The Primary Source Podcast

S2E2 Interview with Mary Johnson Manager of the Teaching with Primary Sources Teachers Network

Educator or not, you'll love this interview with Mary Johnson, manager to the Teaching With Primary Sources Teachers Network.
https://tpsteachersnetwork.org/

S2E1: Interview with Author/Illustrator Jennifer Thermes

I talk with Jennifer Thermes about her newest book, Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World

Jennifer Thermes Website

Library of Congress Online Collection

New York Public Library Digital Collection

American Museum of Natural History Digital Repository

Yale Peabody Museum Digital Collections

My Picture Book and Primary Source Blog Post for Horse Power

Connections with Archivists Rick Prelinger

Connections and ideas after listening to archivists Rick Prelinger on NPR's Bullseye with Jesse Thorn.

Bullseye Episode: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/03/993265829/archivist-and-documentary-filmmaker-rick-prelinger
Rick Prelinger's archives on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype%3Amovies++AND+collection%3Aprelinger&page=3
Rick Prelinger's Lost Landscapes: http://www.panix.com/~footage/
Rick Prelinger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/footage
Blog Post Exploring Actuality Film: https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2015/10/multimedia-moment-exploring-actuality-films-in-the-classroom/ 

S1E14: Interview with Author Linsay H.Metcalf

Author Lindsay H. Metcalf shares how primary sources impacted her picture book, Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices. 
https://www.lindsayhmetcalf.com/farmers-unite

S1E13: Interview with Rob Sanders, author of The Fighting Infantryman: The Story of Albert D. J. Cashier, Transgender Civil War Soldier

Rob Sanders shares the primary sources he found when researching the story of Albert Cashier and how they impacted the final story.

https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/picture-books-and-primary-sources-stonewall-a-building-an-uprising-a-revolution-by-rob-sanders-and-jamey-christoph/

https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/

S1E12 Why Pair Picture Books and Primary Sources in Student Research

Begins by exploring the fantastic picture book Above the Rim and delves into the benefits of bringing paired picture books and primary sources into parts of the research process.
Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources KQ Blog Post: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/pairing-picture-books-and-primary-sources-above-the-rim-how-elgin-baylor-changed-basketball/
Picture Books and Primary Sources Blog Posts Archive: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/

S1E11: Interview with High School Librarian Courtney Pentland

Courtney and I talk about using primary sources when learning about sensitive or traumatic historical events as well as utilizing local institutions that hold collections of historical documents and items.
Courtney Pentland on Twitter: https://twitter.com/livluvlibrary

S1E10: Building News Literacy with Historical News Primary Sources

An overview the role that historical news plays in my new book, Building News Literacy: Lessons for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Elementary and Middle Schools.

https://products.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A6272P

S1E9: Interview with Kirsten Larson, author of Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611319/wood-wire-wings-by-kirsten-w-larson-illustrated-by-tracy-subisak/

Pairing Picture Books and Primary Sources: The Teachers March!

Looking at the gathering of resources for my upcoming blog post focused on pairing primary sources with the picture book The Teachers March! How Selma's Teachers Changed History.

Blog post (and past posts): https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/tbober/

American Archive of Public Broadcasting Special Collections: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections