Double Shot: Ethan Healey & Mastering History
This week I welcome fellow graduate student and good friend Ethan Healey to the show. In this episode we provide a peek behind the curtain at the trials, tribulations, and high points of pursuing a Master's degree in the humanities.
Tune in to hear why we consider historians like Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky celebrities, how reading has forever changed for us, and what advice we would give ourselves having survived our first semester.
To learn more about Ethan and his scholarship, please be sure to head over to his website at www.ethanhealey.com
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Sally Hemings
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