This episode features an interview with Dr. Louise Zarmati from the University of Tasmania about her article 'Thinking Archaeologically about Australia's Deep Time History' published in the term 1 (2022) edition of the HTANSW journal 'Teaching

#25 History in a Post-Truth World with Dr. Benjamin Jones

Feb 6th, 2022 51m 58s

Our first episode for 2022 features an interview with Dr. Benjamin Jones from Central Queensland University. We discuss some of the themes and issues raised in his co-edited book 'History in a Post-Truth World: Theory and Praxis' published by R

#24 Michael Street – Witch Trials in History and Historiography

Jul 25th, 2021 38m 15s

This episode explores the history and historiography of witch trials and witch hunts. Our guest is Michael Street, history teacher and recipient of a 2019 Premier's Teacher Scholarship sponsored by HTANSW. Michael used his scholarship to travel

#23 Dr. Peter Whitewood – The Red Army and the Great Terror

Apr 6th, 2021 1h 1m

Dr. Peter Whitewood (York St. John University, UK) has written an authoritative account of Stalin's purge of the Red Army in the lead up to the Second World War. He joined us to talk about the history of state violence in Russia prior to 1917 a

#22 Dr. Michael Molkentin – Constructing the life of Sir Ross Smith

Feb 15th, 2021 39m 55s

This episode features an interview with Dr. Michael Molkentin about his latest book 'Anzac and Aviator: The Remarkable Story of Sir Ross Smith and the 1919 England to Australia Air Race' (Allen&Unwin, 2019). After briefly setting out the story,

#21 Professor Roland Fletcher – Angkor

Jan 21st, 2021 43m 2s

Professor Roland Fletcher from the University of Sydney (Australia) is a world-leading scholar of the Khmer Empire. He generously gave his time to talk with us about the history of Angkor, the archaeology of the area and new approaches to under

#20 Anne Gripton – Teaching History Extension

Dec 2nd, 2020 21m 8s

In this episode, we interviewed Anne Gripton and talked about some practical ideas for teaching History Extension. The discussion mainly concentrated on the 'key questions' component of the course but it also offers some ideas for approaching Q

#19 Professor Pierre Asselin – Vietnam's American War

Aug 3rd, 2020 57m 24s

Professor Pierre Asselin from San Diego University recently joined us to talk about his most recent book, 'Vietnam's American War' (CUP, 2017). The episode discusses recent scholarship on the Vietnam War with a particular focus on exploring the

#18 Rohan Howitt – Maori migrants, transnationalism and the making of modern Australia

Jul 5th, 2020 49m 5s

Dr. Rohan Howitt from the University of Sydney joins us to discuss some broad themes from Australia's 19th and early 20th centuries including migration, transnationalism, Federation and the White Australia Policy.

#17 Professor Mark Edele – Debates on Stalinism

Jun 3rd, 2020 47m 35s

In this episode, we talked to Professor Mark Edele (Hansen Chair in History at the University of Melbourne). Mark's forthcoming book, Debates on Stalinism (Manchester UP, 2020), provides an up-to-date and insightful introduction to the English

#16 Greg Keith – Teaching the Holocaust

May 4th, 2020 44m 42s

Greg Keith has a keen interest in teaching the Holocaust to secondary school students. He has taught history for nearly 20 years and was a previous recipient of a Gandel scholarship to attend Yad Vashem in Jerusalem (Israel). Greg is currently

#15 Learning to Teach History Well

Mar 25th, 2020 37m 17s

In this first episode of our third season, we talked to Dr. Claire Golledge who has recently completed a PhD exploring exemplary history teaching. We based the discussion on Claire's article for our quarterly journal Teaching History which appe

#14 Mark Dapin - Australia's Vietnam War, Myth vs History

Oct 22nd, 2019 36m 12s

Mark Dapin has recently published a new history of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War entitled Australia's Vietnam War, Myth vs History (NewSouth, 2019). We sat down with Mark to talk about the book which raises important questions abou

#13 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 2)

Sep 27th, 2019 41m 59s

This is the second of two episodes in which we interviewed Professor Stephen Hodkinson from the University of Nottingham (UK). Professor Hodkinson is a widely published and widely respected Spartan specialist who founded the Centre for Spartan

#12 Stephen Hodkinson - Classical Sparta (Part 1)

Aug 18th, 2019 56m 37s

This is the first of two episodes in which we interviewed Professor Stephen Hodkinson from the University of Nottingham (UK). Professor Hodkinson is a widely published and widely respected Spartan specialist who founded the Centre for Spartan a

#11 David Hoffmann - The Stalinist Era

Jun 2nd, 2019 45m 59s

In this episode, we are joined by Professor David L. Hoffmann from Ohio State University. David's most recent book, The Stalinist Era, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2018 and provides an updated and insightful overview of Stalin

#10 Christine Counsell - The 1970s/80s Revolution in History Education

May 13th, 2019 1h 3m

In this episode, Christine Counsell explores some of the legacies of the changes that took place in History education during the 1970s and 1980s in Britain. This address was the first of two keynotes delivered by Christine at the HTANSW History

#9 Bruce Dennett - A conversation about JFK

Apr 14th, 2019 1h 11m

In this episode, we discuss the history, memory and historiography of the 35th President of the United States: John F. Kennedy. The episode is not an interview, but a discussion of different perspectives and interpretations of JFK aimed at thos

#8 Michelle Arrow - The Seventies

Mar 15th, 2019 53m 9s

Dr. Michelle Arrow is our guest on this episode of the HTA NSW podcast. Michelle's new book The Seventies: The Personal, Political and the Making of Modern Australia was released in early 2019 by NewSouth Publishing and takes a fresh new look a

#7 Billy Griffiths - Deep Time Dreaming

Feb 20th, 2019 39m 51s

In this episode we talk to Billy Griffiths from Deakin University (Victoria) about his most recent book, Deep Time Dreaming. This is a fresh look at Australian archaeology and its relationship to modern political and cultural movements in Austr

#6 Tim Briscoe - Ancient History Personality Study

Jan 31st, 2019 15m 47s

In this first episode for season #2 we talk to Tim Briscoe about the changes to the HSC Ancient History Personality Study. We briefly discuss the requirements of this topic and how it might be assessed in examination questions. http://www.htans

#5 Teacher Interview - Sally Johnstone

Dec 20th, 2018 33m 10s

In our final episode for Season 1, we talked to Sally Johnstone about her experiences teaching senior history in mixed-ability contexts. Sally has worked mainly in senior colleges in Sydney and presented sessions on differentiation and strategi

#4 Consuming Anzac - Dr Jo Hawkins

Nov 30th, 2018 28m 41s

This episode features an interview with Dr. Jo Hawkins about her new book Consuming Anzac: The History of Australia's Most Powerful Brand (UWA Publishing, 2018). Dr Jo Hawkins: https://twitter.com/history_punk?lang=en Consuming Anzac (book):

#3 The new Modern History Core

Nov 11th, 2018 19m 36s

This episode explores some common questions about the new HSC Modern History Core topic: Power and Authority in the Modern World. We explore ideas around timing, teaching strategies and how to prepare for a new and updated examination.

#2 - How Can We Make Australian History Global?

Oct 28th, 2018 45m 35s

Professor Frank Bongiorno's keynote address at the National Conference of the History Teachers' Association of Australia (3 October 2018). This event was convened by the History Teachers' Association ACT and recorded on their behalf by the HTA