569: Professor CJ - How To Study History
(Recorded at the Midwest Peace and Liberty Fest) CJ Kilmer is a college history professor and the host of the acclaimed The Dangerous History Podcast. He has been one of the most frequently requested guests on School Sucks, so consider this show an icebreaker for future conversations.
Introduction
-CJ's origin story and influences
-Surviving college with the "wrong" ideas
-How to vet professors
How to study history
-spotting bias and slant in academic books
-collecting sources
-comparing and synthesizing different perspectives
-note-taking
-Adler's How To Read A Book
History Discussions
-Recovering from studying history in public school
-missed opportunities to fall in love with history in school
-the History of Public Education
-embracing shock value in storytelling
-Giving students Smedley Butler's War Is A Racket
-The danger of the "you've been lied to" narrative
Look Closer
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