57:08 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
Episode 22: The Great Migration and Pop Culture
S3E22: "A Great Migration of Culture"My drop-in guest, Gloria wished to talk about music related to the Great Migration of the 20th century, and we did, but we also found ourselves covering a great m…
00:24:53 |
Fri 01 Mar 2024
Episode 21: "We Are the World" (1985)
S3E21: "Heal the World"CeCe from History Co:Lab and their Ambie Award-nominated podcast, UnTextBooked stopped by to talk about "We Are the World" the 1985 fundraising single organized by Harry Belafo…
00:19:31 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Episode 20: Blast from the Past (1999)
S3E20: "The Ballad of Adam and Eve"Jeremy of the Society for Commercial Archeology joins the show again, this time to dissect the 1999 comedy, "Blast from the Past" as a document of its era.
00:52:14 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Episode 19: "Yeah" by Usher ft. Lil John and Ludacris (2004)
S3E19: "Usher-ing in a New Era"Katarina, a fellow social studies educator with whom I spoke in her home city of Nashville, Tennessee this past fall, chose to talk about Usher’s 2004 hit with Ludacris…
00:15:03 |
Sun 11 Feb 2024
Episode 18: Blazing Saddles (1974)
S3E18: "A Little Wilder"Mel Brooks's "Blazing Saddles" just turned 50 and what better time to look at it as a document of its time period. I was joined by Caroline in Nashville back in December to g…
00:21:57 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Episode 17: Green Day's "Dookie" (1994)
S3E17: "When Dookie Hit the Fans" My guest for this episode, New England punk rocker Dave Strong, points to Green Day's Dookie as a touchstone record as it opened up a new world of music for him. A…
00:49:36 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
Episode 16: Dr. Strangelove (1964)
S3E16: "Not Worrying, 1964 Edition"I met JF at Strawbery Banke Museum this past summer and he was more than happy to use 1964's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" …
00:24:34 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Episode 15: Disney Yearbook 1988/ Lafayette's Grand Tour
S3E15: "It's a Bicentennial, Man"Segment 1: Disney Yearbook 1988 with Nicki of GBHSegment 2: American Friends of Lafayette looks forward to bicentennial of the Marquis's Grand Tour of the United Sta…
00:40:42 |
Sun 31 Dec 2023
Episode 14: Love Actually (2003)
S3E14: "So if you really love Christmas..."My wife, Erin the Tie Dye Libraryn, and I talk about 2003's Love Actually as a document of two decades ago.
01:16:40 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Episode 13: Christmas on the Small and Big Screen
S3E13: "A Charlie Brown Die Hard Hook Christmas"This episode is comprised of three interviews held over the course of three different podcast karaoke events.Segment 1: Noella and I talk "A Charlie Br…
01:03:06 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Episode 12: (Some) Presidential Pop Culture
S3E12: "Hail to the Chiefs"Analyzing pop culture artifacts connected to presidents as documents of their respective time periodsFirst segment: Jade discusses the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth and its le…
00:43:29 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Day 2 Highlights from Nashville
The second of two days exhibiting at the NCSS Conference yielded great results just like the day before.Keep listening to the podcast over the coming weeks to hear the complete interviews
00:12:51 |
Sun 03 Dec 2023
Day 1 Highlights from Nashville
Speaking with fellow Social Science Educators during the NCSS Conference in Nashville has been an absolute pleasure. As the National Council for the Social Studies states, this is the "Best of the B…
00:11:28 |
Sat 02 Dec 2023
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