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Ep. 100 Benjamin Banneker: How An Impressive Human Being Was Transformed Into a Mythic Folk Hero
Episode 100
In this episode, we'll uncover the truly impressive accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, a free Black man living in rural Maryland in the 1700s. Ban…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 99 Josephine Baker: How This Exotic Dancer Turned Spy Is Really So Much More Than That
Episode 99
This week, we'll delve into the mind blowing life of Josephine Baker, a Black performing artist who took Paris by storm starting in the 1920s. She sa…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 98 Cannabis: How Racism Led to the Demonization of a Rather Useful Plant
Episode 98
This week I'll explore the social history of the cannabis plant including its use since ancient times as a fiber, medicine, and for its psychoactive …
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 97 Thomas Edison: Who Was Edison Really, Genius Inventor or Villainous Fraud?
Episode 97
Thomas Alva Edison has always been portrayed as the greatest, most prolific by far American inventor. The man obtained over a thousand patents in his…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 96 Hanover: How a German Family Helped Define What It Means to Be British
Episode 96
Check out zipOns from befree Adaptive Clothing here! This week we'll take a look at the 6 Hanoverian monarchs: George I, George II, George III, Georg…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 95 Taured: How a Fraudster Was Transformed Into an Interdimensional Man of Mystery
Episode 95
Check out zipOns from befree Adaptive Clothing here! In the 1950s a mysterious man appeared at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. He looked normal enough, just …
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 94 Dyatlov Pass: How Disney's "Frozen" Shed Light on a Decades Old Mystery
Episode 94
This week, we'll get lost in the mind boggling mystery that is the Dyatlov Pass case, when 9 experienced hikers died under suspicious and unexplainab…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 93 Rudolph: How Underdog Robert L. May Created a Christmas Icon
Episode 93
I'm back this week with yet another inspiring underdog story... but make it Christmas! This week, I'll trace the origins of one of the most beloved C…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 92 First Flight: How the Wright Brothers Changed the World Forever
Episode 92
Just in time for the 121st anniversary on Tuesday, I bring to you the story of two brothers from Ohio, Wilbur and Orville Wright, who changed the wor…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ep. 91 Révolution Part 2: What the French Revolution Can Still Teach Us Today
Episode 91
I'll pick up where I left off last week, with the storming of the Bastille and the fall of the "ancien regime." We'll explore how, over the next few …
1 year, 3 months ago