Shit I Have to Teach in Twenty Minutes

A podcast for history teachers or anyone in a hurry. Eric and Rob interview historians about what are the important concepts about a given topic and they provide free lesson plans aligned with that discussion.

Shit I Have to Teach in Twenty Minutes is a history podcast hosted by Rob Good and Eric Hahn, with 23 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Rob Good and Eric Hahn hosts Shit I Have to Teach in Twenty Minutes, a history show with 23 episodes published.

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  Episode #24

  S1/E24 Ancient Egypt with Julia Troche

  Aug 19, 202623 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Dr. Julia Troche joins Eric and Rob to discuss teaching about Ancient Egypt. Dr. Troche is an Egyptologist and a Professor of History at Missouri State University. She begins by noting that with the enormity of ancient Egyptian history, teachers should emphasize continuity and change to help their students better understand that Egyptian history is not static. One example of how they can do this is by looking at the role of kingship across time. While kingship remains an important factor in Ancient Egyptian politics and culture, views of the king change during different eras. For instance, a statue of King Khafre in the Old Kingdom includes a small representation of the god Horus, revealing that the king is not seen as a god on earth. However a statue of King Nectanebo from the New Kingdom includes a much larger representation of Horus, revealing the increased role of divinity in what has become a more theocratic political system. Belief in life after death is another example of continuity and change. While the belief in an afterlife remains consistent across time, changes in funerary texts from Pyramid Texts in the Old Kingdom, to Coffin Texts in the Middle Kingdom, to the Book of the Dead in the New Kingdom demonstrate greater access to funerary texts over time. She also clarifies several misconceptions about Egyptian history. First, the Intermediate Periods that occurred between the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms were not eras of backwardness and chaos. Rather, they were decentralized periods where considerable creativity allowed for changes in Egyptian culture. She also clarifies that the pyramids were built by Egyptians and they were not built with slave labor. Lesson Plans and resources: The “ King Khafre Enthroned” lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4xIKmfE The “ Continuity and Change in Ancient Egypt's Funeral Traditions” lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/46a7qrW Online Resources shared by Dr. Troche: Khafre Enthroned: https://arce.org/khafre-enthroned/ Nectanebo Horus statue: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544887 Ptolemy I Soter (Greek Design): https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010279145 Ptolemy I Soter (Egyptian Design): https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA1641?selectedImageId=36907001 Pyramid Texts: https://pyramidtextsonline.com/sarc.html Teaching Resources: https://www.britishmuseum.org/learn/schools/ages-7-11/ancient-egypt Teaching Resources: https://www.metmuseum.org/essays?toah=true&department=egyptian-art Teaching Resources: https://www.ees.ac.uk/learn/digital-resources.html Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good. Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty

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  Episode #23

  S1/E23 The French Revolution with David Bell

  Jul 30, 202623 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Eric and Rob are joined by Dr. David Bell to discuss teaching about the French Revolution. Dr. Bell is the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Era of North Atlantic Revolutions at Princeton University and he teaches courses on the early modern Atlantic world, with a particular interest in the political culture of Enlightenment and revolutionary France. He identifies several key ideas teachers should consider when presenting this topic. First, the revolution served as a remarkable laboratory for modern political life and, within one short decade, it experimented with multiple political systems. He also notes that the question of rights was central to the revolution from the very beginning with the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and the degree to which those rights would be extended to women and enslaved people became an important topic of revolutionary discourse. He urges teachers to place the French Revolution in the context of other Atlantic revolutions including the American Revolution that preceded it and the Haitian Revolution that resulted from it. Teachers can also address how revolutionaries sought to communicate and spread new ideas and cultivate national citizenship in rural areas, and he explains that the missionary model of the Catholic Church became an important tool for disseminating those ideas even while the new regime took an aggressively anti-Christian stance. Finally, he notes that the legacies of the revolution are complex including advances in democratic thought, the use of terror and political violence, and the role of autocracy to create a security state. Lesson Plans and resources: The “ Communicating the French Revolution” lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4g1N0ai The “Legacy of the Revolution” lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/3TNFebn Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good. Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty

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  Episode #22

  S1/E22 The Late Ottoman Empire with Alan Mikhail

  Jul 19, 202625 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Dr. Alan Mikhail joins Eric and Rob once again to explore themes teachers should consider when developing lessons on the late Ottoman Empire.. Dr. Mikhail is the Chance Family Professor of History at Yale University. His fields of interest include the Middle East, the Early Modern Muslim World, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Early Modern History, Environmental History and the History of Medicine. He is the author of many award winning books including God’s Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World which won the Gold Medal in World History and was long listed for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Dr. Mikhail begins by challenging the notion of decline that is often present in narratives of the Ottoman Empire after the rule of Sulieman. He points out that this period of decline lasted 300 years, and he attributes the longevity of the Ottomans to their relatively light hand in ruling subject populations. However, the rise of nationalism in the 19th century, promoted by both external and internal reasons, created tensions that weakened the state. Despite attempted reforms during Tanzimat era, the Ottomans Alliance with the Central Powers during World War I led to the final collapse of the empire. However, Alan notes that while the empire collapsed, the new Republic of Turkey continued several aspects of Ottoman culture. Lesson Plans and resources: The “ Taxation during the Ottoman Empire” lesson can be found at: https://bit.ly/44DIoRj The “ Reform, What is it Good For?” lesson can be found at: https://bit.ly/4vBaNm0 Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good. Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty

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  Episode #21

  S1/E21 The Early Ottoman Empire with Alan Mikhail

  Jun 28, 202625 minS1

  Send us Fan Mail Eric and Rob sit down with Dr. Alan Mikhail to discuss teaching the early Ottoman Empire. Dr. Mikhail is the Chance Family Professor of History at Yale University. His fields of interest include the Middle East, the Early Modern Muslim World, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Early Modern History, Environmental History and the History of Medicine. He is the author of many award winning books including God’s Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World which won the Gold Medal in World History and was long listed for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Dr. Mikhail notes several important concepts that should be considered when teaching the early Ottoman empire. First, teachers should note the longevity of the Ottoman Empire. Also, its location between Europe, Asia, and Africa placed it at the center of trade and communication for all those regions, giving it a significant influence on the histories of its neighbors. The empire was led by one dynasty, and the politics of succession were often filled with intrigue as various members of the Harem conspired to place their son on the throne. He concludes by discussing the importance of Sultan Selim who is often overshadowed in history books by his son, Suileman, but who doubled the size of the empire through conquest in a short but consequential reign. Lesson Plans and resources: The “Creating a Timeline of the Early Ottoman Empire” lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4eB0dGB The “Who's calling Whom Magnificent" lesson can be found at https://bit.ly/4eIyh2g Credits Opening theme music, “Bossa Bossa,” created by Clare Howard www.clarehoward.com Music supported by the National Council for History Education www.ncheteach.org Transition theme music, “The Clock is Ticking,” created by Emily Hahn. Logo artwork created by Jessica Goldman. Shit I Have to Teach in 20 Minutes is produced by Eric Hahn and Rob Good. Audio and video editing by Sebastian Rosales. Email us at historyintwenty@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@historyintwenty Instagram:historyintwenty

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  Episode #19

  S1/E19 The Jefferson Adminstration with Peter Kastor

  May 30, 202625 minS1

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Eric and Rob are joined by Dr. Peter Kastor to discuss ways to teach about the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.   Dr. Kastor is the Samuel K. Eddy Endowed Professor of History and American Culture Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.  He studies the history of politics, policymaking, and culture in the United States. He focuses much of his work on the half-century following American independence.  Peter advises teachers to approach the Jefferson Presidency by examining its domestic policy, its foreign policy, and how it affected the way politics operated.  He notes that Jeff...

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