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A podcast where a married couple teaches each other about cool stuff in the past.
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Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
It's that time of year again, when Alaina teaches us about the haunted and spooky spots of a certain place, and we do the intro in silly Dracula voices! This year we're getting sub-tropical and talking about the Florida Keys. An island chain once rich from shipping and now a vacation destination, the Keys have been shaken by natural disasters and disease, as well as a few notably creepy individuals. Have these events left a psychic and spiritual stain on the land, or is that just a way to sell more t-shirts? Let's explore!
Links!
- FloridaKeys.com
- Historic and contemporary pictures of the Oversea Railroad
- "The Keys’ most treacherous reef is a scenic delight"
- Picture of the Carysfort Light
- Key West Cemetery at Atlas Obscura
- Florida Keys History & Discovery Center, home to Robert the Doll
- Picture of Robert the Doll
- Gene Otto, wearing the sailor suit he passed on to Robert
- Fort Jefferson, National Park Service
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Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Yesterday was Indigenous Peoples Day, so Grant is here to talk about a recent event in the history of one indigenous nation. The Cold War arms race required fuel, and it was found in the stone beneath the Navajo Nation. Decades of environmental degradation and ethical failures followed, and only ended when demand for ore dropped. Who can we trust to act as stewards of the land? Why is profit the final measurement of value?
Links!
- Navajo Nation
- Church Rock Mill Superfund web page
- 2016 settlement on mine cleanup efforts
- Exploring an Abandoned Uranium Mine, AZ
- Metal Gear Solid V let's play
- Sex Archie
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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
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 87 prompt is: What is your favorite mineral?
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
About fifty episodes ago Grant made an offhand comment about one of that topic's figures. Now, it's a full episode. Do not test him. The Pullman strike lasted for months, threatened all American commerce, and set precedents that have lasted over a century regarding government involvement in labor disputes. It all started because George Pullman's perfect town didn't consider the lives of the people in it.
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 86 prompt is: What is the last book you read?
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Alaina returns to our Disney Parks series by going back to the beginning: Disneyland in Anaheim, California. In 1955, after a long time planning and a short time building, Walt Disney presented yet another dream to the world. It was the world's first fully-themed park, complete with a nationally televised opening, and following 10 months of televised previews in prime time. We cover its development, opening, and some stories behind certain Opening Day attractions.
Links!
- Mickey Mouse Park in Burbank
- The Disneyland Story (first episode of Disneyland)
- Disneyland ad in TV Guide
- Magazine spread on the Disneyland show, featuring early concept art of the park
- Photos of construction in-progress
- Dateline Disneyland
- List of current attractions by opening date
- List of King Arthur's Carousel horses
- The Annual Pancake Race
- Aunt Jemima in Disneyland
- Opening Day photos:
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 85 prompt is: How did you celebrate Labor Day?
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 Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Alaina returns to her most recent topic to make good on her promise. This episode is about a third great train wreck in the summer of 1918, one that destroyed a circus train. We cover the history of that particular circus, its founder's previous attractions, the wreck itself, and what remains to commemorate it.
Links!
- People displayed in Hagenbeck's "human zoo"
- The Diary of Abraham Ulrikab
- First Zoo Without Bars Celebrates its Centenary
- Group Photo of Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Performers
- Supreme Court opinions on Bleistein v Donaldson Lithographing Company
- Pictures of wreckage
- Lake County Times coverage of wreck
- Picture of mass burial
- Pictures of Showmen's Rest
- "Unknown Male" Gravestone
- International Circus Hall of Fame
- ABC 7 Chicago's coverage of the 100th anniversary
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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
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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
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Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
We're sure the world is about to be bombarded by retrospectives of Apollo 11, and for good reason, but there's so much more to explore. Grant takes us through the history of Mars exploration, from the first looks from afar, to the first mobile science platforms to rove its surface.
Links!
- Mars Exploration Project
- Marspedia
- The "Canali" and the first Martians
- 1965: Discovery at Mars
- Soviet Space Probes Mars-2 and -3 (In Russian)
- FBC Task Final Report
- Sojourner postage stamp
- MGSV Let's Play playlist
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 80 prompt is: What is your favorite train?