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A podcast where a married couple teaches each other about cool stuff in the past.
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Comic readers across America were promised that for only $5 they could learn the ultimate fighting system, and the art of the death touch. That promise was made by Count Dante, one of the most colorful and controversial figures in martial arts history. Born John Keehan, Dante's life seems out of place in the real world, never mind his fabricated boasts.
Links!
- The Life and Death of the Deadliest Man Alive
- The Search for Count Dante
- Show and Tell: Count Dante, Deadliest Man Alive
- Contemporary NYT article on the Purlator Heist
- Bob Cooley's memoir: When Corruption Was King
- The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts
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 112 prompt is: What is your favorite film of the 1970s?
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Happy Valencrimes Day! This year's topic observes the strictest traditions, so we're talking about a series of murders in 1800s Chicago. Thomas Neill Cream used his medical practice and willingness to help those in need to prey on the desperate and disadvantaged. But his true targets may not have been the people he poisoned, but the ones he attempted to blackmail by accusing them of the murders.
Links!
- Cream on Casebook.org
- CDC strychnine facts
- London, Ontario
- Fred Demara, the Great Impostor
- Mechanista in G – RX-75-4 Guntank
- Bizarre Podcast: Dogs Must Die
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
In 1908, Anne Shirley was introduced to the world, and became one of the most popular figures in all-ages literature. Anne was the creation of Lucy Maud Montgomery, who wrote 20 novels in a prolific writing career. In this episode, Alaina teaches us about Montgomery's life, perspective, and tragedies; and also the impact of her stories and their many adaptations.
Links!
- KindredSpaces, the LM Montgomery research collections
- A guide to the many translations of Anne of Green Gables
- Map of Prince Edward Island sites related to Montgomery
- Abandoned Avonlea: Anne theme park in Japan now like a ghost town
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Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Every few years, a new film or miniseries based on Little Women comes along, and this year is no exception. To prepare for Greta Gerwig's upcoming version, Alaina teaches us about its author, her family, and the circles they moved in. When does writing for commercial gain make lasting art? What about this story makes it so appealing to adapt? Was anyone in the 1800s NOT part of a utopian commune?
Links!
- The Orchard House museum
- A list of all Little Women adaptations, up to 2017
- Boston Women's Heritage Trail
- 14th Annual Benefit 5K / 10K for Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House
- Joseph Palmer, the beard man
- Fruitlands Museum
- Little Women (1980) from Toei Animation and Harmony Gold
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
We've mentioned our weekend trip to Milwaukee before, but now it's time to share all we learned! In this episode, Grant talks about the history of the places we went, and some of the history they taught us.
Links!
- Mars Cheese Castle
- Pabst Milwaukee Brewery and Taproom
- Pabst-ett Cheese radio commercial
- Milwaukee Public Museum
- Making of the Streets of Old Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Boat Line sightseeing tours
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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
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 82 prompt is: What is your favorite circus act?
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
They thought they were peerless. They thought they planned the perfect crime. Lots of twenty-year-olds overestimate themselves. Alaina tells the story of Leopold and Loeb, two University of Chicago students who decided to kill for fun. Is a drive for fame compatible with a drive for being unfindable? When will America deal with the moral epidemic of rich young men? Why do we keep going back to that lagoon?
Links!
- Castle Farms, Loeb's family's previous land
- Bobby Franks' home
- Bobby Franks' grave
- Church of the Brethren article on Leopold
- Clarence Darrow's final address to the court
- Old Joliet Prison Historical Site
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Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
The Dionne Quints were a miracle and a media sensation. Born to an already large family in Depression-era Ontario, their lives were on display for as long as interest continued. Alaina leads us through their lives and asks "who benefits?".
Links!
- Dionne Quints Heritage Board
- 1935 news story on the Guardianship Act
- Pictures of the ads, crowds, and tourist traps that grew up around the children
- Five of a Kind (1938)
- Million Dollar Babies, Part 1
- The Dionne Quintuplets At Callander, Ontario (1936)
- Dionne Quintuplets - Day At Home
- The Quins Are Growing Up (1940)
- The Quins Listen To Princess Elizabeth (1940)
- Seventh Birthday Newsreel
- Quins In Public (1940-1949)
- Dionne quintuplets graduate from High School 1952
- Newsreel on Emilie's death
- OneFeinCat's Extra Life donor page!
- The Strange Case of Dr. Couney
- Fighting in the Age of Loneliness
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 66 prompt is: Favorite military dictator!
Monday Aug 06, 2018
Monday Aug 06, 2018
Alaina picks up from where a recent episode left off, and continues the story of Disney's live-action productions through the 1960s. We spend our time following the lives and careers of recurring talent, as well as the films themselves and the trends they set. How many films did it take to pay for the enduring classics? How profitable does a star need to be to evade studio control? What size tennis shoes did the computer wear?
Links!
- A theater of children in Mouse masks
- Jimmie Dodd delivering a moral
- Adventure in Dairyland song
- Surviving footage of Rainbow Road to Oz
- Tommy Kirk in Mars Needs Women
- Babes in Toyland-style soldiers at 2017 Magic Kingdom Christmas parade
- Hayley Mills' juvenile Oscar, accepted by Annette Funicello on her behalf
- The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story
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Tuesday May 08, 2018
Tuesday May 08, 2018
Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA has become "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". As a lifetime member, Alaina tells us about Juliette Gordon Low's life, the development of the program, and the current challenges they face. Also, cookies. When does an organization develop past its roots? How do two very similar programs take such different stances to the changing times?
Links!
- Girl Scouts
- Narrative of the Massacre at Chicago, August 15, 1812, and of some preceding events
- Julette Gordon Low Birthplace
- The Golden Eaglet
- Juliette Gordon Low's gravesite
- Josephine Groves Holloway
- Girl Scout Cookie from 1917
- 50 years ago, a piano was dropped from a helicopter near Seattle: Here's what happened
- Iconic podcast
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.