Danny and Derek welcome David Silverman, professor of Native American, Colonial American, and American racial history at George Washington University, for a discussion of the historical Thanksgiving holiday. They get into the the origin and proliferation of the holiday’s myth, the historical Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, the Wampanoag Indians, their culture, politics, and relationship with the English settlers, who and what the holiday serves in 2022 America, and more.
You both excel at interviewing - well-prepared and ask clarifying questions before I get lost. Silverman is another excellent guest and the topic was... timely. Happy belated Thanksgiving.
You both excel at interviewing - well-prepared and ask clarifying questions before I get lost. Silverman is another excellent guest and the topic was... timely. Happy belated Thanksgiving.