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Hello everyone, and welcome to the Success InSight Podcast.
Our guest today is James Ambuske.
Jim is a Digital Historian at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon.
A historian of the American Revolution, Jim studies the relationship between Scotland and America during that era. He is also a podcaster, digital humanist, and storyteller, and he works with the general public who are interested in American history, fellow scholars, teachers, and students.
Jim is also involved in two podcast productions at the Library. The George Washington Podcast Network produces: Conversations at the Washington Library, and Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Click here to listen to episodes of Conversations at the Washington Library.
Click here to listen to episodes of Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
Articles
https://apnews.com/article/57612e6602cf44ad8286adb347d4a80b
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In recent years, especially in light of COVID, the political tension in the United States, and now the war in Ukraine, I keep coming back to a scene from the movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in which Galadriel asks Gandalf why he chose Bilbo Baggins for the quest, and he answers "I don't know. Saruman believes it is only a great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I've found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps it is because I am afraid... and he gives me courage."
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