History from the Old Brick Church Podcast

01/30/2025

Our latest episode

In this episode St Luke's Executive Director John Ericson discusses an exciting new tour opportunity that will allow for both onsite and offsite visitation, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, and a conversation about sacred sites an...

10/30/2024

Our latest episode with Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project and co-author of "Sleeping with the Ancestors, How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery."

In this episode John Ericson, the Education Coordinator at St Luke's and Host of the Old Brick Church Podcast, interviews Joseph McGill. Joseph is the founder and Director of the Slave Dwelling Project that seeks to offer a more inclusive narrativ...

10/21/2024

Just finished an interview with our good friend, Joseph McGill, author of "Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery." Joseph is the Founder of the Slave Dwelling Project and was a recent presenter at our 17th Century Living History Event. The podcast will air next week!

06/13/2024

Latest episode

John Ericson discusses the recent Symposium at Jamestown Settlement entitled: Ways of Being; Evolving Religion and America with Dr. Travis Harris, Visiting Assistant Professor at Norfolk State University. 

06/05/2024

We will have a podcast out on June 12 dealing with reflections from the recent Symposium at Jamestown Settlement entitled; 'Ways of Being: Evolving Religion in America." After that sadly we will have to take a pause because we have a heavy schedule that includes wrapping up our Documentary that we shared with you in our Travelog episode. We have given ourselves a deadline of this Fall for the premiere of that production. Thanks for your staying with us! We will have more episodes shortly. We are really looking forward to our Living History Event and you'll be hearing from those participants in an upcoming Podcast.

05/22/2024

Our latest episode; "Atheism in an Age of Doubt."

The Reformation raised doubts about centuries-old church doctrines. Did this contribute to the emergence of atheism in the modern world? Or was it the violence of religious wars and the oppression stemming from the marriage of religion and governm...

05/08/2024

Our latest Episode: Born from Conflict: Quakers in the UK and North America.

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In this episode, we interview Dr. Naomi Pullin, a Professor at Warwick University in the UK, about the Quaker story on both sides of the Atlantic. The Society of Friends was persecuted for their beliefs but held fast to their ethics of equality an...

05/07/2024

New Episode out tomorrow: "Born from Conflict: Quakers in the UK and North America," with University of Warwick, UK Professor Dr. Naomi Pullin.

04/24/2024

Our latest episode and our 25th to date!

Today we often talk about the impact of social media on forming public opinion, its effect on elections, and how it fuels division. In 17th century England, the printing press and the proliferation of pamphlets were doing similar things. In this E...

04/15/2024

Doing an interview with Naomi Pullin on Quakerism in the 17th century. What questions would you like me to ask her? What are your understandings and impressions of the Society of Friends?

04/10/2024

Our latest episode:

In this episode St Luke's Education Coordinator John Ericson interviews the Curator of The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon UK, Stuart Orme. Cromwell is a figure steeped in a great deal of myth and clouded by his brutality towards the Irish. Is he a ...

04/03/2024

The Interview with Stuart Orme went very well today. The first time I've interviewed someone from the UK without any internet issues!!! Look for this episode that I'm calling "The Cromwell Dilemma," on Wednesday April 10. Stuart is an outstanding Historian and you won't want to miss this one!

04/02/2024

Interviewing Stuart Orme from The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon UK tomorrow. The episode will air on 4/10.

03/26/2024

Latest blog on Oliver Cromwell. My next Podcast host will be the Cromwell Museum's Curator, Stuart Orne. Stuart is an amazingly brilliant public historian and he gave me a fresh perspective on this complicated figure.

During a recent trip to England, St. Luke's Education Department stopped by the Oliver Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon. During this visit, the Curator of the Cromwell Museum, Stuart Orne, shared his opinions about the man, the many myths associated with him, and more.

03/26/2024

Sorry for not updating in a more timely way, the trip to the UK has me doing a lot of story writing, editing. But here is the episode I did just before leaving on the Bishop's Wars

 Our upcoming documentary, entitled "Born from Conflict: Cavaliers and Puritans of Newport Parish," is based on the 17th century conflicts in the United Kingdom and in the English Colonial Possessions in North America. Most notably we are foc...

03/26/2024

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1913392/14750972 Our latest episode. Look for new episodes every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays starting in April!

In this episode St Luke's Education Coordinator John Ericson discusses the recent trip to the UK and the many great people who are empowering our documentary and other educational material.

02/27/2024

Hello Everyone! We are a week away from our adventure in the UK, filming our documentary entitled; "Born from Conflict: Cavaliers and Puritans of Newport Parish." We will have a brief podcast episode on the outbreak of conflicts with the Bishop's Wars that should air while we are on location in the UK. We hope you'll enjoy and that you'll stay tuned for updates/blogs/podcasts and FB Live broadcasts during our trip.

02/27/2024