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Diamond in the Rough: The Murder of Bessie Moore
Season 1 Episode 293
In 1877, the body of a woman was found near a twisted oak tree in Jefferson, Texas—dressed in fine clothes, shot in the head, and missing a diamond r…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Louisiana Voodoo: Untangling the Myths, the Magic, and the History
Season 1 Episode 292
Join me this week as I dig into the real story behind Louisiana Voodoo — a spiritual tradition shaped by West African roots, Haitian resistance, and …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
White Man’s Law Rules the Country: The Modoc War
Season 1 Episode 291
One of the costliest conflicts launched in opposition of Indigenous Americans, the Modoc War pitted the United States Army against a dwindling band o…
8 months ago
A Version of Sisterhood: Unwed & Unbothered with Emma Duval
Season 1 Episode 290
From spinsters to old maids, women who broke conventions to remain single have long been derided as somehow outside of the norm. But history shows th…
8 months, 1 week ago
Community Care: Black Women During Reconstruction
Season 1 Episode 289
Join me this week as I explore the vital but often overlooked role of Black women in the Reconstruction-era South. In the aftermath of the Civil War,…
8 months, 1 week ago
Unpacking the Mind Behind Vietnam: Dr. William Taubman on McNamara At War
Season 1 Episode 288
Join me as I sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer William Taubman to explore his latest work, McNamara at War: A New History. Authors Phil…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Talking to Books: Education during Reconstruction
Season 1 Episode 287
After the Civil War, education became one of the most powerful tools for newly freed Black Americans and one of the most fiercely contested. Join me …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Landscape of Ruin: The Southern Economy during Reconstruction
How do you replace enslaved labor and rebuild an economy?
In the aftermath of the Civil War, the Southern economy didn’t just have to recover; it had …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Art, Ambition & the Gilded Age: The Miniature Painter Revealed with Kathleen Langone
Season 1 Episode 285
What can a miniature portrait painter teach us about fame, fortune, and forgotten women of the Gilded Age?
In this episode I welcome historian and aut…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Reconstruction Beyond the South: The Broken Promises to Mexican Americans
Season 1 Episode 284
Reconstruction is often taught as a Southern story, focused on the political, social, and legal changes that followed the Civil War. But for Mexican …
9 months ago