In episode 1, we are joined by Vincent Baptist! Vincent will discuss the history of Rotterdam's entertainment culture and the history of the Zandstraat-neighbourhood.

Check out Vincent's article:
Nostalgia for Urban Vices: Cultural Reminiscences of a Demolished Port City Pleasure Neighborhood

In episode 2, Paul van de Laar discusses the migration history of Rotterdam from the 1600s to the present.

Check out the book De Echte Rotterdammer komt van buiten - Rotterdam migratiestad 1600-2022 by Peter Scholten and Paul van de Laar.

In episode 4, Pieter van den Heede discusses how we can productively engage with historical analogies. He does so by introducing the 'Magic Yarn Ball' as a metaphorical intervention.

Check out his article (co-written with Sara Polak) in Journal of Applied History.

In episode 3, Maria Avraamidou discusses how Europe's migration crisis in 2015 was debated on Twitter.

Check out her article in the European Journal of Cultural Studies.

To build a sustainable future, we have to tackle many problems in the present: the climate crisis, threats to our democracies, backslash against migration, and more… In this podcast, we look into history to help addressing these issues, so that we avoid mistakes and learn from insights from the past. This is The Time Traveler's Almanac, a podcast from the history department at Erasmus University Rotterdam.