“This story is about one of the earliest models to appear on the printed page: the sixteenth-century German peasant…”So begins today’s story from Dr. Sky Michael Johnston.For further reading: Sky Michael Johnston. “<a href='https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/renaissance-quarterly/article/abs/printing-the-weather-knowledge-nature-and-popular-culture-in-two-sixteenthcentury-german-weather-books/E652C157C196730C203C0F75D6274C8A#article'>Printing the Weather: Knowledge, Nature, and Popular Culture in Two Sixteenth-Century German Weather Books</a>.” Renaissance Quarterly 73 no. 2 (2020): 391-440Episode transcript: <a href='https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/'>https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/</a>

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90 Second Narratives is a weekly podcast featuring engaging true stories told by trained historians. Each episode includes a short story interwoven with expert analysis of the story’s historical significance. The concise length and storytelling format of the episodes make history accessible, dynamic, and entertaining. The subjects of the stories are diverse—spanning the globe and ranging from the pre-historic to the modern age. While individual stories stand alone, the episodes in each season are linked thematically and combine to offer comparative perspectives that illuminate connections from across the human experience. Every episode also includes recommendations for further reading. 90 Second Narratives provides a novel way to hear historians share the wonders of the past in their own voices.