History in the Wild podcast: The Brothers’ Grimm Stories

Blog post and podcast by Gene Gravett

My name is Gene Gravett, and I’m non-binary—my pronouns are they/them. I am graduating this spring with a major in History and a minor in Political Science through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. I hope to be accepted into a Master’s Program in Education Policy after a year off from school.

Blog post and podcast by Danny Casillas

Hi everyone, I’m Danny Casillas and I’m the host of the podcast “One Influential Film.” I’m currently wrapping my undergrad and I’m expected to graduate with two degrees; History and Film and Media Studies.

Blog post and podcast by Rachel Welshans

Hi! My name is Rachel Welshans and I’m finishing up my senior year of my history undergrad degree. I signed up for HST 485: History in the Wild with Professor Marissa Rhodes because I saw that the goal of the class was to learn how to present historical information in a podcast format.

Blog post and podcast by Corinthia Davis

Hello everyone! My name is Corinthia Davis and my pronouns are she/her. I am a History major, with a minor in Political Science. After serving in the Air Force a few years, I decided to get out and pursue my bachelor’s online.

Podcast and blog post by: Kylee Mamon

Creating a podcast was something I had dabbled in prior to taking HST 485: History in the Wild course at ASU. My knowledge was limited, and I did feel intimidated in taking this course.

Blog post and podcast by Carolina Trestain

My name is Lina Trestain, and I’ve just wrapped up my last term of my undergrad in History. I decided to take Dr. Rhodes’ History in the Wild because I have never made a podcast, but I like the idea of using them to share information.

Blog post and podcast by Devon Hartwig.

The inspiration for “Witchcraft” came as a combination of my love for all things fantasy as well as an interest in the Early Modern period. The history surrounding witchcraft in the world is a unique blend of fear of the unknown, mysticism, and more recently it has become a symbol of female empowerment.

Blog post by Pamela Zupo

Whether it is called the plague, the Black Death, or the Coronavirus, widespread disease has a way of generating fear and outright terror among those living within its invisible presence.  Epidemics, such as the pestilence that afflicted the Iberian Peninsula of Spain during the late sixteenth century still resonate with historical truths that can be felt five hundred years later.

Blog post by Keisha Gordon

The past can indicate future events. Pandemics such as the COVID-19 may be new to us but they are not new to the historical record. The 1918 Flu, or the Black Death of the Middle Ages, are familiar to some.