History Honeys

The Comics Code Authority

The third episode of History Honeys brings Grant to the hot seat to talk about The Comics Code Authority; its beginnings, its effects, and its legacy. If it seems like Alaina doesn't say much, it's because she was too busy trying to keep her composure in the face of the all-too familiar story of misplaced outrage and artistic repression. She made some incredible faces, though. Is scapegoating and censorship the path of least resistance? Can history remember anyone for more than one thing? How long of a shadow can one moment cast?

Recommendations: Saga, I Hate Fairyland, Archie, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, Starchie (and all of Will Elder and Wally Wood's work on MAD), The Lee/Kirby run on Fantastic Four (issues 1-102), Figment from the Disney Kingdoms line of books inspired by theme park attractions, and many other books we didn't mention in the recording.

An article about Wertham's manipulation of facts to fit his argument: https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/204890

And a big thanks to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

As mentioned in the listener mail segment, two articles by Ciaran.

Logo by Marah

Music by Thylacinus

Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

The Eastland Disaster

Hello again and welcome to the second episode of History Honeys! Alaina will be teaching us all about the sinking of the Eastland, a passenger steamer whose sinking was the single greatest loss of life in Great Lakes history. How can a system give rise to terrible things and nobody at fault? Can a plan to promote safety actually create danger? If ghosts aren't real, can anyone actually "lie" about being haunted?

Have some Links!

• The Eastland Disaster Historical Society
  • The 101st anniversary observances; July 24-25, 2016
• (Article about) Video of rescuers
• Eastland: A New Musical, by Lookingglass Theatre

The listener mail prompt for next episode is moral panics! Tell us which time people lost their heads over something that, in hindsight, turned out to be pointless scapegoating is your favorite and why, and we'll try to read it for the show.

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Feeling down? We recommend this cookie recipe, and this baby sloth to help you cheer up.

Logo by Marah

Music by Thylacinus

Mackinac!

Hello everyone! This is the very first episode of History Honeys, and we're so glad you could join us. Grant and Alaina swap stories about Mackinac Island and the Michilimackinac region. Does it have the world's worst fort? Where would medical science be without accidental gunshot wounds and uncomfortable ethics? Are the straits in danger of ecological disaster?

Have some links!

• Mackinac Parks
• Oil and Water Don't Mix, the campaign against pipelines in the Great Lakes

The listener mail prompt for next episode is boats! Tell us your favorite history fact about a boat and we'll try to read it on air.

Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Tell your friends what you like about it, and send them a link. Rate and review on whatever platform delivers you this show so strangers will see it too! We appreciate it so much.

Logo by Marah

Music by Thylacinus