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Consolation Prize
R2 Studios
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Consolation Prize is a podcast about the United States in the world through the eyes of its consuls. The responsibility for the United States’ reputation in other parts of the world often fell squarely on the shoulders of consuls and they were the first ones called in when Americans got themselves in trouble or were mistreated while they were abroad. How they interpreted their duties sometimes got them involved in all kinds of complicated circumstances. And often, their actions on a personal level had ramifications far up the chain, even making a difference in national politics or international relations. Please join us as we travel the globe with nineteenth-century consuls!
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Yeah, That Poinsett (re-release)
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12/22/21 • 14 min

Episode 12: Unrecognizable Citizens
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05/11/21 • 37 min
We've been to Mexico a few times this season, but we promised in the first episode that we'd return one last time, to talk about the relationship between Black Americans and the consuls in Mexico. So that's where we're closing out Season 1. In this episode, we're taking the perspective of the Black Americans who had to deal with consuls in the midst of incredibly difficult circumstances. We'll tell the story of Lucien Matthews, a free Black man who did business in Mexico before the Civil War, and the story of William Ellis, whose colonization scheme for Black Americans in the 1890s went horribly wrong. In each case, these Black Americans were sometimes unrecognizable to the American consuls--but that wasn't entirely a bad thing. Show notes: https://consolationprize.rrchnm.org/2021/05/05/episode-12-unrecognizable-citizens/
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What Is a Consul, Anyway? (re-release)
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01/14/22 • 53 min
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Views and Re-Views
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02/15/22 • 35 min

Episode 8: Eden to Ashes
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02/16/21 • 37 min
In this episode, we venture into the tragic story of the 1902 volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on the island of Martinique. Consul, Thomas Prentis and his family were among the 30,000 victims of this natural disaster. We will discuss the eruption itself, and the diplomatic consequences for Martinique. Show notes are at https://consolationprize.rrchnm.org/2021/02/11/episode-8-eden-to-ashes/.

Episode 7: Selah in Jerusalem
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01/26/21 • 35 min

Bonus Episode: Interview with Maura Harty
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04/06/21 • 32 min

Episode 5: Uncertain Waters in Zanzibar
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11/24/20 • 32 min

Episode 9: Victims of Independence
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03/09/21 • 40 min

Episode 6: Making a Good First Empression
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12/15/20 • 29 min