History 605 explores the history of South Dakota, the northern Great Plains, and the Midwest. South Dakota’s State Historian Ben Jones will visit with guests about their books, museum exhibits and artifacts, and historic sites in the state and region. Along the way, you’ll learn how to think, not what to think, about history and the people of the past.
The host is Dr. Ben Jones, State Historian and Director of the South Dakota State Historical Society. Ben grew up in Sioux Falls and De Smet, served in various locations around the world while in the USAF. He returned to South Dakota to become Dean of Arts and Sciences at Dakota State University, then served as South Dakota’s 15th Secretary of Education. Along the way, he earned his PhD in history and enjoys sharing history’s insights with all of you.
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Paul Horsted joins the 605 Podcast to talk about the US Army's 1874 Black Hills Expedition and explain how the forest, roads, and buildings all mark historical change -
Bill Hoskins joins the 605 Podcast to discuss the history of Minnehaha County and the Sioux Falls community.
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Chuck Chalberg joins the 605 Podcast to discuss Theodore Roosevelt.
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Jeanne and David Heidler join the 605 Podcast to talk about their book, "Washington's Circle: The Creation of the President."
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Historian David Wolff joins the 605 Podcast to discuss the Deadwood fires of 1879, 1889, 1894, and 1987 and how the responses to these fires made modern city.
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Nancy Koupal joins the 605 Podcast to talk about her book Pioneer Girl: The Path Into Fiction .
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David C. Posthumus joins the 605 Podcast to talk about his book Lakhota: An Indigenous History
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Daniel Burge joins the 605 Podcast to talk about his book, "A Failed Vision of Empire: The Collapse of Manifest Destiny, 1845-1872."
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Valerie Sherer joins the History 605 Podcast to talk about the Women’s National Indian Association and the political clout they wielded to raise money, establish hospitals and schools, and live out their view of the Christian gospel. -
Pulitzer Prize winning author Stacy Schiff joins the History 605 Podcast to discuss her book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.
