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Back to SearchAbraham Lincoln with Jerry Landry
Season 1 Episode 219
Joining me as I wrap up my coverage of sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln is Jerry Landry.
Jerry is a presidential history expert and is the host and lead researcher behind the incredible Presidenci…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Abraham Lincoln: Part Two
Season 1 Episode 218
Join me this week for the second chapter of Lincoln's life and legacy. Tune in as I discuss Lincoln's early political career, his debates with Stephen Douglas, and how he surprised everyone to become…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
From Beans to Brews: Coffee in America
Season 1 Episode 217
Join me this week as I dive into the latest listener request: the history of coffee in the United States.
Coffee has long been associated with American culture. But how did we get here? Learn how a li…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Behind Everest with Kate Nicholson
Season 1 Episode 216
Sitting down with me today is historian and author Kate Nicholson who recently published Behind Everest: Ruth Mallory's Story which details the life of Ruth Mallory, wife to famed British mountaineer…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
The First: Mary Eliza Mahoney
Season 1 Episode 215
Mary Eliza Mahoney broke the gender and racial barrier when she became the first Black woman to earn her nursing license in 1879. Although Black women had long been performing the work of nurses, Mah…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
The First Queen of Drag
Season 1 Episode 214
Not much is known about the first recorded drag queen in the United States, William Dorsey Swann. A man who was born into slavery in Maryland just ahead of the Civil War, Swann eventually moved to Wa…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Freeman's Challenge with Dr. Robin Bernstein
Season 1 Episode 213
Joining me this week is Dr. Robin Bernstein. She is a historian, professor, and author whose latest book Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit investigates t…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
No Experience Required: Women In the Federal Workforce
Season 1 Episode 212
In the nineteenth century, social norms dictated that proper ladies stayed in the domestic space, leaving the home for waged work only under desperate circumstances. As the federal government expande…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Charlotte Forten Grimke
Season 1 Episode 211
Born to a wealthy Black family, Charlotte Forten enjoyed a level of privilege uncommon for Black Americans of the period. She spent her life dedicated to the uplift of her fellow countrymen by pursui…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Dakota 38 (Listener Request)
Season 1 Episode 210
In the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln authorized the execution of 38 Dakota warriors. His decision to execute, and the reasons used to justify the action remain a black mark on Lin…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago