A Walk Through History

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History is one of my favorite topics. Ranging throughout all human history. There are so many things one can analyze and learn when looking back at our past. I hope you enjoy your walk with me as I discuss different moments in our worlds history, Support


    • Feb 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: The Creation of Fire Safety Laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 27:25


    We think of fire as a source of warmth or an ambiance in a fireplace. Though this terrifyingly beautiful source of light, energy, or heat can quickly turn life-threatening. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory as well as The Omnibus Factory were two buildings in the early 1900's that showed the consequences of inadequate fire safety regulations. sources: historychanel.com, extra history, squarespace, mary alden hopkins; published in april 1911 in McClues Magazine --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The Christmas Truce Of 1914

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 6:01


    The Christmas truce of 1914 brought some joy to a dark war. Not lasting long, this one day for a few hours at least, granted soldiers on both sides a moment to recognize each other and celebrate Christmas. Source: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/christmas-truce-of-1914 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    How Our Halloween Came To Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 5:33


    A brief history of our modern day Halloween traditions and the history of the Jock-o-Lantern --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The Midnight Ride: A Boston Bromance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 28:12


    We all know Paul Revere as the man who let the colonists that the british were comimg. The cry of alarm in the dead of night. But what history forgets is that Revere was so much more than a cry in the night. He was a buisnessman, patriot, free mason, and a best friend.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Phineas Gage and His Iron Rod From Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 32:29


    Phineas Gage was the spark for doctors to learn about brain injury and how it changes a person. Neuroscience was changed forever after the 3.5 foot iron tamping rod flew through the skull of Phineas Gage on September 13th, 1848. Guest voice: Brian Tatro He has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmKB9b3iUGL6lFcDEpsk5Lw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The Radium Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 36:53


    The dial painters for the United States Radium Corporation and Dial Company who sacrificed their lives to teach us that not every scientific advancement is for the best. Radium: Discovered by Marie Curie would take the world by storm by the turn of the century. By the 1920's, everyone was obsessed with this new "radical" element. What no one truly knew was how deadly Radium would be. Dedicated to David Helmers. A very loved friend recently departed. Forever loved and forever missed. I hope you'd be proud of this episode too. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The Lost Franklin Expedition: He really wasn't the hero of the arctic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 27:08


    Its a two part episode. The lost men in the arctic, trapped in the sub zero temperatures in 1845 to explore the Northwest Passage for their Queen Victoria. But was it really worth it? Probably...had they listened to Crozier. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    We're All A Bunch Of Typhoid Mary's

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 18:10


    Typhoid. Its gross! But it has its place in in connection to contact tracing and the methods we use today to handle COVID. How much do you wash your hands? Content Warning: There are some swears.... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Connecticut Had a Witch Trial Too?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 19:27


    Most of us grew up learning about the Salem Witch Trials. We visit the town during the Halloween season, watch Hocus Pocus every year and fall in love with the mysterious hysteria of the 1600's. But a generation before the infamous Salem Witch Trials, Connecticut pursued their own witches. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The Northmen and Alfred the Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 11:41


    If you're like me, you probably wonder who or what a viking was. Looking back in history, we see them as savage barbarians. Pillaging and destroying all in their path just for gold. Though their vicious methods of land grabbing and exploration was indeed barbaric, we have a lot to be thankful for. Music from Free Music Archive --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The Tulsa Oklahoma Race Riot and the Bombing of MOVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 10:44


    More than ever, it is important to remember our history. With so many protests and riots around the country, we need to remember that history repeats itself. Black Lives Matter... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The Great Potato King

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 4:03


    Reverse psychology and the potato. You wouldn't think that the friendly, inconspicuous spud could save countless lives, right? Well Frederick the Great of Prussia knew otherwise... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The 1303 Kidnapping of Pope Boniface

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 6:11


    The kidnapping of the pope: intrigue, betrayal and excommunications. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Heart Island and the 2020 Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 12:10


    Heart Island has seen a lot of history. Once used as a simple grave for unclaimed bodies in the 1800's, it quickly turned into a mass grave for Influenza victims. Now, 100 years later, we are seeing a rise in deaths from yet another pandemic: Covid-19. Here is the history of the island, some of its inhabitants and today's use. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Archaeology: What Not To Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 8:41


    Heinrich Schliemann, a treasure hunter from the 1800's shows us what archaeology ISNT. Here, I researched his discovery of Troy and his methods of unearthing the site. I also discuss the way archaeology is ACTUALLY done. Thank you to my great friend Sean Hayden for meeting with me and sharing what it means to be in the field and how everything comes together as an archaeologist. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The history of Maple Syrup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 4:53


    The Native American story behind maple syrup and how we make it today. This was a class assignment for my writing course and I enjoyed the content so much, I figured it would make a great short episode! Hope you enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Smuggling Through History

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 45:08


    This is a full episode from my radio show on campus. I removed the required PSA's and cleaned up the audio a little. Smuggling through history was a way for people to avoid the high taxes given by the government. This episode focuses on some of the reasons why smuggling happened in France, England and parts of the US in the 1700s - 1800's. One little port in Cornwall England was one of the biggest smuggling rackets at that time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Notre Dame

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 4:54


    My French Pronunciations need work. Here I was playing around with splicing audio pieces together and overlaying music with the voice recording. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Colchester Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 5:18


    I worked on this episode on a different platform. Here I uploaded it, figuring out the conversion method to get the audio from one program to the next. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The Prohabition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 9:02


    I practiced my pacing in this episode, wanting to make sure it did not go too fast like I did in the Joan of Arc episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Rabbit Information

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 1:10


    This is a class assignment I was given. I had to create a minute long PSA on any topic of my choosing. Short and sweet, some of the most important information about rabbits before you adopt one. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    The 100 Years War: Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 13:13


    Working on trying new soundbites, tunes, intros and outros with this piece. This was going to be the final episode on my radio show during the semester but the snow prevented studio time. So here it is! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

    Midnight Mary and the New England Vampire Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 6:39


    Oddly enough, New England did not just have a witch hunt phenomena. We also had a vampire epidemic. Following the lore behind New Haven Connecticut's Midnight Mary, I will explain some of New England's Vampire Epidemic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meghan-brooks/support

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