Episodes
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An Afternoon with Madam CJ Walker
The latest History Twins podcast is about Madam CJ Walker, the first female self-made millionaire in America. Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for black women through the business she founded, Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company....
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Colonial Christmas in New York
In the latest episode of The History Twins, Carla Lynne Hall and Jim Keyes discuss Christmas traditions in Colonial New York.The ingredients of modern Christmas are believed to have started in New Amsterdam, the Dutch colony founded in 1625, which later became New York. While the Dutch observed…
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The Ballad of Rifle Jack
The History Twins podcast is currently covering “This Man’s A Spy!,” Carla and Keyes’ musical retelling of the treasonous plot between American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre during the American Revolutionary War. In today’s episode we discuss Rifle Jack Peterson, the...
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Arnold's Lament
The History Twins podcast is currently covering “This Man’s A Spy!,” Carla and Keyes’ musical retelling of the treasonous plot between American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre during the American Revolutionary War. In today’s episode we discuss General Benedict Arnold and...
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A Woman's Wiles
The History Twins podcast is currently covering “This Man’s A Spy!,” Carla and Keyes’ musical retelling of the treasonous plot between American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre during the American Revolutionary War. In today’s episode we focus on our song ``A Woman’s Wiles”,...
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Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
The topic of this week’s The History Twins podcast is Washington Irving's ``The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, and storytelling duo Carla and Keyes discuss Washington Irving’s 1819 classic tale of the headless goblin that haunts Sleepy Hollow, New York in search of his missing head. Washington…
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Hulda: The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The topic of this week’s The History Twins podcast is “Hulda: The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, and storytelling duo Carla and Keyes discuss Hulda of Bohemia, the sharpshooting witch who is said to have saved Sleepy Hollow, New York during the Revolutionary War. Each fall, tens of thousands of...
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The Revolution So Far/West Point
The History Twins podcast is currently covering “This Man’s A Spy!,” Carla and Keyes’ musical retelling of the treasonous plot between American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre during the American Revolutionary War. In today’s episode we focus on our song ``The Revolution So...
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Here Comes The General!
The History Twins podcast is currently covering “This Man’s A Spy!,” Carla and Keyes’ musical retelling of the treasonous plot between American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John Andre during the American Revolutionary War. In this episode the focus is on General Benedict Arnold,...
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Officer, Gentleman, Spy!
Born in London, England. Schooled in Geneva, Switzerland. Spoke four languages. Poet and musician. Spymaster. John Andre was a merchant's son, not born into wealth. Yet, he entered the British military with nothing, and rose in rank to become the Head of British Intelligence during the American...
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This Man's A Spy!
Welcome to our brand-new podcast, The History Twins - where history is more than just dates and dead people. In each episode we explore the past through music and story. For our first episode, we're talking about “This Man’s A Spy!”, our musical retelling of the story of American general Benedict...
About this show
We're Carla and Keyes, also known as The History Twins. Welcome to our podcast, where history is more than dates and dead people. Join us each episode as we explore the past through music and story.
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