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 13: "A Bountiful Book" Analyzing the "Out of Vermont Kitchens" cookbook with Erin E. Moulton
The holidays bring up at least a few opportunities to pull cookbooks off shelves in order to find the perfect recipe for an occasion. These collections of cooking directions are often dog-eared and…
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Thu 24 Nov 2022
EPS Podcast Shorts "Shipping Spice From Boston"
I have a shelf surrounding my breakfast nook at home where various knickknacks and junk store finds are displayed, and items get regularly selected to go with me to my EPS Podcast Live! Exhibits. On…
00:10:52 |
Tue 22 Nov 2022
Episode 12: "Up Against the Clock": McDonald's as a Primary Source both in the US and Sweden
McDonald’s has two origin stories in the United States. The first came in the 1940s as a product of the economic boom immediately following the Second World War and the harnessing of efficiency and …
00:56:33 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
The EPS Podcast Shorts: "I-C-J-P"
Jurassic Park is the ultimate blockbuster movie, and what blockbuster movie’s marketing would be complete without collectible cups from a fast food restaurant. John, our resident dinosaur expert, an…
00:24:25 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
Episode 11: Reaching for the Stars III :"Bridging the Gap" Dissecting Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" with James Maynard
This week has been all about the stars and anniversaries, so a good combination of the two is releasing an episode all about the PBS program Cosmos on the anniversary of its creator and host, Carl Sa…
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Wed 09 Nov 2022
Reaching for the Stars II: "Those are the Toys You're Looking For" EPS Podcast Short from Loaded Question Brewery
As you know from yesterday’s full-length show, Star Wars was a cultural phenomenon that no one could have predicted, least of all toy makers. In fact, Kenner, the company which received the contract…
00:10:34 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
Episode 10: Reaching for the Stars I :"I'm Here to Rescue You" Analyzing "Star Wars" (1977) as a Primary Source with Alex Robinson
Not long ago, in various places around my house and on my commute to work, I began listening to Star Wars Minute. The conversational podcast dissects each Star Wars Movie by the minute, producing so…
01:09:11 |
Mon 07 Nov 2022
Episode 9: "Wernham Blogg Investigates": Looking at "The Office" as a document of its time period
In January 2001 a BBC documentary crew filmed the everyday goings on in a typical workplace. Now, nearly 22 years later, we return to find out what has happened to the employees of …The Office. Of c…
00:51:00 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
EPS Podcast Shorts: "The Mystery of 8/24/22"
Who doesn’t like a good mystery? Following along with the adventure of solving a puzzle is fun for all ages and manifests itself in many forms of media, all of which are primary sources, by the way…
00:00:46 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
Episode 8: "It's Really Not So Scary" - Dissecting Disney's Haunted Mansion rides as Primary Sources with Nick Vincent Barbera
Halloween is just around the corner which means this week’s episodes of the EPS Podcast will involve things that relate to the spookiest time of the year. And who better to discuss the season of wit…
01:07:10 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
EPS Podcast Shorts: "Illuminating the Mask"
Halloween is almost here which means this week’s episodes will involve things that relate, at least to some extent, to the spookiest time of year. First up, Tuesday’s short: what could be more eerie…
00:34:49 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
Episode 7: "Micro Generation" : Analyzing the youth of the 80s and 90s as Primary Sources with TIM ELVIRUS
Generation X is pretty easy to identify, and everyone knows the Millennials, but what of the people born right on the cusp of these two groups? Tim "Elvirus Outsider" Aballo stopped by my podcast st…
01:04:20 |
Fri 21 Oct 2022
EPS Podcast Shorts: "You're the Topps!"
Trading cards have witnessed an ebb and flow to their popularity over the last one hundred years or so, but the late 80s into the 90s mark a period when they were enjoying the spotlight. While sports…
00:34:13 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
Episode 6: "The Western, Unchained": Analyzing Quentin Tarantino's Western films as Primary Sources with Laura Cayouette
It’s odd to consider 2012, just ten years ago, as part of history, but technically everything in the past is. Likewise, Everything is also a primary source, including—or in this podcaster’s opinion,…
01:07:00 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
EPS Podcast Shorts: "Air and Space (Needle)"
The two segments that make up this, the sixth short episode of Season 2, were recorded a few weeks apart from each other during two separate visits to Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, and the su…
00:05:14 |
Tue 11 Oct 2022
Episode 5: "Turn On, Tune in, & Tap Out": Analyzing UFC 1 as a Primary Source
To the casual observer, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, may come across as little more than modern gladiatorial combat. However, a closer look will reveal that the mixed martial arts tou…
01:06:30 |
Thu 06 Oct 2022
EPS Podcast Shorts "Brothers and Sisters"
Aka "Beach Boys and Little Women"“Brothers and sisters” is the common thread between the two segments that make up this week’s EPS Podcast Short episode. Brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson made…
00:21:14 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
Episode 4: "Les is More": Talking guitars as primary sources with Jon McCormack
It is important to ask the experts when it comes to certain primary sources as there are details that casual observers will miss. That’s why I turned to Jon McCormack to stop by my home and record a…
01:15:22 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
EPS Podcast Shorts: "Kids 'Cast 2: Kids Say the Smartest Things!"
What do Mr. Potato Head, an Abraham Lincoln Finger puppet and a plush bald eagle mascot of the 1984 LA Olympics have in common with each other? Seemingly very little, other than the fact these three…
00:20:03 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
Episode 3: "We'd Like to Solve the Puzzle": Analyzing "Wheel of Fortune" as a Primary Source with Dawn from DAWNVERSATIONS
Dawn is a fellow podcaster and her fabulous show, Dawnversations, is a lot like mine in that she’ll be glad to talk about most anything with her guests. When I approached her about doing a podcast t…
00:00:28 |
Thu 22 Sep 2022
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