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Ivan the Terrible

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 63:10


That's right, folks... Anna's talking about the Russian Tsars again. It's time to learn about Ivan the Terrible, boy king who made his own little kingdom within a kingdom for the sole purpose of bullying the people who were mean to him.

Shel Silverstein

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 40:40


A songwriter, a cartoonist, a Playboy legend?, and a beloved children's author. This week, we learn all about Shel Silverstein. NOTE: Please forgive us for the technical issues in this week's episode. It was... a struggle.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 75:07


This week, we learn all about one of Anna's favorite authors/historical nemeses. It's complicated. Let's talk about F. Scott Fitzgerald!

Stephen Sondheim

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 51:35


It's our 150th episode, and Amanda is a theater kid now! What better time to talk about the Broadway Legend, Stephen Sondheim? Let's learn about Stephen's life and his greatest works. Bear with us while we geek out about some of our favorite musicals.

Jeannette Rankin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 47:23


We wrap up Women's History Month 2025 with an episode all about the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. She was a suffragette, a pacifist, and a founding member of the ACLU. She's Jeannette Rankin!

Carrie Chapman Catt

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 65:47


Let's kick off Women's History Month 2025 by learning all about one of the most influential leaders in the Suffrage Movement, both in the U.S. and worldwide. It's Carrie Chapman Catt!

Storer College

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 72:09


Our Black History Month episodes continue, as we learn about the first historically Black college in West Virginia. Storer College in Harpers Ferry, WV has a long and complicated history. Let's talk about it!

Carter G. Woodson

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 44:14


Happy Black History Month! Today, we learn all about the man who started it all, and he was a coal miner from WV! Let's learn about the great Carter G. Woodson.

President Jimmy Carter Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 49:17


It's part 2 of our look into the life of President Jimmy Carter. This week, we talk about his time in office, the work he did afterward, and the legacy he left behind.

President Jimmy Carter Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 46:05


It's 2025, and the country has suffered a loss, as Former President Jimmy Carter has passed away. We decided we should take a look back on his life as a farmer, a veteran, a leader, and so much more. He lived a VERY long life, so we had to make this one in 2 parts! 

Remember Those Times?: A Look Back

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 49:13


As we wrap up 2024, we look back on our 6 years of podcasting (an anniversary we honor because we're 6 years apart, which is a reason we totally thought of long before recording this episode, and no later). We talk about our favorite episodes, what we want to do in the future, and what this podcast has meant to us. Thank you all so much for listening over the years! We hope to bring you more history for years to come!

Zitkala-Sa

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 39:19


This week, we're learning all about Zitkala-Sa, an Indigenous activist and writer who helped to launch one of the biggest investigations into the exploitation of Native Peoples in America.

The Fox Sisters

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 51:40


We wrap up Spooky Season 2024 with the story of the Fox Sisters, three young women who brought about the spread of Spiritualism in the U.S. Psychic mediums who communicated with spirits, or frauds?

Disney's Haunted Mansion

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 69:48


It's spooky season 2024! We kick things off with an episode all about the fascinating history and lore surrounding one of Disney's most popular attractions: The Haunted Mansion.   Links to support Mutual Aid for Hurricane Relief in Appalachia & Florida: https://chesapeakeclimate.org/hurricane-helene-mutual-aid-resources/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_lZzkzTFO/?igsh=MTJiNW9ybzZ3Y2g2bw==

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 66:05


Let's learn about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - a man of many, many, many interests and talents. Like seriously, SO many. A doctor, an author, a spiritualist, and an absolute jock. Also, this is accidentally a Superwholock episode and we apologize to our friends and family for that.

The Pirates Anne Bonny, Mary Read, & Calico Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 59:48


This week, the story of 3 pirates unfolds before us! Join us as we learn all about Anne Bonny, Mary Read, & Calico Jack.

The West Virginia Mine Wars

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 65:05


We're back! It's Labor Day in the U.S., so let's learn all about one of the country's largest labor movements: The West Virginia Mine Wars. We're joined this week by Kenzie New-Walker, Director of the WV Mine Wars Museum. We learn all about the history that led up to the conflict, what the miners were fighting for, and how it all still affects us today. Thanks to Kenzie for joining us! Check out the WV Mine Wars Museum at https://wvminewars.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WVMineWarsMuseum X: https://x.com/warswv?mx=2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wvminewars/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wvminewars

Divine

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 41:32


We wrap up Pride Month 2024 with an episode about Drag Icon and star of outrageous films, Divine! Thank you to our friend Maddie for the topic suggestion!   Programming Note: We will be away from the podcast until September 2024 as we both move over the next couple of months! We'll see you soon!

Magnus Hirschfeld

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 63:58


CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains mentions of suicide. It's pride month 2024! And we're kicking things off with physician and sexologist, Magnus Hirschfeld. He laid the groundwork for us to study sex, gender, and sexuality from a medical perspective. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://shorturl.at/wcPJo https://shorturl.at/WDkkZ https://shorturl.at/amfza

Audrey Hepburn

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 52:01


Let's talk about style icon, actress, dancer, and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn. She inspired an era of fashion, gave us multiple generation-defining roles, and served children all over the world.

Jane Austen

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 55:14


We're finally talking about one of our favorite authors, Jane Austen! She was the queen of satire, and terrified of the French Revolution. And we love her!

Alexis Soyer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 36:46


Ever wondered who was the first celebrity chef? Well, wonder no longer! This week, we're learning all about Alexis Soyer, who worked for the elite, but still fed the hungry.

The Solar Eclipse of 1780

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 31:31


After recently witnessing a solar eclipse, we decided it was time to learn about another eclipse from the past. Let's learn about Samuel Williams and the Eclipse of 1780!

The Tichborne Claimant

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 65:30


This week... a rich noble family, a shipwreck, a scammer, and much more! It's the mysterious case of The Tichborne Claimant!

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Michael Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 53:02


This week, we answer Ireland's call and learn all about Michael Collins, who did his best to keep Ireland together. 

Mary McLeod Bethune

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 46:18


We're back with our second episode of Black History Month (in March)! This week, we learn about Mary McLeod Bethune, a teacher who became one of the most powerful people in U.S. government.  Thank you all for your patience after we had to delay this episode while Anna was sick!

Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 34:42


Happy Black History Month! We're kicking things off by learning all about publisher, teacher, and abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd Cary.

Bob Ross

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 56:37


Apparently, it's Public TV Icons Month here on RTT! This week, we learn about another PBS legend, and the artist who taught us all to make happy little trees: Bob Ross.

Jim Henson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 66:50


Let's learn about one of our childhood icons, a pioneer of puppetry, and the man who brought us the Muppets: Jim Henson. Warning- we definitely get emotional in this one.

Remember That New Year's Day?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 36:39


It's 2024, and we're kicking the year off with a special, all about historical events that took place on New Year's Day! This week, we learn about Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation, and about the first immigrants arriving at Ellis Island.

Johnny Appleseed

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 34:02


It's the last episode of 2023, and we're learning about American folk hero, Johnny Appleseed! We'll talk at you all in the New Year!

The Dancing Plague of 1518

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 51:03


Why would a group of people just start dancing, and be unable to stop until praying to a statue? This week, we learn about the strange Dancing Plague of 1518!

The Greenbrier Ghost

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 35:54


Appalachian Spooky Season continues with a WV haunting! This week, we're learning about the spirit who identified her own killer - the Greenbrier Ghost.

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 47:32


It's officially Spooky Season 2023! This year, it's all about Appalachian haunted history. To kick things off, we're learning about a super haunted building, with a storied history: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. 

Harry Houdini

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 66:45


Let's learn about one of America's first celebrities, expert of the escape, and ultimate skeptic: Harry Houdini!

Mark Twain

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 39:26


He came in with a comet & went out the same way. And in between, he wrote some of the most influential pieces of American literature. This week, we're learning all about Mark Twain!

Margaret Tudor

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 53:59


You thought we were done with the Tudors? HA! It's time to learn all about Henry VIII's older sister, Margaret Tudor. She was a queen, she had the worst husbands, but she did her best to keep the peace.

Juliette Gordon Low

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 58:24


A woman with a vision, a man who got on her nerves, and Cloudlands! Let's talk about Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts! 

Agrippina the Younger

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 60:07


This week, we're going back to the ancient world to learn all about the woman who was pulling all the strings in Rome: Agrippina the Younger. We've got drama, we've got plotting, we've got lots of people with the same 3 names.

The Newsboys' Strike of 1899

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 44:22


This week, we're learning about the Newsboys' Strike of 1899, inspiration for Amanda's favorite musical. We also talk for a long time about Social Studies Fairs.

Billie Jean King

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 35:57


Our Pride 2023 episodes continue, as we learn all about the absolute icon that is Billie Jean King. She paved the way for women and LGBTQIA+ folks in sports, and also destroyed a misogynist in one of the most famous tennis matches ever played.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 31:08


Happy Pride Month 2023! This week, we're diving into the group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, and learning all about how marginalized communities can and should work together to make change!

Jim Jones & Jonestown

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 85:38


CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussions of abuse, SA, death, suicide, & cult tactics. Feel free to skip if those topics are not for you. This week, we are once again discussing a dark topic: Cult leader Jim Jones & the tragedy at Jonestown. It's a long one, and Anna gets emotional. For real, this one is pretty sad.

The Cecil Hotel and Elisa Lam

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 67:06


CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussions about death, murder, suicide, and mental health. If those topics are not for you, please skip this one! This week, we're joined by Amanda's partner, Sawyer (of Sawyer Jokes fame) to learn all about the history of one of America's most infamous buildings: The Cecil Hotel. It's super haunted, and home to one of the strangest cases we've discussed so far on the podcast.

Queen Elizabeth II Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 79:35


It's part 2 of our deep dive into the life of Queen Elizabeth II. This week: the drama of the 90's, many royal firsts, and scandal after scandal.

Queen Elizabeth II Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 78:23


The time has finally arrived to tackle the subject of the longest-reigning British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Her life was long and fascinating, so it's a 2-parter, and here's part 1! Today, we learn all about Elizabeth's early life & reign, and spend a lot of time talking about her very frustrating marriage.

Dr. James Barry

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 32:28


This week, we're learning all about Dr. James Barry who kind of stole his uncle's identity to get into medical school and then changed the sanitation systems for most of the British Empire. Join us, won't you??

Granville T. Woods

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 37:13


Our Black History Month episodes continue, as we learn all about inventor Granville T. Woods, an electrical engineer who had over 50 patents in his lifetime!

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Leah Chase

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 42:24


Happy Black History Month! This week, we're learning all about the real-life inspiration for Princess Tiana, Leah Chase. She pioneered a brand new food scene in Louisiana and hosted some of this country's greatest Civil Rights leaders at her restaurant.

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 56:36


CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of body image, weight, disordered eating, and suicide. This week, we're learning all about an absolutely fascinating royal: Empress Elisabeth of Austria. You might call her the original beauty influencer, considering how long her hair routine took.

The Patterson-Gimlin Film

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 51:24


In our first episode of 2023, we're learning all about... Bigfoot. Or at least, a film of Bigfoot. Possibly. Maybe. The Patterson-Gimlin Film is largely considered to be one of the best pieces of Bigfoot evidence out there - but what do you think? Is it legit or just one of the most elaborate hoaxes of all time?

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