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Armchair HistoriansLast Train Leaving Belgium, Part 2: Jeff LipkesThis is part one of an interview Anne Marie did in 2020. Sadly, shortly after the interview, Jeff Lipkes passed away. This episode is dedicated to him.Jeff Lipkes was born and raised in Los Angeles and educated at U.C. Berkeley and Princeton, completing his Ph.D. in History in 1995. His dissertation was awarded the Joseph Dorfman Prize by the History of Economics Society.Rehearsals: The German Army in Belgium, August 1914 was published by University of Leuven Press in October, 2007, and is being distributed in North America by Cornell University Press. Lipkes is also the...2024-11-1440 min
Armchair HistoriansLast Train Leaving Belgium, Part 1It's been a while, fellow Armchair Historians! Welcome back to the show!! This episode is the first in a series. This supplementary podcast to the in-production documentary Last Train Leaving Belgium is the first episode, which introduces the story of Therese, an eight-year-old Belgian child facing the soon-to-be occupation of her country by foreign invaders. Over the next few weeks, we will rebroadcast all the previous episodes of Last Train Leaving Belgium. We welcome you to join us on this poignant journey about a time that shares parallels to the world we are currently living in. 2024-11-0820 min
Armchair HistoriansCharlie Chaplin vs. America, Scott EymanHello, fellow Armchair Historians. We're back and ready to bring more amazing histories. In this episode, Anne Marie talks to bestselling author Scott Eyman. Scot is a prolific writer whose muse is the enduring careers of iconic film industry legends. Scott talks about his latest book, Charlie Chaplin Vs. America: When Art, Sex, And Politics Collide.Scott Eyman website: https://scotteyman.com Scott Eyman: https://www.facebook.com/ScottEyman1Scott Eyman Twitter: https://twitter.com/scotteyman1?lang=enCharlie Chaplin, twelve-minute standing ovation at Oscars, 1972: https://bit.ly/3MLlmPU...2023-11-2143 min
Armchair HistoriansPART 2: Under the Banner of King Death, Marcus Rediker and David LesterPART 2listen to PART1 here:Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, that’s right, we’re going to talk about Pirates. If you listened to our most recent mini episode, you met David and Marcus in our Let’s get Quizzical segment.Not only do we talk about egalitarian style government on the pirate ship, we also talk about the evolution of David and Marcus’s collaboration and how...2023-03-0135 min
Armchair HistoriansJohn Blanke, The Black Tudors, Mini EpisodeIn this mini episode, Anne Marie revisits Black Tudors, by Miranda Kaufmann. Anne Marie purchased the book whilst visiting Mary Rose Museum back in 2017 to research the African presence in Tudor England. One of the central figures, perhaps the most well known black Tudor, John Blanke appears in the historical record as well as Tudor art.Miranda Kaufmann, website: http://www.mirandakaufmann.com Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufmann: https://amzn.to/3IIBpMJMichael Ohajuru, website: https://about.me/michaelohajuruJohn Blanke Project, website: http://johnblanke.comSupport t...2023-02-2209 min
Armchair HistoriansUnder the Banner of King Death, Marcus Rediker and David Lester, Part 1Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 1 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, that’s right, we’re going to talk about Pirates. If you listened to our most recent mini episode, you met David and Marcus in our Let’s get Quizzical segment.Not only do we talk about egalitarian style government on the pirate ship, we also talk about the evolution of David and Marcus’s collaboration and how Marcus’s scholarly work is transformed into a graphic...2023-02-1626 min
Armchair HistoriansMini Episode, Henry VIII Party Favors? & Lets get QuizzicalWhen 34-year-old Charlie Clarke was feeling down about losing his beloved dog to cancer, he decided to go metal detecting to take his mind off of his loss. Sometimes good things happen at the worst of times, and that's just what happened to Charlie when he uncovered a never before seen early sixteenth-century artifact.David Lester and Marcus Rediker, authors of Under the Banner of King Death, take on the Pirate Speak "Let's get Quizzical" challenge.Under the Banner of King DeathMarcus Rediker: WebsiteDavid Lester: WebsiteMetal Detector Finds 500...2023-02-1311 min
Armchair HistoriansAnna Borzello, Dancing on the Foreshore, Part 2Part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Anna Borzello about her years foraging along the foreshore for remnants of the lives of everyday people, breadcrumbs that lead to snapshots of the past, bringing into sharper focus the commonplace, for the times, routines of ordinary people. Anna is a crafty historian, able to spin an engaging narrative around each artifact she finds.In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for h...2023-02-0831 min
Armchair HistoriansFebruary 4, This Day in History, Patty Hearst, Yalta, Banks go BustMinisode: February 4, This Day in HistoryListen to this episode to discover what happened on this day in history. Clues are in the title!The People History: https://www.thepeoplehistory.comHistory: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-historyBritannica: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-daySupport the showFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's...2023-02-0405 min
Armchair HistoriansAnna Borzello, Dancing on the Foreshore, Part 1In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for historical artifacts which tell the story of London’s expansive history.Anna admittedly plans her life around the river’s tides. Before she commits to doctor’s appointments, lunch dates, fill in the blank, she first consults the tide charts. Low tide wins out every time. It was such a pleasure to talk to Anna about her experiences as a mudlark...2023-02-0126 min
Armchair HistoriansEmily Strasser, Half-Life of a Secret, Part 2Not too long ago, Anne Marie had the opportunity to talk to Emily Strasser. Emily has written a book about a little-known community built in secret by the United States government in rural western Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was one of three secret cities constructed by the Manhattan Project. Emily Strasser is a writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her MFA in nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in Catapult, Ploughshares, Guernica, Colorado Review, The Bitter Southerner, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Gulf Coast, and Tricycle, among others, and she was the p...2023-01-2424 min
Armchair HistoriansEmily Strasser, Half-Life of a SecretNot too long ago, Anne Marie had the opportunity to talk to Emily Strasser. Emily has written a book about a little-known community built in secret by the United States government in rural western Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was one of three secret cities constructed by the Manhattan Project. If you listened to last week’s episode about Anna Rosenberg, there is a tie-in here. Anna Rosenberg negotiated a hush-hush deal between then-president Franklyn D. Rosevelt and the tens of thousands of workers attracted to Oak Ridge, eager for the high-paying wartime jobs it offered. If you hav...2023-01-1926 min
Armchair HistoriansChristopher C. Gorham, Who Was Anna Rosenberg?In this first episode of 2023, Anne Marie interviews Christopher C. Gorham, high school history teacher and author of The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America. This relatively unknown history is about a woman who yielded a great deal of political power throughout much of the 20th century, and whose legacy is little known. Who was Anna Rosenberg, and why don't we know about her? A true confidante is one in whom your secrets are safe, and Anna was the true and trusted confidante to politicians in high places on both...2023-01-1026 min
Armchair HistoriansPeace and Prosperity in 2023Anne Marie stops by to wish you a happy New Year and gets a little deep and philosophical about her love of history. #happynewyearSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the showSupport the showFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistoriansSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! 2023-01-0305 min
Armchair HistoriansStephanie & Elise, Denver Ghost Hunters, Part 2In this fourth episode of our October History and Haunting Series, Anne Marie talks to Denver Ghost Hunters' (DGH) team members Stephanie and Elise about their favorite histories and how their ghost-hunting endeavors connect to them. They share digital recordings of disembodied voices (or EVPs) of spirits from beyond and line up the history with the haunting. With the nineteenth-century United States Western expansion, many a restless soul came to the then Kansas Territory (Colorado) with only their dream and a prayer in hopes of finding a better life. Many of DGH's local haunts are s...2022-10-2834 min
Armchair HistoriansStephanie & Elise, Denver Ghost Hunters, Part 1In this third episode of our October History and Haunting Series, Anne Marie talks to Denver Ghost Hunters' (DGH) team members Stephanie and Elise about their favorite histories and how their ghost-hunting endeavors connect to them. With the nineteenth-century United States Western expansion, many a restless soul came to the then Kansas Territory (Colorado) with only their dream and a prayer in hopes of finding a better life. Many of DGH's local haunts are steeped in the spiritual residue of people who came to the mountains to create a new life, some with success and some without.2022-10-2536 min
Armchair HistoriansA Haunted History of Invisible Women, Leanna Renee Heiber and Andrea Janes Part 2Anne Marie continues her discussion with the co-authors of A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts. This non-fiction book is coauthored by actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and award-winning bestselling author Leanna Renee Hieber and Boroughs of the Dead founder Andrea Janes. “Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, even the occasional axe-murderess—America’s female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among th...2022-10-1236 min
Armchair HistoriansA Haunted History of Invisible Women, Leanna Renee Heiber and Andrea Janes Part 1If you know Anne Marie at all, you know that Halloween is her favorite holiday. Some of you may know that, as a side gig, she is the founder of Silver Queen Walking Tours. By popular demand, she does more ghost tours than straight history tours. So when she discovered this newly released book, A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, by these two amazing women who have first-hand knowledge and experience of the art and mystery behind the ghost tour guide craft, she was sold before cracking the book open.This non-fiction...2022-10-0434 min
Armchair HistoriansIlise Carter, The Red MenaceIn this episode, Anne Marie talks to author, sweetheart of the sideshow, and fashion writer Ilise Carter about her new book The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History. In America, lipstick is the foundation of empires; it’s a signature of identity; it’s propaganda, self-expression, oppression, freedom, and rebellion. It’s a multi-billion-dollar industry and one of our most iconic accessories of gender. From the colonial period until today, this engaging book focuses on the many-layered historical aspects of this one product including, social, cultural, marketing, corporate, political, religion, and much mo...2022-09-0645 min
Armchair HistoriansAndrew Nagorski, Saving FreudIn this episode, Anne Marie Talks to Andrew Nagorski about his new book Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom. The book recounts the dramatic true story of Sigmund Freud’s last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria, why he waited until after the Nazi take over, and the colorful cast of characters who persuaded and extricated him from his beloved Vienna to London.Andrew Nagorski is an award-winning journalist and author who spent more than three decades as a foreign correspondent and editor for Newsweek. From 2008 to April 2014, he was vice pr...2022-08-2341 min
Armchair HistoriansRobert S. McElvaine, The Times They Were a-Changin,' 1964In this episode, Anne Marie talks to professor of history and author Robert McElvaine about his latest book, The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn. 1964 is when the sixties truly arrived, from JFK’s assassination in November 1963 It was then that the United States began a radical shift toward a much more inclusive definition of “American,” with a greater degree of equality and a government actively involved in social and economic improvement. It was a radical shift accompanied by a cultural revolution. The same month Bob Dylan...2022-08-0543 min
Armchair HistoriansJason Sandy, Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London's Lost TreasuresIn this episode, the third in our Mudlark Series, Anne Marie interviews Jason Sandy, co-author of Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London's Lost Treasures. Jason shares his River Thames journey and talks about the river's history and the fellowship he has found within the mudlark community.Jason Sandy is an American architect and property developer in London. He is a member of the exclusive Society of Thames Mudlarks. Jason’s mudlarking adventures have been featured on national television in Britain, Germany, and Canada. He has written extensively about mudlarking for magazines in Britain and USA. His mudlarking collection ha...2022-07-2655 min
Armchair HistoriansLynn Pew, Alice and the Mudlark, River IrwellIn this episode, the second in our Mudlark series, Anne Marie talks to Mudlark Lynn Pew. Lynn mudlarks along the River Irwell in Lancashire, England, where she scours its banks for beautiful pieces of broken pottery, little pieces of history tumbled by the river for over 100 years. Lynn tells us about the river's history and where many of the pieces she finds originated.Lynn is fascinated with how these tiny fragments made their way into the river and the journey they have been on. Cracked and faded, their edges are worn smooth from their watery passage, a...2022-07-1234 min
Armchair HistoriansSi Finds, Luck in the Muck, Mudlarking the River ThamesIn this special episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie is joined by her great-nephew and co-host Finley. We talk to YouTube sensation Simon Bourne of Si Finds about one of our favorite hobbies, treasure hunting and specifically mudlarking. Since the beginning, the River Thames which flows from the Cotswolds, through the heart of London, and into the North Sea has been a place where people from all over the world and throughout time have crossed, sailed, and walked along. It is a tidal river that rises and recedes with the tide of the North Sea. It's at low tide...2022-06-1448 min
Armchair HistoriansMaking History/ The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past, Richard CohenToday’s guest has made it his mission to look at the chroniclers who have shaped our understanding of the past by looking at their personal history and taking into account how their personal story shaped their biases and therefore their interpretation of history. Author Richard Cohen talks to Anne Marie about his new book, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past. Cohen says “Every author of a work of history is an interpreter, a filter, with his or her own personal input.”He has thoroughly investigated and compared the published works and private uttera...2022-06-0546 min
Armchair HistoriansMini Episode 2 From the UK, Cathedral City of YorkAnne Marie and Bob are coming to you from York in the UK. They recount their favorite histories during their week-long stay in this historical cathedral city with Roman origins. York, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YorkYorkshire Museum, website: https://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.ukJorvik Viking Centre, website: https://www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.ukYork City Wall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_city_wallsSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the showFollow...2022-05-2612 min
Armchair HistoriansCan Anne Marie Crack the Cramp Word, Ye Olde CrimeIn this episode, we share Anne Marie's appearance spot on Ye Olde Crime Podcast in which podcast host, Lindsey, challenges her to crack the cramp word. Can she do it? Listen to find out!Ye Olde Crime Podcast, website: https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.comLindsey Valenty appearance on Armchair Historians: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/9483164-deadly-victoriana-lindsay-valenty-ye-olde-crime-podcastSupport Armchair Historians:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistoriansKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductionsSupport the showFollow us on Social Media:Instagram: @armchairhistoriansTwitter: @ArmchairHistor1Facebook: https://www...2022-05-2519 min
Armchair HistoriansMini Episode 1 from the UK, Borough Market and MudlarkingAnne Marie and Bob are coming to you from Bankside in this first UK mini episode. They recount their favorite history of the day at Borough Market and Mudlarking along the Thames.River Thames: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_ThamesSouthwark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Borough_of_Southwark Borough Market: https://boroughmarket.org.ukBorough Market, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_MarketForeshore Permits: https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permitsBeachcombing Magazine, The Art of Smoking: https://www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/mudlarking-the-art-of-smokingNicola White, Mudlark...2022-05-1608 min
Armchair HistoriansNick Brooks, Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two FrontsIn this episode, Anne Marie interviews Airforce Veteran and Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle member Nick Brooks. Nick talks about the new documentary Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts and the almost erased history of the first African American Soldiers who earned the nickname "buffalo soldiers" most likely from the Cheyenne people. The name stuck and followed the segregated black military until desegregation in 1947.About the documentary: In 1866, six all-black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the Army Organization Act. They came to be known as Buffalo Soldiers. Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two...2022-05-0349 min
Armchair HistoriansDr. Rod Tanchanco, First Patients: The Incredible True Stories of Pioneer PatientsAnne Marie talks to Dr. Rod Tanchanco about his new book, First Patients. This timely narrative looks at how far we’ve come; what we’ve learned from past pandemics and the real-life patient stories behind our most important medical advancements.Often marked by the desperate need to save human lives, important developments in medicine have invariably started with patients—people whose ordeals fostered the advancement of medical knowledge. This book is a collection of such stories, each chapter an enthralling view into the history of medicine, revealing the extent of human inventiveness, resilience, and compassion.Ro...2022-04-1938 min
Armchair HistoriansGregory Smithers, Reclaiming Two-SpiritsIn this episode, Anne Marie talks to Gregory Smithers about his new book, Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America. Two Spirits is a sweeping history of Indigenous traditions of gender, sexuality, and resistance that reveals how, despite centuries of colonialism, Two-Spirit people are reclaiming their place in Native nations.Gregory Smithers is a professor of American history and Eminent Scholar (2019-2024) in the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Davis, and has taught in California, Hawaii, Scotland, and Ohio...2022-03-2944 min
Armchair HistoriansHeather Ashley & Joe Ortiz, Women of Herstory PodcastIn this episode, Anne Marie talks to the co-hosts of Women of Herstory Podcast about the history of body hair (its removal, its inconvenience in battle, designated gender norms on "appropriate" lengths and styles...) so many things to know about body hair! Who knew?Heather Ashley:Born in Japan, raised in Texas, and currently residing in New York, Heather is no stranger to adventure. She is a dancer, singer, actor, activist. She was most recently seen in a site-specific bilingual play in Kagoshima, Japan, and the seasonal tour of the 3 Redneck Tenor's Spec-tac-YULE-ar, as Edna Mae...2022-03-2444 min
Armchair HistoriansWendy Rouse, Public Faces, Secret Lives: A Queer History of the Suffrage MovementIn this Women's History Month episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Wendy Rouse about the suffrage movement, specifically about the all but erased queer history of the movement. Wendy Rouse is a historian whose research focuses on the history of gender and sexuality in the Progressive Era. Her most recent book, Public Faces, Secret Lives: A Queer History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement (NYU Press), challenges the heteronormative framing of the traditional narrative of the campaign for the vote. Her previous two books explored the history of women and children in the Progressive Era: Th...2022-03-1531 min
Armchair HistoriansDana Rubin, Speaking While FemaleDana Rubin is single-handedly giving voice to women throughout history. Dana's passion project, Speaking While Female, showcases female speakers across time and around the world, from antiquity to the present. Historically, women have not been silent, but their words have scarcely been noted in the history books. What they said was seldom valued, recorded, or remembered. Donna is a consultant and speaker, committed to women's speech, voice, and thought leadership. She created the Speaking While Female Speech Bank to set the record straight on who actually spoke in history (hint: not just men) and because representation matters. 2022-03-0931 min
Armchair HistoriansEllen Shrecker, Is Today's Anti-intellectualism Worse than McCarthyism?In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Yeshiva University professor emerita Ellen Schrecker about the history leading up to today's anti-intellectualism.Ellen has been involved with the politics of higher education and academic freedom for decades. According to Ellen, the current right-wing campaign against teaching critical race theory and other so-called “divisive concepts” is by far the most serious threat to academic freedom (as well as K-12 education) the United States has ever experienced. Schrecker’s research and experience enable her to speak about the impact of these issues, as well as explain why today’s anti-in...2022-03-0143 min
Armchair HistoriansDr. Tara Green, See Me Naked and Alice Dunbar-NelsonIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Dr. Tara Green. Dr. Green has recently published not on but two books, See Me Naked and Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. See Me Naked: takes a look at the lives of noted black women, including actress, singer, and activist Lena Horne, stand-up comedian Moms Mabley, teacher and Harlem Rennaisance influencer Yolande DuBois, and blues singer and performer Memphis Minnie, and how, despite their public profiles, discovered ways to enjoy pleasure.Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: about t...2022-02-2228 min
Armchair HistoriansJason Sommer, Shmuel's BridgeIn this episode, Anne Marie interviews memoirist and award-winning poet Jason Sommer. Jason is the author of five poetry collections: most recently, Portulans in the University of Chicago’s Phoenix Poets Series. His two other Phoenix books are Other People’s Troubles, which won the Society of Midland Authors Award and was a finalist for the PEN/USA West Award, and The Man Who Sleeps in My Office, a finalist for Kansas City Star’s William Rockhill Nelson Award.The Laughter of Adam and Eve was published by Southern Illinois University as the winner of the Crab Orchard Review Compet...2022-02-0344 min
Armchair HistoriansMontford: The Chickasaw Rancher, Jeannie BarbourIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Jeannie Barbour. Jeannie is the Content Producer of the recently released film, Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher starring Martin Sensmeier, Tommy Flanagan, Dermot Mulroney, and Grace Montie. The movie brings to life the true rags to riches story of Montford T. Johnson who built a cattle ranching empire on the Western plains of Indian Territory. It “tells of his time among settlers, cowboys, tribes, military, and bandits. Armed with grit and determination, Montford had the courage that was needed to tame what seemed an infinite wilderness, while always maintaining respect fo...2022-01-1136 min
Armchair HistoriansMike Lawlor Talks Gun Legislation on Anniversary of Sandy Hook ShootingAnne Marie talks to American politician, criminal justice professor and author of the first red flag gun law in the nation, Mike Lawlor about the Sandy Hook Shooting and the history of gun legislation.Trigger warning. We talk about gun violence and mass shootings in this episode.This episode is being released on the 9-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. Resources: Mike Lawlor Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_LawlorUniversity of New Haven: https://www.newhaven.edu/faculty-staff-profiles/michael-lawlor.phpTwitter: @MikeLawlorArticle in N...2021-12-141h 01
Armchair HistoriansKevin Kuharic, A Clutter of Patchwork Squares: A Chronicle of Atlanta's Oakland CemeteryIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Kevin Kuharic about his recently published book, A Clutter of Patchwork Squares: A Chronicle of Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery.For those of you who have been following us from the beginning, you may remember that my first episode was a three-part series in which Mr. Kuharic shared the history of famous hotelier and French chef of the Rockies, Louis Dupuy.A Clutter of Patchwork Squares, which is rising quickly up the Amazon chart for 20th Century American History, is a groundbreaking historical account and reference. Ku...2021-12-0752 min
Armchair HistoriansJeffrey H. Jackson, Paper BulletsIn this episode, Anne Marie talks to Jeffrey H. Jackson, historian and author of the book Paper Bullets which captures the riveting and courageous story of Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, two gender norm-defying artists better known as Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, who undertook a dangerous years-long anti-propaganda campaign, which used art to demoralize the Nazis. Paper Bullets was named a 2020 Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction and Best Book of 2020 by Booklist, as well as longlisted for the Carnegie Medal For Excellence in Nonfiction.Jeffrey H. Jackson website: https://jeffreyhjackson.com/about2021-11-2331 min
Armchair HistoriansDeadly Victoriana, Lindsay Valenty, Ye Olde Crime PodcastIt's literally sickening. In this episode Lindsay Valenty talks to Anne Marie about how deadly it was to live during the Victorian era. From toxic Scheele's Green to ballerinas on fire...literally, find out some of the many ways the Victorians were hell bent on destroying themselves on this Lindsay Valenty is the host of "Ye Olde Crime" podcast, where she and her sister Madison discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes that took place before the 1900's. She's also one of the co-hosts of "Pineapple Pizza Podcast," which shares the myths, cryptids, and urban legends of d...2021-11-0353 min
Armchair HistoriansMelissa Gilbert, Haunted Georgetown, Washington DCIn this episode, Anne Marie talks to DC By Foot tour guide Melissa Gilbert. Melissa specializes in the Ghosts of Georgetown and shares some of the DC neighborhood's scary tales with us today.Originally from Bullhead City, Arizona, the unceded lands of the Pipa Aha Macav, Melissa Leigh Gilbert has spent her career working in Theater Arts and Education but a lifetime of pursuing the arts as they relate to the human experience. Her work as designer, artisan, and educator has spanned numerous genres, disciplines, and locations. With Theatre as her primary medium, Costume Design h...2021-10-2837 min
Armchair HistoriansValley of the Headless Men, Craig Baird, Canadian History EhxWelcome to episode five of our 2021 Halloween Season Series! This one promises to scare the living daylights out of you. In this episode, Anne Marie talks to fellow history podcaster Craig Baird who tells us the tail of the Valley of the Headless Men. Steeped in lore and legend, this isolated valley is situated in Nahani National Park Reserve along the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Craig is the host of several podcasts, including Canadian History Ehx and From John to Justin.He loves Canadian history and has ever since he was a c...2021-10-2054 min