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60 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
17 episodes
since April 19, 2022
episodic

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Welcome to a new episode of the American Attic! Presented by the Sacramento Historical Society and hosted by Eric Sweigert, join us as we explore history and those that work tirelessly to preserve and promote it. In today’s episode, we sit down with the California State Railroad Museum Direc…

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Welcome to a new episode of the American Attic! Presented by the Sacramento Historical Society and hosted by Eric Sweigert, join us as we explore history and those that work tirelessly to preserve and promote it. In today’s episode, we sat down with local historian, author and speaker, Chris…
Welcome to a new episode of the American Attic! Presented by the Sacramento Historical Society join us as we explore history and those that work tirelessly to preserve and promote it. With a social following higher than the Smithsonian, Madrid’s Prado Museum and the SF MOMA, the folks at the…
Welcome to a new episode of the American Attic, presented by the Sacramento Historical Society, where we explore California's hidden history and those that preserve and promote it. In this episode, we are joined by Sacramento's official City Historian, Marcia Eymann. From the corridors of the Cent…
Step into the fascinating world of history with The American Attic podcast. In this captivating episode, join our host Eric Sweigert as we delve into the rich social history of Sacramento, California, with returning guest Steve Avella. Steve, a renowned historian, professor at Marquette University,…
Welcome back folks to another episode of the American Attic, where we explore the past through expert-led, dialogue-driven discussions of California history, and beyond. In this episode, we're joined by author Norman Hile to discuss his recently-published memoirs of his experience in the Vietnam w…
In this episode of the American Attic, returning guest Dr. Jim Armstead walks us through the conflict in Ukraine as we approach the one year anniversary of the country's invasion from neighboring Russia. Dr. Armstead is a retired professor of strategy and international law from the U.S. Naval War …
In this episode of the American Attic, we sit down with a local ambassador of the past who's current efforts at sharing historical insights are surpassed only by his ability to assume the characters and mannerisms of some of the figures he portrays. Along with reenacting early Californian miners, …
If you've been to Sacramento, California; or Kalamazoo, Michigan; or the Museo Internationale della Ceramica in Northern Italy; there's a decent chance you've seen her work. In this episode of the American Attic, we sat down with the artist responsible for the César Chavez Memorial in Sacra…
Asking questions that might surprise us is what we do here at the American Attic. In this episode, the Sacramento Historical Society was able to sit down with a dedicated detective of the past and professor of history at Marquette University. Dr. Steven Avella is an author and accomplished histori…
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