Episodes

Monday Jun 30, 2025
Sally Ride
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
It's our final episode of Pride Month 2025, and we're learning about a queer icon who you may not have known was a queer icon! The first U.S. woman in space, the person who discovered what caused the Challenger explosion, and a life-long educator for women in STEM, let's learn about Sally Ride!

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Evelyn Hooker
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Pride Month 2025 continues, as we learn all about the woman whose research changed everything: Evelyn Hooker. A psychologist who dedicated her studies to proving that homosexuality was not a mental illness, Evelyn was instrumental in changing clinical and public attitudes toward the LGBTQIA+ community.

Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
The Glen Burnie House
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Happy Pride Month! This week, we learn all about a little known slice of queer paradise - the Glen Burnie House at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley!

Monday May 19, 2025
Ivan the Terrible
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
That's right, folks... Anna's talking about the Russian Tsars again. It's time to learn about Ivan the Terrible, boy king who made his own little kingdom within a kingdom for the sole purpose of bullying the people who were mean to him.

Monday May 05, 2025
Shel Silverstein
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
A songwriter, a cartoonist, a Playboy legend?, and a beloved children's author. This week, we learn all about Shel Silverstein.
NOTE: Please forgive us for the technical issues in this week's episode. It was... a struggle.

Monday Apr 21, 2025
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
This week, we learn all about one of Anna's favorite authors/historical nemeses. It's complicated. Let's talk about F. Scott Fitzgerald!

Monday Apr 07, 2025
Stephen Sondheim
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
It's our 150th episode, and Amanda is a theater kid now! What better time to talk about the Broadway Legend, Stephen Sondheim? Let's learn about Stephen's life and his greatest works. Bear with us while we geek out about some of our favorite musicals.

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!