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Historian Maya Rook makes history accessible, relevant, and fun.

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    • Dec 28, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 44 EPISODES

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    Latest episodes from History Happy Hour

    2021 Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 43:19


    Maya looks back on the past year and shares some news about what's in store for 2022. Theme music by Just Milk. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Trapped with the Donner Party: Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 40:28


    Christmas is coming for the Donner Party, and it might not be the most wonderful time of the year after all. Maya gets into the juicy details of the dark days of December 1846 and the first instances of cannibalism. Music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Trapped with the Donner Party: Snowbound

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 36:32


    The last time we saw the Donner Party they had just reached Truckee Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Maya picks up the story from here and updates listeners on how these pioneers fared during the early days of their entrapment in the winter of 1846. Music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    The Salem Witch Trials, October & November 1692

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 35:04


    Doubt creeps in around the witchcraft trials even as some residents remain afflicted. In this episode, Maya updates listeners on the happenings of Salem in October and November 1692. Music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Thanksgiving in Pop Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 44:23


    Maya offers a super condensed version of the true history of Thanksgiving and then explores how this holiday has been depicted in films and television shows. Music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    31 Days of Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 60:29


    Maya takes a look back at her October postings of 31 Days of Horror media (including films, tv shows, and books) and somehow manages not to spoil any twists or endings. Music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    The Salem Witch Trials, September 1692

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 49:22


    Covering accusations, forced confessions, elf locks, fire balls, and hangings, it's the peak of the Salem Witch Trials. In this episode, Maya updates listeners on the happenings of Salem in September 1692. Music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    The Education of Maya PART II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 42:54


    Maya continues to explore the formative years of her middle and high school education, sharing personal and societal events along the way. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    The Education of Maya PART I

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 60:10


    Maya gets personal with the Back-to-School theme this September by inviting listeners into her elementary school experiences. She contemplates what may be buried in a 1991 time capsule, discusses life lessons learned at an early age, and brags about her Oregon Trail game skills. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Education at Roanoke's Black Colony

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 44:07


    Many people have heard of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, but did you know there was another colony on the island during the Civil War? After a Union victory, Roanoke became home to the largest population of formerly enslaved black southerners during the war. In this episode, Maya explores the role of education in this forgotten community. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    The Salem Witch Trials, August 1692

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 54:10


    Maya updates listeners on the happenings of Salem in August 1692. Be prepared for trials, confessions, and hangings as events continue to intensify. Music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Meditations on Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 58:24


    Maya explores themes around Transcendentalism and Nature, with detours into reality, dreams, and illusion. She also offers a brief meditation in nature for listeners to try out on their own. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Road Trip with the Donner Party PART IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 50:39


    Our road trip with the Donner Party is coming to an end! In the final part of this multi-episode theme, Maya discusses delays, lies, and murders, as well as hates on James Reed big time. Will the Donners make it to California? Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Road Trip with the Donner Party PART III

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 50:09


    It's back on the road with a multi-episode theme on the Donner Party! Maya introduces listeners to Charles Stanton, a bachelor from upstate NY, and covers landmarks like Courthouse and Jailhouse Rocks, Carhenge, Chimney Rock, Scot's Bluff, and Fort Laramie. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    The Salem Witch Trials, June-July 1692

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 69:45


    Maya updates listeners on the cuckoo-caca-insano happenings in Salem Village over the course of June and July 1692 as the official trials begin, specters run wild, and residents of Salem are executed by hanging. Music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Road Trip with the Donner Party PART II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 50:47


    The journey continues in Part II of a multi-episode theme on the Donner Party. Maya introduces listeners to the always fascinating Tamzene Donner and discusses the early days of their travels along the California and Oregon Trail. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Road Trip with the Donner Party PART I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 52:45


    Maya introduces Part I of a new multi-episode focus on the Donner Party. She shares her love for these cannibalistic pioneers, recalls a nightmarish camping experience, and lays the groundwork for the Donner Party's travels westward. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Freedomland USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 61:10


    Take a journey through Freedomland USA, an American-history theme park in the Bronx in the early 1960s! Discover the attractions at this short-lived park and contemplate what it tells us about our understanding of American history. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    We Took to the Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 68:30


    Maya discusses the idea of nature and the "wilderness" in American history and literature with a focus on Henry David Thoreau and Louise Dickinson Rich. Theme music by Just Milk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Introducing Illusory Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 55:18


    Maya launches the new name of the podcast and business as History Happy Hour evolves into Illusory Time. She discusses the reasons behind the name change and contemplates the past, present, and future. Theme music by Just Milk. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maya-rook/support

    Life Begins with Airstream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 77:46


    In which Maya and Adam discuss the process of renovating a 1971 Airstream and share initial thoughts on living in a 20' foot camper for the summer. Maya also reveals the upcoming name change for History Happy Hour. Theme music by Just Milk.

    Liz and Maya Talk Salem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 59:20


    In which Maya is joined by Liz Helmer to chat about the Salem Witch Trials. They share the cutest meet-cute and cover the happenings of May 1692, as well as contemplate Roger Toothaker, the popularity of Salem, and common myths around the trials. Maya also offers some clues to upcoming changes for History Happy Hour. Theme music by Just Milk.  

    Conversations on Consciousness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 76:45


    Listen in on contemplations around consciousness and altered states with this recording from the latest Virtual Salon event. Special thanks to our participants: Curt Nehring Bliss, Jean Carney, Amelia Cabral, and Josh Doolittle. Theme music by Just Milk.

    Psychonaut Party

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 67:35


    In which Maya reveals her favorite historical psychonauts (explorers of consciousness) and shares some of her original music with listeners. Theme music by Just Milk.

    Virtual Salon...Surprise!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 50:16


    In which Maya discuss the history of salon gatherings and what participants can expect from the new virtual salon event offerings this summer. Plus, unexpected surprises! Music by Just Milk.

    The Salem Witch Trials, April 1692

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 56:04


    In which Maya updates listeners on the happenings in Salem Village during April 1692 as spectral attacks abound, accusations increase, and the examinations continue. Music by Just Milk.

    Letters of Salem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 56:50


    In which writer Lynda Wheat joins us in a discussion of the Salem Witch Trials to share her creative thesis project "Letters of Salem," contemplate magic, and explore moments where fiction meets history.

    Meet an Archivist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 46:51


    In which Jasmine Bumpers joins the show to share her knowledge on the world of archives and what it is like to work as an archivist. 

    African Origins of American History

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 62:10


    In which Maya returns to a contemplation of the roots of American history by taking an Afrocentric approach and exploring the culture of Africa and experiences of enslaved Africans during the colonial era.

    Altered States

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 79:18


    In which Maya contemplates questions around altered states of consciousness, including an exploration of drugs, meditation, amusement parks, and float tanks. Music by Just Milk.

    The Salem Witch Trials, March 1692

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 51:54


    In which Maya discusses what's been happening in Salem Village over the course of March 1692 as the afflictions spread, accusations are made, and the examinations begin. Music by Just Milk.

    The Cult of Heaven's Gate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 52:35


    On the anniversary of Heaven's Gate mass ritual suicide, Maya explores a history of this infamous cult, contemplates their beliefs, and answers the question of why they  all wore Nike Decades for this final exit from planet Earth.Music by Just Milk.

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    St. Patrick's Day Culinary Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 52:15


    In which Maya explore the history of Irish immigration, the holiday of St. Patrick's Day, and "traditional" foods like corned beef and cabbage. Special guest Heather Giacone, an executive pastry chef, shares an Irish Soda Bread recipe for listeners to try at home.Music by Just Milk.

    Don't F@*# With The Babysitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 63:58


    In which Maya is joined by Adam Updyke to go deep with the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting in preparation for an upcoming virtual event. They discuss movie trivia, as well as the main characters, iconic scenes, and memorable lines from this 80s teen classic.Music by Just Milk.

    The Disneyfication of Pocahontas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 75:59


    In which Maya chats with special guests Rebecca Budinger-Mulhearn and Cat Bundinger about the historical figure of Pocahontas in comparison to the popular Disney version.Music by Just Milk

    Rising from the Ditch: Salem and the Life of an Artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 65:35


    In which Maya interviews artist Lauren Cohen about her experiences growing up in Old Salem Village, how the past influences her art, and what it's like to lay in a ditch. They also discuss the historic events of the Salem Witch Trials from late January to late February, 1692.Music by Just Milk.

    Black Horror, Myth, and History

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 45:59


    In which Maya explores the intersection of Black History and myth by expanding beyond the common trope that "the black guy always dies first" in horror films.Music by Just Milk.

    Ask Me Anything...About History

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 97:23


    In which Maya answers a variety of questions submitted by students about how history is taught, the research and writing process, and what it is like to work as a historian.Music by Just Milk.

    Food, Memory, and Momos

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 25:18


    In which Maya discusses the connections between food, memory, and culture, as well as shares a recipe for momos (Tibetan dumplings), in anticipation of Losar (the Tibetan Lunar New Year).Music by Just Milk.

    Galentine's Day and Blean Blankies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 63:40


    In which Maya is joined by special guest Tara Rook to discuss their mutual love of Parks & Rec and contemplate how the fictional celebration of Galentine's Day became a real holiday. They reveal their P&R spirit characters, Tara shares some omelette advice, and Maya wraps things up with a brief history of Valentine's Day. Music by Just Milk.

    American Origins in the Colonial South

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 47:13


    In which Maya welcomes special guest Ben Rubin to further investigate where American history begins by focusing on the colonial Deep South.Music by Just Milk.

    The Salem Witch Trials, January 1692

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 36:36


    In which Maya launches a special monthly series of episodes on the Salem Witch Trials, explains her connections to this event, and plays with tarot cards. Music by Just Milk.

    Where Does American History Begin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 39:02


    In which Maya considers the origins of American history and the limitations of Eurocentrism, discusses the indigenous people of the North American continent, and shares her sun and rising signs.Music by Just Milk.

    Welcome to the History Happy Hour Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 19:48


    In which Maya introduces herself and History Happy Hour, contemplates why we explore the past, and insults her AP European History teacher. Music by Just Milk.

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