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Victor E History
This podcast showcases original historical research done by students at Fort Hays State University. You can listen to our students talk about a wide range of historical topics from various periods in history. Give us a listen and a shout out if you like what you hear!
Episodes
50 episodes
Fort Campbell and Disabled Dependents
Michelle Moore, a junior history major at Fort Hays State University online, joins Hollie to disucss the bridge between Fort Campbell and Disability Research Institutes. Michelle, who lives at Fort Campbell, discusess how in the 1970s, this for...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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17:44
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Nisei Women in Japanese Internment
Junior history minor Grace McCord joins Hollie to discuss Nisei Women in Japanese Internnment camps in the US during WWII. Second-generation Japanease -American women, or Nisei women, faced significant challenges during WWII in Japanese I...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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22:15
Lizzie Borden- Gender and Religion at the Trial
In episode three of season 7, sohpomore history education major Riley Kershner joins Hollie to talk about the infamous trial of Lizzie Borden and the role that gender and religious biases played in the investigation, trial, and media coverage.
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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14:20
"Manhood in a Bottle"
In episode 2 of this season, history graduate student Larry Zieammermann joins Hollie to talk about the intersection of baldness, patent medicines, and masculinity. We've covered patent medicines on this podcast before. If you haven't already, ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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20:27
The Satanic Panic and Dungeons and Dragons
Victor E. History is back for its seventh season and in this first episode, Hollie is joind by Junior History and English Literature major Tirzah Howery to discuss the role of Dungeons and Dragons in The Satanic Panic. Tirzah, a long time...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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16:51
John F. Kennedy’s 1959 Visit to Hays, Kansas
In the last episode of this season, Hollie is joined by history department alum Randy Gonzales. Randy is an expert on J.F.K.'s 1959 visit to Hays, KS. Kennedy's visit to Hays included a stop at the radio station, a news conference at Fort...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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29:02
The 1958 Federal Switchblade Ban
Dr. Jason Barr, FHSU History M.A. student, joins Hollie Marquess to discuss the 1958 Federal Switchblade Ban. Jason explores the cultural setting of the 1940s and 50s, including perceptions of race and juvenile delinquency, that led to Pu...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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21:59
Resistance to Cannabis Prohibition, 1930-1945
Dr. Emory Wilder, FHSU Masters in History student, joins Hollie to discuss "Serpents" and "Vipers" and the resistance to cannabis prohibition from 1930-1945. Dr. Wilder covers cannabis in patent medicines, cannabis as a muse in jazz music, and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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17:06
Hoover, the Flood of 1927, and the African American Turn from the Republican Party
In this episode, Will Amos, undergraduate history major, chats with Hollie Marquess about the 1927 Mississippi River Flood. This devastating flood caused hundreds of deaths and displaced thousands from homes. Will discusses the natural di...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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22:37
Sensory Interactions in Finnish Death Customs
FHSU History M.A. student Starla Rajavouri discusses Finnish death customs with Hollie Marquess. Starla focuses on the sensorial aspects of preparing the body of the deceased, burial practices, rites and customs to prevent returning spirits, an...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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19:49
Soundscapes of Polish Ghettos
Master's student Matt Davenport joins Hollie to discuss how music, silence, and violence contributed to the soundscapes of Polish ghettos during World War II and how studying those soundscapes contributes to a wider understanding of Jewish expe...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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23:47
1950s North Carolina Women's Prison Riots
In our first episode of season six, Chelsea Kiefer joins Hollie Marquess to discuss the social dynamics of two 1950s prison riots that took place in the women's prison in Raleigh, North Carolina. While both riots were motivated by very differen...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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39:29
The Orphan Train
In the last episode of the season, Joanna Lockwood, History Masters Student at FHSU, joins Hollie Marquess to discuss the orphan train. Joanna explains how and why the orphan train began, the experiences faced by orphan train riders on th...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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31:09
The Nazi Olympics
Keith Kuehn, senior history major at Fort Hays State University, joins Hollie Marquess to discuss the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Keith unpacks the use of Nazi propaganda in the efforts to get countries to come to the games and their use of propag...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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24:39
Futball: A Voice for the Silenced in Nazi Germany
David Solis, senior history major at Fort Hays State University, joins Hollie in this episode to discuss Soccer's role in Nazi Germany. He covers individuals and soccer clubs who resisted the Nazi regime in complex ways during World War II.&nbs...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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19:06
"Through Hell to the Midwest: Mapping Holocaust Survival in Kansas City"
April is Holocaust Remembrance Month. In this episode, Hollie Marquess is joined by Dr. Amber Nickell and senior history major Sarah Keiss to discuss their project "Through Hell to the Midwest: Mapping Holocaust Survival in Kansas City." This p...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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19:08
Pauline Sabin and the Campaign Against Prohibition
In this episode, junior history education major Whitney Befort joins Hollie Marquess to discuss Pauline Sabin and her efforts to repeal the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Whitney covers her early life, her involvement in politics, and...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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17:39
Women and Mourning Culture in the Victorian Era
Kylah Smith, junior history major at FHSU, joins Hollie to discuss what mourning practices looked like in Victorian Era America. She unpacks differences in mourning practices based on gender, societal status, and relationship to the deceased. K...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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17:16
The German Genocide of the Herero
Larry Zieammermann, graduate student at FHSU history, joins Hollie to discuss the German genocide of the Herero in the early 20th century.
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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27:47
Kansas Methodists and the KKK
Susan Elliott, Junior history major at FHSU, joins Hollie to discuss The Ku Klux Klan in Kansas and in particular, the interactions between the KKK and the Kansas Methodists.
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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20:14
FHSU Alumna Brianna Buller
In the final episode of Season 4, Hollie is joined by Brianna Buller. Brianna earned her B.A. in History at FHSU and went on to a M.A. in Public History at Royal Holloway in London. The two discuss her time at both universities, her Threa...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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30:51
Epidemic Disease and Medical Relief during the Irish Potato Famine with Dr. Robert Lane
In this episode, Dr. Rob Lane, ENT Physician and current FHSU M.A. in History student, joins Hollie to discuss epidemic disease and medical relief during the Irish Potato Famine.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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35:30
Child-free Women in the early 20th Century
Senior history major Chelsea Kiefer joins Hollie Marquess to discuss women who chose to remain childless in the first half of the 20th century. She unpacks rates of childfree women, methods to prevent pregnancy (including reusable condoms), and...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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28:27
Study Abroad to Prague and Florence
Hollie Marquess is joined by Dr. Kim Perez of the FHSU history program and several of her students that went on a Study Abroad to Prague and Florence over the summer. Savanna Baumgart, Rachel Waddell, Becca Balzan, and Erin Adams discuss all th...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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21:06
Jacqueline Cochran and the creating of the Women's Flying Training Detachment
Kayla Nelson, graduate Public History major at FHSU, joins Hollie to discuss female aviation pioneer Jacqueline Cochran, who advocated that women had women pilots had the skills and abilities to fly for the war effort during WWII. She for...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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34:32
