Episodes

Monday Mar 17, 2025
Jeannette Rankin
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
We wrap up Women's History Month 2025 with an episode all about the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. She was a suffragette, a pacifist, and a founding member of the ACLU. She's Jeannette Rankin!

Monday Mar 03, 2025
Carrie Chapman Catt
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Let's kick off Women's History Month 2025 by learning all about one of the most influential leaders in the Suffrage Movement, both in the U.S. and worldwide. It's Carrie Chapman Catt!

Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Storer College
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Our Black History Month episodes continue, as we learn about the first historically Black college in West Virginia. Storer College in Harpers Ferry, WV has a long and complicated history. Let's talk about it!

Monday Feb 03, 2025
Carter G. Woodson
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Happy Black History Month! Today, we learn all about the man who started it all, and he was a coal miner from WV! Let's learn about the great Carter G. Woodson.

Monday Jan 20, 2025
President Jimmy Carter Part 2
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
It's part 2 of our look into the life of President Jimmy Carter. This week, we talk about his time in office, the work he did afterward, and the legacy he left behind.

Monday Jan 06, 2025
President Jimmy Carter Part 1
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
It's 2025, and the country has suffered a loss, as Former President Jimmy Carter has passed away. We decided we should take a look back on his life as a farmer, a veteran, a leader, and so much more. He lived a VERY long life, so we had to make this one in 2 parts!

Monday Dec 09, 2024
Remember Those Times?: A Look Back
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
As we wrap up 2024, we look back on our 6 years of podcasting (an anniversary we honor because we're 6 years apart, which is a reason we totally thought of long before recording this episode, and no later). We talk about our favorite episodes, what we want to do in the future, and what this podcast has meant to us. Thank you all so much for listening over the years! We hope to bring you more history for years to come!

Monday Nov 25, 2024
Zitkala-Sa
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
This week, we're learning all about Zitkala-Sa, an Indigenous activist and writer who helped to launch one of the biggest investigations into the exploitation of Native Peoples in America.

Monday Oct 28, 2024
The Fox Sisters
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
We wrap up Spooky Season 2024 with the story of the Fox Sisters, three young women who brought about the spread of Spiritualism in the U.S. Psychic mediums who communicated with spirits, or frauds?

Monday Oct 14, 2024
Disney's Haunted Mansion
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
It's spooky season 2024! We kick things off with an episode all about the fascinating history and lore surrounding one of Disney's most popular attractions: The Haunted Mansion.
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