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

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Update frequency: every 5 days
Average duration: 36 minutes
Episodes: 203
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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EPS Podcast Shorts: "Far and Near Sighted"

EPS Podcast Season 2 Short #3Segment 1: Postcards are not as common as they once were thanks to technology allowing us to make custom images of our travels and post them to social media. But througho…

00:19:46 | Tue 20 Sep 2022

Episode 2: "Everyone Has a Story" Looking at I SHALL NOT BE MOVED with the author, Leah Angel Daniel

S2E2Everyone has a story, but what they do with that story speaks volumes about who they are. Leah Angel Daniel’s story is one of obstacles and trying times as she navigated the foster care system i…

00:50:19 | Thu 15 Sep 2022

EPS Podcast Shorts: "Tell Me More, Tell Me More"

EPS Podcast Season 2 Short #2I knew I’d get at least one person wanting to sit down and talk about Grease when I packed my copy of the Soundtrack LP and brought it to EPS Podcast Live a few days afte…

00:29:51 | Tue 13 Sep 2022

Episode 1: "All the Way" Dissecting both The Ramones and "On the Road with the Ramones" as Primary Sources with Monte A. Melnick

Season 2 Episode 1:Monte A Melnick was with the Ramones as their tour manager for their entire 22 years trotting all over the globe. In 2003 he released a book called On the Road with the Ramones wh…

01:04:59 | Thu 08 Sep 2022

EPS Podcast Shorts: "Banke Accounts"

Season 2 Shorts Premiere: Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH is unique in the realm of living history museums in that the vast majority of the buildings that make up the museum are original to…

00:26:50 | Tue 06 Sep 2022

Episode 37: Summer Short 6 "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 8-Track"

This is the last Summer Short that was recorded live at the NH Maker's Fair in Dover. A very nice family stopped by and the 8-Track of Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits stuck out to them. We had …

00:07:41 | Thu 21 Jul 2022

Episode 35: Summer Short 5 - "Raggedy Ann"

I knew when I chose to bring along a handmade Raggedy Ann doll from the 1940s to my remote recording session that it was going to be selected by a visitor for a podcast episode. The character is pro…

00:08:49 | Thu 07 Jul 2022

Episode 34: Summer Short 4 - "Plastic People"

This is the fourth installment of conversations recorded at the 2022 Makers Fest at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover. I was very happy to speak with Nathan Grey of Plastic Recycled an…

00:21:23 | Fri 01 Jul 2022

Episode 33: Summer Short 3 - " Kids' 'Cast"

Seeing as how the Children’s Museum of NH Hosts the annual NH Maker’s Festival it only makes sense that several of visitors to my booth were kids. This week’s summer short is regarding a wide range …

00:26:25 | Fri 24 Jun 2022

Episode 32: Summer Short 2 - "Craft Beer and Podcasting"

Darren Windham, who is the economic developer for the Town of Exeter, NH stopped by at my booth at the Makers Fest 2022 for an impromptu conversation. We had a very nice chat about how craft breweri…

00:20:51 | Thu 16 Jun 2022

Summer Short 1 -"The Knock"

Teacher and author Carolyn Watkins sat down with me at the NH Maker's Fest to chat about her book The Knock: A Collection of Childhood Memories and how it, as well as how it was made, is a reflection…

00:12:43 | Sat 11 Jun 2022

Episode 30: "Nature's Balance": Analyzing Pet Rescue, Pet Ownership, and Pet Psychics as primary sources

Episode 30: "Nature's Balance" - A few years ago I spoke with Psychic Sara Moore on a phone reading regarding my household's animals. By the end of the conversation she was encouraging me to pursue …

01:14:38 | Fri 03 Jun 2022

Episode 29: "Twin Piques" Analyzing The Rat King and TV Reboots as (two different) primary sources

Episode 29: This episode is comprised of two conversations I had with two different comic book artists that were featured at the Free Comic Book Day event in Rochester, and is the last of my episodes…

00:14:16 | Thu 26 May 2022

Episode 28: "Con-munity" Analyzing PopCultAnime Con as a Primary Source with Hemlock Inyx

Episode 28: This is the second podcast to come from Jetpack Comics' Free Comic Book Day event.I sat down with Hemlock Inyx, organizer of the Pop Cult Anime Con in Boston to talk about this year's ev…

00:31:18 | Thu 19 May 2022

Episode 27: "Top Shelf Turtles" Analyzing "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" the 1990 Movie, as a primary source

Episode 27: This is the first of a series of episodes I recorded at the Jetpack Comics Free Comic Book Day extravaganza in Rochester, NH. I was so happy to meet Spencer from Dime Comics Bros. Podca…

01:06:36 | Fri 13 May 2022

Episode 26: "A Podcast with Dawn Brodey" Dissecting Stand-up Comedy as a Primary Source

Episode 26: Like everything else, stand-up comedy has a history, and like all things, it can be treated as a primary source. The trouble is, which era does the current art form reflect? I am joined…

01:03:32 | Thu 05 May 2022

Episode 25: "The Spirits of America": Analyzing Soul Sisters Paranormal and (paranormal investigation in general) as a primary source

There are countless stories to be told about people and places from America's past, but the pace of modern life doesn't always match up well with visiting traditional historic sites and museums. I am…

00:56:30 | Thu 28 Apr 2022

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