Armchair Historians
168 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -What's your favorite history? Each interview on this podcast begins with this one question. Our guests are people who like history and get really excited about a particular time, place or person from our distant or not so distant past. The jumping off point is the place where our they became curious then entered the rabbit hole into discovery through scholarly research, pop culture, documentaries, other podcasts...We look at history through the filter of other peoples eyes.https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=965986
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Episodes
Amityville Horror, Amanda Woods, Encounters: A Paranormal Experience
September 29, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBIn 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 spo...
Ethan Healy, Mary Todd Lincoln, Her Seances and Spiritualism
September 22, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn this episode, Anne Marie chats with Ethan Healy 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 p...
Ethan Healey, Mary Todd Lincoln, Her Seances and Spiritualism
September 22, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBIn 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 ...
Finley, Little Blaze and the Blackfoot Tribe
September 08, 2021 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.46 MBIn 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 ...
Chris Albrecht, Golden Colorado, "Where the West Lives"
August 24, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBIn 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 i...
Episode 50: Chris Albrecht, Golden Colorado, "Where the West Lives"
August 24, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBIn 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 i...
Caroline Welling Van Deusen, Elizabeth Dixon, Who Was She and Why Was She at President Lincoln's Deathbed?
August 17, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBIn 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 unt...
Episode 49: Caroline Welling Van Deusen, Elizabeth Dixon, Who Was She and Why Was She at President Lincoln's Deathbed?
August 17, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBIn 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 unt...
Episode 48: Joe McGill, The Slave Dwelling Project
July 15, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn 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 al...
Joe McGill, The Slave Dwelling Project
July 15, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn 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 al...
Operation Bluecoat and Men in the Shed, Billy Leblond and Colin Foster
June 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBIn this episode Anne Marie talks to La Percée du Bocage museum president, Billy Leblond and Men in the Shed Blogger, Colin Foster about Operation Bluecoat and the story behind Men in the Shed. Men in the Shed tells the story of 18 Allied POWs who literally left their mark on the wall of a wooden shed owned by a French baker in Normandy. The shed (commandeered by the German military) became a temporary jail for Allied POW's during the fighting following the D Day landings in 1944. "Oper...
Episode 47: Operation Bluecoat and Men in the Shed, Billy Leblond and Colin Foster
June 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBIn this episode Anne Marie talks to La Percée du Bocage museum president, Billy Leblond and Men in the Shed Blogger, Colin Foster about Operation Bluecoat and the story behind Men in the Shed. Men in the Shed tells the story of 18 Allied POWs who literally left their mark on the wall of a wooden shed owned by a French baker in Normandy. The shed (commandeered by the German military) became a temporary jail for Allied POW's during the fighting following the D Day landings in 1944. "Oper...
Episode 46: Jack Chesher, Living London History
May 25, 2021 17:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this episode, Anne Marie talks to Living London History blogger Jack Cheser about her most favorite place in the world, London. Like many history lovers, Jack is interested in the tangible, liveable and breathable history we are surrounded by as we go about our everyday lives. He started his blog so that he could share his journey discovering London’s fascinating and vibrant past as he walked its bustling grand streets, diving down its mysterious alleyways and strolling along the banks ...
Jack Chesher, Living London History
May 25, 2021 17:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this episode, Anne Marie talks to Living London History blogger Jack Cheser about her most favorite place in the world, London. Like many history lovers, Jack is interested in the tangible, liveable and breathable history we are surrounded by as we go about our everyday lives. He started his blog so that he could share his journey discovering London’s fascinating and vibrant past as he walked its bustling grand streets, diving down its mysterious alleyways and strolling along the banks ...
Rebecca Goos Shares Grandfather, Sol Liber's Holocaust Survival Story
May 06, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBWARNING: The subject matter in this episode might be too disturbing for some people as it contains details of a holocaust survivors story. In this episode, Rebecca Goos tells the story of her beloved grandfather, Sol Liber. Sol's story is a harrowing one of survival through one of our histories darkest events, the holocaust. Rebecca shares Saul's story through the filter of an admiring grandchild. Not Again! Podcast: https://notagain.podbean.com/e/not-again-trailer/ Rebecca's Bio on Potato...
Episode 45: Rebecca Goos Shares Grandfather, Sol Liber's Holocaust Survival Story
May 06, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBWARNING: The subject matter in this episode might be too disturbing for some people as it contains details of a holocaust survivors story. In this episode, Rebecca Goos tells the story of her beloved grandfather, Sol Liber. Sol's story is a harrowing one of survival through one of our histories darkest events, the holocaust. Rebecca shares Saul's story through the filter of an admiring grandchild. Not Again! Podcast: https://notagain.podbean.com/e/not-again-trailer/ Rebecca's Bio on Potato...
Rebecca Goos Shares Grandfather, Saul Lieberman's Holocaust Survival Story
May 06, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBWARNING: The subject matter in this episode might be too disturbing for some people as it contains details of a holocaust survivors story. In this episode, Rebecca Goos tells the story of her beloved grandfather, Saul Lieberman. Saul's story is a harrowing one of survival through one of our histories darkest events, the holocaust. Rebecca shares Saul's story through the filter of an admiring grandchild. Not Again! Podcast: https://notagain.podbean.com/e/not-again-trailer/ Rebecca's Bio on ...
Corinna Bellizzi, Care More. Be Better Podcast, The Truth About our Neanderthal Kin
April 14, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIn this episode Anne Marie talks to do-gooder Corinna Bellizzi, host and producer of care more. be better podcast. Corinna reaches back to her anthropology roots and shares her take on the archaic human species Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, better known as Neanderthal, how the species has been misinterpreted and misrepresented by the academic gatekeepers of anthropological and archeological studies for hundreds of years. Corinna lives, works, and podcasts from her home in Scotts Valley, Ca...
Episode 44: Corinna Bellizzi, Care More. Be Better Podcast, The Truth About our Neanderthal Kin
April 14, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIn this episode Anne Marie talks to do-gooder Corinna Bellizzi, host and producer of care more. be better podcast. Corinna reaches back to her anthropology roots and shares her take on the archaic human species Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, better known as Neanderthal, how the species has been misinterpreted and misrepresented by the academic gatekeepers of anthropological and archeological studies for hundreds of years. Corinna lives, works, and podcasts from her home in Scotts Valley, Ca...
Episode 43: Tobi Olowe, Impressions of America, 1960's Human Potential Movement
March 31, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBAnne Marie talks to Impressions of America (IA) podcast co-host Tobi Olowe. Tobi talks about the Human Potential Movement of the 1960s, who were its proponents, where do we see its effects today and the magnificent pop culture that came out of it. Tobi is a London based History Graduate with a deep and evolving interest in American History and popular culture. He is particularly fascinated by the history of US conservatism, its key characters, and where it may be going in the future. He is...
Tobi Olowe, Impressions of America, 1960's Human Potential Movement
March 31, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBAnne Marie talks to Impressions of America (IA) podcast co-host Tobi Olowe. Tobi talks about the Human Potential Movement of the 1960s, who were its proponents, where do we see its effects today and the magnificent pop culture that came out of it. Tobi is a London based History Graduate with a deep and evolving interest in American History and popular culture. He is particularly fascinated by the history of US conservatism, its key characters, and where it may be going in the future. He is...
James McKissic, Wilson Woods: From Bill of Sale to Prosperous Land Owner
March 17, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBJames McKissic shares the legacy of his great great-great-grandfather, Wilson Woods, who was born into slavery in Meigs County, Tennessee during the 1820's. Wilson's mother was a slave named Mary, his father was also his owner. When Mr. Mckissic's mother shared his ancestor's 1862 bill of sale (between his two white half brothers), with James, he shared it with the National Museum of African American History which began a whole sequence of activities including a Washington Post article and b...
James McKissic, Wilson Woods's: From Bill of Sale to Prosperous Land Owner
March 17, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBJames McKissic shares the legacy of his great great-great-grandfather, Wilson Woods, who was born into slavery in Meigs County, Tennessee during the 1820's. Wilson's mother was a slave named Mary, his father was also his owner. When Mr. Mckissic's mother shared his ancestor's 1862 bill of sale (between his two white half brothers), with James, he shared it with the National Museum of African American History which began a whole sequence of activities including a Washington Post article and b...
Episode 42: James McKissic, Wilson Woods: From Bill of Sale to Prosperous Land Owner
March 17, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBJames McKissic shares the legacy of his great great-great-grandfather, Wilson Woods, who was born into slavery in Meigs County, Tennessee during the 1820's. Wilson's mother was a slave named Mary, his father was also his owner. When Mr. Mckissic's mother shared his ancestor's 1862 bill of sale (between his two white half brothers), with James, he shared it with the National Museum of African American History which began a whole sequence of activities including a Washington Post article and b...
Simon Heptinstall, Impressions of America, Reflections of America in 20th Century TV and Film
March 04, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Impressions of America podcast co-host, Simon Heptinstall. You may remember a couple weeks back we talked to another of the Impressions of America co-host, Vaughn Joy, about how American culture is reflected in Christmas films during the Cold War period. If you haven’t done so already, I strongly recommend that episode. Impressions of America is a podcast which looks at the wider subjects of culture, politics, and media that forme...
Episode 41: Simon Heptinstall, Impressions of America, Reflections of America in 20th Century TV and Film
March 04, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Impressions of America podcast co-host, Simon Heptinstall. You may remember a couple weeks back we talked to another of the Impressions of America co-host, Vaughn Joy, about how American culture is reflected in Christmas films during the Cold War period. If you haven’t done so already, I strongly recommend that episode. Impressions of America is a podcast which looks at the wider subjects of culture, politics, and media that forme...
Simon Heptinstall, Impressions of America, Reflections of America in 20th Century TV and Film
March 04, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Impressions of America podcast co-host, Simon Heptinstall. You may remember a couple weeks back we talked to another of the Impressions of America co-host, Vaughn Joy, about how American culture is reflected in Christmas films during the Cold War period. If you haven’t done so already, I strongly recommend that episode. Impressions of America is a podcast which looks at the wider subjects of culture, politics, and media that forme...
Episode 40: Erik Escobar, Comedian, Millennial and Baby Boomer Compare Notes on the 80s
February 17, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBAnne Marie chats with comedian, actor and TEDx Talk presenter Erik Escobar. They compare notes on the 1980's, she having lived it from the inside and he having admired the decade from the outside. Can a millennial teach a baby boomer something new about the decade of decadence? Eric has appeared on Fox's I Can See Your Voice, BuzzFeed, NBC's Last Comic Standing (Season 7) and the feature VHYes alongside Tim Robbins and Thomas Lennon. As a standup comedian he has performed throughout the U...
Erik Escobar, Comedian, Millennial and Baby Boomer Compare Notes on the 80s
February 17, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBAnne Marie chats with comedian, actor and TEDx Talk presenter Erik Escobar. They compare notes on the 1980's, she having lived it from the inside and he having admired the decade from the outside. Can a millennial teach a baby boomer something new about the decade of decadence? Eric has appeared on Fox's I Can See Your Voice, BuzzFeed, NBC's Last Comic Standing (Season 7) and the feature VHYes alongside Tim Robbins and Thomas Lennon. As a standup comedian he has performed throughout the U...
Vaughn Joy, Impressions of America Podcast, Historic Footnotes in the Every Day
February 03, 2021 21:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBAnne Marie talks to Impressions of America Podcast cohost Vaughn Joy about the historic footnotes found in the mundane every day life of people from the past. Vaughn Joy is a PhD candidate at University College London and co-host of the Impressions of America podcast. Currently, she is studying early Cold War Christmas films and their reflections of and influences on American culture in the immediate post-war period of 1946 to 1961. Impressions of America is a podcast discussing wider subje...
Episode 39: Vaughn Joy, Impressions of America Podcast, Historic Footnotes in the Every Day
February 03, 2021 21:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBAnne Marie talks to Impressions of America Podcast cohost Vaughn Joy about the historic footnotes found in the mundane every day life of people from the past. Vaughn Joy is a PhD candidate at University College London and co-host of the Impressions of America podcast. Currently, she is studying early Cold War Christmas films and their reflections of and influences on American culture in the immediate post-war period of 1946 to 1961. Impressions of America is a podcast discussing wider subje...
Madam Misfit, Electroswing Steampunk Performer, Music of WWII
January 27, 2021 21:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode, Anne Marie chats with UK electro swing performer Madam Misfit. Her musical style combines elements of electro swing (also known as vintage remix), and chap hop. The inspiration behind her music comes from childhood influences of television and too much panda pop, with lyrics tumbling out of her imagination onto paper entertaining audiences with her delightful and witty humour. Madam Misfit shares her love of WWII music history, a history which hails back to her almost two d...
Episode 38: Madam Misfit, Electroswing Steampunk Performer, Music of WWII
January 27, 2021 21:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode, Anne Marie chats with UK electro swing performer Madam Misfit. Her musical style combines elements of electro swing (also known as vintage remix), and chap hop. The inspiration behind her music comes from childhood influences of television and too much panda pop, with lyrics tumbling out of her imagination onto paper entertaining audiences with her delightful and witty humour. Madam Misfit shares her love of WWII music history, a history which hails back to her almost two d...
Episode 37: Dr. Teri Finneman, 1872 Presidential Campaign of Victoria Woodhull, 2021 Inauguration Special
January 19, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIn this 2021 Inauguration special Anne Marie talks to Dr. Teri Finneman about Victoria Woodhull, first woman to run for the office of President of the United States in 1872. Dr. Finneman reaches to the shadows of history to raise this erased-from-history woman and event into the light once again. On the eve of Inauguration Day we talk about the momentousness of the American people voting the first female Vice President into office 149 years after Victoria Woodhull ran for president. Dr. ...
Dr. Teri Finneman, 1872 Presidential Campaign of Victoria Woodhull, 2021 Inauguration Special
January 19, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIn this 2021 Inauguration special Anne Marie talks to Dr. Teri Finneman about Victoria Woodhull, first woman to run for the office of President of the United States in 1872. Dr. Finneman reaches to the shadows of history to raise this erased-from-history woman and event into the light once again. On the eve of Inauguration Day we talk about the momentousness of the American people voting the first female Vice President into office 149 years after Victoria Woodhull ran for president. Dr. ...
Episode 36: Zack Lyman, Stand-up Comedy, Steve Martin
January 13, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to comedian and podcast host/producer Zack Lyman. Zack has been performing stand-up comedy for over 12 years. On his podcast, cleverly named the Zack Lyman Podcast, Zack sits down with creative guests to have a fun and laid-back conversation and talk about what they create and why they do it. The Zack Lyman Podcast is a lighthearted show, made with passion for comedy, podcast and kinds of art. Zack talks to us about his favorite histo...
Zack Lyman, Stand-up Comedy, Steve Martin
January 13, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to comedian and podcast host/producer Zack Lyman. Zack has been performing stand-up comedy for over 12 years. On his podcast, cleverly named the Zack Lyman Podcast, Zack sits down with creative guests to have a fun and laid-back conversation and talk about what they create and why they do it. The Zack Lyman Podcast is a lighthearted show, made with passion for comedy, podcast and kinds of art. Zack talks to us about his favorite histo...
2020, No More F's to Give
January 01, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode we wash that year right out of our hair and look forward to the new one. Fingers crossed! The episode ends with the recently released song and appropriately title song, "Well this is Shit" by musician extraordinaries Thomas Benjamin Wild Esquire. Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. Website: https://tombwild.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdiqOyAeu__yBOZBt_Op0JQ/videos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombwildesq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomasbenj...
Episode 35: 2020, No More F's to Give
January 01, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode we wash that year right out of our hair and look forward to the new one. Fingers crossed! The episode ends with the recently released song and appropriately title song, "Well this is Shit" by musician extraordinaries Thomas Benjamin Wild Esquire. Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. Website: https://tombwild.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdiqOyAeu__yBOZBt_Op0JQ/videos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombwildesq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomasbenj...
2020, Get this Shit Away From Me
January 01, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this episode we wash that year right out of our hair and look forward to the new one. Fingers crossed! The episode ends with the recently released song and appropriately title song, "Well this is Shit" by musician extraordinaries Thomas Benjamin Wild Esquire. Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. Website: https://tombwild.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdiqOyAeu__yBOZBt_Op0JQ/videos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombwildesq/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomasbenj...
Alycia Asai, Civics and Coffee, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
December 16, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBI love coffee and I love history. Which is why, when I stumbled on the podcast of our next guest, I knew I had found something good. Alycia Asai is the host and producer of Civics and Coffee, a podcast about The people, events and topics of United States history, shared in the time it takes to enjoy a cup of coffee. According to Alycia, unlike a lot of other history based podcasts, she keeps her episodes short and sweet - giving her listeners their history in the time it takes to drink the...
Episode 34: Alycia Asai, Civics and Coffee, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
December 16, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBI love coffee and I love history. Which is why, when I stumbled on the podcast of our next guest, I knew I had found something good. Alycia Asai is the host and producer of Civics and Coffee, a podcast about The people, events and topics of United States history, shared in the time it takes to enjoy a cup of coffee. According to Alycia, unlike a lot of other history based podcasts, she keeps her episodes short and sweet - giving her listeners their history in the time it takes to drink the...
Episode 33: Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s
December 09, 2020 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBA couple weeks ago Anne Marie talked to married couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell. authors of the newly published book Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s. Hugh and Neal have been happily married for 30 years. The love between them is palpable, even after all those years. They called it the accidental collection and what began as a lucky coincidence became a rescue mission. Charged with protecting antiquity, Hugh and Neal, doggedly went about acquiring and preserving...
Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s
December 09, 2020 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBA couple weeks ago Anne Marie talked to married couple Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell. authors of the newly published book Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s. Hugh and Neal have been happily married for 30 years. The love between them is palpable, even after all those years. They called it the accidental collection and what began as a lucky coincidence became a rescue mission. Charged with protecting antiquity, Hugh and Neal, doggedly went about acquiring and preserving...
Episode 30: Simon J. James, Achtung History Podcast, Berlin
December 01, 2020 22:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBToday I talk to Simon J. James, host and producer of the up and coming podcast Achtung History. We talk about his favorite history, Berlin, and some of the lesser known aspects of this vibrant city's past. Simon J. James also known as the Berlin Tour Guide, loves Berlin so much he moved there from Yorkshire England and started a tour guide business. His tours are not your run of the mill though, Simon dives deep into the research to curate his one of a kind history tours of Berlin. Simon...
Simon J. James, Achtung History Podcast, Berlin
December 01, 2020 22:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBToday I talk to Simon J. James, host and producer of the up and coming podcast Achtung History. We talk about his favorite history, Berlin, and some of the lesser known aspects of this vibrant city's past. Simon J. James also known as the Berlin Tour Guide, loves Berlin so much he moved there from Yorkshire England and started a tour guide business. His tours are not your run of the mill though, Simon dives deep into the research to curate his one of a kind history tours of Berlin. Simon...
Episode 29: Nicki Woodard, Host and Producer of As the Money Burns: Heirs and Heiresses
November 24, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBToday my guest is Nicki Woodard. Nicki is the host and producer of the podcast As the Money Burns, a deep exploration into the lives of actual heirs and heiresses to some of America's most famous fortunes and what happens to them when the great depressions hits. As the Money Burns is part audio drama, part documentary and part contemporary commentary. As the Money Burns: website: https://asthemoneyburns.com Instagram: https://bit.ly/3lWqLUO Facebook: https://bit.ly/3l1zgfS Resources: Dori...
Nicki Woodard, Host and Producer of As the Money Burns: Heirs and Heiresses
November 24, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBToday my guest is Nicki Woodard. Nicki is the host and producer of the podcast As the Money Burns, a deep exploration into the lives of actual heirs and heiresses to some of America's most famous fortunes and what happens to them when the great depressions hits. As the Money Burns is part audio drama, part documentary and part contemporary commentary. As the Money Burns: website: https://asthemoneyburns.com Instagram: https://bit.ly/3lWqLUO Facebook: https://bit.ly/3l1zgfS Resources: Dori...
Ruth Rosenfeld, 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and tsunami
November 17, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBToday Ruth Rosenfeld shares her personal account of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a history that literally shook her world. Ruth Rosenfeld is an author, blogger, photographer and world traveler. She has been to all but one of the world's continents, lived in four countries and visited over fifty! Her yet to be released travel memoir, Go Wherever You Want, is an account of her unique experiences living abroad in three different countries over an eight year period. Always looking...
Episode 28: Ruth Rosenfeld, 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and tsunami
November 17, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBToday Ruth Rosenfeld shares her personal account of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a history that literally shook her world. Ruth Rosenfeld is an author, blogger, photographer and world traveler. She has been to all but one of the world's continents, lived in four countries and visited over fifty! Her yet to be released travel memoir, Go Wherever You Want, is an account of her unique experiences living abroad in three different countries over an eight year period. Always looking...