Empire State Engagements
with Dr. Robert Chiles
Episode One: Dr. Kara Murphy Schlichting, New York Recentered: Building the Metropolis from the Shore
Episode Five: Brad Edmondson, A Wild Idea: How the Environmental Movement Tamed the Adirondacks
Episode Four: Dr. Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada, Lifeblood of the Parish: Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Episode Two: Dr. Catherine O'Donnell, Elizabeth Seton: American Saint
Empire State Engagements is a long-form interview program created and hosted by Dr. Robert Chiles. It features conversations with historians of all aspects of New York State.
Episode Three: Dr. Jennifer A. Lemak, Southern Life, Northern City: The History of Albany's Rapp Road Community
Episode Twelve: Dr. Lizabeth Cohen, Saving America's Cities
Episode Eleven: Dr. Michael B. Boston, "The National Negro Business League in New York City"
Episode Nine: Melissa Franson, "Political Partisanship in the Catskills Region, 1860-1862"
Episode Ten: Dr. Marsha E. Barrett, "Nelson Rockefeller and the Politics of Wealth"
Episode Eight: Dr. Thomas J. Balcerski, "The Little Spark of Manhood I Have Left" and Bosom Friends
Episode Seven: Ashley Hopkins-Benton, Pride Center of the Capital Region
Our most recent episodes are listed here. For a full archive of all our programs, visit the "Episodes" page.