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The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we'll show you how our history affected them, their families and affects you today. Hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the Senator). From Wondery, the network behind American Scandal, Tides of Histo ...
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This campfire-style podcast will take you on a journey to uncover the stories that have terrified Americans for generations. What scares you? Let's find out.
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Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park. From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush t ...
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War has played a key role in the history of the United States from the nation’s founding right down to the present. Wars made the U. S. independent, kept it together, increased its size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America’s wars is essential for understanding American history. In the Key Battles of American History, host James Early discusses American history through the lens of the most important battles of America’s wars. James is an Adjunct Professor of Histo ...
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Asian American History 101 is a fun, family-friendly, and informative podcast co-hosted by Gen and Ted Lai, the daughter and father team. The podcast will entertain and educate people as Gen and Ted dive into the vast history of Asian Pacific Americans from the struggles they faced to their contributions and triumphs. And sometimes we cover topics of the Asian Pacific Diaspora globally.
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The Gist of Freedom Preserving American History through Black Literature . . .
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Join The Gist of Freedom for a live online discussion in celebration of the African American experience—honoring all the people, past and present, black and white—who have determined to preserve history in literature, craftsmanship and artifact.
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The American History Podcast presents the history of the United States in an engaging, scholarly and entertaining way. Each season we take a topic in American history and dive deep to discover the roots of the issue, and provide our listeners with a lot of history they don't know. Follow the American History Podcast on Twitter: @americanhiscast. Feel free to email me with questions and comments: shawn@theamericanhistorypodcast.com
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The Journal of American History Podcast features interviews with our authors and conversations with authors whose books on American history have won awards. Episodes are in MP3 format and will be released in the month preceding each Journal of American History (February, May, August and November). Published quarterly by the Organization of American Historians, the Journal of American History is the leading scholarly publication in the field of U.S. history and is well known as the major reso ...
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A history of the people who became Americans. Formerly The American History Podcast.
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3,000 miles of ocean separate Ireland from the USA, but both countries share a deep and intertwined history. Links between North America and Ireland predate Columbus, stretching back over 1,000 years. Since then, Irish people have shaped the history of the United States. From Ann 'Goody' Glover, who was hanged as a witch in Boston in the 17th century, to JFK, the story of the Irish in the US is fascinating. Join historians Damian Sheils and Fin Dwyer as they join forces to explore the good, ...
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History Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel
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The Latin American History Podcast aims to tell the story of Spanish and Portuguese America from its very beginnings up until the present day. Latin America’s history is home to some of the most exciting and unbelievable stories of adventure and exploration, and this podcast will tell these stories in all their glory. It will examine colonial society, slavery, and what life was like for the region’s inhabitants during this period. We will look at what caused the wars of independence, how the ...
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8th Grade American History Podcasts Colonial Life through Reconstruction Cover art photo provided by Ivo Rainha on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@ivoafr
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A weekly (term-time) podcast featuring brief interviews with the presenters at the Cambridge American History Seminar. We talk about presenters' current research and paper, their broader academic interests as well as a few more general questions. If you have any feedback, suggestions or questions, contact us via Twitter @camericanist or via email hrw48@cam.ac.uk . Thanks for listening!
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8th grade students discuss important events and ideas around American History.
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What is history and who does it belong to? On the American History Unabridged Podcast, historian Mark Iverson delves into historical topics that challenge popularly accepted and taught narratives of American history. By examining Idaho, Pacific Northwest, and national history, Mark seeks to interpret the historical topics and themes generally omitted from broader narratives in the United States.
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A podcast about the overlooked and underexplored parts of American history.
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American History Untucked is a podcast conversation with American Historians, hosted by Dr. David Silkenat
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This weekly course was presented by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., in 2006-2007.Download the complete audio of this event (ZIP) here.
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This podcast is badder than you would ever dream of being.
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Patriot Lessons: American History and Civics (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.)
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Learn about American History, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & American holidays. Gain insights about our Founding First Principles (the rule of law, unalienable rights, the Social Compact, equality, limited government, and revolution); Founding Fathers (such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams) and other great patriots (such as Martin Luther King Jr, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton); key documents and speeches; and flags an ...
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Unit project for American history! Cover art photo provided by Judson Moore on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@judsonlmoore
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A look at the first fifty years of American history, from the Revolution through the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent. Including a look at some of the lesser-known people and events that helped make the United States.
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North American History, Politics and Soundscapes
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Journey's Into American History through the radio.From the early days of radio the listener is transported to the events that make up the fabric of America.
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Civics, the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizens on the national, state and local levels of governments. Also included is a unit on media literacy. The period of American History that is focused on is known as American History II, it covers from the end of World War I to the present day.
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Follow along as we go through three major American events and how baseball reacted similarly to each event and even led the way. (This is a project for Mrs. Frasier's Composition 2 class)
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Stories and concept by Steve Floyd. Narration and music by John Randall. From the coast of Ireland, to the heart of America's Great Plains, and every place in between, join the O'Shea family as they attempt to triumph through history. Their adventures promise to be filled with action, romance, history, and cultural pride. This is a perfect supplement to any elementary or middle school history course. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/floydrandallproductions/support
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The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic life.
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A biweekly discussion dedicated to American History, historical thinking, and the role of history in our every day lives. Hosted by historian John Fea
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Hello. A "studycast" is basically an audio review to help prepare you for upcoming tests in Mr. Langhorst's American History class. You can listen to this MP3 file on the Internet or download to a personal MP3 player.
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The JuntoCast is a monthly podcast about early American history. Each episode features a roundtable discussion by academic historians, Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, Roy Rogers, and guest panelists, exploring a single aspect of early American history in depth. The JuntoCast brings the current knowledge of academic historians to a broad audience in an informal, conversational format that is intellectually engaging, educational, and entertaining.
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This episode is about John Quincy Adams impact on the Manifest Destiny.
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Reconsider Everything: The American History Project
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Reconsider Everything dives into the impact of how American history is and 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 taught in the U.S. Have you ever thought about how the lack of multicultural history taught in schools has impacted the communities we have failed to celebrate for centuries? Reconsider Everything shares stories from people of various backgrounds who answer that question and insight from people working in education to provide new history, resources and personal perspectives that will make you reconsider everythi ...
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Hero Tales from American History by Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) and Henry Cabot Lodge (1850 - 1924)
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Its purpose … is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved their truth by their endeavor; and who joined to the stern and manly qualities which are essential to the well-being of a masterful race the virtues of gentleness, of patriotism, and of lofty adherence to an ideal. It is a good thing for all Americans … to remember the men who have given their lives in war and peace to the service of their fellow-countrymen, ...
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American history is more than a collection of interesting stories, so why is it most often presented as such? It matters why things happened in the order they did. Join social historian Dr. Heath Mitton as he unpacks the story of the American Republic with special attention to how social and economic factors drove the politics of ideas, from the American Revolution through the presidency of Barack Obama. These episodes originally aired as a regular segment on 610 KVNU's For The People radio ...
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How have writers, illustrators, film makers, and musicians shaped the American experience? In this podcast series historian Dr. Darren R. Reid explores American history through the lens of the artist. From classic comics books to music and film, this podcast examines how art and artistry has reflected and informed the American experience. Featured iTunes podcast (January and February 2014), #1 episodes in Education and Higher Education. Current series, "Comic Book Studies" explores the histo ...
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Noble Sissle, who lived from 1889 to 1975, participated in and witnessed some of America's great moments in history associated with culture and racial equality. Known throughout history as a music lyricist and orchestra leader, Sissle was an ambassador of goodwill for America from World War I with the renowned Harlem Hellfighters' Regimental Band to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s to entertaining millions of military service persons with the USO in World War II to playing for presidents, ...
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Telling the stories of Catholics on these American shores from 1513 to today. We Catholics have such an incredible history in what are now the 50 states of the United States of America, and we hardly know it. From the canonized saints through the hundred-plus blesseds, venerables, and servants of God, to the hundreds more whose lives were sho-through with love of God, our country is covered from sea to shining sea with holy sites, historic structures, and the graves of great men and women of ...
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Launched in the summer of 2014 and hosted by James Scully, Breaking Walls is the podcast on the history of American network radio broadcasting.
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A rare collection of eight Murray N. Rothbard lectures.
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BW - EP155—008: New York And The 1944 Radio World—The Eternal Light & The Founding Of Temple Emanuel
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Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakersIn October 1944, in conjunction with the Jewish Theological Seminary, NBC began one of the longest-running religious programs in radio history. It was called The Eternal Light. The dramatized stories from ancient Judaea, along with contemporary works like The Diary of Anne Frank. It w…
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Roman Martyrs in a Louisville Church
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Saints Bonosa and Magnus were martyred in Rome in either the third or fourth century. Their bones rested peacefully in the catacombs until 1700, when they were given to the Cistercian sisters in Anagni, a town near Rome, for veneration in their chapel. When the Kingdom of Italy conquered the Papal States in the late 19th century, Pope Leo XIII need…
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McCarthy & the Second Red Scare
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Who was Joe McCarthy? How did this Republican Senator come to lead a nationwide campaign against communism? And how did he bring about his own downfall? For this episode, Don is joined by the authors of ‘Witch Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and the Red Scare’, Dr. Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy. Listen in to find out why McCarthyism happened wh…
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FIW 7: The Quebec Campaign
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While British General Prideaux was busy laying siege to Fort Niagara and General Amherst was marching on Fort Carillon, the ambitious and aggressive 32-year-old James Wolfe was preparing an assault on the French fortress town of Quebec. This massive campaign would last three months and would involve nearly 9000 British soldiers and 162 ships attack…
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The Titanic | Unsinkable | 1
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When the RMS Titanic launched in April of 1912, it was the pinnacle of luxury and the largest vessel to ever set sail. It was also an engineering marvel, as sophisticated as the most elegant hotels, and deemed incapable of sinking. But on its maiden voyage, in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic, the Titanic collided with a massive iceberg. Wit…
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A Conversation with Watercolorist, Comic Artist, and Writer Tony Moy
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Welcome to Season 4, Episode 37! Our guest this episode is the talented watercolorist, comic artist, and writer, Tony Moy. We first met Tony at the 2024 WonderCon in Anaheim when he was part of a panel on using comic books to help fight anti-Asian hate… a panel moderated by Stephanie Lim of Third State Books that also featured Amy Chu and Sarah Mye…
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Ghost Tour Delaware - The Hauntings of Deer Park Tavern
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In today's episode, we venture into the heart of Newark, Delaware, to uncover the eerie tales and ghostly encounters surrounding the historic Deer Park Tavern. Known for its history and infamous connections, this tavern has long been the subject of spooky stories that have kept locals and visitors returning for more. YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.c…
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Who Was the First Irish Person in the Americas?
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In the first episode of Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast, historians Fin Dwyer and Damian Shiels embark on a quest to uncover the identity of the first Irish person to reach America. Was it St. Brendan, the intrepid Irish monk who is said to have voyaged across the Atlantic centuries before Columbus? Could it have been an Irish woma…
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Bonus Episode: Quagmire in the Middle East part 2
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This bonus episode was originally made available way back in 2021 to Patreon members and now it is available for you. Enjoy Muein Mystery School Adventures Get more from an audio drama than simply escapism. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the Show.Shawn Warswick által
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Body Snatching With (Paul Bavill)
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Send us a text Body Snatching With (Paul Bavill) On this episode of American Civil War & UK History, Daz is joined by the host of History Rage Podcast, Paul Bavill, to discuss body snatching. The ‘Golden Age’ of bodysnatching was in the late 1820s in the UK. Bodies were stolen to be sold to anatomists and medical students for research and for the p…
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The Last Maya Kingdom - Part 1
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In remote northern Guatemala is a beautiful old city built onto an island. The shores of the lake which surrounds it are peppered with unexcavated Maya ruins. Almost two centuries after the fall of the Aztec, a transplanted Maya kingdom ruled from this island, unmolested by the Spanish empire which had taken over most of the rest of the continent. …
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DNC ATTENDEE & GEN Z RECAP
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DNC Attendee Cydonie Brown and Gen Z Host Henry Gist IV recap the exhilarating Democratic Convention! DJ Cassidy curated an electrifying playlist for each state during the roll call, energizing the crowd. The speakers, performers, house band, and DJ kept the audience cheering, bouncing, moving, and dancing—there was never a dull moment. The lineup …
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BW - EP155—007: New York And The 1944 Radio World—Duffy's Tavern With Brooklynite Gene Tierney
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Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakersThe woman you just heard is Gene Tierney. She was born on November 19th, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. Raised in Connecticut, she excelled in poetry, took up student acting, and eventually spent two years attending school in Switzerland, where she learned to speak French. On a family tr…
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At a time when we’re debating where policing is going, we’re going to tell you where the police came from. Guided by Peabody award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika, Empire City will provide the first accessible narrative history of the American police and its place in popular culture. Who are the police? And why were police departments created in th…
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Father Mulcahy, M*A*S*H
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Father Mulcahy, Army chaplain of the M*A*S*H 4077, was perhaps the most important priest on network television not named Fulton Sheen. He was a fictional character, and the actor who played him, William Christopher, was Methodist. But Father Mulcahy was an integral part of what made M*A*S*H one of the best television series of all time. He was a hu…
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BW - EP155—006: New York And The 1944 Radio World—Jackie Gleason's Radio Debut 08/13/1944
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Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakersJohn Herbert “Jackie” Gleason was born on February 26th, 1916, on Chauncey Street in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The younger of two children, his brother Clement died from meningitis at fourteen in 1919.Six years later his father left the family. Gleason’s mother Mae got a job as a …
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Japanese in America: Railroads, Internment Camps & Little Tokyo
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When the US turned to Japan looking for workers in the late 19th Century, they probably never foresaw that one day soon they would imprison those who arrived, their successors, and their families, en masse in camps around America. To hear about the Japanese American experience through history, Don is speaking to Kristen Hayashi. Kristen is Director…
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BW - EP155—005: New York And The 1944 Radio World—Harlem's Fight For Civil Rights
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Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakersBroadcast over WMCA in New York, New World A’ Coming was based on the work of journalist Roi Ottley. Ottley was a journalist for The Amsterdam News from 1931 to 1937 before joining The New York City Writers' Project as an editor. In 1943 Ottley published New World A-Coming: Inside Bla…
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Mother Teresa in America
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(Note: this is a re-release of a previously released episode.) Saint Teresa of Calcutta, known in life as Mother Teresa, visited the United States a number of times, usually to open new houses of her order, the Missionaries of Charity. She gave a number of addresses in the U.S., speaking of the duty we all have toward our fellow man to aid one anot…
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President Woodrow Wilson: Progressive? Warmonger? Overrated?
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The 20th Century is up and running and the next President in our series, Woodrow Wilson, is in for a challenge. Reconstruction is over, Europe is on the precipice of war, and women are campaigning for suffrage. So how does this two term presidency play out? From granting women the right to vote to segregating the Federal Government, how progressive…
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BW - EP155—004: New York And The 1944 Radio World—Orson Welles In New York: A Tapestry For Radio
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Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakersThe man you just heard is Norman Corwin. The piece of his, which Orson Welles is narrating, that you’ve heard thus far throughout this episode of Breaking Walls, is “New York: A Tapestry For Radio.” The first broadcast of this piece originally aired on May 16th, 1944 as part of a City…
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FIW 6: More French Losses: Guadeloupe, Ft. Niagara, and Ft. Carillon
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In 1759, the British had launched a highly successful campaign to push the French out of the Ohio Country and into Canada. Influenced by British sugar magnates, William Pitt decided to order a British attack on the major French sugar-producing islands in the Caribbean. The attack on Martinique failed, but the subsequent invasion of Guadeloupe was a…
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Encore: Presidential Assassinations | Ricochet | 5
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In 1981, a gunman fired six shots at Ronald Reagan after the president gave a speech at a Washington D.C. hotel. Over the next several hours, split-second decisions made by Secret Service agents and D.C. hospital staff would determine whether Reagan would live or die. Amidst Cold War tensions, as Reagan lay unconscious in an operating room, questio…
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British Brides for American Tobacco: A Tudor Trade
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In 1621 the Virginia Company of London put out a call for young, handsome and honestly educated women to become wives for the planters in its new colony in Jamestown. Hopeful husbands were supposed to pay for their English brides in best leaf tobacco. But who were the women who made the Atlantic crossing? And what became of them when they arrived i…
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The Story of Iconic Asian Candies - Botan Rice Candy and Dragon's Beard
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Welcome to Season 4, Episode 36! It’s time to talk about iconic Asian candies again! These are candies and confections that originated in Asia but have meant a lot to people worldwide in the Asian diaspora. Today we’re here to share the history of Botan Rice Candy and Dragon’s Beard Candy. Have you tried either? We think they’re worth looking for i…
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History Daily: The Great Fire of London Begins
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September 2nd 1666: the Great Fire of London begins in a bakery on Pudding Lane, before quickly spreading and reducing one third of London to ashes. This episode originally aired in 2022. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more histor…
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Ghost Tour Connecticut - The Fairy Village
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In this episode, we journey to Waterbury, Connecticut, where a mysterious and enchanting Fairy Village has captured the imagination of locals and visitors alike. Tucked away in an unassuming corner of this New England town lies a collection of tiny, intricately crafted homes and pathways, believed by some to be the dwelling place of fairies. YOUTUB…
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BW - EP155—003: New York And The 1944 Radio World—The Fleet Post Office And The Hotel Dixie
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Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakersIt’s February 1944 and we’re in the U.S. Fleet Post Office at 80 Varick Street. 80 Varick Street is in the Hudson Square area of Manhattan just north of Canal Street and southeast of the Holland Tunnel to New Jersey. The street itself is named for Richard Varick, an early New York law…
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BW - EP155—002: New York And The 1944 Radio World—Bob Hope, Joan Leslie & Dennis Day In Central Park
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Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakersOur first stop is January, 1944. We’re at Central Park. By 1944 Central Park, nearly one-hundred years old, was in the midst of renewal. Parks Commissioner Robert Moses had spent the past decade developing playgrounds, ballfields, handball courts, and other working class elements. In …
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Presenting - Slayin' It! with Juliet Landau - Witch
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I am so excited to share this show with you all and hear what you think! Witch is episode three of our Rewatch. Juliet, Chris, and Frank explore the intricacies of the mother-daughter relationship in this powerful episode. There’s an appearance from Drusilla as well as the fun “missing scene” that could have been in Witch. Meet our first two compet…
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St. Mary of Sorrows, Clara Barton, and the Red Cross
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In 1862, Clara Barton got some of the experience which would lead to her founding the Red Cross. That year, St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax Station, Virginia, became a field hospital during the Second Battle of Bull Run — or Second Manassas, if you’re from the South. The church was only about a year old. The pews were pulled out to be used fo…
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Who Was The Richest President?
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Which President was best with their money? Which was worst? And are Presidents responsible for paying for their food, staff and parties during their time in office? To find out all this and more, Don speaks to tax attorney and wealth manager Megan Gorman. Megan's book is 'All the Presidents' Money: How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their Mo…
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BW - EP155—001: New York And The 1944 Radio World—Why I'm Here—Breaking Walls' 10th Anniversary
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https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakersI’ve mentioned a few times before within Breaking Walls episodes that I try to be as unbiased as possible. I want Breaking Walls to be a true documentary, so I leave the op-eds for everyone else. But this is my tenth anniversary as a podcaster so I’ll share. I spent the first ten years of my life living in a h…
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FIW 5: The Tide Turns: Fort Frontenac and Fort Duquesne
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By the summer of 1758, the French position in North America was growing increasingly tenuous. The flow of food and other supplies was drying up due to the British naval blockade of North America. There were simply too many British soldiers and not enough French to fight off the various British attacks. Meanwhile, the ambitious British campaign of 1…
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Encore: Presidential Assassinations | Three Shots in Dallas | 4
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On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in his presidential limo through downtown Dallas. His violent and public death became one of the most traumatic moments in the nation’s history — and one of the most controversial, as Americans debated the mystery around his killer, Lee Harvey Oswald. The tragedy also thrust Vic…
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St. Junipero Serra and the California Missions
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St. Junipero Serra is considered the Father of California. He founded the missions that first brought the Catholic faith and modern agriculture and industrial techniques to California. He was a man of strict penitential practices. He expected much of those whom he evangelized, and had no patience for those who mistreated the natives for their own g…
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Eisenhower: D-Day and the Birth of the American Superpower
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In June 1944, the joint forces of the Allies began the liberation of continental Europe on D-Day. But was there tension within the ranks? Don speaks to Michel Paradis to find out how Eisenhower's leadership helped win the war. How did he deal with the strained relationship between the fading colonial powers of Britain and France, and the rising sup…
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A Conversation with Clinical Psychologist, Educator, and Author Dr. Helen Hsu
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Welcome to Season 4, Episode 35! We often read to learn new information or to be entertained (or both). But we also love reading to improve ourselves, which is what we did with The Conscious Style Guide by Award-winning Editor and Author Karen Yin (S04E22). Today’s guest is Dr. Helen Hsu, whose new book is The Healing Trauma Workbook for Asian Amer…
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Ghost Tour Colorado - The Lafayette Vampire
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Deep in the heart of Colorado lies a small town with a chilling secret—an old grave marked by an eerie name that has sparked tales of the undead. In this episode, we unravel the mystery of the Lafayette Vampire, a legend that has haunted the local cemetery for over a century. Is there truth behind the whispers of Fodor Glava, an Eastern European im…
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Scotland's Failed Attempt to Colonise Latin America
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In 1695 Scotland decided to have a go at the new world colonisation which seemed to be benefiting its neighbours so much. They settled on Panama as they place to do it and almost the whole country was involved in funding the scheme. The story of the Darien colony would have a profound impact on the country - one which continues to define Scotland t…
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