Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSpeaking While Female with Dana Rubin
Season 1 Episode 153
Join me this week as I chat with speechwriter, consultant, and former journalist Dana Rubin to discuss her book, Speaking While Female.
Our conversat…
3 years ago
Ah Toy
Season 1 Episode 152
Experiencing a new wave of interest thanks to the HBO series Warrior, Ah Toy is a fascinating woman from history. She immigrated to the San Francisco…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Fight for Speaker of the House (Listener Request)
Season 1 Episode 151
Earlier this year, many watched as California Representative Kevin McCarthy waited out multiple ballots to secure his position as Speaker of the Hous…
3 years, 1 month ago
Rise of the Mavericks with Philip C Shackelford
Season 1 Episode 150
Joining me this week is military historian, podcaster, and newly published author Philip C Shackelford to discuss his brand new book The Rise of the …
3 years, 1 month ago
The Gold Rush
Season 1 Episode 149
The discovery of gold in California's waterways is one of the most consequential moments in United States history. Not only did it put the newly acqu…
3 years, 1 month ago
Seneca Falls
Season 1 Episode 148
In the summer of 1848, women from across the country gathered in Seneca Falls, New York to discuss their rights. Included in their demands was a righ…
3 years, 1 month ago
Gatekeeper: Sarah Childress Polk
Season 1 Episode 147
Wife to eleventh president James Polk, Sarah Childress Polk enjoyed much more freedom than her contemporaries. Without children and more educated tha…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Americans with Jessica Lander
Season 1 Episode 146
Join me this week as I sit down with educator and author Jessica Lander to review her new book Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New I…
3 years, 2 months ago
Disneyland
Season 1 Episode 145
Touted as the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland is one of the most iconic and well known amusement parks in history. Originally opening in 1955, th…
3 years, 2 months ago
Mourning the Presidents with Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky
Season 1 Episode 144
Joining me this week is presidential historian and author, Dr. Lindsay M Chervinsky to discuss her latest work, Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Leg…
3 years, 2 months ago