Podcast Episodes

Anna Kingsley

Season 1 Episode 164

I am back with another listener request! 

Anna Kingsley was a slave woman who went on to become property and slave owner  who won a monumental court c…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Sarah Winchester's Mystery House

Season 1 Episode 163

Sitting along the busy intersections of San Jose stands a grand mansion with a haunted past.

The Winchester Mystery House has been a top tourist dest…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Sustaining the Carrier War with Dr. Stan Fisher

Season 1 Episode 162

Join me this week as I interview historian, professor, and new author Dr. Stan Fisher about his book, Sustaining the Carrier War: The Deployment of U…

3 years, 2 months ago

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The New York Times

Season 1 Episode 161

One of the most well known newspaper in the world, The New York Times has been publishing the news since 1851. Despite the financial hurdles faced by…

3 years, 3 months ago

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James McCune Smith

Season 1 Episode 160

The first African American to earn a medical degree, James McCune Smith was a leader black intellectual, counting friends like Frederick Douglass and…

3 years, 3 months ago

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First in Her Class: Elizabeth Blackwell, MD

Season 1 Episode 159

The first to earn a medical degree in the United States, Elizabeth Blackwell broke barriers and carved a path for others to follow. Graduating at the…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

Season 1 Episode 158

One of the best selling novels in history, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin forcefully took on the institution of slavery and challenged cit…

3 years, 3 months ago

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William Wells Brown

Season 1 Episode 157

One of the most prolific authors of the nineteenth century, William Wells Brown remains a bit of a mystery.

A man born into slavery who clawed his wa…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Supreme Court: The Confirmation Process

Season 1 Episode 156

In recent years, much has been written about the political theater involved in Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings. Many Americans report fee…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Making Airwaves at the Society for Military History

Season 1 Episode 155

Earlier this year I attended to annual Society for Military History academic conference in San Diego. I was invited to participate in a panel on podc…

3 years, 4 months ago

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