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About Patryk Babiracki
Patryk Babiracki is a historian, researcher and writer; professor & MA student advisor at the University of Texas at Arlington. PhD from Johns Hopkins. Promoter of #AppliedHistory: using historical concepts, frameworks, and methodologies to solve real-world organizational problems.
NBN Episodes hosted by Patryk:
December 4, 2025
Thinking Historically
In his timely, thought-provoking book Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy (Yale UP, 2025), Francis Gavin makes a powerful case f…
July 3, 2025
Bridging History, Policy and Place
Bruce Harvey is a historian and photographer based in Syracuse, NY, who works at the intersection of memory, place, and public history. As an independ…
June 5, 2025
Corporate Memory, Curated
Stephen Chambers of the historical consulting firm The Winthrop Group earned his BA, MA, and PhD in history. Throughout graduate school, he pursued in…
May 1, 2025
Brand Strategy, Diet Culture and Cultural Histories of Desire
I spoke with Jessica Hamel-Akré about her journey from literary scholar to historian to director of qualitative research at the consulting firm LoveBr…
April 3, 2025
History and Geopolitical Risk Analysis
I sat down with Tinatin Japaridze to explore how history shapes her work as a geopolitical risk analyst at the Eurasia Group. We discussed the role of…
March 6, 2025
Historical Consulting, Memory Decay and Mirror Archives
I spoke with London-based historical consultant Michael Weatherburn about his journey into entrepreneurship, his innovative projects, and the practica…
February 6, 2025
The Historian as a CEO
What history skills can be useful in leading a company? The CEO of ReUp Education Terah Crews shared her experiences leveraging her History MA degree …
January 2, 2025
History and Entrepreneurship
In this episode, NBN founder & CEO Marshall Poe talks about his early plans to become Michael Jordan, his journey from a professorship in Russian hist…
December 5, 2024
History and Journalism
In this episode, I sat down with Alex Keller, then a Digital Content Producer at CBS News Texas, to talk about his unconventional career path. From st…
November 7, 2024
History and Law
I spoke with an accomplished attorney and innovative law professor Rodger Citron of the Touro Law School about the complex relationships between histo…
October 3, 2024
The Rewards (and Challenges) of Running One's Own Historical Consulting Firm
I talked to the river historian Scot McFarlane who runs his own historical consulting firm, the Oxbow History Company. My guest shared how he transla…
September 5, 2024
Futurism, Brand Strategy, and the Magic Ingredient of Time
I talked to the CEO of Concept Bureau Jasmine Bina about her work in cultural consulting, futurism, and brand strategy. Jasmine studied English liter…
July 3, 2024
History and Digital Media
After she earned her BA and MA in history, Allison Tourville decided to pursue a career in social media strategy. For nearly a decade, she worked for…
June 6, 2024
Using History to Better Finance and Build Social Wealth
Esoteric and frequently disinterested in the public good, financial institutions can be hard to navigate for those seeking to advance social welfare. …
May 2, 2024
History, Data Science and Journeys of Discovery
I had the pleasure of talking to Francisco Ramos about how his study of history shaped his approach to data science, and public policy, and his effort…
April 5, 2024
Cultural Insights, Historical Perspectives and Business Strategy
On this episode of "Practical History," I talk with Charles Halvorson, a history PhD, author, and business strategist. With experience that spans wor…
March 7, 2024
Searching for Future STEM Leaders to Address the World's Greatest Challenges
On Episode 7 of "Practical History" I chat with Nick Cohen of the philanthropic organization Schmidt Futures. Nick's graduate training in history ha…
February 1, 2024
The Historian as a Detective (History & Consulting, Part 1)
Being a historical consultant is like being a detective. In Ep. 6 of "Practical History" I talk to Jackie Gonzales about how her work as a historical…
January 4, 2024
Applying Historical Perspectives to Finance
Before becoming a financial analyst and then a portfolio manager in New York, Daniel Peris worked as a tenure-track professor of Soviet history. I sa…
December 7, 2023
Using History For User Research (UX)
In Episode 4 of "Practical History" I talk to Larry McGrath, a user researcher at Amazon (and author of Making Spirit Matter Neurology, Psychology, an…
November 8, 2023
How Company Leaders Can Move Forward By Taking a Step Back
I chat with the social entrepreneur and former Google & Twitter executive Rishi Jaitly about how his deep passion for history has shaped his career as…
November 7, 2023
The Power of Stories and the Levi's Brand
Levi Strauss & Co. historian Tracey Panek talks about her fascination with storytelling, her journey from academic to corporate history, and her adven…
November 6, 2023
The Superpowers of a Historian in the Business World
Prolific historian, former IBM executive (and energetic impresario for "Applied History") Jim Cortada discusses his journey from being a freshly minte…