Operation History

David and Krystal are joined by a repeat guest, the one, the only, Civics&Coffee! Join the trio in discussing the Haymarket Murders and workers' rights. Don't forget to support us and Alycia wherever you listen and interact with podcasts!

This month we are tackling a story about FDR that we've never heard of before! Have you? Join us to learn some history!

Happy New Year and welcome back! We kick off the new year discussing the Prohibtion Amendment and Era. So grab some water or crack open a cold one and join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we talk about alcoholic medicine, speakeasies, and the country's most "Oops nevermind" amendment.

Welcome back! This episode, join Krystal and Lauren on a journey to Southeastern Massachusetts to discuss the death of John Sassamon and the impacts it would have between English and Colonial relations in the 1670s. Buckle up, it's a wild ride.

Welcome back to Operation History! Unfortunately, Lauren could not join us but Maria was able to join us. On this episode of Operation History we will be discussing 20th Century Orphanages, some of the societal elements behind them. A case study of what one may have looked like, and a summary of why they ended. We hope that you spend about 40 minutes with us and learn a bit about the United States Orphanage system.Warning: We do discuss 20th century social thoughts, adult on child abuse, and child on child abuse.

Welcome back! This episode we're celebrating our 50th episode AND 5 year anniversary! And what better way than to talk about who everyone loves to hate, because it's just so easy, Christopher Columbus! Follow along as Chris discovers a continent that's already inhabited and then claim it's India anyway! Does our ep sound like what you remember?Thanks for coming on this wonderful journey with us and let's cheer to 50 more episodes.

We're back! Join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we discuss the Battle of Bunker Hill and the very beginnings of the American Revolution. This episode is also a trip down memory lane for us, as we as a group with our college history club walked the Boston freedom trail and climbed the Bunker Hill Monument! Have you done it? Do your legs still hurt? We want to hear about it.

We're back! Join Krystal and David as they explore the life of Nelson Mandela and his struggles to end Apartheid in South Africa. While his impact, and the effects of Apartheid, are still felt today, please note this episode is coinciding with current political trends purely by coincidence. Remember your history so you can learn from it!

We're back with a table for one! Join Lauren as she discusses Paul Revere's Ride, both the poem and the actual event. It's a real easy one, folks. We'll be back for real next time!

We're back and bewaring the Ides of March! Join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we discuss the lead-up and death of Julius Caesar. Are you a Roman historian? We'd love your discussion! Check us out on social media to weigh in. And remember, political hindsight is 20/20.

We're back with a guest! Krystal, Lauren, and David are joined by Brad Lopes (Aquinnah Wampanoag, Mashpee Wampanoag Outreach) to discuss Settler Colonialism. What is it? Why is it? Where is it? And how do we, as public historians, learn from it and in spite of it? If you work in public history, join the conversation on any of our social media platforms!

Happy 2025 everyone! To kick off the new year we've got a new episode. Join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we do some historical myth-busting of Washington's Crossing of the Delaware during the American Revolution. Check out our Instagram to see the painting we're talking about! Or just Google it, we don't judge.

Join us this month as Krystal and David discuss the Boxer Rebellion, a Chinese uprising movement from 1899-1901.And don't forget kids, colonialism is bad!

Caution: True Crime episode. Viewer Discretion is advised.We're back after a month off! And we've got a bananas one for you this month. Join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we discuss the disappearance and murder of Ruth Marie Terry, also known as The Lady of the Dunes-the former coldest cold case in Massachusetts. It's due to amazing technological advances and police work that after nearly 50 years Ruth Marie was identified and returned to her family.This case contains topics including domestic violence. If you or someone you know feels unsafe, call the Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or go to thehotline.org. You matter and we love you.

We're back with another episode! This month, Lauren, Krystal, and David explore the Haitian Revolution and how France absolutely ate it during this entire conflict. Make sure to stick around until the end for some different singing before the end theme. Don't forget to review, rate, and follow! We're a chatty bunch.

We're back! This time, David, Krystal, Lauren, and Maria are joined by colleague and friend Adreishka to discuss Japanese Internment during the Second World War. Did you learn about the internment camps? Have family who endured this injustice? Reach out and talk to us if you're interested in this topic!

Welcome back! This week, we're doing something a bit different. Join Lauren, Krystal, and David as they discuss the book 1774 by Mary Beth Norton. Have you read this book? Let us know what you think! Are you Mary Beth Norton? Hi!Don't forget to review and follow us wherever you embrace OpHist's shenanigans.

We're back! Join Krystal, Lauren, and David as they discuss the Battle of the Chosin during the Korean War. Grab your jackets, because it's a Cold War episode! Talk with us about what you think about the War and how it was handled by the US Government (we had a lot to say about it). And to any listeners who know of anyone who served in Korea, thank them for their service!

We're back! Join David and our pal/newest host Krystal as they discuss the Three Mile Island incident, a nuclear accident that happened in Pennsylvania in 1979. Follow David's story and get your hazmat suits ready.

We're back to a party of two! Join David and Lauren this month as we go back to the 1600s to discuss the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams. We discuss how he went from a religious leader, to governor, to slave trader, to a tree root. What a wild ride!Please remember to rate, subscribe, and join in the conversation wherever you are.

We're back for the New Year! New year, old shenanigans. We're happy to welcome our college buddy Krystal on the pod to talk all things Romanov Assassinations. If you like sulfuric acid, old monarchies, or Rasputin by Boney M., this episode is for you!Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and review when you can!

Please join Lauren, Maria, and David as we welcome none other than Professor Ben Carp onto the show!Professor Carp currently holds the Daniel M. Lyons Chair in American History at Brooklyn College. He specializes in history of the American Revolution and seaport cities along the east coast of North America. He was able to sit down and talk to us about his book Defiance of the Patriots. Along with the memory of the event, we discuss shifting popular memory!Sit back, and enjoy this wonderful episode has we remember the Boston Tea Party 250 years ago!

Happy Halloween! Join David and Lauren in a mini-episode where they discuss Robert the Doll and the Bridgewater Triangle. And remember, don't summon demons!

Welcome back, three years later! If you can believe it, OpHist is already walking and eating grown-up foods. Join Maria, David, and Lauren as we give life updates and answer some burning questions. Happy birthday, Operation History!

David and Lauren are back for another episode of Operation History! This time they're talking about the history and process of Glassblowing. Stay cool and enjoy the conversation on this ancient trade.If you're in any aspect of academia (tutor, student, teacher), have a great fall and be safe!

David and Lauren are back for another episode of Operation History! This month, they tackle all of the "Bloody Marys". Lauren gives a brief overview of Queen Mary Tudor, and then David lays down the facts on the folklore of Bloody Mary and the Bloody Mary drink-and how the three aren't related. Drink your brunch drinks responsibly, and don't summon demons! As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. As a note from the editor, thank you for your patience on getting this episode out! Turns out you need internet to have a podcast.

We're back! Join us this month as Lauren and David dive into the Bone Wars of the mid-to-late 19th century. This story has everything, stealing, bribing, defamation, and fossil destroying! Who will win over your heart, Edward Cope or O.C. Marsh?Thank you for listening! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to stay up to date with the shenanigans.

We're back with a new episode, near, far, wherever you are! Join Maria, Lauren, and David as they explore the sinking and legacy of the RMS Titanic. Get your tissues ready, and let us know if you liked the movie. Thank you so much for listening and don't forget to review, rate, and subscribe!

Happy Women's History Month! For the first time in forever, your four hosts are back around the (Zoom) table. Join us as we share the four extraordinary lives of Mabel Dove Danquah, Huda Sha'rawi, Josephine Palmer, and Hannah Kudjoe. Don't forget to listen, like, subscribe, and review! Join us on our social media to continue the conversation.

It's a colonial episode! This month, David and Lauren get together to discuss the boozy, dancy Merrymount Colony. Join us as we reminisce with would-be drinking buddies. As always, please listen, rate, and review wherever you listen to your pods. We hope to be back together as a big happy family next month!

We're back, happy 2023 everyone! This month, join Derek, David, and Lauren as David leads us in exploring the G.I. Underground Press movement during the Vietnam War. As always, please rate, review, subscribe, and download us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes!

**Gorey Content Ahead, Listener Discretion is Advised**Straight from the vault of unreleased episodes, join Maria, David, and Derek as they explore the spooky, gruesome, head-scratching murders of Jack the Ripper.As always please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! We look forward to spending 2023 with you all.

In this episode, join Lauren and David has we discuss the Day of Mourning. On November 26th 1970, indigenous people from all over the United States of America join together to remember the day their way of life changed forever. Come and join us has we remember this day and how it has changed overtime. As always, please rate, review, subscribe, and download us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get you episodes!

Operation History, party of one! This month Lauren is back and discussing the Massachusetts colony of Wessagusset. We hope you enjoy and look forward to being back as a squad soon!Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, it is a small and simple thing that you can do that helps the show out in a big way.

We're back! Thank you so much for your patience as we try to get back on track. In this month's episode, David and Lauren team up with everyone's favorite guest, Ethan, to discuss the history of Dungeons and Dragons. Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, it is a small and simple thing that you can do that helps the show out in a big way.

We're back! In this month's episode, the hosts take a look at the Warsaw Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War. Come join the hosts as David, Lauren, Derek, and Maria talk about how a nation fought back against oppression and invasion, and why it's important to remember more than just the stories that focus on the winners. As always, stay tuned for the lighthearted bloopers at the end. Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, it is a small and simple thing that you can do that helps the show out in a big way.

In this episode of Operation History, the four hosts switch things up and focus on one specific source! Maria has chosen a book about women in downtown Chicago and how the consumer culture changed the physical and political infrastructure for Women's history month. The book discussed in today's episode is, "A Shoppers Paradise: How the Ladies of Chicago Claimed Power and Pleasure in the New Downtown." Come and join the four hosts on this fun and fashionable episode and always. stay till the end because the bloopers on this one do not disappoint! As always we thank all of our listeners for their support! Please download, review, rate, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

In this episode David, Maria, and Derek finally allow Lauren to achieve goals and dreams of having an episode devoted to a history of corn! Along with the four hosts, we welcome back Ethan, Lauren's co-worker/roommate/ fellow corn expert. Come and join us as the history and facts get a little "corny"! As always, don't forget to stay tuned for the real silliness that is the bloopers. Once again, thank you all for your support and listens, and please remember to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!  

Welcome back everyone to Operation History! The rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated and we are super happy and excited to be behind the mic again! We're kicking off 2022 with a very special guest host, we are very privileged and excited to have Alycia from the podcast "Civics and Coffee" to help us discuss and dive into Brown vs. The Board of Education! Come listen in as we explore the history surrounding this court case and its impacts on education today! Also, don't forget to stay tuned for some silliness and less heavy bloopers at the end of the episode!Please remember to rate, download, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts! Thanks for all your support!

Remember, Remember the 5th of November.....That's right, in this episode of Operation History, the team tackles the events and legacy of Guy Fawkes Day. Come listen in and join David, Maria, Derek, and Lauren, along with their guest Ethan, as they revisit the day of anarchy. Make sure you stay till the end where the punny bloopers do not disappoint! As always, please download, rate, review, and subscribe to the show! It's a little thing you can do to help the show in a big way! And as always, thank you for listening! 

In this episode, we mark the 65th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. In this episode, David invites a special guest, Dr. Karl Benziger to join the four hosts, Maria, Lauren, Derek, and David, as they explore the anniversary of not only the Revolution but the involvement of students and the people of Hungary in that event 65 years ago to the day and how the political situation has evolved in that country today. Come and join us for enlightening conversation and laughter as we commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. As always, stay tuned for the bloopers at the end, please drink responsibly and download, rate, review and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts.

Operation History turns one! In this episode, the four hosts, Derek, Maria, David, and Lauren have taken to social media to let the listeners, that's you, submit the burning questions that they have wanted to ask us. The hosts also read reviews and comment that they have received on various platforms. The shenanigans are in full swing as the hosts relive the past year on the show. Even the bloopers at the end got a little extra for this episode. Come laugh with us and hear what we have to say in this informal episode. Also, we would like to thank all of YOU for all the downloads and listens that you have given us. Without all of you out there, this special episode would not have been possible. As always, please download, rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode, all four hosts are back! Derek is taking the helm today to talk all about the Banana Republics of South America! Come and join us! As always, we thank you all for listening, and please download, rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Also, be sure to stay tuned for the bloopers at the end of the show! 

We're back! All four hosts are present in the episode as it is done a bit differently. Normally we research a topic and present it, whereas in this episode it is more of a free-flowing discussion. In this episode, David, Derek, Maria, and Lauren are joined by a guest, Dr. Ender, who is an educator and historian to talk about the American Perspective and what it means to them each other them and their experiences with that phrase. Join in and listen in as we discuss what the "American Perspective" means to us. While there aren't as many bloopers as there normally are, they are still as colorful as ever.As always, please download, rate, and review to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. It is a little thing that you can do to help out the show in a big way and as always thank you for listening!

In this episode of Operation History Derek and Lauren team up together and take the gang through a conversation that tackles the legacy and events of Stonewall in 1969 New York. Come on this journey with your four favorite historians as they discuss the Stonewall riots, and events, and happenings surrounding the past and the present LGBTQ+ community. As always, please drink responsibly and make sure you stay till the end for the bloopers. Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks!

In their first-ever in-person episode, Lauren guides the group through the dark and largely unknown history that surrounds Jamestown Colony. As always, the episode is full of your many antics as your favorite historians discuss the history of the colony in a conversation-style manner. Additionally, the bloopers in this episode are sillier than usual (and that is saying something.) So join in and listen to Lauren, David, Maria, and Derek as they explain what really happened in Jamestown Colony. Please drink responsibly and enjoy!

In this episode of Operation History, Dave leads the gang through the history and story of the first Earth Day. Afterward, the hosts have some enlightening environmental-focused conversations. As always, what's Operation History without the shenanigans? Stay tuned for the bloopers and the reason the show is explicitly rated. As always please drink responsibly. And lastly, as Earth Day is coming up later this month, Happy Earth Day from all of us here at Operation History! Please rate, download, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts! 

On the episode of Operation History, the three guests are joined by their new friend Jacob in their first-ever podcast collaboration. Operation History has teamed up with The History Book to bring you an episode about The Lost Colony of Roanoke. In this episode, three out of the four hosts from Operation History and Jacob from the History Book provide the background knowledge on the colony and shed light on some leading and interesting theories on what could have happened to the infamous colony! Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts! As always, please stay tuned till the end of the show for some fantastic bloopers (which are always colorful), and as always, please drink responsibly! 

In this month's episode of Operation History, Maria takes the gang on a trip to South America with a look at a documentary that explores a time when Walt Disney was asked by the Government to be a goodwill ambassador for the USA during WW2. To prepare for this podcast the four hosts watched a documentary titled "Walt and El Grupo." This episode chock full of not only the history that surrounds the documentary but also WW2 history and Disney history. So come and listen for a different take on a popular and relevant topic. As always there are bloopers at the end of the episode that are (as always) explicit. Please drink responsibly and enjoy this trip down the rabbit hole! 

In this episode of Operation History, Lauren, Maria, and David discuss some Environmental History. David tells the story of the 1996 oil spill in Rhode Island and how it affected the environment, economics, and the future of the affected area. Dave also brings light to the legislature and nonprofit organizations that made efforts and attempts to clean up the area. Stay tuned till the end of the episode for not one but two special announcements from the hosts! Also, as usual, some great bloopers are at the end of the episode, which is where the explicit rating comes in and there is an alcohol reference; as always please drink responsibly. And, for this episode, I would stay all the way till after the bloopers because we might just have another surprise announcement!Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We continuously thank you for all the support!