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It's been a while, fellow Armchair Historians! Welcome back to the show!! This episode is the first in a series. This supplementary podcast to the in-production documentary Last Train Leaving Belgium is the first episode, which introduces the story of Therese, an eight-year-old Belgian child facing the soon-to-be occupation of her country by foreign invaders. Over the next few weeks, we will rebroadcast all the previous episodes of Last Train Leaving Belgium. We welcome you to join us on this poignant journey about a time that shares parallels to the world we are currently living in. Be sure to check out the links below for more resources. Website: Last Train Leaving BelgiumInstagram: Last Train Leaving BelgiumFacebook:  Last Train Leaving BelgiumFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Hello, fellow Armchair Historians. We're back and ready to bring more amazing histories. In this episode, Anne Marie talks to bestselling author Scott Eyman. Scot is a prolific writer whose muse is the enduring careers of iconic film industry legends. Scott talks about his latest book, Charlie Chaplin Vs. America: When Art, Sex, And Politics Collide.Scott Eyman website: https://scotteyman.com Scott Eyman: https://www.facebook.com/ScottEyman1Scott Eyman Twitter: https://twitter.com/scotteyman1?lang=enCharlie Chaplin, twelve-minute standing ovation at Oscars, 1972: https://bit.ly/3MLlmPUJoolz Guides: Charlie Chaplin London Walking Tour with his Grandchildren, Kiera and Spencer Chaplin: https://bit.ly/3ubYGlmSupport the showFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

PART 2listen to PART1 here:Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, that's right, we're going to talk about Pirates. If you listened to our most recent mini episode, you met David and Marcus in our Let's get Quizzical segment.Not only do we talk about egalitarian style government on the pirate ship, we also talk about the evolution of David and Marcus's collaboration and how Marcus's scholarly work is transformed into a graphic novel under the skillful hands of David.Under the Banner of King Death: http://www.beacon.org/Under-the-Banner-of-King-Death-P1928.aspxDavid Lester, wesite: https://davidlesterartmusicdesign.wordpress.comDaavid Lester, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lester_(musician)Marcus Rediker: https://www.marcusrediker.comMecca Normal: https://meccanormal.wordpress.comRiot grrl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_grrrlChristopher Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hill_(historian)The World Turned Upside Down: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/321708/the-world-turned-upside-down-by-christopher-hill/Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook:Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this mini episode, Anne Marie revisits Black Tudors, by Miranda Kaufmann. Anne Marie purchased the book whilst visiting Mary Rose Museum back in 2017 to research the African presence in Tudor England. One of the central figures, perhaps the most well known black Tudor, John Blanke appears in the historical record as well as Tudor art.Miranda Kaufmann, website: http://www.mirandakaufmann.com Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufmann: https://amzn.to/3IIBpMJMichael Ohajuru, website: https://about.me/michaelohajuruJohn Blanke Project, website: http://johnblanke.comFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 1 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, that's right, we're going to talk about Pirates. If you listened to our most recent mini episode, you met David and Marcus in our Let's get Quizzical segment.Not only do we talk about egalitarian style government on the pirate ship, we also talk about the evolution of David and Marcus's collaboration and how Marcus's scholarly work is transformed into a graphic novel under the skillful hands of David.Under the Banner of King Death: http://www.beacon.org/Under-the-Banner-of-King-Death-P1928.aspxDavid Lester, wesite: https://davidlesterartmusicdesign.wordpress.comDaavid Lester, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lester_(musician)Marcus Rediker: https://www.marcusrediker.comMecca Normal: https://meccanormal.wordpress.comRiot grrl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_grrrlChristopher Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hill_(historian)The World Turned Upside Down: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/321708/the-world-turned-upside-down-by-christopher-hill/Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

When 34-year-old Charlie Clarke was feeling down about losing his beloved dog to cancer, he decided to go metal detecting to take his mind off of his loss. Sometimes good things happen at the worst of times, and that's just what happened to Charlie when he uncovered a never before seen early sixteenth-century artifact.David Lester and Marcus Rediker, authors of Under the Banner of King Death, take on the Pirate Speak "Let's get Quizzical" challenge.Under the Banner of King DeathMarcus Rediker: WebsiteDavid Lester: WebsiteMetal Detector Finds 500-Year-Old Artifact: New York Times articleUse Buzzsprout for your podcast! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Anna Borzello about her years foraging along the foreshore for remnants of the lives of everyday people, breadcrumbs that lead to snapshots of the past, bringing into sharper focus the commonplace, for the times, routines of ordinary people. Anna is a crafty historian, able to spin an engaging narrative around each artifact she finds.In this episode, Anne Marie talks to  Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for historical artifacts which tell the story of London's expansive history.Anna admittedly plans her life around the river's tides. Before she commits to doctor's appointments, lunch dates, fill in the blank, she first consults the tide charts. Low tide wins out every time. It was such a pleasure to talk to Anna about her experiences as a mudlark along the Thames foreshore, and I think you will see why, not only is she well-versed on London's history,  she is absolutely delightful!Instagram: @foreshoreseashoreAnna Borzello on reporting for Focus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08njxldMusicStringsBy: Gold-Tigerhttps://bit.ly/3wDU85tFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansPort of London Authority, Foreshore Permit: http://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permitsSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the showSupport the show

Minisode: February 4, This Day in HistoryListen to this episode to discover what happened on this day in history. Clues are in the title!The People History: https://www.thepeoplehistory.comHistory: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-historyBritannica: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-daySupport the show

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to  Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for historical artifacts which tell the story of London's expansive history.Anna admittedly plans her life around the river's tides. Before she commits to doctor's appointments, lunch dates, fill in the blank, she first consults the tide charts. Low tide wins out every time. It was such a pleasure to talk to Anna about her experiences as a mudlark along the Thames foreshore, and I think you will see why, not only is she well-versed on London's history,  she is absolutely delightful!Instagram: @foreshoreseashoreAnna Borzello on reporting for Focus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08njxldMusicStringsBy: Gold-Tigerhttps://bit.ly/3wDU85tFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansPort of London Authority, Foreshore Permit: http://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permitsSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

Not too long ago, Anne Marie had the opportunity to talk to Emily Strasser. Emily has written a book about a little-known community built in secret by the United States government in rural western Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was one of three secret cities constructed by the Manhattan Project. Emily Strasser is a writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her MFA in nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in Catapult, Ploughshares, Guernica, Colorado Review, The Bitter Southerner, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Gulf Coast, and Tricycle, among others, and she was the presenter of the BBC podcast “The Bomb.” Her essays have been named notable in Best American Essays 2016 and 2017 and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She was a winner of the 2015 Ploughshares Emerging Writer's Contest, a 2016 AWP Intro Award, a 2016 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist's Initiative Grant, and the 2016 W.K. Rose Fellowship from Vassar College. She served as a 2018-19 Olive B. O'Connor Fellow in Creative Writing at Colgate University and a 2019 McKnight Writing Fellow. Her first book, Half-Life of a Secret, a memoir on the intersection of family and national secrets in the nuclear city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is forthcoming in April 2023. Pre-order here.In this episode, Emily talks about her book, Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History, part history, part memoir, and part biography.Resources:Emily Strasser: https://emilystrasser.comHalf-Life of a Secret: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813197197/half-life-of-a-secret/Oak-Ridge, Tennessee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge,_TennesseeAnna Rosenberg Episode: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

Not too long ago, Anne Marie had the opportunity to talk to Emily Strasser. Emily has written a book about a little-known community built in secret by the United States government in rural western Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was one of three secret cities constructed by the Manhattan Project. If you listened to last week's episode about Anna Rosenberg, there is a tie-in here. Anna Rosenberg negotiated a hush-hush deal between then-president Franklyn D. Rosevelt and the tens of thousands of workers attracted to Oak Ridge, eager for the high-paying wartime jobs it offered. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, here is a link to it: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142In this episode, Emily talks about her book, Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History, part history, part memoir, and part biography.Resources:Emily Strasser: https://emilystrasser.comHalf-Life of a Secret: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813197197/half-life-of-a-secret/Oak-Ridge, Tennessee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge,_TennesseeAnna Rosenberg Episode: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this first episode of 2023, Anne Marie interviews Christopher C. Gorham, high school history teacher and author of The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America. This relatively unknown history is about a woman who yielded a great deal of political power throughout much of the 20th century, and whose legacy is little known. Who was Anna Rosenberg, and why don't we know about her? A true confidante is one in whom your secrets are safe, and Anna was the true and trusted confidante to politicians in high places on both sides of the isle.  Anna was not the type to kiss and tell. She knew how to keep a secret, which meant her memoir would be kept undercover...until now.Christopher C. Gorham, website: https://www.christophercgorham.comThe Confidante, book trailer:  https://youtu.be/YXYOaDNT61YAnna Rosenberg, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_M._RosenbergBelle Moskowitz, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Moskowitz A. Phillip Randolph, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Philip_RandolphExecutive Order 8022, National Archives website: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/executive-order-8802Al Smith, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_SmithMarilyn Monroe, Happy Birthday Mr. President: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday,_Mr._President Francis Perkins, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_PerkinsFulton Lewis, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Lewis_Jr.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

Anne Marie stops by to wish you a happy New Year and gets a little deep and philosophical about her love of history. #happynewyearSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the showSupport the show

In this fourth episode of our October History and Haunting Series, Anne Marie talks to Denver Ghost Hunters' (DGH) team members Stephanie and Elise about their favorite histories and how their ghost-hunting endeavors connect to them. They share digital recordings of disembodied voices (or EVPs) of spirits from beyond and line up the history with the haunting.  With the nineteenth-century United States Western expansion, many a restless soul came to the then Kansas Territory (Colorado) with only their dream and a prayer in hopes of finding a better life. Many of DGH's local haunts are steeped in the spiritual residue of people who came to the mountains to create a new life, some with success and some without.Ghost hunter and psychic Stephanie shares the evolution of her supernatural skills and how she and her team utilize the tools at their disposal, including her psychic abilities, ghost-hunting equipment, and the intuition of the team to match up a haunted site's history with paranormal evidence whenever possible. ResourcesDenver Ghost Hunters:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denverghosthunterswebsite: https://denverghosthunters.comForney Museum: https://www.forneymuseum.orgSilver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.comSupport the show

In this third episode of our October History and Haunting Series, Anne Marie talks to Denver Ghost Hunters' (DGH) team members Stephanie and Elise about their favorite histories and how their ghost-hunting endeavors connect to them.  With the nineteenth-century United States Western expansion, many a restless soul came to the then Kansas Territory (Colorado) with only their dream and a prayer in hopes of finding a better life. Many of DGH's local haunts are steeped in the spiritual residue of people who came to the mountains to create a new life, some with success and some without.Ghost hunter and psychic Stephanie shares the evolution of her supernatural skills and how she and her team utilize the tools at their disposal, including her psychic abilities, ghost-hunting equipment, and the intuition of the team to match up a haunted site's history with paranormal evidence whenever possible. ResourcesDenver Ghost Hunters:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denverghosthunterswebsite: https://denverghosthunters.comSilver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.comSupport the show

Anne Marie continues her discussion with the co-authors of A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts. This non-fiction book is coauthored by actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and award-winning bestselling author Leanna Renee Hieber and Boroughs of the Dead founder Andrea Janes. “Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, even the occasional axe-murderess—America's female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known—though no less powerful. Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject.” Their approach to the ghost story differs from most in that they look at the history of these tales and the deeper implications of how we have traditionally framed the spooky campfire stories we love to hear and tell.Buy the book: A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-haunted-history-of-invisible-women-true-stories-of-america-s-ghosts-leanna-renee-hieber/17787938?ean=9780806541587Andrea Janes, website: https://boroughsofthedead.comTwitter: @MacabreNYCInstagram: @boroughsofthedeadFacebook: Boroughs of the DeadLeanna Renee Hieber, website: https://www.leannareneehieber.comBlog: http://leannareneebooks.blogspot.comTwitter: @LeannareneeInstagram: @leannareneehieberFacebook: Leanna Renee HieberAlso discussed in Part 2 Haunted Houses by Larry Kettelkamp: https://amzn.to/3Ml1PEm Amanda R. Woomer, Spook Eats:  https://spookeats.comSilver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.comFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

If you know Anne Marie at all, you know that Halloween is her favorite holiday. Some of you may know that, as a side gig, she is the founder of Silver Queen Walking Tours. By popular demand, she does more ghost tours than straight history tours. So when she discovered this newly released book, A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, by these two amazing women who have first-hand knowledge and experience of the art and mystery behind the ghost tour guide craft, she was sold before cracking the book open.This non-fiction book is coauthored by actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and award-winning bestselling author Leanna Renee Hieber and Boroughs of the Dead founder Andrea Janes. “Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, even the occasional axe-murderess—America's female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known—though no less powerful. Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject.” Their approach to the ghost story differs from most in that they look at the history of these tales and the deeper implications of how we have traditionally framed the spooky campfire stories we love to hear and tell.Buy the book: A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-haunted-history-of-invisible-women-true-stories-of-america-s-ghosts-leanna-renee-hieber/17787938?ean=9780806541587Andrea Janes, website: https://boroughsofthedead.comTwitter: @MacabreNYCInstagram: @boroughsofthedeadFacebook: Boroughs of the DeadLeanna Renee Hieber, website: https://www.leannareneehieber.comBlog: http://leannareneebooks.blogspot.comTwitter: @LeannareneeInstagram: @leannareneehieberFacebook: Leanna Renee HieberSilver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.comFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to author, sweetheart of the sideshow, and fashion writer Ilise Carter about her new book The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History.  In America, lipstick is the foundation of empires; it's a signature of identity; it's propaganda, self-expression, oppression, freedom, and rebellion. It's a multi-billion-dollar industry and one of our most iconic accessories of gender. From the colonial period until today, this engaging book focuses on the many-layered historical aspects of this one product including, social, cultural, marketing, corporate, political, religion, and much more. ILISE S. CARTER is a freelance writer, consulting copywriter to the beauty industry, and sideshow performer based in New York City. She has written for Allure, New York Times, Racked, Wall Street Journal, and others, with a focus on pop culture. In addition, she's spent over a decade as a consulting copywriter for beauty brands such as Shiseido, bliss, Laura Mercier, Avon, L'Oréal, and Madame CJ Walker, specializing in brand voice and identity. As her stage persona, The Lady Aye, she has worked as a professional sideshow performer (sword swallower, fire eater, blockhead, and pain-proof girl) and MC with acts ranging from Rob Zombie to Cirque du Soleil, and has appeared on TV's Gossip Girl, Oddities, The President Show, Mysteries at the Museum and Dickinson. Carter holds a BA in American Studies from Barnard College at Columbia University and a Certificate in Film Production from NYU.  ResourcesThe Red Menace, Ilise Carter: https://amzn.to/3RlTemLMy Life as a Sword Swallower, The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3QfYK96Lady Aye, Website: https://www.ladyaye.comTough Jews, Richard Cohen: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375705472 Hope in a Jar, Kathy Peiss: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8050-5550-4 Lipstick Index, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipstick_indexFierce: The History of Leopard Print, Jo Weldon: https://amzn.to/3etuM48 Shocked and Amazed: On and Off the Midway, James Taylor: https://amzn.to/3et6jvL Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this episode, Anne Marie Talks to Andrew Nagorski about his new book Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom. The book recounts the dramatic true story of Sigmund Freud's last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria, why he waited until after the Nazi take over, and the colorful cast of characters who persuaded and extricated him from his beloved Vienna to London.Andrew Nagorski is an award-winning journalist and author who spent more than three decades as a foreign correspondent and editor for Newsweek. From 2008 to April 2014, he was vice president and director of public policy for the EastWest Institute, an international affairs think tank. Nagorski is now based in St. Augustine, Florida but continues to travel extensively, writing for numerous publications. His recent books -- Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power (Simon & Schuster, 2012), The Nazi Hunters (Simon & Schuster, 2016), and 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War  -- have all received rave reviews. In a starred review, Kirkus calls his new book, Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom (Simon & Schuster, August 2022), "a riveting page-turner...a fine biography." Publishers Weekly calls it "an invigorating look at a lesser-known chapter of Freud's well-documented life."ResourcesAndrew Nagorski Website: http://www.andrewnagorski.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNagorski/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewNagorskiSaving Freud: http://www.andrewnagorski.com/book/saving-freud-rescuers-who-brought-him-freedomWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_FreudThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Third_ReichMein Kampf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_KampfAnschluss: Annexation of Austria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnschlussFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to professor of history and author Robert McElvaine about his latest book, The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn. 1964 is when the sixties truly arrived, from JFK's assassination in November 1963 It was then that the United States began a radical shift toward a much more inclusive definition of “American,” with a greater degree of equality and a government actively involved in social and economic improvement. It was a radical shift accompanied by a cultural revolution. The same month Bob Dylan released his iconic ballad “The Times They Are a-Changin',” in January 1964, President Lyndon Johnson announced his War on Poverty. McCelvaine uncovers 1964's moment of reckoning, when American identity began to be reimagined, tying those past battles to their legacy today. Throughout, he captures the changing consciousness of the period through its vibrant music, film, literature, and personalities.McCelvaine is the Elizabeth Chisholm Distinguished Professor of Arts & Letters and Professor of History at Millsaps College. He is the author of seven books, including The Great Depression: America, 1929–1941 and Eve's Seed: Biology, the Sexes, and the Course of History, and is the editor of three. Among his many honors are the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence and the B. L. C. Wailes Award for national distinction in the field of history. He has served as a historical consultant for several television programs, including the PBS series The Great Depression, and has written more than one hundred articles and opinion pieces in such national publications as the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, the Nation, and Newsweek and has been a guest on about the same number of television and radio programs. He lives in Clinton, Mississippi.Author Website: http://robertsmcelvaine.com/Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._McElvaineSimon & Schuster author page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Robert-S-McElvaine/183511950Simon & Schuster book page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Times-They-Were-a-Changin/Robert-S-McElvaine/9781950994106Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Times-They-Were-Changin-Sixties/dp/1950994104/Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/robertmcelvaineTwitter: https://twitter.com/robertmcelvaineFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bob.McElvaine/ Follow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this episode, the third in our Mudlark Series, Anne Marie interviews Jason Sandy, co-author of Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London's Lost Treasures. Jason shares his River Thames journey and talks about the river's history and the fellowship he has found within the mudlark community.Jason Sandy is an American architect and property developer in London. He is a member of the exclusive Society of Thames Mudlarks. Jason's mudlarking adventures have been featured on national television in Britain, Germany, and Canada. He has written extensively about mudlarking for magazines in Britain and USA. His mudlarking collection has been exhibited in the British Museum, Tate Modern, and other cultural institutions. Jason also lectures about mudlarking in schools, universities, and organizations. For regular posts, follow him on Instagram @jasonmudlark.ResourcesInstagram: @jasonmudlark Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London's Lost Treasures, Amazon: https://amzn.to/3J2BvgSThames Museum. website: http://www.thamesmuseum.org Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this episode, the second in our Mudlark series, Anne Marie talks to Mudlark Lynn Pew. Lynn mudlarks along the River Irwell in Lancashire, England, where she scours its banks for beautiful pieces of broken pottery, little pieces of history tumbled by the river for over 100 years. Lynn tells us about the river's history and where many of the pieces she finds originated.Lynn is fascinated with how these tiny fragments made their way into the river and the journey they have been on. Cracked and faded, their edges are worn smooth from their watery passage, a mere remnant of what once was. Who last held them in their former, utilitarian life before she plucked them from the banks of the river.Years after she began collecting these lovely miniature pieces of history, she incorporated them into handcrafted one-of-a-kind mosaic works of art, which she entered and won a place in Country Living Magazine's 'Kitchen Table Talent' competition. Resources:The Mudlark Website: https://themudlark.co.uk Instagram, Alice and the Mudlark: @alice_and_the_mudlarkLancashire Past Website, Grants Tower, Ramsbottom, BuryRamsbottom, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RamsbottomRiver Irwell, Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_IrwellSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this special episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie is joined by her great-nephew and co-host Finley. We talk to YouTube sensation Simon Bourne of Si Finds about one of our favorite hobbies, treasure hunting and specifically mudlarking. Since the beginning, the River Thames which flows from the Cotswolds, through the heart of London, and into the North Sea has been a place where people from all over the world and throughout time have crossed, sailed, and walked along. It is a tidal river that rises and recedes with the tide of the North Sea. It's at low tide when mudlarks come out and peruse the Thame's foreshore for treasure, pieces of history. Its history stretches back to over 30 million years ago when the river was once a tributary of the River Rhine because Britain was not an island. Mudlarks have been known to find Roman coins, 400-year-old clay pipes, Tudor pottery, and the list goes on. Simon is a Society of Thames foreshore permit holder which means he is an advanced mudlarker known for his historically relevant foreshore finds. This designation also gives him access to otherwise restricted areas of the River Thames. Simon takes us on his adventures along the foreshore and other historic places through his YouTube channel, Si-Finds, teaching us about history through his finds.Resources:Si-Finds, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SifindsMudlark, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MudlarkPort of London Authority, Foreshore Permits: https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permitsMudlarker Simon returns Nathan Posener's RFC dogtag he found in Thames ,East London Advertiser: https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mudlarker-simon-returns-nathan-posener-s-rfc-dogtag-he-found-3449608Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

Today's guest has made it his mission to look at the chroniclers who have shaped our understanding of the past by looking at their personal history and taking into account how their personal story shaped their biases and therefore their interpretation of history. Author Richard Cohen talks to Anne Marie about his new book, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past. Cohen says “Every author of a work of history is an interpreter, a filter, with his or her own personal input.”He has thoroughly investigated and compared the published works and private utterances of our greatest chroniclers to discover the rivalries, the religious beliefs, the lost loves, and the cultural pressures that informed their (and, subsequently, our) views of the world.Richard Cohen is the author of By the Sword, Chasing the Sun, and How to Write Like Tolstoy. He is the former publishing director of two leading London publishing houses, he has edited books that have won the Pulitzer, Booker, and Whitbread/Costa prizes, while twenty-one have been #1 bestsellers. He has written for most UK quality newspapers as well as for The New York Times Book Review and The Wall Street Journal, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.Resources:Mentioned in Interview:Edward Gibbon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_GibbonShakespeare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_ShakespeareLeo Tolstoy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_TolstoyAleksandr Solzhenitsyn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_SolzhenitsynThe Gulag Archipelago: An Experiment in Literary Investigation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gulag_ArchipelagoWilliam Hickling Prescott: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._PrescottHugh Trevor Roper: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Trevor-RoperDavid Knowles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Knowles_(scholar)A.J.P. Taylor: https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/08/obituaries/ajp-taylor-british-historian-dies.html Works by Richard Cohen:Making History, Simon & Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Making-History/Richard-Cohen/9781982195786Chasing the Sun, Book Browse Summary: https://www.bookbrowse.com/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm/ezine_preview_number/5670/chasing-the-sunHow to Write Like Tolstoy, Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/richard-cohen/how-to-write-like-tolstoy/Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

Anne Marie and Bob are coming to you from York in the UK. They recount their favorite histories during their week-long stay in this historical cathedral city with Roman origins. York, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YorkYorkshire Museum, website: https://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.ukJorvik Viking Centre, website: https://www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.ukYork City Wall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_city_wallsSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this episode, we share Anne Marie's appearance spot on Ye Olde Crime Podcast in which podcast host, Lindsey, challenges her to crack the cramp word. Can she do it? Listen to find out!Ye Olde Crime Podcast, website: https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.comLindsey Valenty appearance on Armchair Historians: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/9483164-deadly-victoriana-lindsay-valenty-ye-olde-crime-podcastSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

Anne Marie and Bob are coming to you from Bankside in this first UK mini episode. They recount their favorite history of the day at Borough Market and Mudlarking along the Thames.River Thames: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_ThamesSouthwark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Borough_of_Southwark Borough Market: https://boroughmarket.org.ukBorough Market, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_MarketForeshore Permits: https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permitsBeachcombing Magazine, The Art of Smoking: https://www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/mudlarking-the-art-of-smokingNicola White, Mudlark, Tideline Art: https://www.youtube.com/c/nicolawhitemudlarkTidelineArtSi-Finds: https://www.youtube.com/c/Sifinds/videos Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show

In this episode, Anne Marie interviews Airforce Veteran and Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle member Nick Brooks. Nick talks about the new documentary Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts and the almost erased history of the first African American Soldiers who earned the nickname "buffalo soldiers" most likely from the Cheyenne people. The name stuck and followed the segregated black military until desegregation in 1947.About the documentary: In 1866, six all-black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the Army Organization Act. They came to be known as Buffalo Soldiers. Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts explores the often-contradictory role played by the Black soldiers throughout American history, emphasizing the settling of the American West and colonialism abroad.Director Dru Holley is a Northwest-based filmmaker, and the documentary features interviews with Quintard Taylor (Ph.D. Historian at UW), Ryan Booth (Ph.D. Candidate, WSU), and members of the Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle, among many others. Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts: https://buffalosoldiersmovie.comBuffalo Soldiers of Seattle: https://buffalosoldiersofseattle.comSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

Anne Marie talks to Dr. Rod Tanchanco about his new book, First Patients. This timely narrative looks at how far we've come; what we've learned from past pandemics and the real-life patient stories behind our most important medical advancements.Often marked by the desperate need to save human lives, important developments in medicine have invariably started with patients—people whose ordeals fostered the advancement of medical knowledge. This book is a collection of such stories, each chapter an enthralling view into the history of medicine, revealing the extent of human inventiveness, resilience, and compassion.Rod Tanchanco is an internist, Fellow in the American College of Physicians, and has three decades of experience. Rod has worked as a primary care physician, hospitalist, research doctor, and medical director for global healthcare organizations. He writes medically-themed non-fiction focused on historical events and their human narratives.ResourcesWebsite: First Patients: https://first-patients.com/author/piximdoc/First Patients, the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Q1X9CZW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1Twitter: @rodtmdInstagram: @rtanch22Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Gregory Smithers about his new book, Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America. Two Spirits is a sweeping history of Indigenous traditions of gender, sexuality, and resistance that reveals how, despite centuries of colonialism, Two-Spirit people are reclaiming their place in Native nations.Gregory Smithers is a professor of American history and Eminent Scholar (2019-2024) in the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Davis, and has taught in California, Hawaii, Scotland, and Ohio. Smithers is currently a British Academy Global Professor, based in the Treatied Spaces research cluster at the University of Hull. His research and writing focus on the histories of Indigenous people and African Americans from the eighteenth century to the present. Smithers is particularly interested in the rich history of the Cherokee people, Indigenous history from the Mountain South to California and the Southwest Pacific, and environmental history. His work is devoted to narrating the past in ways that are publicly accessible and connect with issues of social justice, environmental sustainability, and racial and gender equity.Resources Gregory D Smithers: Website: https://www.gregorysmithers.comReclaiming Two Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America: Penguin Random House Twitter: @GD_SmithersFacebook: Gregory SmithersTumbler: Gregory SmithersVCU: Faculty PageBooks: AmazonTwo Spirits, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-spiritRandy Burns: https://www.ebar.com/news///245430Barbara May Cameron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_May_CameronWe'wha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27whaDocumentariesTwo Spirits: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/two-spirits/Coming In: https://player.vimeo.com/video/188398870?h=c4667868d1Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to the co-hosts of Women of Herstory Podcast about the history of body hair (its removal, its inconvenience in battle, designated gender norms on "appropriate" lengths and styles...) so many things to know about body hair! Who knew?Heather Ashley:Born in Japan, raised in Texas, and currently residing in New York, Heather is no stranger to adventure. She is a dancer, singer, actor, activist. She was most recently seen in a site-specific bilingual play in Kagoshima, Japan, and the seasonal tour of the 3 Redneck Tenor's Spec-tac-YULE-ar, as Edna Mae. It is important to Heather to provide a safe space for thought-provoking conversations that can give a greater understanding of the different experiences of the people around us. Joe Ortiz:Born and raised in New York, Joe is a Queens kid through and through.  As an actor, he acquired his B.A. in Theatre at CUNY City College in Manhattan, New York, and performed in a supporting role as "Juan" for the 2017 feature film, "The Devil's Restaurant." He's appeared in marketing campaigns for Bud Light and Dior and has worked on commercials for Samsung, Van Heusen, and Stella Artois.  He is passionate about advocating for positive change in our society. Women of Herstory: website: https://ofherstory.comTwitter: @theherstorypodInstagram: @womenofherstorypodcastHeather Ashley: website: www.heatherashore.comPodcast Episodes Mentioned: Rachel Balkovec: Hitting Coach with the Yankees: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-rachel-balkovec/id1506437497?i=1000471099460Artemisia Gentileschi:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artemisia-gentileschi-italian-baroque-painter/id1506437497?i=1000544966492Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this Women's History Month episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Wendy Rouse about the suffrage movement, specifically about the all but erased queer history of the movement. Wendy Rouse is a historian whose research focuses on the history of gender and sexuality in the Progressive Era. Her most recent book, Public Faces, Secret Lives: A Queer History of the Women's Suffrage Movement (NYU Press), challenges the heteronormative framing of the traditional narrative of the campaign for the vote. Her previous two books explored the history of women and children in the Progressive Era: The Children of Chinatown: Growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850 to 1920 (UNC Press) and Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women's Self-Defense Movement (NYU Press). Rouse is presently Associate Professor of History at San Jose State University where she teaches LGBTQ+ and women's history.Resources:Wendy L. Rouse: https://wendylrouse.comSan Jose University: https://www.sjsu.edu/people/wendy.rouse/Iron Jawed Angels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Jawed_AngelsSuffrage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuffrageDr. Mary Edwards Walker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Edwards_WalkerAlice Dunbar Nelson: AH episode: https://bit.ly/3sap2kfAlice Dunbar Nelson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Dunbar_NelsonGail Laughlan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_LaughlinDr. Mary Sperry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_SperryBooks:Public Faces Secret LIves: A Queer History of the Women's Suffrage Movement: https://wendylrouse.com/queer-suffragists/Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women's Self-Defense Movement: https://wendylrouse.com/research/Children of Chinatown: Growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850-1920: https://wendylrouse.com/children-of-chinatown/Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

Dana Rubin is single-handedly giving voice to women throughout history. Dana's passion project, Speaking While Female, showcases female speakers across time and around the world, from antiquity to the present. Historically, women have not been silent, but their words have scarcely been noted in the history books. What they said was seldom valued, recorded, or remembered. Donna is a consultant and speaker, committed to women's speech, voice, and thought leadership. She created the Speaking While Female Speech Bank to set the record straight on who actually spoke in history (hint: not just men) and because representation matters. Her credentials are impressive. She's an award-winning journalist who graduated from Yale with honors. She's also a judge for the annual Cicero Speechwriting Awards, which recognizes outstanding contemporary speeches and speechwriters from around the world.Speaking While Female: website: https://speakingwhilefemale.co Linkedin: Speaking While Female: https://www.linkedin.com/company/35530892/Instagram: @speakingwhilefemaleTwitter: @SpeakingWFemaleLinkedin: Dana Rubin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danarubin/ Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/speakingwhilefemale/celebrating-womens-speechClara Shortridge Foltz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Shortridge_FoltzElizabeth I: https://speakingwhilefemale.co/war-elizabeth-1/                          http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizaspeech1563.htmWays to Support Armchair Historians:Leave a 5-star review: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/armchair-historians/id1510128761Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/armchair-historians-1164491Listen, and Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcastsFollow us on Social MediaBecome a patron:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansBuy us a cup of coffee:Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Yeshiva University professor emerita Ellen Schrecker about the history leading up to today's anti-intellectualism.Ellen has been involved with the politics of higher education and academic freedom for decades. According to Ellen, the current right-wing campaign against teaching critical race theory and other so-called “divisive concepts” is by far the most serious threat to academic freedom (as well as K-12 education) the United States has ever experienced. Schrecker's research and experience enable her to speak about the impact of these issues, as well as explain why today's anti-intellectualism is more dangerous than that of the McCarthy era. She believes that if the repressive measures now coursing through state legislatures and other political bodies are to be repulsed, the academic community and engaged citizens must offer a stronger response than they have until now. ResourcesWikipedia: Ellen Schrecker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_SchreckerBooks by Ellen Schrecker:No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the UniversitiesMany Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in AmericaThe Lost Soul of Higher Education: CorporatizationAssault on Academic FreedomEnd of the American UniversityThe Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960sPEN America: https://pen.orgHistorians for Peace and Democracy: https://www.historiansforpeace.orgAAUP: American Association of University Professors: https://www.aaup.orgAAPF: The African American Policy Forum: https://www.aapf.orgSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode of Armchair Historians,  Anne Marie talks to Dr. Tara Green. Dr. Green has recently published not on but two books, See Me Naked and Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. See Me Naked: takes a look at the lives of noted black women, including actress, singer, and activist Lena Horne, stand-up comedian Moms Mabley, teacher and Harlem Rennaisance influencer Yolande DuBois, and blues singer and performer Memphis Minnie, and how, despite their public profiles, discovered ways to enjoy pleasure.Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: about the love one Black woman had for her race, of men and women, and, finally, of herself. Dr. Green writes that her Black Southern family immersed her in a culture of storytelling as a condition of her birth. She learned about their deliberate embrace of laughter and love as they navigated the everyday challenges of being Black in America. Their gift of cultural practices is her inspiration as a professor, writer, and mentor. Dr. Green also says, her family inspired her to study the lives of Black folks through literature. She began her formal studies at Dillard University.Today she is an African American Studies professor with over 20 years of teaching literature and culture. She is the author and editor of 6 books on the lives and experiences of African Americans in twentieth-century literature and film. Dr. Green is a recognized academic leader who is dedicated to building diverse, respectful, inclusive communities in higher education.Resources:Dr. Tara Green: website: http://www.drtaratgreen.comSee Me naked: https://bit.ly/3H1nldiLove, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: https://bit.ly/3gWrVPtTwitter: @DrTTGreenInstagram: @tarat.greenLinkedin: Tara T. GreenWays to Support Armchair Historians:Leave a 5-star review: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/armchair-historians/id1510128761Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/armchair-historians-1164491Listen, and Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcastsFollow us on Social MediaBecome a patron:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansBuy us a cup of coffee:Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie interviews memoirist and award-winning poet Jason Sommer. Jason is the author of five poetry collections: most recently, Portulans in the University of Chicago's Phoenix Poets Series. His two other Phoenix books are Other People's Troubles, which won the Society of Midland Authors Award and was a finalist for the PEN/USA West Award, and The Man Who Sleeps in My Office, a finalist for Kansas City Star's William Rockhill Nelson Award.The Laughter of Adam and Eve was published by Southern Illinois University as the winner of the Crab Orchard Review Competition.  Poems from his first collection, Lifting the Stone, from Forest Books, London, have been broadcast on the BBC World Service.Today, however, Jason talks to Anne Marie about his beautifully written new memoir, Shmuel's Bridge which will be released March 1 of this year, it is currently available for pre-order. Against the backdrop of the Holocaust, Shmuel's Bridge sees history through a double lens: the memories of a growing son's complex relationship with his father, and the meditations of that son who, now grown, finds himself caring for a man losing all connection to a past that must not be forgotten. Resources: Jason Sommer: website: https://jasonsommer.comHungary in WWII: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_in_World_War_IIWhy It Matters That Hungary's Prime Minister Denounced His Country's Role in the Holocaust: Smithsonian Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/holocaust-and-hungary-prime-minister-180964139/Munkacs: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/jewish-community-of-munkacs-an-overviewSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsRecommended Podcasts:Civics & CoffeeHorrifying HistoryMystery History PodcastYe Olde Crime Podcast As the Money BurnsJournalism HistoryImpressions of AmericaCanadian History EhxOperation HistoryAchtung! HistoryCare More Be BetterLast Train Leaving BelgiumRandom History of BelgiumHashtag HistorySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Jeannie Barbour. Jeannie is the Content Producer of the recently released film, Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher starring Martin Sensmeier, Tommy Flanagan, Dermot Mulroney, and Grace Montie. The movie brings to life the true rags to riches story of Montford T. Johnson who built a cattle ranching empire on the Western plains of Indian Territory. It “tells of his time among settlers, cowboys, tribes, military, and bandits. Armed with grit and determination, Montford had the courage that was needed to tame what seemed an infinite wilderness, while always maintaining respect for those who lived there.”Jeannie Barbour received a degree in fine arts from Oklahoma State University. Upon graduation, she entered the field of advertising and served as an illustrator and writer for various Oklahoma City public relations firms. In 1987, she decided to pursue a career in tribal government by taking a position at the Chickasaw Nation. During that time, she has served on the Oklahoma Film Commission, the National Trail of Tears advisory board and graduated from the prestigious Leadership Oklahoma program. Jeannie is a graduate of the University of Denver's Publishing Institute and has completed graduate course work in museum studies and Native American history. She has written for a variety of books and periodicals focused on southeastern tribal history and culture. Her award-winning artwork hangs in public spaces and private collections throughout the United States. Jeannie currently serves as the Creative Director for the Chickasaw Nation's Department of Communications.Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher: Website: http://www.chickasawrancher.comJeannie Barbour Bio: http://www.chickasawrancher.com/Cast-Crew/Crew/Jeannie-BarbourChickasaw Nation Productions: http://www.chickasawfilms.comChickasaw Nation Website: https://chickasaw.netSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

Anne Marie talks to  American politician, criminal justice professor and author of the first red flag gun law in the nation, Mike Lawlor about the Sandy Hook Shooting and the history of gun legislation.Trigger warning. We talk about gun violence and mass shootings in this episode.This episode is being released on the 9-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. Resources: Mike Lawlor Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_LawlorUniversity of New Haven: https://www.newhaven.edu/faculty-staff-profiles/michael-lawlor.phpTwitter: @MikeLawlorArticle in New Haven Register: https://bit.ly/3EPp98VFace the State: WFSB 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tneu60D0X4QCT Gun Law: What goes into effect and when: WTNH News8: https://youtu.be/IXt1ErxGavYSandy Hook ShootingWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shootingFlashpoint Interview: Mother of Sandy Hook victim talks path forward after school shootings: https://bit.ly/3oOqszb Take Action:Sandy Hook Promise: https://www.sandyhookpromise.orgBackground Checks: https://bit.ly/3GBzky9Sandy Hook Promise Learning Center: https://bit.ly/3GIWtPzVolunteer: https://bit.ly/3oWyINXServing Coffee to Mourners: https://bit.ly/3rUuUyuSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Kevin Kuharic about his recently published book, A Clutter of Patchwork Squares: A Chronicle of Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery.For those of you who have been following us from the beginning, you may remember that my first episode was a three-part series in which Mr. Kuharic shared the history of famous hotelier and French chef of the Rockies, Louis Dupuy.A Clutter of Patchwork Squares, which is rising quickly up the Amazon chart for 20th Century American History, is a groundbreaking historical account and reference. Kuharic has literally spent years researching and writing about one of the most popular and largest cemeteries in Atlanta Georgia, we are talking footnotes and everything. Mr. Kuharic serves as executive director of Hotel de Paris Museum, a Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and member of Great American Treasures. He has appeared in documentaries, on public television series, and contributed to the books James Novelli: A Forgotten Sculptor, Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present & Future, Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities, Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery: An Illustrated History and Guide, and Cultural Heritage Tourism: Five Steps for Success and Sustainability.  His historic preservation work at Oakland cemetery spanned three decades and was recognized by four mayors of the City of Atlanta.A Clutter of Patchwork Squares: Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Atlantamunicipalcemeteryhistory On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3osCSwr Hotel de Paris Museum: https://hoteldeparismuseum.org Oakland Cemetery: https://oaklandcemetery.com Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Jeffrey H. Jackson, historian and author of the book Paper Bullets which captures the riveting and courageous story of Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, two gender norm-defying artists better known as Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, who undertook a dangerous years-long anti-propaganda campaign, which used art to demoralize the Nazis. Paper Bullets was named a 2020 Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction and Best Book of 2020 by Booklist, as well as longlisted for the Carnegie Medal For Excellence in Nonfiction.Jeffrey H. Jackson website: https://jeffreyhjackson.com/aboutRhodes website: https://www.rhodes.edu/bio/jeffrey-jacksonTwitter: @JeffreyHJacksonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paris-Under-Water-143128271359Paper Bullets: book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HLjNSzvakwBuy the book: https://www.novelmemphis.com/book/9781616209162Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

It's literally sickening. In this episode Lindsay Valenty talks to Anne Marie about how deadly it was to live during the Victorian era. From toxic Scheele's Green to ballerinas on fire...literally, find out some of the many ways the Victorians were hell bent on destroying themselves on this Lindsay Valenty is the host of "Ye Olde Crime" podcast, where she and her sister Madison discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes that took place before the 1900's. She's also one of the co-hosts of "Pineapple Pizza Podcast," which shares the myths, cryptids, and urban legends of different countries around the world.ResourcesWebsite: Ye Olde Crime Podcast: https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.comTwitter: @yeoldecrimepodInstagram: @yeoldecrimepodcastScheele's Green: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheele%27s_Green Episodes Mentioned in the ShowYe Olde Crime PodcastWig Snatching Episode:Ching Shih Episode: Terror of South China: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061?i=1000486533552 Elizabeth Báthory Episode: Forever Young Episode: https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.com/episodes/36-elisabeth-bathoryArmchair Historians:Loving Episode: Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell, Loving...: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/armchair-historians/id1510128761?i=1000501937814Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to DC By Foot tour guide Melissa Gilbert. Melissa specializes in the Ghosts of Georgetown and shares some of the DC neighborhood's scary tales with us today.Originally from Bullhead City, Arizona, the unceded lands of the Pipa Aha Macav, Melissa Leigh Gilbert has spent her career working in Theater Arts and Education but a lifetime of pursuing the arts as they relate to the human experience. Her work as designer, artisan, and educator has spanned numerous genres, disciplines, and locations. With Theatre as her primary medium, Costume Design had been the dominant focus of her career. The arc of her work and her design philosophies reflect her Liberal Arts education at Randolph-Macon Woman's College where she received her BFA. While completing her MFA at the University of Iowa she was able to expand her repertoire to include Scenic Art and Design. Both institutions allowed her the opportunity to work abroad in England. In undergrad Melissa studied at the University of Reading as part of the 'World in Britain' program. While in graduate school she returned for a research project which included a tailoring course at the Arts University Bournemouth and worked with Mahogany on costumes for Notting Hill Carnival. With a personal and pedagogical emphasis on process and analysis Melissa casts a wide net in regards to her research and influences but relishes the opportunity to edit with collaborators. Melissa maintains a firm belief that one's first idea is never one's best and can always be improved through collaboration, critique, and experimentation. As an educator she encourages experiential learning and is an avid proponent of the Liz Lerman Critical Response Technique, not only in her curriculum but throughout her own creative process. Melissa is currently the Wardrobe Supervisor and Costume Associate at the Olney Theatre Center, on the unceded lands of the Piscataway Conoy. She is the Co-Chair of the Social Committee. She enjoys baking bread, making pickles, hiking, water aerobics, and spending time with her Cat, Blake The Shake-Gilbert. Melissa also moonlights as a DC Tour Guide. She specializes in Ghosts, Murder, and the historically underrepresented. ResourcesTour Guide Website: freetoursbyfoot.com/washington-dc-ghost-tours/Instagram: @melissa.on.footWebsite: https://melissaleighgilbert.comCat: @blaketheshakeE.D.E.N. Southworth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._D._E._N._SouthworthRiver Front Times article, by Chad Garrison, The True Story of the Exorcist House: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/hell-of-a-house/Content?oid=2491650Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

Welcome to episode five of our 2021 Halloween Season Series! This one promises to scare the living daylights out of you.  In this episode,  Anne Marie talks to fellow history podcaster Craig Baird who tells us the tail of the Valley of the Headless Men. Steeped in lore and legend, this isolated valley is situated in Nahani National Park Reserve along the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories of Canada.  Craig is the host of several podcasts, including Canadian History Ehx and From John to Justin.He loves Canadian history and has ever since he was a child. Craig says "too often our history is not known because we are overshadowed by American, British or world history. Canada has a history that is interesting and deep and it is my goal with my videos and podcast to spread that history."ResourcesCanadian History Ehx: website: https://canadaehx.comCHE episodes mentionedMary Two-Axe Earley: https://canadaehx.com/2021/09/11/mary-two-axe-earley/The Shawinigan Handshake: https://canadaehx.com/2021/02/06/the-shawinigan-handshake/Mr. Dressup: https://canadaehx.com/2020/11/28/mr-dressup/The Beachcombers: https://canadaehx.com/2020/09/26/the-beachcombers/ History of Picture Butte: https://canadaehx.com/2021/09/13/the-history-of-picture-butte/On Twitter: @CraigBairdFrom John to Justin podcastOn Instagram: @bairdo37Pierre Berton:  Author of Canadian History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Berton Maclean's Magazine Article: Valley of Mystery by Pierre Berton, March 15, 1947: https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1947/3/15/valley-of-mysteryMcLeod Brothers: https://nahanni.com/blog/river-stories-the-mcleod-brothers-three/Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

This is the fourth episode of our 2021 Halloween Season series

This episode has it all! Several weeks back we put out a call for spooky stories on Twitter. The response was incredible!! This is one of the Halloween season episodes that resulted. Brenda Ganske has crafted a truly horrifying history that has everything, horse hauntings, successful squatters, angry town's people, murders, and much more. Sit back fellow Armchair Historians and buckle up while the host of the Horrifying History podcast enchants you with the true story of the Black Donnellys.Brenda Ganske is the creator and host of the podcast Horrifying History which she released in October of 2019, and History Coles Notes which was released exclusively on the Horrifying History YouTube Channel in July of 2021. Brenda is a spookstorian who loves everything to do with history and the supernatural.  She was born and raised in Alberta, Canada with the dream of becoming a detective, but ultimately decided to work in healthcare.  She has worked in frontline healthcare and later moved into healthcare analysis, which is why today she is able to tell stories that you likely never heard before.  In her free time, Brenda loves spending time with her partner and her beloved dog Gizmo who acts as her very lazy co-host.  She loves being outdoors and researching the spooky stories that she brings to her audience each week.  You can find Horrifying History at either www.horrifyinghistory.podbean.com or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. You can also find it along with History Coles Notes on the Horrifying History channel on YouTube.ResourcesHorrifying History website: https://horrifyinghistory.podbean.comTwitter: @HorrifyingHist1Instagram: @horrifying_historyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/horrifyinghistoryHH episodes mentioned: From Russia with LoveThe Power of Voodoo Who Do Some VoodooHorrifying History Coles Notes, Who Really Discovered America?Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Amanda Woods, cohost of Encounters: A Paranormal Experience. You guessed it, a podcast about the paranormal. Amanda chose to talk about a haunting in the United States that began a movie franchise, but more than that, it is the haunting that helped to launch the paranormal into the mainstream. Whether you believe in ghosts or not this episode has some fun facts and campfire-worthy stories that may stray off course, but will ultimately lead back to the spooky factor.The Encounters: A Paranormal Experience is a Paranormal / Supernatural discussion between Amanda and Dakota who seek to unravel the unexplained and unknown. Encounters: A Paranormal Experience Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/EncountersAParanormalExperienceThePodcastInstagram: @encountersaparanormalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/encountersthepodcast/ Armchair Historians episodes mentioned:Eric Walter: My Amityville Horror: https://bit.ly/3kVwNap My Amityville Horror Trailer: https://youtu.be/iyZqxv0eWogSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie chats with Ethan Healey about Mary Todd Lincoln and her desire to connect with the spirits of her loved ones, including two children who died in childhood, through seances and spiritualism.Ethan Healey is a BA History student at New England College in Henniker, NH. His thesis is on John Adams during retirement and how Adams views the legacy he left behind. Ethan's work has been featured in The Henniker Review, a local college publication. He is currently in the process of graduate school applications and hopes to be studying for a Ph.D. in History next Fall. Resources:Ethan's Blog:  https://ethanhealey.home.blog/Twitter:  @EthanHealey WikipediaMary Todd Lincoln: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Todd_LincolnSpiritualism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpiritualismSeance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SéanceWilliam H. Mumler, Spirit Photographer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._MumlerLIncoln, Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/lTA5rdz51XIEpisodes Mentioned: Caroline Welling Van Deusen, Elizabeth Dixon: https://bit.ly/3miVXAuSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode Anne Marie is doing something a little bit different. You may recall that she  interviewed her great nephew Finley for Armchair Historian's New Year's 2021 episode. If you haven't done so we highly recommend listening to that episode (it's one of our favorites) Well Finley and Anne Marie talked about a lot of things, some of which did not make into the final cut. In this installment of Armchair Historians we share one of the sidebar conversations they had from that interview about Finley's favorite history in the form of a mini episode. One of the reasons we love to interview kids about history is the very unique way in which they relate to the historical characters and events. Who does the child cast as the hero and who does he cast as the villain? We believe the way we view the world and ourselves are evident in the way we tell the story of our history, children are no exception.Resources for Blackfoot TribeBlackfeet Nation Website: https://blackfeetnation.comBlackfoot Confederacy Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfoot_ConfederacyLittle Blaze: This is all I could find on Little Blaze: https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5444896Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to history geek, storyteller, and tour operator, Chris Albrecht about Golden Colorado's history, The town that almost became the capital of Colorado.Chris says, "there's no better way to get to know a city than having a local teach you about it through stories.  You can also get great recommendations for things to do, when to do them, and the places to avoid." So when he moved to Golden, Colorado, and realized there wasn't a guided history tour available in the historic wild west town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, he decided to start his own tour company, Golden History Tours.Chris tells some well-crafted stories about Golden, its early days as a town during the second half of the nineteenth century, and some of the historical characters and events that helped make the town what it is today.Find out more about Chris Albrecht and Golden History Tours:https://www.goldenhistorytours.com/moreGolden Colorado, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden,_ColoradoBuffalo Bill Museum & Grave: https://www.buffalobill.orgo Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Caroline Welling VanDeusen. Caroline is the author of Diary of Elizabeth Dixon, 1845-47 published in White House History, Issue 33, by the White House Historical Association. You may wonder who Elizabeth Dixon is because Elizabeth actually worked hard to erase herself from history. She went so far as to pay off reporters not to write about her. She did, however, leave behind her diaries and letters, which were passed down from generation to generation until they landed in the hands of Caroline, Elizabeth's direct descendent.Caroline talks in-depth about her 3rd great-grandmother Elizabeth Dixon, whose presence was requested by first lady Mary Todd Lincoln during the dark hours following her husband's fatal shooting. Elizabeth is depicted in the painting The Last Hours of Abraham Lincoln, by Alonzo Chappel seated next to Mary who is sprawled across the dead body of President Lincoln. To find out more on Caroline Welling Van Deusen: https://bio.site/carolinewvandeusenElizabeth Dixon's published diary: https://bit.ly/3gmAgvUTo Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to The Slave Dwelling Project founder Joe McGill. Joe shares his journey and passion project. According to theslavedwellingproject.com, The Slave Dwelling Project envisions a future in which the hearts and minds of Americans acknowledge a more truthful and inclusive narrative of the history of The Nation, one that honors the contributions of all our people, is embedded and preserved in the buildings and artifacts of people of African heritage and inspires all Americans to acknowledge their ancestors. One of the ways Joe brings attention to his mission is he actually hosts sleepovers at intact slave dwellings throughout the United States. Joe has rolled out his sleeping bag at slave dwelling structures in 25 states! Each sleepover begins with an often difficult dialogue, led by Joe, with his fellow campers, unpacking the truth about the history of the institution of slavery in the United States.The Slave Dwelling Project website: https://slavedwellingproject.orgSlave Dwelling Project Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slavedwellingproject/Slave Dwelling Project Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SlaveDwellingProject/Slave Dwelling Project Twitter: https://twitter.com/slavedwellingConfederates in the Attic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederates_in_the_AtticTo Support Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians)