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Episodes: 109
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Neutral
Location: USA
Instagram: 794 followers
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kate@draftingthepast.com
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Kate Carpenter - Kate Carpenter interviews historians about the craft of writing history, focusing on the joys and challenges of their work as writers. In recent episodes she has interviewed authors including Dr. D...
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Dolly Jrgensen - Juggling Research Projects, Drawing Topics, And How Working In Scandinavia Shapes Scholarship; Writing Process
Charles O'Malley - Co-writing Collaboration Process And Integrating Different Creative Backgrounds Into A Book Centered On A Shakespeare Character With Historical Roots
Scott W. Stern - Co-writing A Historical/narrative Nonfiction Book, Merging Voices And Backgrounds, And Balancing Domestic And Writing Lives
Anna O. Law - Thinking Like A Historian Vs Political Scientist, Analog Research Tools, Drafting Feedback Habits, And Advice For Choosing A Publishing Press
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Episodes
Episode 106: Dolly Jørgensen Always Has Another Project Up Her Sleeve
June 30, 2026
Dr. Dolly Jørgensen is professor of history at the University of Stavanger in Norway. As you'll hear in this episode, Dolly is one very busy historian. She is the author of three books, including her newest, Ghosts Behind Glass: Encountering Extinction in Museums. She has also co-edited five books and written a truly impressive number of academic articles. She recently ended a term as the editor of the journal Environmental Humanities, and she co-directs the Greenhouse Center for Environmenta...
Episode 105: Charles O'Malley and Scott Stern Collaborate On A Book and A Life
June 23, 2026
Sign up for the Drafting the Past newsletter for updates on the show and more. In this episode, Kate welcomes Scott W. Stern and Dr. Charles O'Malley to the show. Scott is a writer and lawyer who is the author of two previous books of narrative nonfiction and has written for many media outlets and scholarly journals. Charlie is a dramaturg and writer who has worked at theaters across the country. Together, they teamed up to write a new book titled Shakespeare's Margaret: The Dramatic Life of...
Episode 104: Anna O. Law Reads Her Way Into History
June 16, 2026
In this episode, Kate Carpenter interviews Dr. Anna O. Law, a political science who retrained herself in historical methods to write her new book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship. Anna is a professor of political science and Herbert Kurz Chair in Constitutional Rights at CUNY Brooklyn College. In her new books, she takes a close look at which parts and levels of government in the United States have controlled people's ability to move around and across borders throughout the ...
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