Podcast Episodes

Louisa May Alcott Revisited

Episode 142

Just how biographical *is* Little Women? You'll see the echoes of Louisa May Alcott's real life within her most famous work after hearing th…

6 years, 3 months ago

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Rosa Parks Revisted

Episode 141

Thanks to a couple of recent news stories about Rosa, we're heading back to 2012 and revisiting the life of this civil rights activist and i…

6 years, 4 months ago

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Wilma Mankiller

Episode 140

Wilma Mankiller overcame obstacles in her life by being "of good mind," a Cherokee principle that guided her through her life of activism, c…

6 years, 4 months ago

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Guest Episode: The Recappery, The Crown S3 E1

We have a second podcast, The Recappery, making a guest appearance to recap Netflix's The Crown, Season 3, Episode 1. If you like what you h…

6 years, 4 months ago

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Pocahontas, Revisited

Episode 139

It's National Native American Heritage Month, a perfect time to recast our episode on the real story of Pocahontas.

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6 years, 4 months ago

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Sarah Winchester and the Mystery House

Episode 138

The Winchester Mystery House has intrigued us for almost a century. Its story has always been a dramatic one, full of ghosts, guns, and desperation -…

6 years, 5 months ago

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Florence Nightingale

Episode 137

Florence Nightingale was forced to hide her light under a bushel until her thirties, when she broke free in spectacular fashion to become th…

6 years, 5 months ago

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Mary Seacole

Episode 136

Mary Seacole didn't let the open ocean stop her, nor fire, war, discrimination or bureaucracy. She made *several* places for herself in a world that …

6 years, 6 months ago

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Louise Brooks

Episode 135

Louise Brooks made bridge-burning her hobby; as a result, this almost-forgotten star of stage and screen has only recently begun to shine again.

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6 years, 6 months ago

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Gilded Age Servants and Heiresses, Revisited

Episode 134

We double time travel back to the Gilded Age and The House of Wood, 2011, for this combined revisit to look at the lives of servants and heiresses wh…

6 years, 7 months ago

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