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Maria Dickin wanted to raise the status of animals in society and bring more awareness to the work they were doing during World War II. The Dickin Medal was created to honor military working animals. This episode covers six of those recipients. Research: “Cats and Dogs.” Sabretac ... Show More

The possible contenders for the title of inventor of spray paint were actually working across decades. And really, all those people contributed pieces of the story. Research: Abplanalp, R.H. “Valve mechanism for dispensing gases and liquids under pressure.” U.S. Patent Office. Ma ... Show More

This 2021 episode covers Eunice Newton Foote, who became the first person to make a connection between the Earth’s temperature and the concentration of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere in 1856. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

One of the very first union strikes in US history was mounted by a group of African American women in the deep South. Listen in and learn all about this little known slice of history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for priv ... Show More

Margaret talks with Prop about the surprising history of the real man behind the legend of John Henry, a Black convict laborer whose story used to be told as a warning against the evils of bosses. Stream Prop's new EP: Terraform: The PossibilitySee omnystudio.com/listener for pri ... Show More

In Part Two, Robert is joined again by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston to continuing discussing George Lincoln Rockwell. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today California is renowned worldwide as a heartland of sun-drenched luxury. But, according to Jean Pfaelzer, the state’s prosperity is in large part built on the proceeds of human bondage. Jean speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about the various forms slavery has taken in the state dow ... Show More

Katherine Parr was Henry VIII's sixth wife. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In episode 35, Portland activist Marielle Eaton sits down with Robert Evans to talk about Oregon's exceedingly Bastardful history as a white nationalist paradise. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor ... Show More

Sarah Gristwood considers how the BBC series the White Queen matches up to the history of the period, while Nick Rennison explains how he wrote his debut historical novel. Rob Attar presents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad cho ... Show More

Jane Seymour was Henry VIII's third wife. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

One thing royal families strive for is the common touch. Whilst some have struggled with it, King James IV and V in the 15th and 16th centuries excelled in it.  It could be said, however, they took the term ‘common touch’ too literally, as it wasn’t uncommon for them to have sexu ... Show More