Dr. Heather Cox Richardson:
Over the past few months, many of you have said I should have a podcast, and I have bitten my tongue, because we couldn't make this announcement until all the pieces were in place.
So now, here it is: I am teaming up with my friend Joanne Freeman, a history professor at Yale, to do "Now & Then," a podcast that is along the same idea as my politics chats-- and Joanne's "History Matters (... and so does coffee!" )-- but with two perspectives instead of just us as individuals and with much higher production values. We are not just doing a podcast, though. We figured that what was most fun about our webcasts is that we get to hang with our friends, so we will be doing live events (which will also be recorded) every month or so in addition to the podcasts.
Now & Then is produced with Vox Media and CAFE Studios, and will have its own webpage with transcripts and primary sources. Episodes come out on Tuesdays, and the debut will be on June 1st. You can listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Here's the trailer (and isn't the artwork spectacular!?!)
[open.spotify.com]