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Historians & Their Histories

Booking Overview

This institutional interview series focuses on historians, their personal paths into scholarship, and current research, with external guests drawn primarily from Massachusetts Historical Society fellowship recipients. Suitable pitches would be academic historians, emerging scholars, and authors whose expertise aligns with early American, environmental, cultural, or archival history; booking difficulty is high because the guest pool appears closely tied to MHS fellowship support.

Metrics

Episodes: 44

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 4.4k subscribers

Instagram: 6.6k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

reference@masshist.org

permissions@masshist.org

education@masshist.org

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Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Academic historians and emerging scholars with specialized research expertise in American, early American, environmental, cultural, or archival history, typically connected to Massachusetts Historical Society fellowship programs or comparable scholarly research support.
Required Achievements:  
Published or forthcoming scholarly books, Doctoral dissertations or advanced academic research projects, Competitive research fellowships, University faculty appointments or doctoral study

Recent Guest Discussions

Lauren Duval - Revolutionary-era Households, British Military Occupation, Ordinary People's Experiences Of War, And The Making Of American Independence

Morgan Hardy - Eighteenth-century Cod Fisheries, Early Conservation Practices, Sustainability, New England Fishermen, And The Biology Of Atlantic Cod

Lydia Burleson - The History Of The Massachusetts State Seal, Indigenous Imagery, Colonial Identity, And Changes To The Seal During The Revolutionary Period

Megan Baker - Pastel Portraiture In Early America, Atlantic Trade Networks, Race, Material Culture, And Early Natural History Illustration

Chloe Kauffman - Unmarried Women In The Anglo-atlantic World, Sexuality Education, Women-to-women Knowledge-sharing, Family Papers, And Diaries From 1690 To 1820

Recent Topics

History, American History, Early America, Archival Research, Environmental History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Historians & Their Histories
:

Rethinking Slavery in New England with Tim Hastings

October 08, 2026

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we speak with Tim Hastings. Tim discusses his dissertation, "New Hampshire's Atlantic World: Slavery, Freedom, and Community," a social and cultural history of slavery in New Hampshire during the long eighteenth century that foregrounds the lived experiences of the enslaved. He also speaks about the relationship between law and slavery, the social worlds enslaved people navigated, and New Hampshire's deep entanglement with the broader Atlantic ...

The Home Front with Lauren Duval

September 21, 2026

On this special episode of Historians & Their Histories, guest host Megan Kate Nelson sits down with Lauren Duval, Associate Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. They discuss Prof. Duval's new book The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence, published in December 2025. They talk about what daily life was like inside American households under British military occupation and how the intimate experience of war shaped ordi...

Salt, Sea, and Sustainability: The Hidden History of Cod with Morgan Hardy

September 07, 2026

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we speak with Morgan Hardy. He discusses his dissertation, "Changes in the Sea: Early American Innovations in Sustainability," which examines whether eighteenth-century cod fisheries were sustainable and what early conservation practices New Englanders developed to protect declining fish populations. At the MHS, he has been uncovering the everyday realities of fishermen navigating a devastated fishery. We also learn about the fascinating anatom...

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Frequently asked questions

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Historians & Their Histories
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How do I get in touch with Historians & Their Histories?

Its publicly listed emails are reference@masshist.org, permissions@masshist.org, and education@masshist.org. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Historians & Their Histories?

The publicly listed emails for Historians & Their Histories: reference@masshist.org, permissions@masshist.org, and education@masshist.org.

How many listeners does Historians & Their Histories have?

Podseeker estimates Historians & Their Histories reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Historians & Their Histories?

Historians & Their Histories typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Academic historians and emerging scholars with specialized research expertise in American, early American, environmental, cultural, or archival history, typically connected to Massachusetts Historical Society fellowship programs or comparable scholarly research support. Common among recent guests: Published or forthcoming scholarly books; Doctoral dissertations or advanced academic research projects; Competitive research fellowships. Recent guests include Lauren Duval, Morgan Hardy, and Lydia Burleson.

How hard is it to get booked on Historians & Their Histories?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Historians & Their Histories cover?

Recent episodes cover History, American History, Early America, Archival Research, and Environmental History. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

reference@masshist.org

permissions@masshist.org

education@masshist.org

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