When the events of Stonewall happened in 1969, Eric Marcus was just a boy away at a New Jersey summer camp. Nearly 20 years later, he would document the voices of revolutionary LGBTQ activists like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Frank Kameny for his book, “Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights.”
While his work st ... Show More
Jul 2020
The Gilded Age | Carnival of Corruption | 1
<p>In 1869, America connected its vast, sprawling territory with its most ambitious project to date: the transcontinental railroad. The country had just emerged from the ashes of the Civil War, and the railroad galvanized people from coast to coast, offering opportunity and promi ... Show More
38m 49s
Jul 2020
The Gilded Age | Rise of the Robber Barons | 2
<p>In the 1870s and 1880s, businessmen clawed their way to the top of the new industrial economy, accumulating staggering fortunes. Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller ruthlessly eliminated his rivals one by one, seizing control over the nation’s refineries. Steel magnate Andrew Carne ... Show More
41m 34s
Mar 2024
Abraham Lincoln's Sex Life
<p>Abraham Lincoln is often thought of as the most loved president in America's history, but how much do we know about his personal life?</p><br><p>Furthermore, how much do we know about his sexuality, and the potential he might have been gay?</p><br><p>Joining Kate today are Cal ... Show More
38m 44s
Aug 2021
Mike Duncan and Patrick in Conversation at Powell's Books: "The Verge," Ancient Rome, and Doing History
<p>To mark the release of Patrick's book <em>The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World</em>, he did a virtual event with Powell's Bookstore in Portland, hosted by history podcaster extraordinaire and bestselling author Mike Duncan. Mike and Patrick ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2019
E26: The Stonewall riots and Pride at 50, part 2
Concluding part of our podcast episodes on the Stonewall rebellion , when LGBTQ youth fought the police in NYC for 6 nights, and went on to organise and form the gay liberation movement. We have a bonus episode about this for our patreon supporters. You can support us and listen ... Show More
1h 7m