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It's a History Podcast — 101 episodes
099: What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted In Intercountry Adoption: A conversation With Paige Towers
098: The Fourth of July and Fireworks
097: Pharma Monopoly: The Battle For The Future of Medicines: A Conversation With Tahir Amin
096: Hot Air Balloons: Paper Balloons, Hot Air Vs. Gas, and Modern Ballooning
095: Summer Vacation: School Calendars, Union Wins, and Gilded Age Influence
094: There Will Come Soft Rains: A Journey Along The Western Front: A Conversation With Briana Gervat
093: The Boston Tea Party Part 2: Increasing Tensions, The Act of Rebellion, and the Intolerable Acts
092: The Boston Tea Party Part 1: The East India Company, The British Government, and Taxes
091: Hidden in Berlin: A Holocaust Memoir: A Conversation With Evelyn Grossman
090: The History of Quilting
089: The Sinking of The USS Narcissus: A Collaboration With Rich Napoltano From Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
088: Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress: A Conversation with Dr. Maya Kornberg
087: Skyway Bridge Collapse: Cause and Aftermath
086: The Pacific Theater and WWII: A Conversation With Jenny Chan From Pacific Atrocities Education
085: Why Washington D.C. is our Capital City
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084: Bianca's Cure: A Conversation with Gigi Berardi
083: Beneath the Lightless Sky: Surviving the Holocaust in the Sewers of Lvov: A Conversation With Doron Keren About His Families Story of Survival
082: The Declaration of Independence: How the Document has Faired Over Time
081: The History of Billboards: How Roadside Advertisements Became What They Are Today
080: Attack on The Philippines: What Happened Hours After The Attack on Pearl Harbor
079: RERUN: 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair
078: Pearl Harbor: What Led up to the Attack, FDR's Speech, And the Aftermath
077: The Doctor of Auschwitz: A Conversation With Kit Sergeant
076: Black Friday: Gold Market Crash, Army Versus Navy Football Game, and Retailer Moniker
075: A Biography Of A Mountain: A conversation with Matthew Davis
074: The History of Federal Holidays
073: McNamara at War: A Conversation With William Taubman
072: Candy Corn and Penny Candy: A Fall Favorite and The Nostalgic Candy Bins
071: Memento Mori: From Ancient Greece to Modern Day: How We Acknowledge Death Through Art
070: Heinrich Schleimann: From Business Man to Controversial Amateur Archeologist
069: The History of Corn Mazes: Labyrinths, Hedge Mazes, and A Dinosaur Named Cornelius
068: A Brief History of Honeymoons: Bridal Tours, Niagara Falls, and Modern Day
067: The Wedding Dress: Victorian Beginnings, Hollywood Influence, and Modern Day
066: The History of Marriage and Weddings: The Transfer of Wealth and Property, The Introduction of Love, and Modern Day
065: A Brief History of Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties
064: The History of Crochet: Ambiguous Beginnings, Tambour Embroidery, and Irish Lace
063: Knitting History: 10th Century Finds, Knitting Guilds, And Modern Day Knitting
062: With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Own Stories; A Conversation with Nicole Nehrig
061: Victorian Era Laundry: How Laundry Was Washed, The Soap Used to Clean It, The Various Ways to Bleach Fabric, And Personal Hygiene in The Victorian Era
060: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 3: Life after Separation, Involvement in the Women's Suffrage Movement, A Marriage Annulment, and A Lasting Legacy
059: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 2: Marriage to the Duke of Marlborough, Learning the Ins and Outs of English Society, and The Downfall of a Loveless Marriage
058: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 1: Social Climbing, Scandalous Divorce, and Arranged Marriage; The Complicated Story of One of the Most Notorious Mother Daughter Pairs of the Gilded Age
057: Gilded Age Hobbies: A Tour Through Gilded Age Activities and How Leisure Time Was Spent
056: The Bicycle Craze of the Gilded Age: The Short Lived Craze That Transformed Women Fashion and Led To Better Road Improvements
055: It's a History Podcast's One Year Birthday: Thank You to All Who Listen, What is the Most Popular Episode, and Some Sneak Peaks Into What This Year Has to Bring
054: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 4: Jennies Life After Randolph, Her Many Accomplishments, and Her Two Young Husbands
053: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 3: The Rise and Fall of Jennie and Randolphs Involvement in Politics, Their Complicated Marriage, and Randolphs Downfall Due to His Syphilis
052: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 2: From Three Day's of Courtship to Marriage, The Saga of How The Jerome and Churchill Families Worked Out Jennie and Randolphs Marriage
051: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 1: Her Early Years, Time in France, and Meeting Lord Randolph Churchill
050: Vikings in the East: A Conversation with Martyn Whittock about Vikings in Modern Day Ukraine and Russia and How This Link Contributes to the Current Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine
049: Anna Murphy: The Gilded Age Heiress Who Married Charles Wolseley and Maintained Control Of Her Family Money
048: Marietta Stevens: A Gilded Age Mother Who Did Whatever Necessary To Climb The Social Ladder
047: The Gilded Age: The Social Season, The Other London, And Living In The Country
046: The Gilded Age: Mrs. Astor and Her 400, Social Etiquette, and What Makes an American Dollar Princess
045: Secrets of The Killing State: A Conversation With Corinna Barrett Lain
044: Easter Eggs: Why We Have Them, Why We Dye Them, and Why a Bunny Delivers Them
043: The History of Audiobooks: From Vinyl, to Cassette, to CD, to Digital
042: Frederick Douglas: The Face of Many Men: How Frederick Douglas's Image Came to Represent Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner
041: The History of the Sewing Machine: From Clunky to Functional: How the Early Sewing Machines Evolved
040: The Happy Birthday Song: From Origins to Copyright Controversies
039: The History of Arsenic Green and Poisonous Books
038: The Legacy of Denmark Vesey Part 3: The Rebellion, the Betrayal, and the Aftermath
037: The Legacy of Denmark Vesey Part 2: Life After Freedom, Charleston Class Structure, and Religion
036: The Legacy of Denmark Vesey Part 1: Early Life and Revolutionary Influence
035: The Complex History of Romance Novels: What is a Romance Novel, Their Criticism, and Their Popularity
034: The First Super Bowl: How the NFL Came to Be and the Championship Game that Joined Two Rival Leagues
033: Franklin's Trees: A conversation With AJ Schenkman About FDR and his love for Trees
032: American Vikings: A Conversation With Martyn Whittock on American Vikings, the Evidence They Were Here, and Popculture
031: Mary Shelley Part 3: A Tragic Accident, Literary Achievements, and Money Problems Galore: Oh My!
030: Mary Shelley Part 2: The Birth of Frankenstein and Never-Ending Tragedy
029: Mary Shelley Part 1: The Early life of Mary Shelley, Meeting Percy Shelley, and Arrival in Geneva
028: The History of the Mall Santa: How Santa Got His Home in the Mall and Why We Take Pictures With Him
027: The Rockefeller Christmas Tree: From Humble Beginnings to Extravagant Fanfare; How the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Became a Yearly Tradition
026: The Ferris Wheel: From the Showcase Piece of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair to American Icon
025: The 1893 Chicago World's Fair: How a Fair Goes From Concept to Reality in Just Three Years
024: The Eagle and The Turkey: Two Birds; One a National Symbol and One a Thanksgiving Staple
023: The Irish Potato Famine Part 3: Irish Emigration from Ireland, Famine Ships, and Coffin Ships
022: The Irish Potato Famine Part 2: A Look at how the Famine Started, The English Response, and Effects of Famine on the Irish Population
021: The Irish Potato Famine Part 1: A look at the English Takeover of Ireland, the State of Agriculture, and the Dependence on the Potato
020: Jack O' Lanterns and Samhain: A look at How Folk Lore and Tradition Have Shaped Our Halloween Tradtions
019: H.H. Holmes: The Story of a Manipulative Conman in the Backdrop of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair
018: Witches: The Basque Trails, The Malleus Maleficarum, The Salem Witch Trails, and Modern Day Salem
017: The History of Haunted Houses and Ghost Tours
016: The Louisiana Purchase Part 2: The Haitian Revolution, The Purchase Negotiation, and Incorporating Louisiana Into the United States
015: The Louisiana Purchase Part 1: A look at the Louisiana Territory and the French and Spanish Claims to the Territory
014: The History of Voting Age: A Look at how Voting Has Changed Over the Years and It's Impact on Our Lives
013: BONUS Hannah Mather Crocker: A Special Episode with "Revolutionary Women", Host Emily Nemec
012: The Molasses Flood of 1919: Featuring "Revolutionary Women" Host Emily Nemec
011: The History of Presidential Debates: From Abraham Lincoln to Present Day
010: American Dollar Princesses and Social Debuts: A look at Mary Leiter Curzon and Jenny Jerome Churchill
009: The Washingtons and Slavery: A Look at Mount Vernon, the Custis Estate, and the Lives of the Enslaved People Held by the Washingtons
008: Why Was George Washington Our First President?
007: The Electoral College: What is it and how does it work?
006: The History of Iced Coffee
005: Margaret Sanger
004: May Alcott Nieriker
003: No Irish Need Apply (NINA)
002: Tenement Houses
001: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz and Fashion During WWII
000: It's a History Podcast Introduction