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Robert Kenzer is known for his community studies of North Carolina during the Civil War era. But as he discusses with Colin, his courses at the University of Richmond (where is a professor) have included a class on Abraham Lincoln and baseball. Bob talks about his career path as a…

Originally from California and the daughter of a sculptor, Ana Edwards has found her niche in Richmond. She works at the American Civil War Museum downtown, but before joining the staff there, she made a name for herself as a radio personality and activist. A native of Los Angeles, she…

You may know Colonel Wilkerson from his appearances on Bill Maher’s show Real Time. The colonel has made a name for himself as a straight-shooting Republican, who had a long career in the military, where he worked closely with Colin Powell during the second Bush administration. He sits down with…

Put your history hat on, y’all! Colin talks with John C. Rodrigue, one of his professors at LSU (back when Colin was a lowly grad student). John now teaches at Stonehill College in Massachusetts, but he’s a Jersey guy, who studied at Rutgers and Columbia. He also has roots in…

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Adam Faucett grew up in the suburbs of Little Rock, where he spent a lot of time listening to Otis Redding, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Neil Young, and Radiohead. He also had a love for horror movies. His influences have led him to blend light and dark…

Happy Halloween, y’all! Colin talks about the most recent marathon baseball playoff game, watching the original Phantom of the Opera, and reading about Bram Stoker. He also manages to combine two things–politics and Edgar Allan Poe–courtesy of the great writer E. L. Doctorow. You can listen here: http://amerikanrambler.libsyn.com/podcast/episode-115-halloween

Colin has New York author, photographer, filmmaker, folklorist, and English professor Bruce Jackson on for a second talk. This time, the conversation covers everything from prison punks to Star Wars and the power of myth. Bruce discusses his literary influences (especially Faulkner) and how his background in literature has informed…

  Tom Camden is head of special collections at Washington and Lee University. His career has taken him from Virginia to New Hampshire to Georgia and back again. But Tom is a native Virginian and W&L graduate, who grew up in the historic community of Buffalo Forge, not far from…

Gregg Kimball is the Director of Public Services and Outreach at the Library of Virginia. He is the author of American City, Southern Place: A Cultural History of Antebellum Richmond (University of Georgia Press, 2000). He has worked in Richmond a ling time, but he originally hails from New England.…

Steve Campbell is a California guy. A native of the Bay Area, he got his Ph.D. in history at UC-Santa Barbara and now teaches at Cal Poly in Pomona. He has a book coming out in January, The Bank War and the Partisan Press, published through University Press of Kansas.…