Podcast Episodes

044 Iron, Bricks & the Invention of Toast

Season 2

Don't Forget - Intelligent Speech Conference - 2022, June 25th
Come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligen…

4 years, 5 months ago

043 Iron - Building the Home Industry

Season 2

Welcome Back!
(Sorry about the late Ep - I thought it would be only 12 hrs late... but wood chippers)

Don't Forget - Intelligent Speech Con - 2022, Jun…

4 years, 6 months ago

Intelligent Speech 2022 - Announcement

Intelligent Speech 2022
Celebrating Independent Educational Podcasts

Year 4 - Theme: Crossings
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Tickets - $30…

4 years, 6 months ago

Season 2 Preview

Season 2

Welcome Back! Season 2 is just around the corner. With more kinds of food, a little less time spent in the prehistory of food and much more access …

4 years, 6 months ago

042.5 Bonus - History of Distillation

Season 1

Intelligent Speech - June 25th - come hear me reveal possibly dangerous information about Gumbo.
https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/

Regular…

4 years, 7 months ago

End of Season 1

Season 1

We've come to the end of Season 1. I'll answer some questions, give a preview and let you know about the future of the show. But mainly I'm just he…

4 years, 7 months ago

042 The Labor Situation 1661 - 1699

Season 1

1660 - When England gets serious about money and stuff & makes some big changes to its laws. This is going to make some big changes to North America…

4 years, 8 months ago

041 Housekeeping - Domestic Labor Before 1660

Season 1

When this whole America project got started as a bunch of random colonies, it wasn't just the Colonists there, they brought their servants as well. …

4 years, 8 months ago

040 17th Century Fast Food

Season 1

Without cars - there were no drive-thrus, so was every meal a sit down affair? Of course not. Too much to do - and as we'll soon see - nobody's got…

4 years, 8 months ago

039 Varmints - Eating the Wild

Season 1

What critters are you willing to eat? If you were a certain kind of colonist, the answer would have been deer, or bird, possibly some certain fish, …

4 years, 8 months ago