PreserveCast

About PreserveCast

PreserveCast is where the past and present meet to discuss how history impacts today – and tomorrow. Hosted by Nicholas Redding of Preservation Maryland.

Publisher

Preservation Maryland

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Mar 2017

Latest episode

27 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 374 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Finding Your Roots with Athina Ramphal

   Athina Ramphal is a psychology student at Johns Hopkins University, founder and CEO of The Genealogy Club, and Miss Diwali 2026, a preliminary titleholder for Miss Maryland (June). Through her nonprofit work, she has launched initiatives including Seedlings of the Caribbean, a grant-funded international program empowering youth across the Caribbean to explore identity through genealogy, and Project I.D.E.A. (Identity, Diversity, Exploration, All-Inclusive): Who Am I?, which encourages young people to begin exploring questions of identity early by seeing themselves reflected in history and the world around them. She also serves as an ambassador for Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings, a three-time Emmy Award-winning, WPSU-produced web series and educational program inspired by Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s PBS series Finding Your Roots. Athina is deeply committed to helping young people connect with their heritage, understand their stories, and build a stronger sense of identity and belonging.

2. 

   30 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Rise and Fall of the Ferry Era with Martin J. Bollinger

   Author and historian Martin J. Bollinger joins us to discuss his book, When Claiborne Bridged the Chesapeake: The Rise and Fall of the Ferry Era. Published in 2025, the book explores the rise and decline of ferry transportation linking Maryland’s Eastern and Western Shores before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, highlighting the economic, political, and technological forces that shaped the region. Where to buy the book: Direct from the publisher: Buy from MCHC Press shop (https://shop.mdhistory.org/books/mchc-press/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

3. 

   23 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Architecture and the Displacement of Cultural Heritage with Itohan I. Osayimwese

   Welcome back to PreserveCast! Today's guest is Itohan I. Osayimwese, professor of the history of art and architecture and urban studies at Brown University, where she is an affiliate faculty in Africana studies and at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She is the author of Colonialism and Modern Architecture in Germany and the editor of German Colonialism in Africa and Its Legacies.

Inside a recent episode

Finding Your Roots with Athina Ramphal

Published 27 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So for a couple of years, that's how it was. And then fast forward to 2019 and I said, let me look into this a little bit more. And that's when Genealogy Club started as a high school club. And then we discovered a 70 -year -old secret in my family and it had to do with my grandma's biological father and that's what kick started my love for genealogy or like reignited that flame. Let's put it that way. It really showed me that genealogy is very versatile. You can have, you can do oral genealogy, you could be DNA, it could be the paper trail. You can really go any route that you want to and so after sticking with that for a couple of years, my genealogy club became a nonprofit called the Genealogy Club and I finally now can say that I can confidently say, I know how to answer that question of who am I. […]

Who has been a guest on PreserveCast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Thomas Campanella
• Benjamin Prosky
• Olive Theodore
• Jack Gary
• Susan McMahon

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

46 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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