Explore the historical shenanigans that shaped our lives; look at the past from the point of view of our ancestors, where they walked, how they thought, the products they used, the traditions they started, and the superstitions that guided them. Discover an understanding of the past and how it shaped the present with glimpses into the lives of our host and guests. Hope you enjoy this adventure!
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Superstitions.giovanna,Ana,Bia And Sophia prando
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Superstition is a southwestern gothic mystery audio drama about a private eye, a bartender, a cop, a missing girl, an old mystery and one very spooky town in Arizona. Created by Sarah Kolb.
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Send us a text February 10, 1937...Leontyne Price was an international opera star. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our…
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Send us a text February 11, 1920...Daniel "Chappie" James Jr was a four star general whose service to the US spanned 3 wars. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank yo…
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Send us a text February 12 is not only the anniversary of the NAACP, but also of the first time "Lift Every Voice And Sing, the black national anthem, was performed. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel…
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Send us a text Febrary 13, 1923...the New York Renaissance Basketball Team was a barnstorming team formed due to the racial segregation of sports legues. They were a successful and accomplished team who used a ballroom as their home court. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or te…
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Send us a text February 8, 1944...Harry McAlpin was the first black journalist to receive White House press creditials. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If…
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Send us a text February 9, 1995...Dr. Harris was the first black astronaut to space walk. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would like to assist us w…
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Send us a text February 7, 1926...Black History Month is a necessary part of American that needs to be honored. American history has been whitewashed, Carter Woodson determined to highlight the accomplishments and contributions of black Americans. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spoti…
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Send us a text February 5, 1994...Myrlie Evers waited over 30 years for justice for her husband's murder. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would lik…
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Send us a text February 6, 1945...Bob Marley was a musical sensation, who is still influencing future generations. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you …
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Send us a text February 4, 1913...Imagine surviving a time when you could be arrested for sitting on a seat on a bus... Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If…
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Send us a text February 1, 1978...Harriet Tubman is honored on a US Postage Stamp. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our…
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Send us a text February 3, 1867...Studying creepy crawlies while teaching high school, Charles Henry Turner changed entomology and zoology Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends abou…
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Send us a text February 2, 1897...Alfred Cralle invented the ice cream scoop to aid his coworkers struggling to scoop ice cream. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Than…
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Product Review Historical Edition: The Negro Motorist Green Book
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11:17Send us a text In honor of Black History Month: In order to travel safely across the US, black motorists relied on the green book, named after the creator Victor Hugo Green. In the racially divisive American of Jim Crow, black Americans were denigrated, targeted, shunned, threatened, and often the victims of assault by white Americans. They were re…
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#pov Historical Edition: 6triple8s
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25:19Send us a text The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion with a rally cry of "no mail, low morale" revitalized the military postal system during WW2. Under the command of Major Charity Adams 855 black women went to Europe, cleaned, sorted, organized, and decluttered US military mail warehouses. These amazing women delivered 3 years backlogged m…
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Send us a text January 30, 1969...The Beetles played their last live show on the roof of a building in London's fashion and business district. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends …
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Send us a text January 31, 1988...Washington Redskins won Superbowl XXII thanks to Doug Williams. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would like to ass…
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Send us a text January 26, 1966...The Beaumont children disappear from an Adelaide beach forever changing the feelings of safety in the community. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your frie…
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Send us a text January 27, 1922...Nellie Bly broke barriers and lived life on her own terms. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would like to assist u…
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Send us a text January 28, 1958...legos were patented in Denmark. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one d…
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Send us a text January 29, 1845...The Raven, one of the most well known poems in the world, was published in a newspaper by an editor, Edgar Allan Poe. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your…
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Send us a text January 24, 1987...racial discrimination is a battle constantly fought in the US. Small progress is made daily, thanks to events such as this civil rights march. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to …
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Send us a text January 25, 1961...live presidential press conferences are held regularly thanks to their introduction by President Kennedy. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends abo…
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Send us a text January 22, 1947...KTLA 5 is the first commercially licensed television station west of the Mississippi River, and is currently the only television statio operating a home office in Hollywood. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzs…
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Send us a text January 21, 1908...The Sullivan Ordinance banned women from smoking inside public buildings, but allowed men to continue. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about …
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Send us a text January 20...Set aside by congress as the official day a new president takes office, January 20 is history making every 4 years. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends…
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Send us a text January 23, 1964...southern states used poll taxes to prevent Black americans and poor white Americans from voting maintaining control of the local and state politics. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscri…
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Send us a text January 19, 1953...I Love Lucy is one of the most popular sitcoms in television history. The barrier breaking show is still in reruns today. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell …
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Send us a text Jazz is a traditional American music genre, but influenced by Afro-American folk music and a marching bands or two. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Th…
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Send us a text January 18, 1983...Jim Thorpe was an accomplished athlete, who won two gold metals at the Sweden Olympics in 1912 that were later stripped from him. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel a…
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Send us a text January 17, 1882...Aletta Jacobs was a pioneer for women's reproduction health and a fierce advocate for women's rights. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about u…
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Send us a text January 16, 1964...The Whisky A Go Go opened on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would like to assist …
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#pov Historical Edition: Victorian Lunatic Asylums
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25:26Send us a text Lunatic asylums in the Victorian era were used to punish women who disagreed with or questioned social norms. The conditions in the asylum were poor, treatment was practically nonexistent. Through the dedication and endurance of strong women, laws were changed, conditions improved, and women who truly needed mental healthcare were ab…
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Send us a text Most everyone loves when a beautiful bouquet of flowers is sent to us by someone special, the brightly colored arrangement instantly makes us feel loved, appreciated, important. However, in the Victorian era, bouquets held certain meanings. Floriography is the art of communicating with flowers, every flower assigned a specific meanin…
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Send us a text January 15, 1892...Basketball was created to entertain children stuck inside during a cold winter. The baskets used for the goals, was supposed to be boxes. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our c…
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Send us a text January 14, 1967...The Human Be-In paved the way for the American hippie movement and American rock festivals. However, the Human Be-In was ultimately organized to protest California's recent ban of LSD. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the li…
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Send us a text January 13, 1893...Hawaii was stolen from Queen Liliuokalani by US military force at the behest of the American sugar plantation owners, when her plans to restore rights to the Hawaiian people and abrogation of the Bayonet Constitution were discovered. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leav…
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Send us a text January 12, 1967...the first man to be cryogenically frozen volunteered just before his passing. His wife and son fought a legal battle to honor his wishes. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our c…
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#AITA Historical Edition: Allan Pinkerton
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22:14Send us a text Allan Pinkerton...a walk through the woods, an accidental stumble upon a counterfeiting ring, a world-wide detective agency...happenstance protected Abraham Lincoln from his first assassination attempt, opened the door for female detectives, thwarted train robbers, but couldn't stop Jesse James Support the show Thanks for listening! …
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Send us a text January 8, 1835 under the leadership of President Andrew Jackson the United States for the first and only time in our history paid of the national debt. Our national debt remained at a balance of zero for a year. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show …
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Send us a text January 9, 1927...a fire in a Montreal theater took the lives of 78 people, mostly children. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would l…
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Send us a text January 10, 1887...AA Sargent present the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote to the US Senate. It would take 41 years to pass. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell you…
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Send us a text January 11, 1964...a definitive link between smoking and cancer was reported by the surgeon general. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you…
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#pov Historical Edition: Indentured Servitude
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49:17Send us a text Indentured servants had a rough life while completing their servitude. They weren't treated well, however depicting their treatment as equal to those forced into chattel slavery is completely false. There were no white European slaves, that is a falsehood created by a neo-nazi in 1993 to belittle the suffering of black Americans. Sup…
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Send us a text January 7, 1948...while the US military was launching secret missions, the citizens were panicking over UFOs. This such event lead to the death of a captain. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our …
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Send us a text January 5, 1834...The Kiowa tribe describes this meteor shower as the night the stars fell. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would li…
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Send us a text January 6, 1973...Schoolhouse Rock! first aired Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends about us! Thank you! If you would like to assist us with our dream of a one day …
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Send us a text January 4, 1903...circuses weren't known for their proper treatment of animals, Topsy's care was no exception. Sentenced to death, her murder became a spectacle still available to view today. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsp…
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Send us a text brief moment in time January 3, 1953...The Boltons were a husband and wife and son who all served in the US House of Representatives representing Ohio. Support the show Thanks for listening! We would love to hear from you, please leave a comment on spotify or text our show at the link on Buzzsprout! Be sure to subscribe to our channe…
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