Podcast Episodes

Bertha Palmer

Bertha Palmer wore a lot of labels; Chicago socialite, patron of the arts, real-estate magnate, and all-around Gilded Age powerhouse. Her leadership …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Audrey Hepburn, Mega Episode

Every once in a while, we like to revisit a subject near and dear to our hearts, and Audrey has always had a place in both of ours. We’ve combined bo…

5 months ago

A little audio note from us

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This isn't this week's episode, it's just a couple of travel opportunities we wanted you to know about. For more information and to regist…

5 months ago

Queen Anne

Queen Anne spent her whole life in the violent storms of other people’s ambitions - her family, politicians, and yes, one very dramatic friend who ma…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Do-over, Part Three

At last, at last! We have arrived at the part of her story that Laura Ingalls Wilder is most famous for; her series of eight (not yet nine!) books wh…

6 months, 1 week ago

Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Do-over, Part Two

Laura Ingalls Wilder's books inspired us as children with a fascination for history. And her story has been with us since the beginning of the podcas…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Do-over, Part One

Once upon a time, back in 2011, we shared the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, beloved author of the Little House series and chronicler of life on the …

7 months ago

Boudica

Boudica (formerly known as Boadicea ) was a first‑century Celtic queen of the Iceni tribe in what’s now eastern England. After the Roman Empire seize…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus: History Chicks History

To celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th, and Women's History Month during all of March, we have a short message for you all. We couldn't …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Dovey Johnson Roundtree

Dovey Johnson Roundtree grew up in the Jim Crow era South and carried her grandmother’s philosophy of "find a way or make one” as her armor into ev…

8 months ago