Everything is a Primary Source
History
S3E28: "Ship of Dreams"
This episode reaches across the 20th century, connecting 1912 to 1997 through Titanic; the ship itself and its Edwardian-era disaster, as well as the 1997 blockbuster film about it that was such a huge success. I spoke with Gena Oppenheim, the Senior Education Fellow for the Hamilton Education Program at the Gilder Lehrman Institute, the leading organization in history education through primary sources, to decide how each of these act as reflections of their respective eras and inform us about them.
I can’t say enough great things about Gilder Lehrman. As a teacher of a wide range of American history topics, Gilder Lehrman.org is a necessary companion site for research and enrichment. The creativity-focused Hamilton Education Program, for which Gena is the Senior Education Fellow, makes Gilder Lehrman that much more vital to teaching about the past through primary sources. Find out more at GilderLehrman.org
To learn more about the Everything is a Primary Source Project, visit everything-history.com.
Episode 33: Forrest Gump (1986 Novel & 1994 Film)
Episode 32: Ghostbusters (1984)
Episode 31: Super Size Me (2004)
Episode 30: Eve Online (2003)
Episode 29: Ulysses S. Grant's Memoirs (1885) and the National Civil War Wax Museum (1962)
The Everything is a Primary Source Project
Episode 27: "Over There" (1917)
Episode 26: Beech-Nut
Episode 25: Garbage Pail Kids / TMNT Trading Cards
Episode 24: The Critic (1994-1995)
Episode 23: This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Episode 22: The Great Migration and Pop Culture
Episode 21: "We Are the World" (1985)
Episode 20: Blast from the Past (1999)
Episode 19: "Yeah" by Usher ft. Lil John and Ludacris (2004)
Episode 18: Blazing Saddles (1974)
Episode 17: Green Day's "Dookie" (1994)
Episode 16: Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Episode 15: Disney Yearbook 1988/ Lafayette's Grand Tour
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