History Workshop Podcast

Episódios

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  Radical Feminism and the Politics of Orgasm 19.08.2026 32min

  How did a radical feminist study of the politics of orgasm become a global best-seller - and then disappear? Rosa Campbell explores the life and legacy of the renegade sexologist Shere Hite.
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  Queering the Medieval Past 29.07.2026 56min

  What can we learn by turning a queer lens onto the study of medieval art? Three art historians discuss Spectrum of Desire, an exhibition at New York's Cloissters.
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  Writing Difficult Subjects 24.06.2026 57min

  How can historians write with compassion and ethical clarity about issues of sexual violence? Ruth Beecher and Julie Wheelwright discuss their creative writing toolkit as a resource for tackling difficult subjects.
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  Recovering Queer History in the Log Books 27.05.2026 45min

  What can we learn about queer lives and queer history from the call logs of the UK's first LGBTQ+ helpline? Tash Walker and Adam Zmith on their award-winning podcast The Log Books.
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  Undercover Policing and the British Left 29.04.2026 1h 1min

  What do the materials unearthed in the UK's Undercover Policing Inquiry reveal about the abuse of social justice activists by the surveillance state? Two core participants in the ongoing inquiry explore its history from the inside out.
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  History Workshop Around the World 25.03.2026 1h 4min

  What were the links between the History Workshop movement in Britain and radical history initiatives around the globe?
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  History Workshop in Turbulent Times 18.02.2026 50min

  What is the value of history at times of global upheaval? Four historians discuss their reflections on this in History Workshop Journal's 100th issue.
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  Working Collectively Then and Now 28.01.2026 1h 14min

  How did History Workshop Journal's editorial collective sustain its commitment to radical history over fifty tumultuous years? Sally Alexander and Jeffrey Weeks discuss.
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  Reimagining Trades Union History 07.01.2026 32min

  A new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history spotlights surprising moments in the tumultuous history of workers organising for change.
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  Teaching Eastern Europe Through A Decolonial Lens 26.11.2025 35min

  Why has Eastern Europe been absent from studies of decolonial history? Historians Oksana Dudko and Anna Hájková discuss.
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  Friends in Common 29.10.2025 52min

  How might we reassess the importance of friendship as a transformative, even revolutionary, political resource?
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  Changing the Record 29.09.2025 1h 16min

  How has paperwork served over time as a tool for empowerment and change? A roundtable of historians, archivists, and activists explore its unexpected radical history.
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  Can A Rock Band Make History? 16.07.2025 35min

  A Glasgow rock band, The Tenementals, explore what it means to create radical history in song.
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  The 1984 Islington Nursery Strike 18.06.2025 1h 1min

  Why did 155 nursery workers employed by London's Islington Council go on strike in 1984 - and why has their story been forgotten?
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  Uncovering the Socialist Anthropocene 17.06.2025 33min

  How can the visual arts shed light on the historical relationship between socialism and the natural world?
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  War and the Mind 16.04.2025 1h 1min

  Is war innate to human psychology?
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  Writing History in Sri Lanka Now 25.02.2025 55min

  How might historians of the 2022 People's Uprising in Sri Lanka explore ongoing struggles for accountability and justice?
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  In Search of Waguih Ghali 13.11.2024 42min

  Exploring the enigma that was the Egyptian writer Waguih Ghali, author of the classic postcolonial novel Beer in the Snooker Club.
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  The Siege Of Sidney Street 23.10.2024 43min

  How did a 1911 East End police shootout affect the history of anarchism in London and beyond?
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  Pioneering Transgender History 31.07.2024 42min

  How did trans history find a foothold in the academy - and what is its future? Susan Stryker discusses with Claire Potter on this episode of the Why Now podcast.