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Comps List Radio
In this podcast, brought to you by H-Pol, Drs. Marie Totten and Robert Ferguson explore some of the classic works in American political history.
Our goal is to help graduate students encounter books that might not appear on their comps lists but that they will want to be aware of and engage with.
Episodes
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Theodore Roosevelt, "Winning the West, Vol. 3," 1894
Rob and Marie discuss Teddy Roosevelt's Winning the West Vol. 3, which, legend has it, he researched and wrote while fighting bears. Rob calls this book…
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Episode 18: Special Guest Walter Russell Mead, Herman Melville, "Benito Cereno," 1855
Alexander Hamilton Professor of Strategy and Statecraft at the University of Florida Walter Russell Mead joins the show to discuss a book that he believes…
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Episode 17: John Walton Caughey, "California Gold Rush," 1948
In this episode, Rob and Marie Go West to discuss John Walton Caughey's seminal book on the history of the California Gold Rush. They spend most of the episode…
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Episode 16: Elizabeth Fox Genovese, "Within the Plantation Household, 1988
Rob and Marie extend the Genovese-theme for one more episode as they discuss the work of the incredible Elizabeth Fox-Genovese. Specifically, we analyze her…
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Episode 15: Eugene Genovese, "Roll Jordan Roll," 1972.
Rob Ferguson and Marie Totten discuss Eugene Genovese's 'Roll Jordan Roll', exploring its insights into slavery, paternalism, religion, and the complex human…
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Episode 14: Alexis de Tocqueville, "Democracy in America,"
In the first episode of season 2, Rob and Marie are joined by the extended H-Pol universe to discuss one of the greatest books in American political history…
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Episode 13: 250 Series, Gordon Wood (RIP), "Creation of Am. Republic" and "Radicalism of Am. Rev."
Rob and Marie discuss Gordon Wood's iconic "Creation of the American Republic," and "Radicalism of the American Revolution," in a final bittersweet instalment…
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Episode 12: 250 Series July 4th Special, Publius, "The Federalist Papers,"
In this very special episode of Comps List Radio, Rob and Marie are joined by the entire H-Pol Team: Aakriti Sethi, Rebeca Leffler, and Grant Madsen to discuss…
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Episode 11: 250 Series, Douglass Adair, "Jeffersonian Democracy," 1943
In this episode, Marie and Rob discuss the towering legacy of Douglass Adair's 1943 dissertation that launched the Republican Synthesis understanding of the…
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Episode 10: Bernard Bailyn and Caroline Robbins, 250 Series
This episode explores the ideological foundations of the American Revolution, focusing on Bernard Bailyn's "Ideological Origins of the American Revolution,"…
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Episode 9: 250 Series, Charles Beard, "Economic Interpretation of the Constitution," 1913
Have you ever thought of the US Constitution as an economic document? Charles Beard, one of the most important historians of the 20th century, did. In this…
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Episode 8: John Hope Franklin, "Reconstruction After the Civil War," 1961
In this episode, Robert Ferguson and Marie Totten explore John Hope Franklin's influential work on Reconstruction, challenging traditional narratives and…
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Episode 7: Alfred Chandler, "The Visible Hand," 1977 with Dr. Richard John
Rob and Marie are joined by Columbia Distinguished Research Professor Dr. Richard John, author of Spreading the News and Network Nation, to discuss the life…
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Episode 6: William A Williams "Tragedy of American Diplomacy," 1959 with Grant Madsen
Grant Madsen from BYU pinch hits for Marie this week as Rob and Grant discuss this classic of the diplomatic history field. They keep coming back to Williams…
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Episode 5: Louis Hartz, "Liberal Tradition in America," 1955
In this week's episode, Marie takes a break from tornadoes and Rob battles the Arizona heat to bring an in-depth discussion on the great consensus history "The…
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Episode 4: Robert Wiebe, "The Search for Order," 1967
This episode explores the influential work of Wiebe on the Progressive Era, analyzing the rise of the bureaucratic state, regional identities, and the role of…
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Episode 3: Richard Hofstadter, "The Idea of a Party System," 1969
In this week's episode, Rob and Marie dive into Richard Hofstadter's iconic The Idea of a Party System: The Rise of Legitimate Opposition in the United States…
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Episode 2: Ellis Hawley, "The New Deal and the Problem of Monopoly," 1966
In this episode, Marie and Rob discuss Ellis Hawley's "The New Deal and the Problem of Monopoly." We begin by introducing Hawley and his importance to the…
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Episode 1: C Vann Woodward, "Origins of the New South," 1951
In their debut episode, Marie and Rob dig out an old favorite... C. Vann Woodward's "Origins of the New South," and discuss his analysis of race, populism…