DANIEL HOROWITZ, INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Oral History
- Public Engagement
- Theory
Abstract
While debates rage about how the use of “jargon” is alienating the public, there continues to be an audience hungry for not just historical fact but also historical thinking. More then 25% of the US population over age 12 listens to a podcast at least once a month. According to at least one source, history podcasts are enjoying a moment. After creating and producing two history podcasts, with a fourth on the way, I’ve decided that podcasting is an interesting, cost effective, ridiculously labor intensive way of presenting history to the public. This paper will discuss the lessons learned from independent production and distribution of a history podcast, the benefits, and some cautionary tales.
Description
Goal for the presentation is to share experience of podcasting as a historian, what that means for disseminating historical information as well as implications for one’s career.
I am looking for more participants in order to create a full panel. I would also appreciate feedback about the structure (e.g. should this be a panel) as well as points that should be made or questions asked.
If you have a direct offer of assistance, sensitive criticism, or wish to pass along someone’s contact information confidentially, please get in contact directly: Daniel Horowitz, [email protected]
All feedback and offers of assistance should be submitted by July 1, 2019. If you have general ideas or feedback to share, please feel free to use the comments feature below.
Daniel, did you see there is another session on podcasting as public history?! I think you folks should talk and potentially combine these!
I did not. Thanks for the tip, and I will definitely reach out.
Great idea and it would be good to get a sense of how this media has emerged in the US and elsewhere over the last few years. Could it perhaps be situated within a broader discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of history on the radio? Are you aware of this example: https://historylab.net/
Can you create a resource for others to use – as teachers and public historians?