Reckoning with Jason Herbert
Conversations about history, pop culture, and the American story with award winning historian and outdoorsman Dr. Jason Herbert.
Podcasting since 2022 • 215 episodes
Reckoning with Jason Herbert
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Episode 172: The Making, Meaning, and Myths of Mount Rushmore
This week author Matthew Davis drops in to talk about the complex history and significance of Mount Rushmore, including its ties to the Lakota people, the role of Gutzon Borglum, and the evolving meaning of the monument in contemporary society....
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Episode 171: Sahara: The Franchise That Wasn’t
Sahara had everything going for it: a big cast led by ultra hot actors Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz, a devoted fan base of author Clive Cussler’s novels, and a big budget courtesy of Disney. And then it came out and flopped. But that d...
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Episode 170: The Founder of the American West You've Never Heard Of
This week Max Perry Mueller drops in to talk about Wakara, a Ute man who shaped the modern American West. We also talk about the complexities of Native American identity, the impact of Manifest Destiny, and the ethical considerations in writing...
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Episode 169: Is Pompeii the best bad movie/good history ever made?
2014's Pompeii is all over the place. Designed to be a Roman apocalypse story with a star making turn by Game of Thrones' Kit Harrington, Pompeii fizzled at the box office. But strangely, it's a phenomenal film to talk about the Roman ...
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Episode 168: How Colorado Springs became the epicenter of evangelical capitalism with Will Schultz
How did a small town south of Denver emerge as the center of evangelical capitalism after World War II? Historian Dr. William Schultz explains how evangelicals' faith intertwined with a specific interpretation of Americanism, especially during ...
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