Lost In Conversation, Episode 3 - "The Decline of Historical Study in America" with Richard Drake

Lost In Conversation, Episode 3 - "The Decline of Historical Study in America" with Richard Drake

Lost in Conversation, Episode 3. On the Decline of Historical Study in America with historian Richard Drake. Show notes: In this episode Leland Buck talks to Richard Drake about the decline in historical study at American universities and explores the broader ramifications of the decline in the humanities in American society and politics. For more information about Richard Drake, visit his website http://www.richardrdrake.com [http://wwwlrichardrdrake.com] Books by Richard Drake: 1. Byzantium for Rome: The Politics of Nostalgia in Umbertian Italy, 1878-1900 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780807873571] (1980) 2. The Revolutionary Mystique and Terrorism in Contemporary Italy [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780253057136] (1989) 3. The Aldo Moro Murder Case [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780674014817] (1995) 4. Apostles and Agitators: Italy’s Marxist Revolutionary Tradition [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780674010369] (2003) 5. The Education of an Anti-Imperialist: Robert La Follette and U.S. Expansion [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780299295240] (2013) 6. Charles Austin Beard: The Return of the Master Historian of American Imperialism [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9781501715136] (2018) 7. New book on William Appleman Williams coming soon Here is a list of all the books referenced in this conversation: Thorstein Veblen, The Higher Learning in America: A Memorandum on the Conduct of Universities by Business Men https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9788027343997 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9788027343997] Richard Hofstadter, Anti-Intellectualism in American Life https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780394703176 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780394703176] John Henry Newman, The Idea of a University https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780615952093 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780615952093] George Orwell, 1984 https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780451524935 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780451524935] Yevgeny Zamyatin, We https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780063068445 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780063068445] Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison, et al., The Federalist Papers https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780451528810 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780451528810] William Appleman Williams, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780393079791 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780393079791] Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780199552368 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780199552368] Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780393356175 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780393356175] Christopher Lasch, The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780393307955 [https://bookshop.org/a/81130/9780393307955] James J. Martin, Revisionist Viewpoints: Essays in a Dissident Historical Tradition https://www.amazon.com/Revisionist-Viewpoints-Dissident-Historical-Tradition/dp/0879260084 [https://www.amazon.com/Revisionist-Viewpoints-Dissident-Historical-Tradition/dp/0879260084] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe [https://lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Lost In Conversation, Episode 2 - "Being Creative and finding an audience in a complicated world" with Kim Yaged

In this, the second episode of Lost in Conversation, I talk with my friend Kim Yaged about being creative and finding and audience in our complicated world. Kim is a writer with many credits in film, television, and theater. She has also published photo essays, poetry, and written for animated shorts. Her recent dramatic works include the one-woman show Hypocrites and Strippers, The Suicide Blog, un-Motherhood and America. Her writing is rich with social dynamics, often exposing cultural landmarks of identity and community. She has an impressive ability to summon new voices and new perspectives to express ideas of social justice in complex societal circumstances. And even in casual conversation, Kim wastes no time uncovering thoughtful perceptions on the state of modern discourse. This is an important conversation about sharing creative work in a challenged and challenging world, and I can think of no better perspective on that topic than Kim Yaged. You can learn more about Kim on her websites: http://www.kimyaged.com [http://www.kimyaged.com] http://www.kimyaged.net [http://www.kimyaged.net] and on her podcast Kim’s Spot [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/kims-spot/] Also Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kims.spot/] and Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimyaged/]. If you are not familiar with my Substack, Lost in America, you can read that at https://lelandbuck.substack.com I’ve already recorded and edited the next episode, which will drop on July 4. Until then, be well. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe [https://lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Lost In Conversation, Episode 1 - "Wandering" with Eric

Episode 1 - A short conversation with Eric about “wandering”. Lost in America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Eric is a film photographer who lives in Seattle. He’s known online as Eric J. Meow, and Conspiracy of Cartographers. He was the co-host of the podcast All Through A Lens. You can find Eric in a variety of places, perhaps the best place to start is on his Substack Eric is active on a variety of social media sites, all of which can be found on his Linktree [https://linktr.ee/consofcart?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafzbIKKRK8Kh9CTiR09ZagUwoS6IMhl2cudGUUAfhSNp_KTCRhTB1GQ_TOeLQ_aem_LYRcw4J4K3W7Ydntr4JhJg] as well as links to his recent books and zines. If you’re curious about such things, he makes and sells a great ECN-2 development kit [https://conspiracyofcartographers.bigcartel.com/product/ecn-2-color-film-developing-kit]. I’ve bought a couple of these and they are great. I highly recommend them. Thanks for reading Lost in America! This post is public so feel free to share it. Please note: If you prefer to listen to podcasts on a different platform than Substack, this podcast is available on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-in-conversation/id1811700982], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cvVWxxg5PEgplnLzpZTkt?si=b27958dad74f4380&nd=1&dlsi=92c85f4a847d48f4], YouTube Podcasts [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW5yu5FMQYDd8g8n0recIVisfdaeBZGX9], PocketCasts [https://pca.st/63wrr9nv], and Overcast [https://overcast.fm/p5177727-pVWtWV] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe [https://lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Ferry Crossing Elliott Bay

Here’s just a little audio I recorded on January 27, 2023. I spent the month of January in Seattle working on a few projects. As my main reason to be there involved doing large-format photography and writing about the Salish Sea, it goes without saying that I spent quite a lot of time on Washington State Ferries. On this particular day, my wife had joined me for a long weekend, and we got up early one morning and caught the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. We explored the Bainbridge Japanese Exclusion Memorial (I’ll share more about that in a future post) and then drove from Bainbridge across the Agate Passage Bridge onto the Kitsap Peninsula, along the Hood Canal to the little towns of Seabeck and Holly. It was a long, full day of driving in the constant winter rain, so by the time we got back on the ferry in Bainbridge, I was eager to put the cameras away and just enjoy the ferry crossing back across Elliott Bay to Seattle. I have always loved catching the evening ferry back to Seattle. From the water, the city looks so dramatic and impressive. From most vantage points, the city just looks like a mass that skirts the edge of the water, but from a boat, the city seems to climb up out of the sound to an impressive height. At night, it is always a spectacular cityscape. The Salish Sea is a relatively recent name for the entire basin that includes Puget Sound, the Hood Canal, the Strait of Juan de Fuca (the main waterway that connects the sea to the Pacific Ocean), and the Strait of Georgia which extends up into British Columbia between the mainland and Vancouver Island. As with many large bodies of water, the lines drawn to distinguish its constituent parts can seem somewhat arbitrary and are largely the result of a history that benefitted from dividing this large inland sea into a variety of distinct segments in two countries. It is a body of water famous for salmon and herring spawns, a great variety of whales, seals, and sea lions not to mention an amazing diversity of bird species. This abundance comes from its unique position on the continental edge, with great rivers flowing down from coastal ranges into its waters and tidal flows mixing seawater in from the Pacific. From an ecological perspective, it represents one of the most fertile and diverse natural areas in North America. And in the 21st Century, it is home to roughly 8.7 million people — a number estimated to grow to 10.5 million by 2040. I spent an entire month exploring and photographing, and I only began to scratch at the surface. I anticipate at least three more trips before this project is complete. My next trip will focus on the eastern edge of Vancouver Island from Victoria to Campbell River and Vancouver and the mighty Fraser River which reaches the sea in that city. I hope this little clip of audio on a short ferry ride at the end of a long day transports you to this amazing place in a way that my words and photographs cannot. Until next time, be well. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe [https://lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Rising Tide in the Pacific

Thank you for listening Neutral Density. This post is public so feel free to share it. This week, I’m on the Oregon Coast, and I must say, it feels amazing to be near the ocean again. The rocky beaches at the base of Tillamook Head can be treacherous to walk on, but everywhere you look there is something extraordinary. At high tide, the waves crash, and water surges between the rocks. I recorded this with a boom pole held just inches from the water, so the rocks would shield the microphone from the concussive gusts of wind. As a result, the waves sound distant, but the rushing of water through the rocks is very close and clear. Just feet from where this was recorded, we’ve spotted dolphins, bald eagles, and a variety of shorebirds, and we’ve watched many neoprene-clad surfers wait patiently for the next wave. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe [https://lelandbuck.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]