The Innovative History Podcast
Innovative History puts history in motion and explores how new technologies are transforming historical research and teaching.
How do students study video games?
Welcome to Innovative History, a podcast that explores new directions in historical research and storytelling. Now in its second season, Innovative History is hosted by Fulton Bryant-Anderson and Mike Halvorson, two historians at Pacific Lutheran University. Together, the team investigates the most creative approaches to teaching and learning history, including using video games to study the past, musicians as agents of historical change, a day in the archives, and the impact of new technologies on research. To contact your hosts, send email to innovativehistory@plu.edu.
Meet The Hosts
Fulton Bryant-Anderson
Co-host
Fulton Bryant-Anderson ‘23 is a PLU student majoring in History and Communications. During Summer 2021, Fulton was a Benson Family Foundation Research Fellow, and as part of his work he developed the concept for the Innovative History Podcast. He believes that by blending historical research and podcasting, he can offer listeners a unique transitive experience, producing new knowledge and insights into past cultures. Bryant-Anderson plans to graduate in Spring 2023 and pursue a career that combines history, journalism, and emerging media. Innovative History is the first fruit of that work.
Dr. Mike Halvorson
Co-host
Dr. Mike Halvorson teaches history, business, and innovation-related courses at PLU. His most recent book is Code Nation: Personal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America, published by ACM Books (2020). He worked at Microsoft Corporation from 1985 to 1993 and has written over 40 books about software, technology, and history. He is a PLU graduate (1985), and received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington. He currently serves as Director of Innovation Studies and Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History.
Felix Halvorson
Music Director
Felix Halvorson ’23 is a double major in English-Writing and Communications with a supporting minor in German. He composed, performed, and recorded the original soundscapes for Innovative History and is an occasional guest on the show. Halvorson also plays guitar in the University’s critically-acclaimed jazz ensemble.
Featured Episode:
How do students study video games?
Season 2 | Episode 1: Mike and Fulton are joined by PLU students Coley Query and Jevan Wilksey to discuss video games and their use in historical storytelling. Original music by Felix Halvorson.
Season 2, Episode 1 | 57 min
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