Podcast Episodes

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, 10 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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 …

6 years ago

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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…

6 years ago

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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…

6 years ago

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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…

6 years ago

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John Punch & the Emergence of Slavery

Season 1 Episode 3

This week, I talk about the emergence of slavery in the new colonies. I review the transition of desired labor from indentured servants to slave labo…

6 years, 1 month ago

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