HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

Booking Overview

This is a local-history interview podcast focused on Boston and New England, regularly featuring historians, authors, professors, cultural leaders, and other specialists with a strong connection to regional history. PR agencies could credibly pitch historians, academics, authors, museum or heritage professionals, and experts whose books or projects explore Boston, New England, labor, social, or LGBTQ history; booking difficulty is likely low to medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 385

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Instagram: 348 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast@hubhistory.com

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Historians, university professors, authors, archivists, museum or heritage professionals, and cultural-organization leaders with specialized expertise in Boston, New England, or related social and urban history topics. Guests with a timely book, research project, exhibition, or public-history initiative are particularly suitable.

Required Achievements:

Published books, Academic research or university teaching, Leadership of historical or cultural organizations, Public-history projects and specialized research

Recent Guest Discussions

Ellen Cassedy - The Boston Origins Of The 9to5 Movement, Grassroots Labor Organizing, Women's Workplace Rights, And The Movement's Influence On The Film And Song 9 To 5

Joan Ilacqua - The Launch Of Queer Boston's Pursuit Of Happiness And Lgbtq+ Bostonians Who Challenged Gender And Sexuality Norms During The American Revolution

Jonathan Beecher Field - The Practice Of Warning Out, Poor Support, Legal Inhabitancy, Displacement, And Social Exclusion In Early New England

Andy Woodruff - Boston's Historical Development, Demographics, Neighborhoods, Transportation, Immigration Patterns, And Urban Geography Through Maps

Recent Topics

History, Local History, Boston History, New England, Labor History

Episodes

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HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, with Kevin Levin

October 04, 2026

Historian Kevin M. Levin joins us in this episode to discuss his new biography, A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Most of us know Shaw primarily as the tragic hero portrayed by Matthew Broderick in the film “Glory,” or from the iconic monument standing opposite the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Street. But as Levin reveals, the real man behind the bronze was far more complex… a directionless young Boston Brahmin who initially rejected his elite family’s ...

Working 9 to 5 in Boston, with Ellen Cassedy

September 20, 2026

In this episode, we sit down with Ellen Cassedy, co-founder of the 9to5 movement and author of Working 9 to 5: A women’s movement, a labor union, and the iconic movie, to explore how a group of frustrated Boston typists and secretaries sparked a nationwide revolution for women’s labor rights in the 1970s. What began as informal lunchtime discussions about low pay, invisible work, and rampant workplace indignities quickly transformed into a powerful organizing force that challenged major corpo...

Introducing “Queer Boston’s Pursuit of Happiness,” with Joan Ilacqua

September 06, 2026

For months now, listeners have heard me talking about another podcast I’ve been working on, but I haven’t shared much about what it is. This week, we introduce the brand new podcast “Queer Boston’s Pursuit of Happiness.” It’s hosted by Joan Ilacqua, Executive Director of Queer History Boston, and she joins us in this episode for a brief interview. After that, we will play the first episode of her show, which is all about LGBTQ+ Bostonians who challenged gender and sexuality norms during the ...

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