The Dirt On The Past : A Podcast of The Extreme History Project

Welcome to The Dirt on the Past from The Extreme History Project and Gallatin Valley Community Radio, KGVM. Whether digging up a site or dusting off the archives, we bring you some of the most fascinating and cutting edge research in history and archaeology, and discuss why it matters today. Join co-hosts, Crystal Alegria and Nancy Mahoney as we converse with professionals in the fields of history, archaeology, and anthropology who bring the past…into the present. You can find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening for more . . . Dirt on the Past!

Dr. Kathleen Brown

Nasty Wenches, Good Wives, and Foul Bodies

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Dirt on the Past as we speak with Dr. Kathleen Brown about her research on early America. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on the 17th and 18th century, and the ways in which historical constructions of gender and race…of cleanliness…and of the human body were foundational to the institutions of slavery and of human rights.

Crystal Alegria and Nancy Mahoney

Burying the Dead through Time

Click here to join hosts Crystal and Nancy as they discuss traditional mortuary customs through time. From the earliest evidence of human burial ceremony to historic headstone symbolism.

Carl Davis

Six Hundred Generations

Click here to hear our engaging conversation with retired U. S. Forest Service Archaeologist, Carl Davis. We discuss his new book, Six Hundred Generations: An Archaeological History of Montana.

Kevin Kooistra

Hazel Hunkins and the 19th Amendment

Click here to hear our conversation with Kevin Kooistra speaking about the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Hazel Hunkins, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and expanding the historical narrative of the women’s suffrage movement.

Jill Falcon MacKin

Indigenous Food Sovereignty

Click here to hear our discussion with Jill Falcon MacKin on Indigenous Food Sovereignty. 

Dr. Shara Bailey

What Teeth Can Tell Us About Becoming Human

Click here to hear our fascinating discussion on Neanderthal dental morphology with Dr. Shara Bailey from New York University’s Department of Anthropology.

Dr. C. Riley Auge

The Archaeology of Magic

Click here to join us for our discussion with Dr. C. Riley Augé, on her new book, “The Archaeology of Magic: Gender and Domestic Protection in 17th Century New England.”

The Dirt on the Past team, Crystal Alegria, Stephen Durbin, and Nancy Mahoney

Introduction

Click here to hear our introductory podcast featuring Crystal Alegria and Nancy Mahoney discussing the podcast!

Dr. Billy Smith

Mapping Inequality

Click here to hear our interview with Dr. Billy Smith as he discusses his most recent project of “Mapping Inequality and Resistance: a Story of Ona Judge.”

Nancy Mahoney, Dr. Tom Rust, and Crystal Alegria

Watching Over Yellowstone

Click here to hear our interview with Dr. Tom Rust as he discusses his new book, “Watching Over Yellowstone: The US Army’s Experience in America’s First National Park.”

The Dirt on the Past is a collaboration of The Extreme History Project and Gallatin Valley Community Radio, http://www.kgvm.org.