Best Eugene Potts Allison Johnson Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 13 Part 2 - Scott Ellsworth 54:03

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Send us a text This week is a continuation of Eugene and Allison's talk with award-winning author and teaching professor, Scott Ellsworth, about his newly-released book, Midnight on the Potomac. Scott's book focuses on the last year of the Civil War, main characters like Abraham Lincoln, William Tecumseh Sherman, Jefferson Davis, and John Wilkes Bo…

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Ep. 13 Part 1 - Scott Ellsworth 42:47

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Send us a text This week Eugene and Allison talk to award-winning author and teaching professor, Scott Ellsworth, about his newly-released book, Midnight on the Potomac. Scott's book focuses on the last year of the Civil War, main characters like Abraham Lincoln, William Tecumseh Sherman, Jefferson Davis, and John Wilkes Booth while also utilizing …

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Ep. 12 - Clementine Barnabet 46:34

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Send us a text This week Eugene and Allison talk about a female, African American serial killer named Clementine Barnabet. From grizzly murders, to time served in one of the nations'e toughest prisons and a possible lobotomy, this story covers a lot of ground. Tune in and let us know what you think! Sources: ⁠The Toledo News-Bee - Google Books⁠ ⁠"N…

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Ep. 11 - The Benders 57:36

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Send us a text This week Eugene and Allison talk about a famous Kansas family and listener request, The Benders. Send us your recommendations and maybe we'll feature your request next! Sources: Library of Congress: https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2024/10/bloody-benders/ Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/homestead-act/introduction…

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Ep. 9 Part 2 - Who Gets to do the Remembering, Forgetting, and Interpreting? 1:14:49

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Send us a text Kayla is back with us again this week to close out last week's episode on who gets to do history: the remembering, the forgetting, and the interpreting. Email us with your questions! Book Mentions (cont. from Ep. 9 Part 1): The Power of Place by Dolores Hayden Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves: Race, War, and Monument in Nineteenth-…

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Ep. 9 Part 1 - Who Gets to do the Remembering, Forgetting, and Interpreting? 1:38:14

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Send us a text This week, Allison and Eugene are joined by Kayla Nelson, a public historian. She shares with us the details of who gets to do the remembering, forgetting, and interpreting of history and how those decisions are inherently non-neutral and often politically motivated. Book Mentions: The Power of Place by Dolores Hayden Standing Soldie…

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Ep. 8 - A Conversation About Women 1:47:03

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Send us a text Allison and Eugene talk about how society treats White women. Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC.By Eugene Potts Allison Johnson

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Ep. 7 - Terms 2:01:11

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Send us a text Allison and Eugene explain some of the standard terms we use in our field. Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC.By Eugene Potts Allison Johnson

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Ep. 6 - Almost American 1:24:54

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Send us a text Story of the 671st Tank Battalion, the real Black Panthers. Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC.By Eugene Potts Allison Johnson

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Ep. 4 - American Genocide 1:46:00

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Send us a text Allison and Eugene take a look at the genocide, the history behind the word, and discuss if the Indigenous experience in America qualifies as a genocide. Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC. Sources Adams, David Wallace. Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience. Lawrence, KS: University Press …

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Ep. 3 - Mary Doherty 1:27:24

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Send us a text The girl who was accused, tried, and found innocent of killing her father. Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC. Sources Alshuler, L.L., J. L. Cummings, and M.J. Mills. “Mutism: Review, Differential Diagnosis, and Report of 22 Cases.” American Journal of Psychiatry 143, no. 11 (November 1986): 1409–14. Beecher, Catherine E. Common…

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Ep. 2 - Harpe Brothers 1:32:32

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Send us a text America’s first recognized serial killers. Two brothers whose brutality and ruthlessness sowed fear in politicians and ministers alike. Born to loyalist parents in North Carolina, Micajah and Wiley Harpe terrorized Trans-Appalachia from 1790 to 1804, killing 28 people in at least four states. Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC. …

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Ep. 1 - Salem Witch Trials 1:30:00

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Send us a text Allison breaks down the most infamous witch trial in American history, with a focus on the lives and the circumstances of the women who were accused of witchcraft. Looking past the obvious and drilling down into the details of the women charged, Allison and Eugene break down the social, political, and religious reasons that led to th…

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Introduction 17:10

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Send us a text Allison and Eugene talk about how we met and why we decided to do a podcast. Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC.By Eugene Potts Allison Johnson