It's a History Podcast

Hello! In this week's episode we are wrapping up our look at the Boston Tea Party. This week's episode looks at the various ways the tea issue had tried to be resolved as tea ships started  rolling in, ultimately ending in the Boston Tea Party.  We go over the tea party itself and what happened in the aftermath of the tea party. Sources for today's episode include: An article from the Massachusetts Historical Society titled The Boston Tea Party https://www.masshist.org/revolution/teaparty.php Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Makings of America by Benjamin L. Carp https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=defiance+of+teh+patriots+  If you have any further interest in a much deeper dive into the boston tea party i highly recommend reading defiance of the patriots. If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   Check out Part one if you missed it! https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/092-the-boston-tea-party-part-1-the-east-india-company-the-british-government-and-taxes/   

Hello! In this weeks Epsiode we start our look at the Boston Tea Party. Looking deeper at this act that is a quintisential aspect of American History, we will take a look at the East India Company and their role in the Boston Tea Party. We will also be looking at how the Tea Tax differed from the other taxes that were placed on colonosits. Today's epsiode will take us up to just before the Boston Tea Party Itself, which we will be exploring next week.   Sources for today's episode include:   Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Makings of America by Benjamin L. Carp https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=defiance+of+the+patriot  An article from the Massachusetts Historical Society titled The Boston Tea Party https://www.masshist.org/revolution/teaparty.php   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! This week I am joined by Evelyn Grossman. Evelyn is the author of Hidden in Berlin: A Holocaust Memoir which details her parents' separate stories of survival during WWII. Over the course of today's episode Evelyn describes her parents' stories, and the unique ways that her parents survived Nazi Germany. We also take a look at their lives after WWII and Evelyn's work towards bringing this bringing their stories to light.  You can find Evelyn's book here: https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=hidden+in+Berlin+  If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! This week we are taking a look at the history of quilting. Quilting has been around for quite some time, but the patchwork style quilt that we know today is something that is newer to our history. Over the course of today's episode, we will take a look at how quilting has evolved over time and some influential figures in the quilting space. Sources for this episode include a video essay by Mary Fons titled a Brief History of the American Quilt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VuqN1xEfeM This video was very informative to today's episode and I highly recommend you head over to mary fons channel on youtube and watch this video. An article from the Victoria and Albert Museum titled an Introduction to Quilting and Patchwork. An article titled Marie Webster from the Quilters Hall of Fame Written by Katherine Dwight and Rosalind Webster Perry. An article about Ruth Finely from the Quilters Hall of Fame Written by Virginia Amling   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! In this week's episode, I am joined by Rich Napolitano from Shipwrecks and Seadogs Podcast and we discuss the USS Narcuccus. Over the course of today's episode we will look at the life the ship had before sinking, the sinking itself, and the shipwreck's legacy here in Florida.    Make sure to check at ShipWrecks and SeaDogs here: https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com Sources for todays epsiode include:  Sources Tumbleson Morris, Melissa Nicole. "USS Narcissus: The Role Of The Tugboat In The American Civil War." 2011. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ln1b0TACCnfRdVNiTKvW_rtAggY67upv/view?usp=drive_link A Proposal to Establish the Shipwreck USS Narcissus as a State Underwater Archaeological Preserve   https://www.museumsinthesea.com/narcissus/history.htm   https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?15810   https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/n/narcissus.html   https://hcfl.gov/about-hillsborough/history/historical-hillsborough/uss-narcissus-rests-in-pieces-off-egmont-key   https://dos.fl.gov/communications/press-releases/2019/secretary-of-state-laurel-m-lee-announces-the-designation-of-uss-narcissus-shipwreck-site-on-the-national-register-of-historic-places/   https://www.dvidshub.net/video/386944/coast-guard-remembers-uss-narcissus   https://www.facebook.com/friendsofnarcissus/   https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1866/02/04/issue.html If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! This week I am joined by Dr. Maya Kornberg to discuss her most recent release Stuck: How money, media, and violence prevent change in Congress.   STUCK reveals how money, media, and political violence have hollowed out Congress and how reform-minded lawmakers can still make it work. Drawing on interviews and history, Kornberg shows why Congress is paralyzed and what it would take to restore democratic power.   Maya L. Kornberg, Ph.D is a senior research fellow and manager at NYU Law's Brennan Center for Justice. She is the author of Inside Congressional Committees: Function and Dysfunction in Lawmaking, and her work has been featured inThe Washington Post, NPR, BBC, The New York Times,Newsweek, The Hill, Slate, and other outlets. She has taught political science at NYU, Georgetown, and Oxford and worked at the UN and Inter-Parliamentary Union and at several democracy focused nonprofits. Kornberg holds a BA from Stanford University, an MPA from Columbia University, and a PhD in politics from Oxford University.   You can find the book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/stuck-how-money-media-and-violence-prevent-change-in-congress-maya-l-kornberg/9d14f6c2f11e911a?ean=9781421454580&next=t If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we are taking a look at the 1980 collapse of teh Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Through bad luck and unfortunate circumstance, a freighter ship made impact with the bridge leading to the deaths of 35 individuals traveling over the bridge. Listen to today's epsiode to learn more about this disaster. Sources for today's episode include:    An article from Fox 13 Tampa Bay titled Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster:45 years later by Ryan Burkett and Aaron Mesmer https://www.fox13news.com/news/sunshine-skyway-bridge-disaster-45-years-later An article about the skyway bridge from the Florida State Parks website And An article from Abandoned Spaces by Samantha Franco.   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! In this Weeks Epsiode I am Joined By Jenny Chan from Pacific Atrocities Education to discuss the Pacific Theater during WWII. Often overlooked in western classrooms, the war in the Pacific Theater was just as brutal and active as it was on the western front. Through various articles and podcasts, Jenny and team are working towards making what happened in the Pacific Theater something more people are aware of. The content in this epsiode may be disturbing to some listeners. Link to Pacific Atrocities Eductaion: https://www.pacificatrocities.org    If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode, I am taking a look at why Washington DC is our capital city. Throughout todays episode we will look at how the capital transitioned from being located in Phillidelphia to its current location in Washington D.C.   Sources for today's episode include An article from the National Constitution Center titles How Philadelphia Lost the Nations Capital to Washington An article from the White House Historical Association titled "Where oh Where Should the Capital be, the Seat of the government in expanding nation by Robert Grogg   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!       

Hello! Just hopping on to give a quick update about the release schedule! Episodes will now be releasing on Thursdays with a three week on one week off release frequency. This will better help me to make sure I am delivering the kinds of epsidoes I want you guys to hear!

Hello! In this weeks episode, I am Joined by Author Gigi Berardi to discuss her most recent release, the Historical Fiction "Bianca's Cure".  "Bianca's Cure" fictionalizes a search for a cure for malaria in the country where the disease was named ("bad air" in Italian), depicting the main character's struggles against prevailing medical beliefs. It draws from the author's real and meticulous research, her work spanning science and her personal experience living and teaching in Florence." Link to Gigi's Website: https://gigiberardi.com Link to the book: https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=Biancas+cure    If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode I am joined by Doron Keren to speak about his grandfather Ignacy Chiger's book Beneath the Lightless sky Surviving the Holocaust in the Sewers of Lvov, a survival story of a family of four who sought shelter in the sewers during the nazi occupation of poland. I do want to let you know that some of the topics discussed may be uncomfortable for some listeners. Within this episode we discuss murder, torture, and death including that of an infant. Unearthed and shepherded to publication by Doron himself, Beneath the Lightless Sky is a rare and devastating firsthand account of Jewish survival under two successive totalitarian regimes, Soviet occupation followed by Nazi extermination. Before descending into the sewers with children, including Doron's mother, the Chiger family endured Soviet surveillance, dispossession, deportations, and psychological terror. Under the Nazis, survival narrowed to a single impossible choice, disappear underground or die. As a second-generation Holocaust survivor, a 2G, Doron speaks not only as the keeper of his family's history, but as a living bridge between survivor testimony and the present moment when questions of authoritarianism, moral courage, and historical memory feel newly urgent. You can find the book here: https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=beneath+teh+lightless+sky You can find Doron here: @beneaththelightlesssky on instagram If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this episode we are taking a look at the Decleration of Independence and how it has faired over time. From its various displays, to prior care, we take a look at how the document came to be in its current condition.   Sources for today's episode include: An article from the national archives written by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Catherine Nicholson titled The Declaration of Independence and the Hand of Time. An article from Word Press Tittles William Godwins's Wet Transfer Copies and James Watt's Copying Machine By Pamela Clemit An article for the Nebraska State Historical Society titled The Power of Parchment If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we are taking a look at the history of billboards! Starting out in the early 19th century, billboards have come a long way.  Sources for today's episode include: An article titled The History of Billboard Advertising by Sam Mikhail An article titled The Bigger the Bolder: Outdoor Advertising.  An article titled How the Highway Beautification Act Became Law by the Federal Highway Administration If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! Welcome to a NEW episode of Its a History Podcast. This week we are looking at what happened in the Philippines just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbour. Over the course of today's episode we take a look at the history of the Philippines and the Philippines during WWII. Sources for today's episode include: An article from the UN titled The Philippines at a Glance  How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr  An article from the Naval institute titled From Tragedy to Redemption: The Fall of the Philippines by James Frokovich And an article from the American Historic Association titled "When did the Philippines History Begin?   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! This week I am running a fan Favorite instead of a new epsiode, There will be a new episode next week! Enjoy this epsiode about the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair!   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we are taking a look at the Attack on Pearl Harbor, specifically what was happening in the elad up to the attack. Sources for today's episode include:   An article from the National Park Service titled Preserving Memories and Inspiring Peace About the Pearl Harbor National Memorial https://www.nps.gov/perl/index.htm An article from the National World War II Museum titled Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7, 1941 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/pearl-harbor-december-7-1941 An article from the National World War II Museum titled The Road to Pearl Harbor: The Long Fuse  https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/road-to-pearl-harbor-the-long-fuse An article from the Pearl Harbor Museum titled Pearl Harbor Aftermath: Pearl Harbor After the Attack. https://pearlharbor.org/blog/aftermath-pearl-harbor-attack/ And Roosevelt, Franklin D. Speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York Transcript. 1941. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, . If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks epsiode we are joined by Kit Sergeant to talk about her most recent release "The Doctor of Auschwitz".  Link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Auschwitz-Powerful-Womans-Courage-ebook/dp/B0FCW3Q55J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GWFFZSEXYG74&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WyDTZNn8Ty0BWapLxHaadoI3Lj4zTIAN4dYXM1UpSWIxUS_jiqD16cYE8WDLIL6eA0SHfrEH-2wtP2_VKjlxjyp1Au-eETpVm8B8Sw3wJY0k-AdJaCAlylsNYfZxYluULp6QelOGU7rvMGBsUJU397Cmn28fdq1Fug7OkHNoiDsImTS6w7OSxAdt4E7xm1zunK64_64RPnpusdAnCVBQVuKR0xybzBTkIENBveqXdiI.ypsAIl2Cruy-VWTp42umaGvKtbEremXUGFMaSj71QNc&dib_tag=se&keywords=kit+sergeant&qid=1764728297&sprefix=kit+sergeant+%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1  Kit's Website: https://www.kitsergeant.com/?p=1177 If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode We take a look at the Black Friday, one of the busiest days in retail, and the shoping season.   Sources for today include an article from PBS titled Black Friday, September 24th 1869 And an article titled Whats the Real History of Black Friday by Sarah Pruitt   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode I am joined by Author Matthew Davis to discuss his most recent release "A Biography of a Mountain: The Making and Meaning of Mount Rushmore.  "A Biography of A Mountain combines history with reportage, bringing the complicated and nuanced story of Mt. Rushmore to life, from the land's origins as sacred tribal ground; to the expansion of the American West; to the larger-than-life personality of Gutzon Borglum, the artist who carved the presidential faces into the mountain; and up to the politicized present-day conflict over the site and its future. Exploring issues related to how we memorialize American history, Davis tells an imperative story for our time." You can find This book at the link below! https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-biography-of-a-mountain-the-making-and-meaning-of-mount-rushmore-matthew-davis/a673d2a460c7a617?ean=9781250285102&next=t    If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we are looking at the history of Federal Holidays, How these holidays were created and why.  Sources for today's episode include:  An article from congress.gov titled federal holidays:evolution and current practices. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41990 The national museum of the american indian  A proclamation on indigenous peoples day, 2024   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! In this episode I am joined by William "Bill" Taubman to discuss his and his brother Philip Taubmans most recent release, "McNamara at War: A New History". I Loved reading this book and I have linked below where the book can be found. Thank you again to Bill for coming on the show! https://bookshop.org/p/books/mcnamara-at-war-a-new-history-philip-taubman/574930c9f2b483a3?ean=9781324007166&next=t  https://williamtaubmanbooks.com  If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this Short and "sweet" episode we take a look at your favorite (or most hated) fall candy and how Candy Corn helped to shape the Penny Candy loss leader model.   Sources for today's episode include: An article from History.com titled Who invented candy corn by Becky Little. https://www.history.com/articles/candy-corn-invented   An article from the tasting table titled The nostalgic History of penny candy stores by Lisa Curran Matte. https://www.tastingtable.com/1295086/nostalgic-history-penny-candy-stores/ If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks Episode, we explore Memento Mori. Memento Mori is a latin phrase that translates to "remember that you will die". Todays episode looks at the token of Memento Mori that are typically pieces of art, poetry, and literature, that serve as a physical reminder of the core sentiment of Memento Mori. In this episode, Death, corpses, and some other disturbing imagery is discussed.    Sources for today's episode include: Multiple articles from Science Museum  https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/memento-mori And Sherman's Flatbush Memorial Chapel and their entry on how embalming is done.   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we are looking at the controversial figure of Heinrich Schliemann and his part in the history of Archeology.   Sources for today's episode include  An article titled The World of Schleimann His life. His discoveries. His legacy written by James Simon Galeri A presentation from a history and civilization course written by Professor Mark Damen   

Hello! In today's episode we take a look at the history of corn mazes. While Corn Mazes are relatively new, mazes have been a fun past time for hundreds, if not thousands of years. We also take a look at the myth of the labryth and the uncovering of the location of the actual labrinth.   Sources for today's episode include:   An article titled The Winding History of the Maze by Natasha Geiling from smithsonian magazine  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/winding-history-maze-180951998/   An article titled Myths of the Labyrinth: Uncovering the myths of the labyrinth and the minotaur by andrew shapland https://www.ashmolean.org/article/myths-of-the-labyrinth If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this fourth and final instalment of the wedding series we take a look at honeymoons. Honeymoons as we know them today are a relatively recent addition to the wedding tradtion, but we can trace the practice back to the 5th century. If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! In this thrid instalment of the wedding series, we are looking at the history of wedding dresses. Often atributed to Queen Victoria, our modern tradition of wearing white is just that, modern. Listen to todays epsiode to learn all about the history of the wedding dress. If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In the second Instalment of the wedding series, we are looking at marriage itself. For most of history marriage was more of a transactional agreement then an endevour of love. But just when did love become one of the main aspects of weddings? Thats what we explore in todays episode. If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! Welcome to the Short and Sweet four part series on Weddings! We are kicking off this series on a breif, yet informative episode on bachelor and bacelorette parties.  Due to my own wedding (Yay!) These epsiodes will be a bit shorter and a bit lighter then somem of my usual content. I hope you guys enjoy this look at how our current wedding culture got to where it is today!   A Quick and Dirty History of the Bachelorette Party by Carly hill https://museumhack.com/quick-dirty-history-bachelorette-party/   How Did Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties Get Started by Isobel Whitcomb  https://www.livescience.com/bachelor-bachelorette-parties-history.html   Stag Nights and Hen Dos: A Brief History of Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties from History Extra https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/stag-nights-hen-dos-history-bachelor-bachelorette-wedding-party-tradition-origins/   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks Episode we take a look at the history of crochet! Crochet has a bit of an ambigious history, but we can trace the origins of crochet to Tambour Embroidery and how the art of crochet transitioned into a way to make immitation lace. We also spend a good amount of today's episode looking at Irish Lace.  If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!      Sources for today's episode include:  The history of crochet By Ruthie Marks An article titles Irish crochet Lace 150 years of tradition that is published by the Lacis Museum of lace and textiles An article titled Crochet from Arizona State University  An article titled Crochet Through History by Dora Ohrenstein.  

Hello! In this weeks episode, as a companion to last weeks episode, we are going to be taking a look at the history of knitting. As one of the oldest fiber arts we have, knitting has a rich history of being used for necessity and as a fun past time. Today's epsiode will explore how knitting has evolved from the first iterations we have from the 10th century to modern day. Sources for today's episode include the youtube video History of Knitting: 10th century to modern times hosted by the Gail Borden Public Library featuring Knitting Historian Liz Kristan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG3E44jsstY  And an article titled The History of Hand Knitting from the Victoria And Albert Museum If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode I have a conversation with Special Guest Nicole Nehrig about her most recent release With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Own Stories. Over teh course of todays episode we discuss the hidden work that goes into fiber arts, how it has evolved over time, and how fiber arts like knitting and crochet create community.  I had such a blast talking with Nicole about her book and I hope you guys enjoy our conversation!  If you are interested in purchasing With her Own Hands for yourself, The book is out NOW!  Here is the Link to Nicoles Website: https://nicolenehrig.com    If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks Episode we are going down one of the many rabbit holes I wanted to go down while researching GIlded Age Summer. Just how did those Ladies go about laundering those gowns. In true Rabbit Hole Nature, I go from Laundry to how soap works, to how Urine was used as a cleaner, to personal hygeine. We definetly go on a journey today.   Sources for today's episode include:    Thunderbay museum with an article titled The Land of Milk and Urine? A Brief History of Textile Bleaching.   A Victorian lady's guide to cleaning dresses of muslin, silk, velvet, and lace by Mimi Mathews    https://www.mimimatthews.com/2017/11/26/a-victorian-ladys-guide-to-cleaning-dresses-of-muslin-silk-velvet-and-lace/   The yale school of medicine with an article titled why soap world by Ferris Jabr https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/why-soap-works/ Multiple articles from the american cleaning institute including:   Soaps and detergents History https://www.cleaninginstitute.org/understanding-products/why-clean/soaps-detergents-history If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In todays episode we are fininhing up our coverage on Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt. Both Alva and Consuelo had led some pretty impressive lives, each due to different circumstances, and in todays episode we look at Consuelos life after the Duke where she really focuses in on her phinthropic work. We also look at Alvas rather impressive involvment in the Womens Suffrage movement.    Sources for today's episode include the husband hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy   and   Consuelo and alva Vanderbilt: The story of a mother and a Daughter in the Gilded Age by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we are continuing our look at Alva and Conseulo Vanderbilt. This weeks episode focuses on the marriage between the Duke and newly minted Duchess Consuelo. The Begining of the end came rather quickly for these two and we most definetly discuss that in this episode.  Sources for today's episode include the husband hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy Consuelo and alva Vanderbilt: The story of a mother and a Daughter in the Gilded Age by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this Weeks Episode we are starting our look at Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt, two of the most well known Gilded Age figures. In this first epsiode of the series we take a look at Alva and her childhhod, Alva meeting Willie K. Vanderbilt, their marriage (and Divorce), and Alvas role in Consuelos marriage.   Sources for today's episode include The Husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy Consuelo and alva Vanderbilt: The story of a mother and a Daughter in the Gilded Age by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!     

Hello! In this weeks episode we are taking a look at what our gilded age ancestors did in their Leisure Time. From activities like walking, atttending sporting events, reading, and traveling, we will take a look at what we used to do for fun.    Sources for todays episode include: An article from the Frick Pittsburg museum entitled People at Play: Sport, Leisure, and Fun in the Gilded Age by Dawn Reid Brean An article from driehouse museum titled Gilded Age Toys  An article from eEncyclopedia titled Gilded Age Leisure and Recreation   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks Epsiode of we are going to be taking a look at the Cycling craze that took over the Gilded Age. In this epsiode we will take a look at the progression of the Bicycle and how certain fearures changed the bikes popularity. We will also take a look at how bikes helped to improve road conditions.   Sources for todays episode include an article from the Smithsonian titled How the 19th-century Bicycle Craze empowered women and changed fashion by Hanna S. Ostroff An article from governing title How Gilded Age cyclist paved the way for the modern highway system by Emma Newcombe And an article from Anchor: a north carolina history online resource.   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this Short and Sweet Epsiode, I am Thanking You!! The Listener! For a Wonderful first year in podcasting. I have had such a great time this year and am looking forward to what teh next year has to offer!   Thank you all again!   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!    Epsiodes Mentioned: https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/442-madison-post-presidency/  https://www.drinksinthelibrary.com/episodes/the-percy-jackson-series-by-rick-riordan-with-madison-schmidt  

Hello! In the fourth and final episode in this Jennie Jerome Churchill series we will take a look at Jennies life after Randolph. If anythung, Randolphs death opened many doors for Jennie that would have otehrwise been closed. She was a major player in Winston Churchills climb up teh political ladder, she started. aliterary magazine, wrote two plays, many essays, and even unite the US and Britain with a militray hospital ship.  Jennie was described a women who lived every inch of her life up to the edge, and I cant think of any truer words to describe her. Sources of today's episode include The Husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy And  Jennie: The Life of the American Beauty who Became the Toast and Scandal of Two Continents, Ruled an Age and Raised a Son, Winston churchil, who Shaped history by Ralph G Martin If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we take a look at what Jennie and Randolphs married life looked like. Jennie and Randolph, though not the most romantic of partners did make for great political partners. Unfortunatly due to Randolphs increasing difficulty with syphilis, his actions soon became eratic and his career in politcs, once promising began to tumble down. This epsiode also explores some of Jennies affairs, Life updates from both sides of the family, and snippits of a young winston churchills childhood.    Sources for todays epsiode include: The husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy And  Jennie: The Life of the American Beauty who Became the Toast and Scandal of Two Continents, Ruled an Age and Raised a Son, Winston churchil, who Shaped history by Ralph G Martin. If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we are continuing our look at Jennie Jerome Churchill. This weeks epsidose really dives into what exactly happened in the time between Jennnie and Randolph becoming engaged and their wedding. Afterall, they did only have a three day courtship.    Sources of today's episode include The Husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy And  Jennie: The Life of the American Beauty Who Became the Toast and Scandal of Two Continents, Ruled an Age and Raised a Son, Winston Churchil, who Shaped History by Ralph G Martin. If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this weeks episode we start our deep dive into the life of Jennie Jerome Churchill. In todays epsiode we start our look by getting a grasp on her parents seperate fortunes, the time the family spent in Paris France in the court of Empress Euguinie, and the first meeting between Jennie and Randolph that led to very quick marriage. This is the first epsiode in what is expected to be a four part series. Sources of today's episode include the husband hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy And  Jennie: The Life of the American Beauty who Became the Toast and Scandal of Two Continents, Ruled an Age and Raised a Son, Winston churchil, who Shaped history by Ralph G Martin.   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! Welcome to the 50th Episode of Its A History Podcast! In this episode Martyn Whittock goes into the "Deep Story" surrounding the modern day confilct between Russia and Ukraine. Martyn Links the current conflict to viking age evidence of settlments in the Rus area. We also discuss how impactful the eventual shift to Eastern Orthodox Christianity was to the region. If you are interested in reading this book you can purchase it through this link: Vikings In the East: From Vladimir The Great to Vladimir Putin: The Origins of a Contested Legacy in Russia and Ukraine  https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/vikings-in-the-east Thank you again to Martyn for coming on the show again!   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this Episode of It's a History Podcast, I cover Anna Murphy and her husband Charles Wolseley. Anna had come from a family that was a part of the New Money Scene after making their fortune as the only hardware store in San Fransisco at the start of the Gold Rush. Charles came from a family that was strapped for cash, having came into his title as a child. These two may have started their marriage on good terms, but by the end... Lets say it was not too good for Charles. Sources for today's episode include the husband hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this Episode of It's a History Podcast I take a look at one of the lesser known ladies from the Gilded Age. Marietta Stevens was a woman who started her adult life as a chamber maid in a hotel, who went on to marry the hotel owner and climb her way up the social ladder through some not so typical means. Marietta made a name for herself.  Sources for today's episode include the husband hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In today's episode we coninue to look at what the typical heiress might expect while living in Gilded Age. We take a look at the Social Season in London, a breif look at what London would be like for those not in the inner circle, and what the American Dollar Princesses could expect when they moved across the pond with their English Husbands. Sources for today's episode include the husband hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! Welcome to another episode of Its a History Podcast. In todays episode we kick off the patent pending "Guilded Age Summer". Todays episode lays some ground work for what society was like for those in the upper crest of society. The ladies we will talk about in the future would have grown up in this climate and it most definetly shaped how they grew up and lived their lives.   Sources of today's episode include The Husband Hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne De Courcy   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!   

Hello! In this very special episode of Its a History Podcast, I had the oppurtunity to speak with Corinna Barrett Lain about her most recent book "Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection".  We discuss the secrecy surrounding Lethal Injection and the morality of having Agents of the State perform this act.  Some of the material discussed in this episode will be sensitive to some listeners.  If you want to read this book yourself (you will!) you can find it on Corinna's website: https://corinnalain.com    At her website, you can also find her book tour schedule for this book. Check it out and see if she will be visiting a city near you!   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at [email protected]. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!