About this episode

Claire and Prof. Peter Mancall discuss the historical figure Henry Hudson and the implications of his legacy.

Claire and Prof. Peter Mancall remind listeners that all those places were named after a real guy, who might still be alive since we don’t technically know what happened to him. Guest Our guest Peter Mancall is a Professor of History, Anthropology, and Economics at the University of Southern California. His newest book Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America c. 1000-1680 is available here . Visit his website here . Sensitive Themes & Topics Genocide, racial violence, child abuse, child death, murder, corporal punishment, starvation Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin , or check out her website . - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website . - Music: Marshall Dean Williams - Multitude: multitude.productions Want double the episodes, all ad-free, and other exclusive perks? Join the TGS Patreon . Shop our bookshelf - The Hater’s Library - here . Find Us Online - Website: thisguysucked.com - Instagram: instagram.com/thisguysucked - Bluesky: @thisguysucked.com - Twitter: twitter.com/thisguysucked Want to become a sponsor of This Guy Sucked? Head over to https://multitude.productions/ads See…

People in this episode

Host: Claire E. Aubin

Guest: Peter Mancall

Topics covered

• Henry Hudson
• history
• exploration
• genocide
• racial violence

Keywords

• Henry Hudson
• Peter Mancall
• history
• exploration
• genocide
• racial violence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Southern California, Multitude

Books & works: Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America c. 1000-1680

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