Talking History
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Podcast Overview
<p>Talking History is a radio program and podcast created by KSMU Ozarks Public Radio in association with the Missouri State University Department of History. Each month, hosts Djene Bajalan and Patrick Needham speak with historians and scholars about the ideas, people, and events that have shaped our world. Talking History airs on KSMU 91.1 FM the first Thursday of each month at 12:06 pm CT.</p>
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June 4, 2026
The Crisis Presidency with Benjamin Kleinerman
Every four years, Americans witness one of the defining rituals of public life: the inauguration of a president. In that moment, the president places a hand on the Bible and swears not merely to support the Constitution, but to “preserve, protect, and defend” it. That language is striking, and perhaps more revealing than we often realize. Why does the Constitution single out the president in this way? What does that oath tell us about the office itself? And does it help explain why Americans so often judge presidents by how they respond to crisis? From George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and Covid, the presidency has often been shaped not simply by law or policy, but by the expectation that the president will preserve order when the nation feels under pressure. Dr. Benjamin Kleinerman is the R.W. Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and a visiting professor at UT Austin. He has written extensively on executive power, the presidency, and American political thought. He is also here in Springfield to deliver a talk titled “The Enduring Principles of the Declaration.” His forthcoming book, The Crisis Presidency (University of Kansas Press) explores the presidency, constitutional order, and the politics of crisis.
May 7, 2026
The history of queer activism, community and struggle in the Midwest with Stuart Hinds
This month Djene and Patrick speak with Stuart Hinds, Curator of Special Collections and Archives at the Miller Nichols Library, about the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America. When people think about queer history in the United States, they often think first of places like New York or San Francisco. But the history of queer activism, community and struggle was never confined to the coasts. It was also made in places like Kansas City and Springfield, in local organizations, in political campaigns, in community spaces, and in the archives that preserve those lives and stories. Recovering that history helps us see that queer history is not some marginal side note to the American past. It is part of the history of citizenship, rights, community, and social change in the United States. To learn more about this history, Djene and Patrick speak with Stuart Hinds, Curator of Special Collections and Archives at the Miller Nichols Library, about his work as the Curator of the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA). Stuart Hinds is Curator of Special Collections and Archives at the Miller Nichols Library at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. He also serves as Curator of the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America, a collecting initiative he co-founded in 2010 to preserve and make accessible the history of Kansas City’s LGBT communities. Stuart has spoken widely on topics related to queer history and archives, co-taught the first course on U.S. gay and lesbian history at UMKC, and is currently working on a book titled Cowtown Queers: A History of Gay and Lesbian Kansas City.
April 2, 2026
Missouri State archaeologists discover geoglyphs and possibly more in the Amazon jungle
For generations rumors have swirled of lost civilizations in the Amazon. If you’re of a certain age, perhaps you grew up with Indiana Jones evading stone traps and poison darts in order to thieve away cultural riches from the jungle. Today, archaeologists thousands of miles away are utilizing emerging technological tool kits in order to analyze data in a way that gives them a much clearer understanding of what is going on under the canopy. Using such tools, two Missouri State archeologists have made significant discoveries in the Amazon Basin that could upend our understanding of the pre-contact history of that region. To talk about what they discovered, how they discovered it, and the possible implications, Patrick speaks with Dr. Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine, co-founders of the Terra Incognita Research institute, about their Geoglyph Observations through Jungle Imagery in Remote Amazonia – or GOJIRA – project. Daniel and Chris will give the Plenary Session on their Amazon work at the upcoming Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting on April 11, 2026 at Missouri State University. More information about Terra Incognita’s research can be found at <a href="http://www.terraincognitaresearch.org">www.terraincognitaresearch.org</a>. Daniel’s cool hat can be found at <a href="https://terra-incognita-research.printful.me/product/snapback-hat">https://terra-incognita-research.printful.me/product/snapback-hat</a>.
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<p>Talking History is a radio program and podcast created by KSMU Ozarks Public Radio in association with the Missouri State University Department of History. Each month, hosts Djene Bajalan and Patrick Needham speak with historians and scholars about the ideas, people, and events that have shaped our world. Talking History airs on KSMU 91.1 FM the first Thursday of each month at 12:06 pm CT.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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