Episodes
Monday Oct 23, 2023
The Greenbrier Ghost
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Appalachian Spooky Season continues with a WV haunting! This week, we're learning about the spirit who identified her own killer - the Greenbrier Ghost.
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
It's officially Spooky Season 2023! This year, it's all about Appalachian haunted history. To kick things off, we're learning about a super haunted building, with a storied history: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Harry Houdini
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Let's learn about one of America's first celebrities, expert of the escape, and ultimate skeptic: Harry Houdini!
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Mark Twain
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
He came in with a comet & went out the same way. And in between, he wrote some of the most influential pieces of American literature. This week, we're learning all about Mark Twain!
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Margaret Tudor
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
You thought we were done with the Tudors? HA! It's time to learn all about Henry VIII's older sister, Margaret Tudor. She was a queen, she had the worst husbands, but she did her best to keep the peace.
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Juliette Gordon Low
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
A woman with a vision, a man who got on her nerves, and Cloudlands! Let's talk about Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts!
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Agrippina the Younger
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
This week, we're going back to the ancient world to learn all about the woman who was pulling all the strings in Rome: Agrippina the Younger. We've got drama, we've got plotting, we've got lots of people with the same 3 names.
Monday Jul 03, 2023
The Newsboys’ Strike of 1899
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
This week, we're learning about the Newsboys' Strike of 1899, inspiration for Amanda's favorite musical. We also talk for a long time about Social Studies Fairs.
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Billie Jean King
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Our Pride 2023 episodes continue, as we learn all about the absolute icon that is Billie Jean King. She paved the way for women and LGBTQIA+ folks in sports, and also destroyed a misogynist in one of the most famous tennis matches ever played.
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Happy Pride Month 2023! This week, we're diving into the group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, and learning all about how marginalized communities can and should work together to make change!