Professor Buzzkill History Podcast Creators & Guests

Dr. Brandon K. Gauthier is a historian who specializes in U.S. foreign relations. Currently, he is is the Director of Global Education at The Derryfield School and an Adjunct Professor of History for Fordham University.Gauthier's work has appeared in theAtlantic.com, Yonsei Journal of International Studies, The Oral History Review, Shreveport Times, and NKnews.org. His first book, "Before Evil: Young Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao, and Kim," was published in 2022.Gauthier received his B.A. in Political Science from Elon University and his M.A. in History and his Ph.D. in American history from Fordham University.

Michelle Nickerson is an historian and author. Currently, she is Associate Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago, where she teaches courses on the history of women and gender, U.S. politics, social movements, cities and suburbs, and American religion. Nickerson's first book, "Mothers of Conservatism: Women and the Postwar Right," was published in 2012. She also co-authored a volume of essays called "Sunbelt Rising: The Politics of Place, Space, and Region," which was published in 2011.

Ty Seidule is Professor Emeritus of History at West Point where he taught for two decades. He served in the U.S. Army for thirty-six years, retiring as a brigadier general in 2020. He is the Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College as well as a New America Fellow. Ty graduated from Washington and Lee University and holds a PhD from the Ohio State University. He is the author of Robert E. Lee and Me.

Catherine Grace Katz is a writer and historian.Katz was working in finance in New York City before becoming interested in history. Her first book, "The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War," was published in 2020.Katz received her B.A. in History Harvard University and her M.Phil in Modern European History from the University of Cambridge.