My latest interview is with @deborahnarcher.bsky.social about my favorite subject and biggest pet peeve: highways! As Professor Archer reminds us, “with transportation infrastructure, history is the present"—and that's not a good thing.

Read/listen below! skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-racist...

I spoke with @risenc.bsky.social about the Red Scare: a time of black-and-white politics when people could be arrested for their political views. If that sounds a little too familiar, well, Clay also helps unpack some lessons for today. Read/listen below!

skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-red-sc...

I'm delighted to share an interview with @ednabonhomme.bsky.social about the history of epidemics and pandemics, both in the U.S. and around the world. Exploring earlier outbreaks sets us up to better understand measles and vaccine skepticism today...
skippedhistory.substack.com/p/measles-pl...

It was such a treat speaking with @marthasjones.bsky.social about her new memoir, "The Trouble of Color." Such a moving book. All of us, Professor Jones told me, have records that historians treasure (so don’t throw them out!). Listen and read below: skippedhistory.substack.com/p/a-historia...

Today, @bradsnyderprof.bsky.social and I remember Angelo Herndon, who won us the right to march in the streets. There are many resonances between his inspiring story and our troubling times today. Read/listen below!
skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-18-yea...

As Trump and co. threaten to eliminate the Dept. of Ed, @eveewing.bsky.social and I discussed whether education can be reformed at all. No matter what, she says, we need to reclaim “ancient ways of knowing" (and maybe call Leo da Vinci a pseudoscientist 😉) skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-argume...

What's up with the obsession with the Panama Canal? @greeneland.bsky.social explains its enduring appeal and details the lives of the people who built it. IMO, a lot of this history can be summed up by a poster of Hercules included in this week's post: skippedhistory.substack.com/p/explaining...

My latest: with @peterbeinart.bsky.social about the history of American Jewish identity and how, in Peter’s estimation, political equality is the surest path to collective safety and liberation in Israel and Palestine. We also discussed my red flags...
skippedhistory.substack.com/p/avoiding-t...

Our latest is up! Chronicling an institution formed after the Civil War—which then collapsed nine years later, with continued ramifications today. Cookie Monster and crypto bros also make important cameos. skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-rise-a...

Before the year is through, I thought I'd share some posts from 2024 with historians on Bluesky! I was lucky to feature amazing work and learn from brilliant people. If you're new here, I interview historians plus make historical vids and sometimes well-timed dad jokes. In chronological order...

once again @teenvogue.bsky.social proves mow much more informed we'd be as a society had they been active when many of us were teens. Thanks also to @skippedhistory.bsky.social