History

Host Tammy Proctor continues their series on comfort food exploring Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbook that asks "what does it mean to have a comfort food?"

Our guest is anthropologist Jennifer Raff. Her book "Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas" tells the story of who the first peoples in the Americas were and how they got here.

This week Eating the Past hosts continue their theme of birthday cakes, from the industrial revolution to the convenience and affordability of a cake in a box.

What better way to mark this milestone than with a food that highlights how we celebrate the passage of time. This week begins this three part series about the history of birthday cakes.

When I began Nordic skiing some 40 years ago, my Bonna laminated wood skies were coveted. I miss their natural beauty and high performance. Now, they sit in a corner, replaced by a light weight, wax free pair. Somethings lost, something’s gained.

Host Evelyn Funda explores comfort food in literature. Specifically from a scene from Willa Cather's novel "Death Comes for the Archbishop."

USU History Professor Tammy Proctor joins us today to talk about her new book "Saving Europe," which looks at American aid and intervention in Europe between 1914 and 1924.

Eating the Past kicks off a new season introducing new hosts: Evelyn Funda, professor emerita of English at USU and Sarah Berry, USU digital archivist, University Libraries.

We revisit our conversation with Kate Moore, author of the New York Times bestseller 'The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women'.

We talk with Robin Hemley about his book "How to Change History," which grapples with the conflict between public and personal histories and the way memory affects them both.