In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, The Everything is a Primary Source Podcast is taking to the road. This summer, my family and I will travel from Chicago to Colorado Springs, with me recording place-based podcast episodes and collecting short oral histories from members of the public along the way.

My work is rooted in the belief that history is not confined to archives or textbooks. Focusing on the often-overlooked artifacts of everyday life, I identify and invite insights from the public to reveal how culture is created, consumed, and remembered.