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Year Without Summer
Season 1 Episode 35
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Learn how the environmental effects of the explosion of Mount Tambora in 1815 caused world-wide devastation.
Because of an explosion in Indonesia, much of the world was hungry.
This episo…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Biggest Explosion Ever!
Season 1 Episode 34
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Mr. Poe and I talk about his journey across the Atlantic in 1815, and school in Scotland.
Then the podcast focuses on the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora, and how it very well may have a…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Bodies Under the Church
Season 1 Episode 33
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a very short look at the history of the early Episcopal Church in America the Richmond Theatre Fire of 1811 some of our country’s earliest architectsAll leading up to the return of th…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Season 1 Episode 32
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In The Better Angels of Our Nature, George goes off topic to examine three former Presidents (Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and Obama) and how they were faced with what seemed like insu…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Hotel Armageddon
Season 1 Episode 31
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This episode continues with some additional travel literature that focuses on White Sulphur Springs. Then George talks about how the springs allowed southern visitors to be “acceptedl…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Wishing You Were Here
Season 1 Episode 30
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No, this has nothing to do with Pink Floyd. This episode deals with the genre of travel literature - a genre that we don’t often associate with Poe.
George’s top 5 favorite works of …
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Paradise Row
Season 1 Episode 29
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The first of three episodes about the Virginia Springs, this episode uses fascinating accounts from the early 19th century to describe the wonder that is White Sulphur Springs. Mr. Poe…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Shakespeare and Trains
Season 1 Episode 28
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The final of four episodes about the podcaster’s hometown, Staunton, this episode covers a variety of personal experiences that led to this podcast. George talks about the miniature rai…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Invasion of the Capitol
Season 1 Episode 27
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George compares the invasion of the Capitol Building during Poe’s life (the War of 1812) with the reprehensible invasion of the Capitol Building by a group of thugs incited by Mr. Trump…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
The Language of God
Season 1 Episode 26
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In the opinion of this podcaster, Dr. Francis Collins is one of the greatest Americans who has ever lived. He is director of the National Institutes of Health, and is Dr. Anthony Fauci…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago