Follow along as we are introduced to freedom seekers Ellen and William Craft on their 1,000 mile journey to the north. After being enslaved their entire lives, they decide to risk it all to find freedom and create a life they always wanted. It's not an easy journey, as Ellen disguises herself as a white male and William's enslaver. They face many challenges ... Show More
Nov 5
Trail Tales 105: Bear Makeouts, Grizzly Wisdom & Trail Angels
Today’s stories include making out with bears, subway sandwiches, Pigeon Forge street racers, grizzly wisdom, trail angels and Marvin in Newfoundland. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers! For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merc ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 2
Left for Dead: Hohe Tauern National Park
In the early hours of January 19th, 2025 Kerstin Gurtner died of hypothermia on Austria’s tallest mountain. Her boyfriend and climbing partner, Thomas Plamberger, maintains his version of events - that he left Kerstin behind to get help - but not everyone believed him. Kerstin’s ... Show More
1h 23m
Aug 2024
An audacious escape from slavery
On 20 December 1848, Ellen Craft placed a top hat on her head, slipped her arm into a sling, and perched dark green glasses on her nose. Once her disguise was complete, Ellen and her husband William embarked on almighty journey. The couple were enslaved, and had assumed fake iden ... Show More
40m 48s
Feb 2024
The Underground Railroad | The Light of Freedom | 1
In the early 1800s, slavery rapidly expanded across the American South. But each year, thousands of courageous enslaved men, women, and children fled their owners in search of freedom. And in Philadelphia, secret allies came to their aid. Quaker abolitionists collaborated with fr ... Show More
41m 45s
Apr 2023
An American Love Story with Ilyon Woo
On this episode of Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon talks with Ilyon Woo, author of the new book, Master Slave Husband Wife, a love story between William and Ellen Craft. You may not be familiar with their names, but the Crafts were a determined enslaved couple who made t ... Show More
35 m
Mar 2024
The Underground Railroad | Harriet Tubman’s Goodbye Song | 5
In 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped her enslaver in Maryland and freed herself. Over the next several years she took great personal risks, traveling back below the Mason-Dixon line at least a dozen times to free family and friends as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Today, Li ... Show More
38m 57s
Jun 2020
ICYMI - CP Time with Roy Wood Jr.: The Origins of Juneteenth and the History of Runaway Slaves
Roy Wood Jr. discusses Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the end of slavery, and shares stories of heroic runaway slaves like Henry Box Brown, and Ellen and William Craft.
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6m 6s
Jun 2022
Celebrate Juneteenth with Into the Depths
In celebration of Juneteenth, we revisit the final episode of Into the Depths with National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts. Tara is inspired by the stories of the Clotilda, a ship that illegally arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860, and of Africatown, created by those on the ves ... Show More
44m 29s