Reckoning with Jason Herbert
Reckoning with Jason Herbert is a long-form conversation podcast about history, the outdoors, and the stories that shape who we are.
Each episode features historians, writers, scientists, and thinkers in wide-ranging conversations about wild places, forgotten pasts, cultural memory, and the forces—human and natural—that continue to shape our lives.
This isn’t a news cycle show or a debate podcast. It’s a space for reflection, curiosity, and serious conversation—meant to be listened to slowly.
If you’re interested in history beyond textbooks, the outdoors beyond recreation, and stories that linger long after they’re told, this show is for you.
Reckoning with Jason Herbert
Latest Episodes
Episode 198: Honor, Fear, and the Green Knight: Matt Gabriele on Arthurian Myth and Medieval Masculinity
What does The Green Knight reveal about masculinity, honor, fear, and the strange world of medieval storytelling?In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, historian and medievalist Matt Gabriele joins Jason for a...
Episode 197: Soylent Green Explained: Eco-Dystopia, Climate Anxiety, and the 1970s That Still Haunt Us
What if our most famous environmental dystopias reveal as much about fear and ideology as they do about the future?In this episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert, I sit down with film scholar Matthew Thompson, author of On ...
Episode 196: Linford Fisher on the Hidden History of Indigenous Slavery in America
What if American slavery didn’t begin in 1619?In this episode, historian Linford Fisher joins me to discuss Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in US History and the overlooked history of Indigenous enslavem...
Episode 195: How The Fast and Furious Franchise Remade Hollywood
What does The Fast and the Furious actually tell us about Hollywood—and about us?This week on Reckoning with Jason Herbert, I’m joined by Dan Hassler-Forest to break down one of the most unlikely blockbuster franchises ...
