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Drafting the Past is a podcast devoted to the craft of writing history. Each episode features an interview with a historian about the joys and challenges of their work as a writer.
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NASCAR Playoffs: Who will hit the jackpot in Vegas?!
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21:14The Round of 8 begins at Las Vegas this weekend as Cup drivers get their first chance to punch their ticket to the Championship 4. Andrew and Tyler from EchoPark Speedway review the Roval and make their predictions for this weekend's race!
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Episode 69: Andrew Hartman Takes the Time to Get It Right
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39:31By Kate Carpenter
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Ross Chastain returns to the Roval with his playoff hopes on the line
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28:34The Round of 12 ends in Charlotte this weekend, can Ross race his way above the cut line? Hear from Chastain along with Andrew Gorton and Tyler from EchoPark Speedway ahead of Sunday's big race.
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In this episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by historian Dr. Ruby Lal. When I first started thinking about this interview more than a year ago, I read Ruby’s book Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan. I was swept away by the book, which is a history biography of Princess Gulbadan in the early decades of the Mughal Empire. Ruby is also…
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NASCAR Playoffs: The round of 12 continues in Kansas!
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18:19Ryan Blaney secured his spot in the Round of 8 last weekend, can another driver clinch their spot this weekend? Andrew Gorton and Tyler from EchoPark Speedway share their predictions for the entertaining 1.5 mile track.
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NASCAR Playoffs: The Round of 12 begins in New Hampshire!
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19:53Christopher Bell will attempt to win again this weekend, but there are 11 other playoff drivers who are trying to lock themselves into the next round. Andrew Gorton and Tyler from EchoPark Speedway breakdown what to expect this weekend!
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NASCAR Playoffs: Austin Cindric heads to Bristol as a "bubble" driver.
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31:26NASCAR returns to Tennessee for the last race of the Round of 16. Austin Cindric will try to advance to the Round of 12 for the second year in a row, but we will have to hold off the four drivers below him. Hear from Cindric, plus Andrew and Tyler from EchoPark Speedway give their predictions on the weekend!…
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NASCAR Heads to Gateway for Week Two of the Playoffs
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21:33Andrew Gorton and Tyler from EchoPark Speedway look back on Darlington and the big story lines from the opening race of the playoffs. In week two, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Gateway with a few drivers needing a huge rebound.
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Playoff Preview: The Round of 16 starts on Sunday!
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21:5916 drivers have a chance to become the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Champion. Andrew Gorton and Tyler Head from EchoPark Speedway break down each round down until a champion is crowned!
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William Byron returns to Daytona as the Regular Season Champion
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11:15William Byron looks to gain more playoff points in the regular season finale, but Bubba Wallace has the same goal. Hear from both drives ahead of Saturday night's race!
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Return to Richmond: Joey Logano talks with Andrew Gorton ahead of this weekend’s race
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23:49After last year's dramatic finish, Joey Logano returns to Richmond Raceway after getting wrecked on the last lap. Logano talks with Andrew about the incident with Austin Dillon and how he will approach the last two weeks of the regular season. Plus, Tyler from EchoPark Speedway joins Andrew to go over their picks for this weekend's race!…
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Carson Hocevar joins Andrew to preview the Iowa race weekend 🌽
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20:31NASCAR returns to Iowa this weekend where Carson Hocevar will be pulling double duty in Xfinity and Cup. We talk about his sophomore year campaign and the goals the No. 77 has for the season. Plus, Andrew and Tyler from EchoPark Speedway make their weekend picks!
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NASCAR returns to Indy for a Crown Jewel race!
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15:56The In-Season Challenge comes to an end this Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway! Andrew and Tyler break down which "Ty" think will win, plus look at the strong contenders heading into the weekend.
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The driver for the #3 RCR Chevy joins Andrew to talk about the season, including what to expect this week at Dover. Plus, Tyler from EchoPark Speedway gives his thoughts on NASCAR's In-Season Challenge!
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NASCAR returns to the Windy City this weekend!
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18:26Justin Haley joins Andrew ahead of returning to one of his best tracks. Plus, we'll recap the entertaining Saturday night race with Tyler from EchoPark Speedway.
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Todd Gilliland joins the show for a Pocono preview!
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24:24Fresh off of a busy weekend in Mexico, NASCAR returns to the states for a date with the Tricky Triangle. Todd Gilliland gives us his thoughts on the season and how the next few weeks look. Plus, Tyler from EchoPark Speedway joins in from Atlanta!
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Episode 67: Stephanie Gorton Puts Authentic Interactions on the Page
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43:50Stephanie Gorton is a writer, editor, and journalist whose work has been published in a range of outlets including The New Yorker, Smithsonian, and Paris Review Daily. She has worked in editorial roles at several independent presses, and her first book came out in 2020, titled Citizen Reporters: S. S. McClure, Ida Tarbell, and the Magazine that Rew…
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Atlanta Motor Speedway has a new name! Hear the details from the track
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13:45As of Tuesday, Atlanta Motor Speedway is now EchoPark Speedway. We talked with Tyler about the name change and what it means for the track's future. Plus, we get out picks in for Michigan!
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Will Kyle Larson race the Indy 500 again? Find out as he sits down with Andrew Gorton
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25:14Kyle Larson attempted his second "double" last Sunday. With it not going how he wanted, what does the future look like? On the bright side for the No. 5 team, NASCAR returns to Nashville this weekend. Tune in to hear Larson preview the race with Andrew Gorton plus an update from Tyler at Atlanta Motor Speedway.…
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Episode 66: Padraic Scanlan Makes the Medicine Go Down
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59:12In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Padraic Scanlan. Padraic is an associate professor at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the history of labor in Britain and the British empire. He’s the author of three books, including Freedom’s Debtors: British Antislavery in Sierra Leone in the Age of Revolutions and Slave Empire: How Slavery M…
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Austin Dillon joins Andrew to preview the Coke 600! 🏁
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18:16Austin Dillon will attempt to win his second Coke 600 this weekend as NASCAR returns to their backyard. Plus, Andrew is joined by Tyler from Atlanta Motor Speedway to make their picks for the race!
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Episode 65: Omar Valerio-Jiménez Puts in the Hours
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51:54Drafting the Past is a show about the craft of writing history, hosted by historian and writer Kate Carpenter. In this episode, Kate is joined by historian Dr. Omar Valerio-Jiménez. Omar is a professor of history at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he is also an associate dean for graduate studies. He originally worked as an engineer b…
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NASCAR returns to the Heartland this weekend 🌾🏁
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23:40After a wild race in Texas, the Cup Series is in Kansas as drivers will attempt to tame another 1.5 mile track. Tyler Head from Atlanta Motor Speedway joins Andrew to preview this weekend's race and look ahead to the next few weeks.
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The guys are back talking about a tough intermediate track down in Texas as we settle into the middle of the season.
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Episode 64: Emily Herring Listens For the Rhythm
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49:37Welcome back to Drafting the Past, a podcast where we talk all about the craft of writing history. I’m Kate Carpenter and for this episode, I’m delighted to be joined on the podcast by Dr. Emily Herring. As you’ll hear, I’ve been following Emily’s career for a while now, and I was eager to ask about her first book and her shift from academia to ful…
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Chris Buescher joins Andrew after a weekend in Bristol
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17:18The NASCAR Cup Series is off this weekend for Easter, but Chris Buescher talked with us before heading out of town. We look back on his race at Bristol and get an idea on what RFK is looking ahead to after the break.
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Episode 63: Surekha Davies Has No Lack of Deadlines
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53:44Welcome back to Drafting the Past. I’m Kate Carpenter, and this is a podcast about the craft of writing history. In this episode, I’m joined by historian and writer Dr. Surekha Davies. Surekha is a former history professor who now writes full-time, and she can also be found speaking about history and consulting on monsters. In fact, monsters have p…
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Denny Hamlin goes back-to-back at Darlington 🏁🏁
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19:39With Sunday's win at Darlington, Denny Hamlin is not up to 11th on the all-time cup wins list at 56. Listen in as we preview Bristol and get ready for the weekend.
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NASCAR is going back in time this weekend! 🕰️
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18:44Throwback weekend returns at Darlington. Tyler from Atlanta Motor Speedway joins the show with predictions. Can Brad K repeat? Or will Reddick, Logano, Larson or Byron capture the checkered flag. Tune in!
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Who will get the win at "The Paperclip"?! 📎
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15:21Tyler Head from Atlanta Motor Speedway joins Andrew to preview this weekend's race at Martinsville!
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Episode 62: Lyndal Roper Takes a Journey by Page and Pedal
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58:13In this episode of Drafting the Past, host Kate Carpenter is joined by historian Dr. Lyndal Roper. Lyndal is a professor at the University of Oxford and the author of six books on gender, religion, witchcraft, and German history. Her newest book out this year is a history of the sixteenth-century German Peasants’ War titled Summer of Fire and Blood…
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Hear from Josh Berry after his first NASCAR Cup Series win! 🏆
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21:56In just his fifth race with the Wood Brothers, Josh Berry captures his first checkered flag in Las Vegas on Sunday. Locked into the playoff, Berry and the No. 21 team will try to keep their momentum going at Homestead this weekend.
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Joey Logano will try to hit the jackpot again in Vegas! 🎰
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24:21After winning the race in Vegas last fall, Logano will try to have a repeat performance this weekend. To do that, he will have to prevent Christopher Bell from winning 4 in a row! Plus, we talk about option tires and goals Logano has set for the future.
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Episode 61: Judith Giesberg Resists Giving Readers What They Want
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52:08In this episode of Drafting the Past, host Kate Carpenter is joined by Dr. Judith Giesberg. Dr. Giesberg is a historian and professor at Villanova University. She is the author of six books focused on the U.S. Civil War and its aftermath. She is also an active digital and public historian, and her newest book is the culmination of these interests. …
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Christopher Bell wins again and is going to another strong track at Phoenix. Meanwhile, Justin Haley is working on his communication with new crew chief, Rodney Childers. Tune in to hear what Andrew & Tyler have to say about the recent penalties in the sport, plus their predictions ahead of Sunday's race.…
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Bell wins in Atlanta, can he do it again in Texas? NASCAR will be at COTA this weekend with a different configuration than year's past. Let's discuss who has the best chance to capture the checkered flag on Sunday.
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Episode 60: Rebecca Brenner Graham Gives Us the Publicity Behind-the-Scenes
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39:08In this episode Kate is joined by writer and historian Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham. Rebecca is a post-doctoral research associate at Brown University, but before that she taught high school history, an experience that we talk a lot more about in this episode. Her first book, out now, is called Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins’s Efforts …
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NASCAR Returns to Georgia this weekend! 🍑
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19:28William Byron is now a back-to-back Daytona 500 winner! He will try to extend his momentum into this weekend's race in Atlanta! Join us for a preview of the Ambetter Health 400.
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Daytona 500 Pole Winner Chase Briscoe joins the show!
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25:50The biggest race of the year is here! We caught up with Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano, William, Byron, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr. and more at Daytona 500 Media Day.
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Episode 59: Marlene Daut Returns to Storytelling
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42:41This is Drafting the Past, a podcast about the craft of writing history. In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by historian Dr. Marlene Daut. Marlene is a professor at Yale University and is the author of four books, as well as an editor of several more. The most recent two of those books are Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of…
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Josh Berry looks ahead to Daytona with his new team!
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18:37Berry will make his second Daytona 500 start next Sunday, this time with the Wood Brothers. We chat about the Clash and what to expect this season! Tyler from Atlanta Motor Speedway also joins in as race weekend gets closer!
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NASCAR is back with The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium 💥
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24:14The Inside Lane is back with Todd Gilliland and Andrew talking about Sunday's Clash. Plus, Tyler Head from Atlanta Motor Speedway gives us a preview on what is to come!
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Episode 58: James Tejani Aims for Smart, Elegant Simplicity
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51:41In this episode, host Kate Carpenter is joined by Dr. James Tejani. James is an associate professor of history at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His first book, A Machine to Move Ocean and Earth: The Making of the Port of Los Angeles—and America came out last year with Norton, and it’s a fascinating history that covers Western settlement, slavery, the C…
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Episode 57: Seth Rockman Vows This Time Will Be Difference
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1:04:11Welcome back to Drafting the Past, a show about the craft of writing history. In this episode, Kate Carpenter interviews historian Dr. Seth Rockman. Seth is a historian at Brown University. His first book was called Scraping By: Wage Labor, Slavery, and Survival in Early Baltimore, and he is also the co-editor of the volume Slavery’s Capitalism: A …
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Episode 56: James Chappel Tames the Waterfall of Detail
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43:51Hello there, this is Drafting the Past, and I’m Kate Carpenter. In each episode, I interview a historian about their writing process, and today I’m joined by Duke University historian James Chappel. James is the author of two books. His first book is titled Catholic Modern: The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Church, and it foc…
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Championship Preview: Can Ryan Blaney repeat in Phoenix? 🏆
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17:13The 2024 season is down to its last race on Sunday. Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, William Byron and Tyler Reddick will all be fighting for a chance to lift the trophy. Will we see a repeat champ, or will we crown a new winner this year? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 55: Robin Bernstein and the Disco Ball of Integrity
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51:50Episode 55 features Dr. Robin Bernstein. Robin is a cultural historian who specializes in race and racism from the nineteenth century to the present, and is the Dillon Professor of American History at Harvard University. Her first, award-winning book was Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights, and she has writt…
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Kyle Larson joins the show ahead of Sunday's playoff race at Homestead 🌴
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28:50Larson heads into Homestead above the cut line, but knows one bad race can tarnish the dream of a second Championship. We talk about the next couple of races and what it would mean to celebrate a Championship with his family in November.
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Frankie Muniz joins Andrew to talk about his exciting announcement!
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13:30Frankie Muniz will race the No. 33 Ford full-time in 2025 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Reaume Brothers Racing. Muniz talks about his nearly life-long passion for racing, some acting and what's to come in this next step in his career.
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Episode 54: Prithi Kanakamedala Invites Us Into the Past
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51:53In this episode I’m so happy to welcome historian Prithi Kanakamedala to talk about writing with me. Prithi is a professor of history at Bronx Community College CUNY, and is also a faculty member at CUNY Graduate Center. She is an active public historian, who has worked with a wide range of cultural organizations. One of the projects she worked on …
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