Skipped History Year in Review

Plus a couple of questions about what you’d like in 2023

Happy holiday season, subscriber!

In two weeks I’ll send out an interview about Christmas’ surprisingly debaucherous history, so today I thought I’d squeeze in a quick year-in-review, ask a few questions, and say thanks for subscribing!

It’s been a fun year over here at Skipped HQ. Since June, more than a thousand people have subscribed (whoa! welcome!) and we’ve gotten over a million views on TikTok (words I never thought I’d write). Our pals at Discourse Blog and the History News Network republished interviews like Professor Elizabeth Hinton’s detailing of the US’ addiction to cops and Professor David J. Silverman’s skewering of the Thanksgiving myth, reaching tens of thousands more readers. Pretty cool!

Our other most popular posts include:

• Professor Kellie Carter Jackson with lessons from Black abolitionists

• Dr. Gillian Frank on the decimation of Roe v. Wade

• The Soul Food Scholar on BBQ history

• Dr. Karen L. Cox on Confederate monuments

In 2023, we’ll uncover a lot more history, and I’ll elicit many more awkward pauses from professors who are unsure whether to laugh at my jokes.

Before we get there, I wanted to ask a couple of things. I’m considering conducting interviews more frequently and pondering what types of history to explore. Would you mind answering the two quick questions below? I’d be grateful for your help guiding Skipped History next year.

Thanks for your thoughts, and for your curiosity! I’m excited to excavate more of the past together. See you in two weeks when we explore the suspicious origins of a jolly figure coming down your chimney.

Grinchily yours,

Ben