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Historical Fiction: Unpacked — 139 episodes · page 1 of 2
Joanna Davidson Politano—The Elusive Truth of Silent Films
A.D. Rhine—War and Friendship
Erin Bartels—Recognizing Women Artists in History
Allison Pataki—America’s Forgotten Leading Lady
Jennifer Ryan—The Underground Library
Joel H. Morris—Exploring Lady Macbeth
Gail Lehrman—A Tale of New York City
Eric Z. Weintraub—The Jewish Expulsion From Spain
The Apron Strings Series—with Amy Lynn Walsh
Dean Cycon—Life After Auschwitz
Talia Carner—Unpacking What It Means To Be Jewish
Jamie Ogle—Challenged by the Story of Saint Valentine
Jenni L. Walsh—Telling the Stories of Strong Women in History
Laura Frantz—The Horrific Acadian Expulsion
Katherine Howe—The Value of the Small Life
Téa Cooper—An Australian Twisty Historical Mystery
My Top Ten Reads of 2023—A Gift Guide!
Henry O. Arnold—Bringing Old Testament Characters to Life
Amanda Barratt—Ordinary Heroes
Tracie Peterson—Finding Peace With Who You Are
Carrie Turansky—Forgiveness and Healing in the Lake District of England
Patricia Raybon—Writing at the Intersection of Faith and Race
Cindy K. Sproles—Promises to Keep
Roseanna M. White—The Masks We Wear
Alina Adams—The Jewish Autonomous Region
Gabrielle Meyer—Our Time in History
Andrew Varga—Accuracy in Young Adult Historical Fiction
Valerie Fraser Luesse—the Lost Art of Community
Tosca Lee & Marcus Brotherton—the Bataan Death March
REPLAY: Tracie Peterson—Nothing New Under the Sun
Crystal Caudill—Working Together to Make the World a Better Place
Coming Up on Historical Fiction: Unpacked
Laura Frantz—the Scottish Lowlands and the Jacobites
Kim Vogel Sawyer—History Shows Us Where We Need to Go
Karen Heenan—Coal Country and Family Relationships During the Great Depression
Balancing the Redemptive with the Macabre in Historical Fiction—with Jaime Jo Wright
Telling the Truth About Enslaved Souls—with Brian C. Johnson
Matchmaking During the Gilded Age—with Jen Turano
Ancient Egypt and 1920s New York—with Jocelyn Green
The Allure of the Regency Era—with Julie Klassen
Women’s Suffrage in Wyoming—with Mary Connealy
Denmark’s Role in the Second World War—with Sarah Sundin
The Importance of Community—with Amy Lynn Green
The Strongest Woman in the World—with Kimberly Duffy
The Harvey Girls of the Grand Canyon—with Kimberley Woodhouse
Bringing Betty Gow to Life—with Mariah Fredericks
Bonus Episode: Our Top Ten Books of 2022—with Guest Cohost!
Two Year Anniversary Celebration—Featuring Guest Host Michelle Ule!
History Repeats Itself—with Elena Gorokhova
Making History Relatable—with Owen Pataki
Quietly Unconventional—with Lisa E. Betz
Daughters of the King—with Kerry Chaput
Nothing New Under the Sun—with Tracie Peterson
Women’s Voices Through History—with Fiona Davis
Story Gives Us Truth—with Jody Hedlund
The Power of Historical Fiction—with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
Historical Fiction Gives Us Breathing Space—with Terry Roberts
Fiction Brings the Past to Life—with Scott Gates
Learning From Those Who’ve Gone Before Us—with Rachel Fordham
The Importance of Knowing History—with James A. Ross
Learning a Better Way Forward—with Amanda Cox
Mystery and Intrigue Set in the Victorian Ballet—with Joanna Davidson Politano
Illuminating Women in History—with Karin Tanabe
Shining a Light on Historical Events—with Milree Latimer
Mental Health Awareness—with Janyre Tromp
The Healing Power of Nature—with Ann H. Gabhart
God Speaks Through Nature—with Regina Scott
Drawing Lessons from History—with Todd M. Johnson
Everyday Heroes—with Renee Ryan
The Importance of Speaking Truth—with Adele Myers
Good & Evil in History—with Misty M. Beller
Love, Loyalty, & Friendship—with Jennifer Deibel
Trusting God No Matter What—with Crystal Caudill
A Sea Captain & A Chocolatier—with Laura Frantz
Americans in the French Resistance—with Sarah Sundin
Forgiveness & Reconciliation—with Jill Eileen Smith
Surviving Trauma—with Jocelyn Green
My Sister April
Changing Hearts and Minds Through Story–with Elizabeth Camden
Learning About Ourselves Through History–with Candice Sue Patterson
Appreciating the Present–with V.E.H. Masters
Timeless Truths—with Karen Witemeyer
History Gives Us Courage–with Amanda Dykes
Story Brings History to Life–with Adrian Goldsworthy
History Teaches Us About Ourselves–with Kimberly Duffy
Bringing the Bible to Life–with Naomi Craig
Emancipating the Past–with Patty Callahan
Hope and the Value of Human Life–with Liz Tolsma
Resting in Our Identity–with Pepper D. Basham
The Forgotten Firebrand–with Cam Molineux
Light in the Darkness–with Kristin Harmel
Southern Storytelling–with Valerie Fraser Luesse
The Midnight Ride of Anna Stone–with Tracy Lawson
Surviving the Historic Destruction of Jerusalem–with Lori Banov Kaufmann
The Strength of Italian Women–with Jennifer Anton
Looking for Hope in History–with Susie Finkbeiner
Women in Western History–with Wendy Voorsanger
Biblical Fiction of Prophets & Kings–with Henry O. Arnold
Telling the Story of the British Home Children–with Carrie Turansky
The Packhorse Librarians & The Great Depression–with Ann H. Gabhart