Episodes
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Three Spiritualists
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
The mid-19th century in America was a time of new popular philosophies about the order of the universe and the individual's place in it. One example is the dawn of Spiritualism: the belief that the spirits of the dead can be contacted, and that they have answers to our urgent questions. In this episode, Grant teaches us about two cases: the prototypical founders of movement, and one of its most bizarre figures. Once a popular movement starts, does it ever really end? How much faith should be put in a prophet that makes a profit? What purpose does debunking serve?
Links!
- Smithsonian Magazine on the Fox sisters
- Listener Ciaran on the Fox Sisters
- John Murray Spear's paper, The New Era, May 3rd 1854 edition
- A picture of The New Motive Power
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Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Trainwrecks of 1918
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Alaina continues marking anniversaries, and also talking about travel disasters. 1918 was in the middle of the Golden Age of Rail Travel, but behind the march of technology and luxury there were millions of travelers trying to get to work on time. Unfortunately, not all of them did. The day this episode goes live marks the 101st anniversary of the worst rail accident in American history, and the end of the year the worst accident in American urban transit history. What counts as "acceptable odds" for mass death and mayhem? Who bears responsibility for a systemic failure? How does the atomization of car travel affect our perception of train death tolls?
Links!
- Google Earth View of the Nashville wreck site
- Contemporary news report of the crash at Dutchman's Curve
- David Allan Coe - The Great Nashville Railroad Disaster
- Diagram of the Malbone Street wreck
- Death in the Subway by David Rapp
Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 81 prompt is: What is your favorite fringe group?