Inside Front Cover: Radio Digest (March 1933). Library of Congress, Historical Media Publications Collection, Control No. 26018833. Public domain (image modified). https://www.loc.gov/item/26018833.

Inside Back Cover: Radio Digest (May 1932). Library of Congress, Historical Media Publications Collection, Control No. 26018833. Public domain (image modified). https://www.loc.gov/item/26018833.

Back Cover: What's on the Air (December 1929). Library of Congress, Historical Media Publications Collection, Control No. 38007772. Public domain (image modified). https://www.loc.gov/item/38007772.

Welcome to the new volume of The History Teacher. In homage to historical print media, this issue offers a selection of enchanting radio-era magazine covers, hot off the presses from the 1920s and 1930s. Industry publications such as What's on the Air and Radio Digest enticed readers into a wonderous, wireless world with cutting-edge radio technology and glamorous stars of the airwaves.

A century later, the legacy of this Golden Age of Radio continues through modern audio streaming services. Join us for this issue as we listen to history, as led by Lily Amidon's example in "History (Podcasts) for All: Democratizing and Diversifying the Field of History." With an in-depth examination of selected podcasts and recommendations on high-quality productions, Amidon shows how history podcasting encourages new voices, new communities, and new possibilities for our revered discipline.

History (Podcasts) for All: Democratizing and Diversifying the Field of History
  by Lily Amidon   (pp. 7-44)

Introduction
  by Jane Dabel, The History Teacher   (pp. 45-46)

Daughters of the Pyre: Sati Abolition – Rights, Responsibilities, and a Reluctant Reform in
Colonial India
  by Ryka C. Chopra, Senior Division   (pp. 47-72)

"The Strike for Better Schools": Fighting for Teachers' Rights, Taking Responsibility for
Public Education
  by Lila E. Travis, Junior Division   (pp. 73-98)

Full Reviews Section   (pp. 99-112)

Gänger, Stefanie and Jürgen Osterhammel, eds. Rethinking Global History
  by Laura J. Mitchell

Matsumura, Wendy. Waiting for the Cool Moon: Anti-Imperialist Struggles in the Heart of
Japan's Empire
  by Michael Hayata

Milford, Ismay. African Activists in A Decolonising World: The Making of An Anticolonial
Culture, 1952-1966
  by Emmanuella Amoh

Murray, Oswyn. The Muse of History: The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present
  by John J. Haberstroh

Nájera, Jennifer R. Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education
  by Lance Thurner

Shaw, Jenny. The Women of Rendezvous: A Transatlantic Story of Family and Slavery
  by Erin M. Holmes

Steinmetz, George. The Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought: French Sociology and
the Overseas Empire
  by Eric Brandom

Whatcott, Jess. Menace to the Future: A Disability and Queer History of Carceral Eugenics
  by John Mckiernan-González

6   Contributors to The History Teacher
122   The History of The History Teacher
125   Questionnaire for Potential Reviewers
126   Membership/Subscription Information
128   Submission Guidelines for The History Teacher

Full Advertisers Section   (pp. 113-121)

113   She Builds Podcast (shebuildspodcast.com)
114   The Partial Historians (partialhistorians.com)
114   Spill the Mead (rss.com/podcasts/spillthemead)
114   Women Who Went Before (womenwhowentbefore.com)
115   Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant (podcasts.rrchnm.org)
115   History on Fire (historyonfirepodcast.com)
115   William Heath: Inventing the Americas
116   Military Historians Are People, Too! (mhptpodcast.com)
116   History in Focus (historians.org/history-in-focus)
117   American Historical Association: The 139th Annual Meeting
118   Society for History Education: Celebrating National History Day
119   National History Day: 2026 Contest Theme
120   Organization of American Historians: Celebrate 250 Years
121   Society for History Education: The Richard & Louise Wilde Award

Lily Amidon earned a double B.A. in History and in Gender and Sexuality Studies from the University of California, Irvine in 2025, where she taught "History and Hamilton" as a UTeach student instructor. In addition to her honors thesis, titled "Une Résistance Égale: The Gendering of Resistance in World War II France," she completed a GSS thesis, titled "Building a Room of Their Own: Women's Intellectualism and Literature in the Long Nineteenth Century." Her digital humanities project, "Built on Hope: The Feminist Star Wars Project," explores feminist themes in popular media. Her research explores women and gender, European history, sports history, and media. She plans to obtain a Ph.D. in history, specializing in gender studies, to pursue her dream of becoming a professor.

Ryka C. Chopra is a senior and History Club president at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California. Her historical research explores underrepresented narratives in global history, particularly subaltern and feminist historiographies. A four-time California state finalist in National History Day, she is the 2025 Senior Paper Winner for "Daughters of the Pyre: Sati Abolition – Rights, Responsibilities, and a Reluctant Reform in Colonial India." Beyond history, Chopra pursues STEM research and is a pre-college student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Lila E. Travis is a freshman at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her paper, "'The Strike for Better Schools': Fighting for Teachers' Rights, Taking Responsibility for Public Education," won first place at the 2025 National History Day contest Junior Paper Division. Lila enjoys reading, writing, playing flute, wilderness camping, canoeing, and cross-country skiing. She looks forward to competing in future History Day contests.