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Discussions on the people, places, and events that have helped to shape the Show-Me State.
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
In honor of the state's 200th birthday, Our Missouri will feature a series throughout 2021 entitled "Bicentennial Book Club," which highlights influential books related to Missouri and examines how scholars, historians, and authors dissect major topics in the state's history. So, join the "Book Club" to hear about award-winning publications that detail the state's diverse history, as well as the stories behind the stories featured within their pages. In this episode, Louis Gerteis discusses his scholarship on Civil War Missouri and reflects on the legacy of colleague and friend James Neal Primm.
Episode Image: Paw Paw Militia in St. Joseph, Missouri, 1862 [North Todd Gentry Photograph Collection (P0166), SHSMO]
About the Guest: Louis Gerteis holds a PhD in History from the University of Wisconsin. He is professor emeritus of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. He is the author of several books, including "Civil War St. Louis" and "The Civil War in Missouri: A Military History."
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
In honor of the state's 200th birthday, Our Missouri will feature a series throughout 2021 entitled "Bicentennial Book Club," which highlights influential books related to Missouri and examines how scholars, historians, and authors dissect major topics in the state's history. So, join the "Book Club" to hear about award-winning publications that detail the state's diverse history, as well as the stories behind the stories featured within their pages. This episode features Keona Ervin discussing her award-winning book, "Gateway to Equality: Black Women and the Struggle for Economic Justice in St. Louis," which was published by the University Press of Kentucky in 2017.
Episode Image: Carter Carburetor Protest March, St. Louis, Missouri, 1942 [Arthur Witman Photograph Collection (S0717), SHSMO]
About the Guest: Keona Ervin holds a Ph.D. in history from Washington University in St. Louis. Presently, she serves as an associate professor of history at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is the author of "Gateway to Equality: Black Women and the Struggle for Economic Justice in St. Louis."
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
In honor of the state's 200th birthday, Our Missouri will feature a series throughout 2021 entitled "Bicentennial Book Club," which highlights influential books related to Missouri and examines how scholars, historians, and authors dissect major topics in the state's history. So, join the "Book Club" to hear about award-winning publications that detail the state's diverse history, as well as the stories behind the stories featured within their pages. This episode features a conversation with Bob Priddy about the origins and history behind his book and radio series, "Across Our Wide Missouri."
Episode Image: G. W. Hill Steamboat on the Mississippi River, 1916 [John D. Cooper Photographs (P0165), SHSMO]
About the Guest: If you have listened to Missourinet over the last 40+ years, you will certainly recognize Bob Priddy's voice. For his substantial career in radio journalism, Priddy was inducted into the Missouri Broadcaster's Association Hall of Fame in 2018. He is also a noted author with several books to his credit including Only the Rivers are Peaceful, The Art of the Missouri Capitol: History in Canvas, Bronze, and Stone, and Across Our Wide Missouri. From 2016-2019, Priddy served as the president of State Historical Society of Missouri’s Board of Trustees, and he has served as a volunteer leader of the organization since 1985.
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
In honor of the state's 200th birthday, Our Missouri will feature a series throughout 2021 entitled "Bicentennial Book Club," which highlights influential books related to Missouri and examines how scholars, historians, and authors dissect major topics in the state's history. So, join the "Book Club" to hear about award-winning publications that detail the state's diverse history, as well as the stories behind the stories featured within their pages. This episode features a conversation with Jarod Roll about his contributions to the study of labor history, particularly through his books, "Spirit of Rebellion," "The Gospel of the Working Class," and "Poor Man's Fortune."
Episode Image: Lead Mine in Jasper County, Missouri, date unknown [Jack Williams Photograph Collection (P0711), SHSMO]
About the Guest: Jarod Roll holds a PhD in history from Northwestern University. Presently, he is an associate professor of history at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of "Spirit of Rebellion: Labor and Religion in the New Cotton South;" "The Gospel of the Working Class: Labor's Southern Prophets in New Deal America;" and "Poor Man's Fortune: White Working-Class Conservatism in American Metal Mining, 1850–1950."
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
With the announced renewal of the Missouri-Kansas sports rivalry in 2019, Our Missouri opens the first half of Season 3 with an examination of the origins and history behind this rivalry, while also looking at the conflicts that defined Missouri's borders and identity before, during, and after the Civil War. This episode concludes the "Border Wars" series, and features a conversation with John Bradbury about his edited volume, with Lou Wehmer, of William Monks' memoir, "A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas: Being an Account of the Early Settlements, the Civil War, the Ku-Klux, and Times of Peace."
Episode Image: Hollister, Missouri, 1916 [Missouri Postcard Collection (P0032), SHSMO]
About the Guest: John Bradbury is an independent scholar. From 1980 to 2015, he served as an archivist and associate director of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection and State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center in Rolla. After his retirement, Bradbury served as a Center for Missouri Studies senior fellow.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
With the announced renewal of the Missouri-Kansas sports rivalry in 2019, Our Missouri opens the first half of Season 3 with an examination of the origins and history behind this rivalry, while also looking at the conflicts that defined Missouri's borders and identity before, during, and after the Civil War. This episode features a conversation with Kristen Epps about her book, "Slavery on the Periphery: The Kansas-Missouri Border in the Antebellum and Civil War Eras," published by University of Georgia Press.
Episode Image: Susan “Suse” Younger, ca. 1855 [B. James George Sr. Photograph Collection (P0010), SHSMO]
About the Guest: Kristen Epps holds a PhD in History from the University of Kansas. Presently, she serves as an associate professor of history at Kansas State University. She is also the Managing Editor of Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains. She is the author of "Slavery on the Periphery: The Kansas-Missouri Border in the Antebellum and Civil War Eras."
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
With the announced renewal of the Missouri-Kansas sports rivalry in 2019, Our Missouri opens the first half of Season 3 with an examination of the origins and history behind this rivalry, while also looking at the conflicts that defined Missouri's borders and identity before, during, and after the Civil War. This episode takes the listener back 60 years to the fateful school year of 1960-61 when the rivalry between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas escalated to such an intense level that both schools debated cancelling future athletic events.
Episode Image: Spectators at a Missouri-Kansas football games, Columbia, Missouri, 1911 [University of Missouri School of Journalism Scrapbook (P0162), SHSMO]
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
With the announced renewal of the Missouri-Kansas sports rivalry in 2019, Our Missouri opens the first half of Season 3 with an examination of the origins and history behind this rivalry, while also looking at the conflicts that defined Missouri's borders and identity before, during, and after the Civil War. This episode features a conversation with Joseph M. Beilein Jr. about his book, "Bushwhackers: Guerilla Warfare, Manhood, and the Household in Civil War Missouri," published by Kent State University Press.
Episode Image: Quantrill’s Raiders Reunion, 1911 [B. James George Sr. Photograph Collection (P0010), SHSMO]
About the Guest: Joseph M. Beilein Jr. holds a PhD in History from the University of Missouri. Presently, he serves as an associate professor of history at Penn State-Erie, The Behrend College. He is the author of "Bushwhackers: Guerrilla Warfare, Manhood, and the Household in Civil War Missouri," editor of "William Gregg’s Civil War: The Battle to Shape the History of Guerrilla Warfare," and co-editor of "The Civil War Guerrilla: Unfolding the Black Flag in History, Memory, and Myth."
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
With the announced renewal of the Missouri-Kansas sports rivalry in 2019, Our Missouri opens the first half of Season 3 with an examination of the origins and history behind this rivalry, while also looking at the conflicts that defined Missouri's borders and identity before, during, and after the Civil War. This episode features a conversation with Benjamin E. Park about his new book, "Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise & Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier."
Episode Image: Tugboats on the Mississippi River, date unknown [Charles Trefts Photographs (P0034), SHSMO]
About the Guest: Benjamin E. Park holds a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge. He also served as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri's Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy. Presently, he serves as an assistant professor of history at Sam Houston State University. He is the author of "American Nationalisms: Imagining Union in an Age of Revolutions." His recent book, "Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise & Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier," was published in 2020.
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
With the announced renewal of the Missouri-Kansas sports rivalry in 2019, Our Missouri opens the first half of Season 3 with an examination of the origins and history behind this rivalry, while also looking at the conflicts that defined Missouri's borders and identity before, during, and after the Civil War. This episode features a conversation with Jeremy Neely about his book, "The Border between Them: Violence and Reconciliation on the Kansas-Missouri Line," published by the University of Missouri Press.
Episode Image: Birds-eye view of Harrisonville, Missouri, ca. 1902 [State of Missouri Collection (P0018), SHSMO]
About the Guest: Jeremy Neely holds a PhD in History from the University of Missouri. Presently, he serves as an assistant professor of history at Missouri State University. His book, “The Border between Them: Violence and Reconciliation on the Kansas-Missouri Line,” was published by the University of Missouri Press in 2007.