Podcast Episodes
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Season 1 Episode 13
Happy Voting day! I couldn't pass up the opportunity to give you all a bonus episode on one of the most historic civic duties in American history - v…
5 years, 6 months ago
Happy Halloween!
Season 1 Episode 12
Hey everyone! I know I mentioned talking about the rebels of the revolution in from Boycott to Bloodshed, but I took an offramp from the normal lin…
5 years, 6 months ago
From Boycott to Bloodshed
Season 1 Episode 11
This week I am going to talk about the actions - and reactions - that lead to the American Revolution. After experiencing success in the French and I…
5 years, 7 months ago
Mother of African American Literature - Phillis Wheatley
Season 1 Episode 10
This week I am going to talk about a woman who literally wrote her way to freedom, Phillis Wheatley. Kidnapped from Africa as a small child, Wheatley…
5 years, 7 months ago
A History of Debates
Season 1 Episode 9
I asked - you answered!
This week I am going to give you a run down of the history of political debates in American History. Did you know the first t…
5 years, 7 months ago
She Boss - The Elizabeth Murray Story
Season 1 Episode 8
This week I am telling the story of a female shopkeeper - Elizabeth Murray Campbell Smith Inman. A Scot by birth, Murray would cross the Atlantic and…
5 years, 7 months ago
First Comes War...
Season 1 Episode 7
This week I am talking about the French and Indian war - a conflict seen as one of the catalysts for the American Revolution a few years later. This …
5 years, 8 months ago
Witchcraft in Massachusetts - The Salem Witch Trials
Season 1 Episode 6
This week - by special request from a listener - I take a deep dive into the most infamous witch hunt in United States history - the Salem Witch Tria…
5 years, 8 months ago
The Bacon Rebellion
Season 1 Episode 5
This week I am talking about the Bacon Rebellion. Nathaniel Bacon, a Virginia planter focused on unlimited expansion, would go on to lead the first p…
5 years, 8 months ago
Women in Activism - Mary Dyer & the Boston Martyrs
Season 1 Episode 4
This week I am talking about Mary Dyer - one of the first activists in colonial America. I will talk about who Dyer was, why she is infamous and what…
5 years, 8 months ago