Working Historians

Mathew Merz earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Southern New Hampshire University in 2020 and works as Conflicts Analyst at Akerman LLP. In this episode, Mathew discusses the research, writing, and analytical skills that he learned as a history major which have been particularly useful to his job as a researcher for a law firm.   Recommendations and Links: Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Random House, 2014) - recommended by Mathew Merz Derry Girls, created by Lisa McGee, Netflix - recommended by Jimmy “American Historical Association Action Alert Concerning Proposed History Standards for Virginia (February 2023)” - recommended by Rob David Gilbert, “Inside a US Neo-Nazi Homeschool Network With Thousands of Members,” Vice News, January 29, 2023 Nilanjana Roy, “How Teen Vogue Got Political,” Financial Times, January 24, 2017