046 - [Fire Emoji, Fire Emoji, Fire Emoji] (feat. Mo Phillips Spotts)
Shared History
English - January 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsSociety & Culture History history shared arcade audio chicago comedy women obscure science sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Things are heating up as we cover two devastating fires from US history (oops!). We're joined by comedian and entrepreneur, Mo Phillips-Spotts who sparks up the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and then Nat further fans the flames with the story of the Iroquois Theatre Fire
More on Mo
Morgan (Mo) Phillips-Spotts is a Chicago-based actor, improviser, educator and entrepreneur. Her children’s book subscription business: Momo’s Book Club strives to make your child’s library as diverse as the world that surrounds them. The book club has been featured on ‘best of’ lists in Bustle, Cratejoy and Cosmo. Sign up today at momosbookclub.com. Follow Mo at @momosapeach on all platforms.
Our Lovely Guest, Mo Phillips-Spotts!
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Headlines 1 and 2 (warning, graphic!)
Less graphic Triangle Shirtwaist in headlines
Union members at Triangle funeral procession
Greenlit Triangle Fire Memorial design
Iroquois Theater Fire Headline
Iroquois Theatre promenade foyer (before fire)
Mr Bluebeard Ad boasting ‘absolutely fireproof’
Bluebeard Cast onstage post-fire
Artistic rendering of lobby chaos at Iroquois Theater
The Iroquois Theatre after the Fire 1 and 2
SOURCES:
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Triangle: The Fire That Changed America (Drehle), Wiki, history.com, osha.gov
Iroquois Theatre Fire: Wiki, History.com, Chicagology.com, The Life and Times of Florence Kelley
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This episode was sponsored by RAYGUN, Wonder City Studio, & ECBG Cake Studio (all promocodes mentioned in episode are one word, no spaces)