Living History
By livinghistorypodcast.com
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Podcast Description
If you\'re a reenactor, a fan of living history, or just have an interest in are, this is the podcast for you! Each week we tackle topics of interest to the Living History community, from the mechanics and nitty-gritty of reenacting to organizing events and dealing with the media. Our goal is to help the Reenacting Community improve and grow by providing a voice for those who are living history.
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Making Evaluations | In this episode Alena and Stephen take a look at evaluation. There have been a number of blog entries on the topic: • The Companie of Saint George wrote up a list of questions they are using to help in their own evaluation process. • Gobae writes about keeping Living History fresh, • And Folo writes on the pitfalls of not doing enough evaluation So we’re jumping on the hot topic and are bringing you a show about looking inward, at your group or even at your individual impression. including topics like: • What is the value of Evaluation • Some reasons to make periodic re-evaluations • Different things to evaluate, like interest level, authenticity, type of roleplaying • Group evaluations versus personal evaluations • Events evaluating participating groups • Research, research, research Download: Making Evaluations | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Being the Public | In this episode Alena and Stephen attend a couple of LH events as members of the public. We attended the reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg and we attended a Revolutionary War reenactment to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the town of Needham, Massachusetts. for both events we talk about : • Getting in and out, parking, checking in and leaving • The Event site, shade, battlefield layout, facilities • Battle reenactments, visibility, audio, excitement value • Camp Layout, Interactions and attitudes, authenticity • Vendors, both food and sutlers • and our final impressions. Download: Being the Public | 7/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Making a living with Living History | This week we’re bringing you two short interviews, One with Rebecca Tulloch and one with Susan Spencer. Rebecca is a reenactor and a film producer. Her company: Prairie Star Productions focuses almost exclusively on history topics. She is also the administrator behind the Midwest Reenactors Casting Database. Susan Spencer is the force behind Spencer’s Mercantile which is both a well known shop at many events and a storefront located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. While Susan and the shop got their start focusing on the war of 1812, they have since branched out to the late 17th century, then the rest of the 19th century, and most recently even into the 20th. Download: Making a Living | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Textiles | This week we delve deeper than clothes, down to the fabric itself. We talk about: • weaving fabric and the different types of weaves, • fabric finishes, • Knits. Different materials that fabric can be made out of,including: • Wool and other animal hair fabrics, • linen, canvas and other plant based fabrics, • cotton, • silk, • Mixed material fabrics, including places you might still find them. • Different dye properties, and historical uses Download: Textiles | 5/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Everyone Eats | This week we bring you our last panel recorded at Military History Fest, this one run by Alena and the females of Das Geld Fahnlein. We had a great audience and plenty of discussion about food including topics like: • Food is relatable to wide audiences • Raw ingredient choices • Historical cooking methods • Cooking tools • Recipes and food presentation • what food can tell us about culture Download: Everyone Eats | 4/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Planting the Seeds of Rebellion, Planning the Boston Massacre | This week we’re bringing you a glimpse inside the reenactment of the Boston Massacre. First Alena describes witnessing the reenactment, then brings you an interview with Samantha Nelson, the Director of Programs and Education at the Old State House Museum. They talk about: - the history of the Boston Massacre - the Bostonian Society and caring for the Old State House Museum - Working with other organizations - Planning kids programs - Educating the public - organizing events that are staged for the public, and staffed by reenactors. Download: Planning the Boston Massacre | 4/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reenacting the Rad | On this special release of Living History, Alena and Stephen interview Tom Roy and Bonnie Jean about reenacting an obscure timeperiod. They talk about: • why they picked their personas • Finding primary sources • Hollywood portrayals • Reenacting famous people • Working with school groups • Funding for Living History Plus they sing an originally researched, much beloved song! Download: Reenacting the Rad | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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a Panel on the Living History Community | a Panel on Living History Community We recorded a seminar at Militarty History Fest (http://reenactorfest.com/Reenactor_Fest/Home.html) on the topic of Living history community. We tackle topics like: • Are we a community? • What is the current state of the community? • Barriers to community, like - timeperiod, - professionalism, - Living History versus Reenacting, - military versus civilian - Personality & social interactions • How do we get past these barriers: - Further interaction with other groups - being an ambassador - being an active member - being civil • Plus hear from our audience about their thoughts on community. 1:05:49 http://livinghistorypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Ep55_Community.mp3 We recorded a seminar at Military History Fest on the topic of Living history community. We tackle topics like: • Are we a community? • What is the current state of the community? • Barriers to community, like: - timeperiod, - professionalism, - Living History versus reenacting, - military versus civilian - Personality & social interactions • How do we get past these barriers: - Further interaction with other groups - being an ambassador - being an active member - being civil • Plus hear from our audience about their thoughts on community. Download: Living History Community | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Encounters at Military History Fest, Part 1 | Encounters at Military History Fest, Part 1 This episode brings together some shorter interviews performed while we attended the recent Military History Fest 7 http://reenactorfest.com/Reenactor_Fest/Home.html in Chicago. With the help of our friend Tom Sullivan we collected some interesting moments: - Tom spoke with a retired Roman Centurion - A member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a heritage group, speaks with Tom - Stephen interviews Chole White about the coffee house she presents at events, dealing with non-period hair, and some of the impacts motherhood has on what you reenact Tags, Category 23:10 http://livinghistorypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Ep54_Some_select_interviews.mp3 Love you! You can use this for Chole’s webpage: http://slightly-obsessed.blogspot.com/ And Sons of Confederate Veterans: http://www.scv.org/ This episode brings together some shorter interviews performed while we attended the recent Military History Fest 7 in Chicago. With the help of our friend Tom Sullivan we collected some interesting moments: Tom spoke with a retired Roman Centurion A member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a heritage group, speaks with Tom Stephen interviews Chole White about the coffee house she presents at events, dealing with non-period hair, and some of the impacts motherhood has on what you reenact Download: Some Select Interviews | 3/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Panel Discussion: First and Third Person Interactions | Panel Discussion: First and Third Person Interactions This week’s episode is a new one for us. Last month at Military HIstory Fest (http://reenactorfest.com/Reenactor_Fest/Home.html) we held a panel discussion on First Person versus Third Person interpretive techniques, and we recorded it for you! This week you will get to hear all sorts of perspectives, including viking-age English, early and late 16th Century (English and German), 17th century, World War II, as well as the diverse audience who get to add thier unique perspectives. We talk about: • the panelists backgrounds, and what method(s) of interpretation that we use • the strengths and drawbacks of various methods • what some methods are best at, versus other methods • why we do what we do • dealing with taboo or uncomfortable topics. Category Tags http://livinghistorypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Ep53_1st_and_3rd.mp3 1:03:34 This week’s episode is a new one for us. Last month at Military History Fest we held a panel discussion on First Person versus Third Person interpretive techniques, and we recorded it for you! This week you will get to hear all sorts of perspectives, including viking-age English, early and late 16th Century, 17th century, World War II, as well as the diverse audience who get to add their unique perspectives. We talk about: • the panelists backgrounds, and what method(s) of interpretation that we use • the strengths and drawbacks of various methods • what some methods are best at, versus other methods • why we do what we do • dealing with taboo or uncomfortable topics. Download: 1st and 3rd | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
10 Episode Review
Podcasts are done by those who love there subject. Living History's Stephen & Alena don't just love their topic, they know what they are talking about. Interviews are always the best portion of a podcast, and Stephen & Alena's history and interactions with the Living History community show throught in their interviews and the quality of their subjects. Most podcasts do not do so well without a guest, but the teaching episodes have a lot of great information. The weakest episodes so far are the post conference summaries. So far they feel a little too much of "What I did on my vacation too bad you didn't go" rather than bringing out highlights information usable for the listener from talks etc. (It would be more useful to post an episode with those impressions when sign up for the next conference becomes available.)
This podcast has a lot of potential. There are the expected first timer rough patches in the early episodes, but they are minor & quickly getting ironed out. So wether you are a reenactor, a member of the SCA, a living history enthusiast, a performer, or rennie this podcast is well worth checking out.
Getting past the tech problems and getting to the good content
They're starting slowly but surely and working out the details of the technical side. The content is there and they're getting more comfortable with the podcasting, so it's definitely a work in progress, but good stuff all around.
Love it!
As someone that is interested in learning more about living history, I have found this podcast a great resource and have really enjoyed the interviews so far. Keep up the good work!
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