Intelligent Speech Spring 2022 Program of Events

All Times Eastern Standard Time
Schedule is preliminary
(Updated 6/23/2022)

Session Number	Time	Room 1 (Panels)	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Chat Room
0	9:45-10:00	Opening Remarks with Ben Jacobs
1	10:00-10:40	Morning Keynote with Rexfactor
2	10:45-11:25	Moderator Roberto Toro (History of Saqartvelo Georgia) and panelists Kristaps Andjreson (Eastern Border), and Eric Halsey (History of Bulgaria Podcast) present: Occupied! Or, a history of how we learned to love Russia	Teagan Phillips of History and Philosophy of Physics Presents: You Are My Sun-Line: Solar Spectroscopy and an Early Spectroscope	Richard Le Poidevin of Curiosity of a Child Presents: 22 Orphans to Save the World!	Dirk Hoffmann-Becking of The History of the Germans Presents: Crossing the Alps – The Germans’ relationship with Italy	Open Room for Chatting
3	11:30-12:10	Moderator Luke Baxter (The Things That Made England) and many other panelists present: The Great Balloon Debate	Kristaps Andjreson of Eastern Border Presents: Wartime Podcasts	Eric Halsey of History of Bulgaria Podcast Presents: How 19th Century Nationalism Chased The Circassians Across the Ottoman World	Totalus Rankium of Totalus Rankium Presents: It's a Surprise	Open Room for Chatting
4	12:15-12:55	Moderator Dr Zack White (TBD) and panelists Josh: Historyland (TBD ,Jimmy Chen (Napoleonic Impressions ,Jacqueline Reiter Author (Several Books), and Marcus Cribb (TBD) present: Over the Hills and Far Away: Crossing Boundaries in the Napoleonic Era	Greta Hardin of History of American Food Presents: Gumbo - How Many Trips Did it Take	Benjamin Jacobs of Wittenberg to Westphalia Presents: Munitions Disasters of New Jersey	Derek L. of The Hellenistic Age Podcast Presents: Across the Indus: Encounters between the Greek and Indian Worlds, 323-30 B.C.	Open Room for Chatting
5	1:00-1:40	Moderator Luke Baxter (The Things That Made England) and panelists Zach Twamley (When Diplomacy Fails ,Genn McMenemy (Ancient History Fangirls ,Jenny Williamson (Ancient History Fangirls), and Jennifer Dasal (ArtCurious) present: From Podcaster to Author: Crossing Formats	Sarah Tanksalvala of Rejects and Revolutionaries Presents: After Crossing	Pontifacts of Pontifacts Presents: Dangerous Cult Leaders: Early Popes Who Crossed the Line	Roberto Toro of History of Saqartvelo Georgia Presents: The Georgian Influence on the Holy Land	Open Room for Chatting
6	1:45-2:25	Lunch Keynote: Genn McMenemy and Jenny Williamson of the Ancient History Fangirl Podcast
7	2:30-3:10	Moderator Pontifacts (Pontifacts) and panelists Totalus Rankium (Totalus Rankium), and Rex Factor (Rex Factor) present: RexyPanel	Michael Motley (Country Boi) of One Mic: Black History Podcast Presents: The Rise and Fall of the Black Panther Party	Alycia of Civics and Coffee Podcast Presents: Time for A Woman: Sandra Day O'Connor and the Supreme Court	~~Deb Freeman of Setting the Table Presents: Coming Soon!~~	Open Room for Chatting
8	3:15-3:55	Moderator Roifield Brown (Mid Atlantic) and panelists Jordan Harbour, Sam Hume and Johnathan Putnam present: 1776 to now how could the history of North America have been different?	Garry Stevens of History in the Bible Podcast Presents: Remaking Judaism, Constructing Christianity: The Heirs of Abraham in the Second Century	David Montgomery of The Siècle Presents: The Wreck of the Medusa	Trevor Culley of The History of Persia Podcast Presents: Ancient Persian Propaganda, Past and Present	Open Room for Chatting
9	4:00-4:40	Moderator Iain Christie (Terranauts) and panelists Teagan Phillips (History and Philosophy of Physics), and Raven Forrest Fruscalzo (Tiny Vampires) present: STEM Panel	Caroline Vahrenkamp of Wonders of the World Presents: Crossing the Line: a History Podcaster's Tale of Transition	Wesley Livesay of History of the Second World War Podcast Presents: The Correct Wrong Choice: The Interwar Years and Results Based Analysis	Kenny Ryan of [Abridged] Presidential Histories Presents: The political double cross that saved American democracy.	Open Room for Chatting
10	4:45-5:25	Moderator Greta Hardin (History of American Food) and panelists Deb Freeman (Setting the Table ,Caroline Vahrenkamp (Wonders of the World), and Emmerline Smy (Smy Goodness Podcast) present: The Most International Food	Nia Hamm Clark Presents: Dreams of Black Wall Street	Iain Christie of Terranauts Presents: Themistocles and the Space Program: The collective power of the Big Idea	Mark Selleck of Casting Through Ancient Greece Presents: An Age of Change – The Greco-Persian Wars	Open Room for Chatting
11	5:30-6:10	Closing Keynote: Jamie Jeffers of the British History Podcast

Individual Session Descriptions 2022

All Times EST
Updated 6/23/2022

Start	End	Room	Presenter	Title
9:45	10:00	Opening Remarks	Benjamin Jacobs	Opening Remarks
Some remarks to open the event.
10:00	10:40	Morning Keynote	Rex Factor	Deadly Crossings That Changed British History
This session will look at two crossings (one in English and one in Scottish history) that ended in tragedy, and the devastating impact that both of these had on each nation's history.
10:45	11:25	Room 1	Roberto Toro	Occupied! Or, a history of how we learned to love Russia
Moderator Roberto Toro (History of Saqartvelo Georgia) and panelists Kristaps Andjreson (Eastern Border), and Eric Halsey (History of Bulgaria Podcast) present: Occupied! Or, a history of how we learned to love Russia
10:45	11:25	Room 2	Teagan Phillips	You Are My Sun-Line: Solar Spectroscopy and an Early Spectroscope
How do we know what stars are made of? What have lines got to do with it? This talk will answer these questions and more, with the help of a 19th century spectroscope.
10:45	11:25	Room 3	Richard Le Poidevin	22 Orphans to Save the World!
In 1803 22 Spanish orphans were selected for a mission to the new world. As they crossed the Atlantic they would each in turn be infected with cowpox. Today this would be unethical but 200 years ago times were very different...
10:45	11:25	Room 4	Dirk Hoffmann-Becking	Crossing the Alps – The Germans’ relationship with Italy
German and Italian history has been inextricably linked ever since Otto I married Adelheid, queen of Italy in 951. Many historians of the 19th century saw the involvement in the south as a key driver in the collapse of central authority and delayed nationhood of Germany, whilst others longed for the “Land where the Citrons bloom”. This ambivalent relationship may go back a 1000 years but still shines through, most recently in the debates over support for Italy during the Sovereign debt Crisis of 2012.
11:30	12:10	Room 1	Luke Baxter	The Great Balloon Debate
Moderator Luke Baxter (The Things That Made England) and many other panelists present: The Great Balloon Debate
11:30	12:10	Room 2	Kristaps Andjreson	Wartime Podcasts
How to make a difference using your voice.
11:30	12:10	Room 3	Eric Halsey	How 19th Century Nationalism Chased The Circassians Across the Ottoman World
Beginning in the mid 19th century, Russian expansion pushed hundreds of thousands of Circassians out of their homes and into places like Bulgaria. There, they encountered a population in the process of a national revival which painted Islam, the Orient, and the Ottomans as enemies. The result was a series of exoduses to all corners of the Ottoman world, fleeing nationalisms and violence driven by new understandings of identity in a fast-changing world.
11:30	12:10	Room 4	Totalus Rankium	It's a Surprise
Rob is cooking something special up, but he doesn't want any spoilers. Hint: It involves a crossing.
12:15	12:55	Room 1	Dr Zack White	Over the Hills and Far Away: Crossing Boundaries in the Napoleonic Era
Moderator Dr Zack White (TBD) and panelists Josh: Historyland (TBD ,Jimmy Chen (Napoleonic Impressions ,Jacqueline Reiter Author (Several Books), and Marcus Cribb (TBD) present: Over the Hills and Far Away: Crossing Boundaries in the Napoleonic Era
12:15	12:55	Room 2	Greta Hardin	Gumbo - How Many Trips Did it Take
Gumbo - associated with New Orleans and Louisiana, this dish is a mind-bogglingly international mosaic. It required multiple crossings of the Atlantic, and other oceans, to get all the ingredients and techniques in one place. Get out a world map and some yarn, and let's see how this all (probably) happened.
12:15	12:55	Room 3	Benjamin Jacobs	Munitions Disasters of New Jersey
It is a fine line between stability and chaos, especially when you are supplying the maw of industrial war. Join Benjamin Jacobs as he examines three major catastrophies in his home state of New Jersey so that we all might learn the value of not doing dumb things and getting people killed.
12:15	12:55	Room 4	Derek L.	Across the Indus: Encounters between the Greek and Indian Worlds, 323-30 B.C.
The death of Alexander the Great inaugurated a period of unprecedented connectivity between the Mediterranean and South Asia in the fourth-first century B.C. Formerly on the opposite edges of the world, these new neighbors had to come to terms with one another through conflict and coexistence, which manifested itself through the exchange of ideas such as Greek literature and Buddhism.
1:00	1:40	Room 1	Luke Baxter	From Podcaster to Author: Crossing Formats
Moderator Luke Baxter (The Things That Made England) and panelists Zach Twamley (When Diplomacy Fails ,Genn McMenemy (Ancient History Fangirls ,Jenny Williamson (Ancient History Fangirls), and Jennifer Dasal (ArtCurious) present: From Podcaster to Author: Crossing Formats
1:00	1:40	Room 2	Sarah Tanksalvala	After Crossing
Regardless of century or culture, the first years of a new settlement have historically been characterized by the same challenges and patterns. Join Sarah Tanksalvala as she discusses the first years living in an unfamiliar environment, and uses this newfound understanding to re-evaluate the earliest years of American history.
1:00	1:40	Room 3	Pontifacts	Dangerous Cult Leaders: Early Popes Who Crossed the Line
Long before Christianity became the dominant religion of Europe, long before the pope was a figure of indisputable power critical to every major political and international decision, the Catholic Church looked very different. At its inception, the church was no more than a meddlesome, dangerous cult. Clandestine meetings, covert conversions and undermining the imperial decree was the cost of Christian faith, and the popes who provoked the Emperors of Rome paid the ultimate price. This presentation will be an exploration of those early popes, and how they crossed the most dangerous line.
1:00	1:40	Room 4	Roberto Toro	The Georgian Influence on the Holy Land
There were Georgians in the holy land? Come and find out about the major influence that the second Christian nation in the world had on Jerusalem and the areas around it.
1:45	2:25	Lunch Keynote	Ancient History Fangirls	Our Lady of the Castration Foam: The Cult of Trans Aphrodite
Despite inspiring desire of all kinds in people of all genders, Aphrodite herself is often depicted as a cisgender woman. But not always. Despite inspiring desire of all kinds in people of all genders, Aphrodite herself is often depicted as a cisgender woman. But not always. Ancient writers tell us of mystery cults that worshipped Aphrodite as a transgender woman. And when you dig into her most ancient roots, there’s an even older tradition of worship led by transgender priestesses. In our talk, we’ll explore the role of trans women in the religious cults of ancient Greece and Rome, and the magical provenance of crossing the gender binary in the ancient world.
2:30	3:10	Room 1	Pontifacts	RexyPanel
Moderator Pontifacts (Pontifacts) and panelists Totalus Rankium (Totalus Rankium), and Rex Factor (Rex Factor) present: RexyPanel
2:30	3:10	Room 2	Michael Motley (Country Boi)	The Rise and Fall of the Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was a political organization founded to challenge police brutality in the African American community. During the late 60's The Party had an explosion of growth but with growth came overwhelming government repression. While their rise was rapid and but their demise was slow and brutal. Join me while I explain the history of the Black Panther Party.
2:30	3:10	Room 3	Alycia	Time for A Woman: Sandra Day O'Connor and the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson recently made history as the first Black woman to be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice. When she assumes her seat this summer, she will be the sixth woman to serve on the court, but who was the first? In 1981, Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor was nominated as the first woman to ever serve on the Supreme Court. What was her confirmation process like? And how did she impact the court?
2:30	3:10	Room 4	~~Deb Freeman~~	Cancelled
Cancelled
3:15	3:55	Room 1	Roifield Brown	Midatlantic
Moderator Roifield Brown (Midatlantic) and panelists TBD (TBD), and TBD (TBD) present: Midatlantic
3:15	3:55	Room 2	Garry Stevens	Remaking Judaism, Constructing Christianity: The Heirs of Abraham in the Second Century
The Judaism of the three centuries before Jesus would be unrecognisable to us. It was a lush jungle of beliefs, that produced a diverse and lavish literature. The jungle of Second Temple Judaism was razed to the ground along with the sacred Temple after the little province of Judea revolted against its Roman overlords. From its ashes arose the heirs of Abraham, the inventive Judaism of the rabbis, and the imperial church of the Christians. This talk explores how that happened, in the second century of our era.
3:15	3:55	Room 3	David Montgomery	The Wreck of the Medusa
In 1816, the French warship Méduse ran aground on a reef while sailing to reclaim France’s colony of Senegal. The infamous disaster that followed — death, starvation and cannibalism — encapsulates the new world of the Bourbon Restoration and of European colonization — while inspiring one of the most famous paintings of all time.
3:15	3:55	Room 4	Trevor Culley	Ancient Persian Propaganda, Past and Present
The same document has been used as propaganda by 20th Century politicians, 19th Century churches, and an ancient conqueror. The Cyrus Cylinder was carved from clay in 539 BC, but has a long legacy in the modern world. From Cyrus the Great to Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, I’ll have a look at how the same words have meant very different things over the last 2600 years.
4:00	4:40	Room 1	Iain Christie	STEM Panel
Moderator Iain Christie (Terranauts) and panelists Teagan Phillips (History and Philosophy of Physics), and Raven Forrest Fruscalzo (Tiny Vampires) present: STEM Panel
4:00	4:40	Room 2	Caroline Vahrenkamp	Crossing the Line: a History Podcaster's Tale of Transition
Blending stories of great journeys and world wonders, Caroline tells the story of her own journey: finding herself as a history podcaster. Expect all the feels as she shares her story amid the trials and tribulations of changing one's voice in an entirely audio medium. And just like her podcast, Wonders of the World, there will be history, travel, and even a recipe at the end!
4:00	4:40	Room 3	Wesley Livesay	The Correct Wrong Choice: The Interwar Years and Results Based Analysis
The Second World War casts a massive shadow on history, not just forwards from its end in 1945, but backwards and into the years between the First and Second World War. Decisions made during that time get judged based on events years, sometimes decades into the future. By approaching those decisions from a different perspective what can we learn about them, and what can we learn about how we should look at and interpret history?
4:00	4:40	Room 4	Kenny Ryan	The political double cross that saved American democracy.
In 1881, a corrupt New York boss plotted against the president; Vice President Chester Arthur was a tool of the boss's "stalwart" faction; and an assassin stalked the White House. When the assassin struck, screaming "I am a stalwart and Arthur shall be president," it appeared American Democracy might finally be over. But one woman, a stranger who had never met Arthur before, put pen to paper and urged him to reform. Her letters helped inspire one of the most momentous political doublecrosses in American history - a betrayal that may have saved democracy itself from an early grave.
4:45	5:25	Room 1	Greta Hardin	The Most International Food
Moderator Greta Hardin (History of American Food) and panelists Deb Freeman (Setting the Table ,Caroline Vahrenkamp (Wonders of the World), and Emmerline Smy (Smy Goodness Podcast) present: The Most International Food
4:45	5:25	Room 2	Ancient History Fangirls	Our Lady of the Castration Foam: The Cult of Trans Aphrodite
Despite inspiring desire of all kinds in people of all genders, Aphrodite herself is often depicted as a cisgender woman. But not always. Despite inspiring desire of all kinds in people of all genders, Aphrodite herself is often depicted as a cisgender woman. But not always. Ancient writers tell us of mystery cults that worshipped Aphrodite as a transgender woman. And when you dig into her most ancient roots, there’s an even older tradition of worship led by transgender priestesses. In our talk, we’ll explore the role of trans women in the religious cults of ancient Greece and Rome, and the magical provenance of crossing the gender binary in the ancient world.
4:45	5:25	Room 3	Iain Christie	Themistocles and the Space Program: The collective power of the Big Idea
In 493 BCE a Greek politician rose in the assembly to try to persuade his fellow citizens to devote their collective efforts as well as their new found prosperity to a project to go where no one had gone before. So what does any of that have to do with the space program? You'll have to tune in to find out.
4:45	5:25	Room 4	Mark Selleck	An Age of Change – The Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars would mark a point in Greek history seeing the Archaic Age cross over into the Classical. While a number of city States would find themselves at a crossroads with what path to take forward in the face of this threat. Ultimately this leading to the climax of the period with Xerxes crossing of the Hellespont and invasion into Greek lands.
5:30	6:10	Closing Keynote	British History Podcast	State of the Podcast Industry
The nature of Podcasts is changing. Advertisers push the industry towards bland content even as celebrities push out independent hosts. Jamie and Zee, grandparents of modern podcasting and the team behind the British History Podcast, have some things to say about it.

Round Table Description 2022

The Round Tables for the first room of each time slot with a full description.
Updated 6/23/2022

10:45	11:25
Occupied! Or, a history of how we learned to love Russia
Join us as we take a quick dive into the history many Eastern European nations share: Occupation by Russia under guise of protection. This is reflected throughout history where nations are in trouble, and Russia will come in to swoop and "save" them, thus incorporating them into their empire/union.
11:30	12:10
The Great Balloon Debate
What is the most significant Crossing in all of history ever? Only one can survive in a balloon that is crashing down. Our panellists will be putting the case for their Crossing and you, the audience will decide which Crossing survives. Will it be Alexander crossing Asia, Peter the Great crossing Europe or Fulvia living through the crossing from from Roman Republic to Roman Empire?
12:15	12:55
Over the Hills and Far Away: Crossing Boundaries in the Napoleonic Era
This roundtable brings together an acclaimed group of Napoleonic era historians and writers. Led by Dr Zack White, the speakers consider the crossing of physical and political boundaries during the Napoleonic period. From the Douro to the Niemen and the Mediterranean to the South Atlantic, the panellists set out the strategic and political significance of these crossings and how they impacted the course of the conflict that engulfed Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.
1:00	1:40
From Podcaster to Author: Crossing Formats
Our panellists have all made the crossing from Podcaster to Author and they will be telling us about this experience. We will be hearing about Zach's adventures in self publishing, Jennifer's marvellous Art History book and the soon to be published Women of Myth.
2:30	3:10
RexyPanel
TBD
3:15	3:55
Midatlantic
Roifield n Friends talk about their favorite set of coordinates between Ireland and Newfoundland.
4:00	4:40
STEM Panel
TBD
4:45	5:25
The Most International Food
This looks to be a battle royale - extremely civilized of course - to determine just what it means for a food to be International. Once that’s settled, this panel, coming at you from two separate continents and three extremely different approaches - International Travel, Food in Art History and American Black culinary history, will then convince you that their food is the winner. Or maybe we’ll just all end up hungry.