Podcast Episodes

The Maverick: Patricia Schroeder (Part One)

Season 1 Episode 259

This week's episode comes to you thanks to a listener request! Join me as I dive into part one of feminist politician Patricia Schroeder's life and legacy. In this episode I cover Schroeder's early l…

Published on 9 months ago

The Transcontinental Railroad

Season 1 Episode 258

Join me this week as I dive into the history of the transcontinental railroad. Learn all about how it got started, how the two companies bested nature, and the complicated legacy the rail left in its…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Reuel Colt Gridley & The Flour Fundraiser

Season 1 Episode 257

Tune into this listener's request where I dive into the story of Reuel Colt Gridley who stumbled into a creative way to raise money for the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. Lea…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

All Play and No Work with Dr. Paul Gagliardi

Season 1 Episode 256

Join me in this episode I sit down with Dr. Paul Gagliardi to discuss his book All Play and No Work which analyzes complex portrayals of labor and work relief through plays selected by the Federal Th…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Carceral Apartheid with Dr. Brittany Friedman

Season 1 Episode 255

Join for another bonus episode where I sit down with Dr. Brittany Friedman to discuss her book, Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons. 

To learn more about Dr. Friedman, …

Published on 10 months ago

The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868

Season 1 Episode 254

Join me this week as I explore the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. Learn why the United States and Plains tribes engaged in yet another negotiation aimed at securing peace, how the agreement was eventua…

Published on 10 months ago

The Ku Klux Klan & Reconstruction

Season 1 Episode 253

Join me this week as I explore the history of the first iteration of the Ku Klux Klan. Learn about the earliest days of the organization, how it evolved into a dangerous domestic terrorist group, and…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Kidnapped At Sea with Dr. Andrew Sillen

Season 1 Episode 252

Join me for this BONUS episode where I welcome Dr. Andrew Sillen to discuss his latest book, Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White.

You can learn more about Dr. Sillen by checki…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The People's Poet: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Season 1 Episode 251

Frances Harper was an abolitionist, author, and activist who spent her life in the pursuit of a better nation. Risking her safety to tour on the anti-slavery lecture circuit before the war, Harper be…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Eliza McCardle Johnson

Season 1 Episode 250

Join me this week as I dive into the life of Eliza McCardle Johnson. In this episode I dive into McCardle's early years, her relationship with Andrew Johnson, and how she chose to run the house as Fi…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago