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People Hidden In HistoryAnnouncement of my new book - Biography of Amalia KussnerSend us a textDear Listeners, I have just published a Gilded Age biography of Amalia Kussner titled: The Miniature Painter Revealed - Amalia Kussner's Pursuit of Fame and Forutne. Kussner was the famed miniature portrait artist during the 1890's through the 1900's. The start of this book - was in part the two podcasts that I published in April of 2020 and January of 2022, which you can find in this podcast series. This book covers her whole life, from simple beginnings being born in Indiana, then on to her meteoric career in New Yor...2025-07-1608 min
People Hidden In HistoryTrue Story of a Gilded Age Spy and a Scandalous TrialSend us a textThis is an interview with author Elizabeth DeWolfe, who tells the fascinating story of two women "hidden in history" from the Gilded Age. Her recent book, Alias Agnes - The Notorious Tales of a Gilded Age Spy, brings to light a woman, Madeleine Pollard, who was promised a better life from a Kentucky congressman, and continued an affair with him for a number of years. The congressman eventually married someone else, and Madeline decided to bring him to trial, frankly with solid evidence that he had promised to marry her. The defense team...2025-07-1635 min
People Hidden In HistoryThe Return of Lewis and Clark - Shared From History DailySend us a textAn episode of a “different nature” for your listening pleasure - People Hidden in History was part of an episode swap with the impressive series - History Daily and I am sharing their episode titled “The Return of Lewis and Clark” discussing the journey in 1806.It was narrated by Lindsay Graham - a host from the History Daily series. They in turn shared my episode about a Navy nurse in WW2 - a complete narrative of her wartime experiences and her return to civilian life. The link is here and was aired Sa...2025-05-2617 min
People Hidden In HistoryMuriel White - The Countess Who Defied The NazisSend us a textMuriel White was born into great wealth during the Gilded Age and both her parents was well known in society. Her mother's impressive beauty was written about by authors Edith Wharton and Henry James. Her father, Henry White, was one of the most respected diplomats of that era, with a career extending through WW1. Muriel married a Prussian count just before World War I and for a while had an idyllic life and became the mother of three children. The marriage ultimately failed and as Germany was overshadowed by the Nazis, Muriel was...2025-03-3127 min
People Hidden In HistoryMaxfield Parrish Revisited and Exhibit at Flagler Museum (Palm Beach, FL)Send us a textI am excited to share with you, that there is currently a stunning art exhibition – featuring the works of Maxfield Parrish, at the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. To celebrate this exhibition of Parrish’s work – you are now listening to a re-release of the interview with Judy Goffman Cutler and her fascinating insights on Maxfield Parrish. The exhibition is from the American Imagist collection at the National Museum of American Illustration in Newport, RI where Ms. Goffman Cutler is the founder and executive director. The museum art works are housed i...2025-02-1944 min
People Hidden In HistoryHidden in History No Longer - Otto AntoineSend us a textOtto Antoine, who was discussed in the September 2022 episode, has gotten much attention recently through a September 2024 article in the online magazine Art News (link here). The article also helped promote efforts to get the collection of his works, owned by Todd Barrowcliff, hopefully into a museum or academic institution. Not only was Todd interviewed but also Dr. Jacquelyn McDonald, (University of Texas, Dallas), who has an expertise in early 20th century German art. The news of this article also prompted a presentation hosted by the Fritz Ascher Society, who's mission...2025-01-2907 min
The Nursing StationLongevity in NursingIn this episode, we explore the secrets to longevity in nursing with an esteemed panel of nurses, each bringing over 25 years of invaluable experience. They recount their journeys, the challenges they've overcome, and the wisdom they've acquired along the way. Tune in to celebrate the dedication and resilience that define a long and thriving career in nursing. This episode was previously published in 2024.PanelistKarla Estrella, MSN, RN, CPHQMichele Rasmussen, MSN, RN, CCRN-KValerie Terzano PhD, RN, NEA-BCKathleen La Spina BSN, RN, CAPA2024-12-2330 min
WOCTalkAssessing Skin Disorders in Skin of ColorEpisode Resources:JWOCN article: Assessment and Identification of Skin Disorders in Skin of Color: An Integrative ReviewAbout the Guests:Kathleen Francis, DNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, is a registered nurse with over 45 years of diverse experience, including acute care, perioperative, critical care, long-term care, home health care, and wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nursing. Board-certified as a WOC nurse since 2008, she completed her WOC education in 2007 and has been an active member of the WOCN® Society, serving in various volunteer roles within the Society and the Northeast Chapter of the WOCN. Dr. Francis has w...2024-11-1938 min
The Nursing StationNursing ResearchThis podcast explores pathways in nursing research and science.This episode was previously published internally in 2023. Panelists:Kathleen Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, FCNSJennifer Withall, PhD, RN, ACNS, ONCSarah Mendez, EdD, RN, AOCNSMoyna Temple, RN, DHA Link to evaluation for contact hours: Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management2024-10-2800 min
People Hidden In HistoryThe End of the Salem Witch TrialsSend us a textYou will hear a detailed discussion on how with time the hysteria of the Salem Witch trails ended. Various factors, such as the changing local political climate and the rules around convictions changed - but not overnight. Also provided will be an explanation of the archaic court system used then in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, that in some ways hastened both convictions and hangings. And provided will be a better understanding of those who were still in jail as of 1693 and their eventual fate. The events between 1692 through to 1711 will be covered, through i...2024-10-1951 min
Science FridayFirst Citizen Spacewalk | First Successful Whole-Eye Transplant, Over A Year LaterSpaceX Crew Completes First Citizen Spacewalk
Big news in the world of commercial space flight: On Thursday morning, Jared Iasaacman and Sarah Gillis, members of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, became the first civilians to complete a spacewalk. The mission is a collaboration between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Isaacman, a billionaire tech entrepreneur. While outside the spacecraft, the two crew members conducted mobility tests on their spacesuits.
SciFri Producer Kathleen Davis talks with Jason Dinh, climate editor at Atmos Magazine about this and other top science news of the week including deadly cholera outbreaks, germ...2024-09-1324 min
People Hidden In HistorySpies, Slaves and the Civil WarSend us a textIn this episode you’ll hear a fascinating but largely unknown story from the Civil War about slaves who actually were enlisted to become spies for the Union side. You’ll learn about this in an interview with author Robert Hilliard, who published an intensively researched book last year - titled - In Freedom’s Shadow. Robert’s book - has had the distinction of TWO book awards: The Firebird Book Award for African American Fiction and the PenCraft 2024 Spring Best Book Award for Historical Fiction. Note that this episode...2024-07-2543 min
People Hidden In HistoryTeddy Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge - A Valuable FriendshipSend us a textThis episode with be an enlightening interview with Laurence Jurdem, Ph.D., adjunct professor at Fordham College, who pubished a fascinating and well reserached book detailing the friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge. You will hear of the enduring relationship between two men - who were very different characters in history, but in actuality had many things in common. Here is a great review of "The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Change American History"from Publishers Weekly:"...2024-04-2336 min
People Hidden In HistoryWomen of TerezinSend us a textThis is a follow-up to the Viktor Ullman episode, recorded in August 2022(link at end). Again - I am fortunate to interview Mark Ludwig (Director of the Terezin Music Foundation) and learn about the women at Terezin and their role in the music and the arts at this concentration camp. Though Terezín’s male composers — Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann, Hans Krása and others — are well known, many outstandingly talented women were at the epicenter of the camp’s cultural community as well. In this episdoe we will learn about the life and...2024-01-2141 min
The Thing About Witch HuntsColonial Earthquakes: Witchcraft or God’s Will? with Kathleen LangoneKathleen Langone of the People Hidden in History podcast speaks with us about colonial New England Earthquakes before the 19th century as signs from God. We discussed several historic earthquakes and the colonists' reactions. What did the ministers and other leaders have to say about the tremors? Were earthquakes acts of witchcraft or acts of God? What providences were considered acts of witchcraft? People Hidden in History Podcast Interview with Greater Boston, Josh Hutchinson, and Dr. Emerson Baker (at 15:38)Preservation Connecticut Presentation: Sarah Jack and Josh Hu...2023-11-0942 min
People Hidden In HistoryAnne Hutchinson - Defiant Woman of the Massachusetts Bay ColonySend us a textThis episode will present a very complete view of Hutchinson, from her early adoption of certain religious beliefs to her clash with Gov. Winthrop. Dr. Hermes will provide not only the story of her life but the religious and social background of the Massachusetts Bay Colony of the 1630's. Though the early years of the Bay Colony are often depicted as a haven for religious freedom, you will learn of philosophical divides and the involvement of the political leaders. And how these deep disagreements, as part of the Antinomian* Controversy, lead to the ou...2023-10-2249 min
People Hidden In HistoryWomen of Terezin - Preview EpisodeSend us a textWelcome to the People Hidden in History Podcast series, You will hear a brief preview of an upcoming podcast episode – to be recorded and released later this fall. This is to be a follow-up episode from August 2022, which was an interview with Mark Ludwig, Director of the Terezin Music Foundation. The episode focused on Viktor Ullman, a composer and music critic, who was a prisoner at the Terezin concentration camp. However, this upcoming episode will focus on the many talented women at Terezin (pianists, composers, educators). These women comforted and...2023-09-3003 min
People Hidden In HistoryMary Sears - Marine Scientist & Her Efforts to Win WW2 in the PacificSend us a textThis episode is an interview with Catherine Musemeche who wrote a fascinating biogrpahy on Mary Sears, titled: Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II. It tells the story of how the U.S. Navy was unprepared to enact its island-hopping strategy to reach Japan when World War II began and how oceanographers came to the rescue. Our efforts were severely hindered in that there was inadequate data on tides, planning for coral reefs, etc. - to enact effective amphibious landing. Mary Sears, an overlooked oceanographer with u...2023-09-2153 min
Her Half of HistoryElizabeth Freeman (with People Hidden in History)August 21st will mark 242 years since an incredible woman named Elizabeth Freeman sued her owner for freedom and won. In celebration, I am going to play today an interview with her that I did with Kathleen Langone of the People Hidden in History podcast. Kathleen began historical research by doing her own family history, and she has branched out from there, with episodes about Flora MacDonald, the 18th century revolutionary and Connecticut witch trials. She is a particular expert on the Gilded Age miniature portrait painter Amalia Kussner, which you may remember from an earlier episode she d...2023-08-1729 min
People Hidden In HistoryUpdates - People Hidden in History - Webinar and EpisodesSend us a textSharing with my listeners some updates:1) I have an upcoming webinar on Amalia Kussner, offered through the New York Adventure Club (www.nyadventureclub.com, category Gilded Age). It will offer recent research on Kussner and many images, detailing her life and the Gilded Age. Date is Aug. 14th but content is available for a week. Please join my virtual audience!!For further background: Kussner Podcast 1, Kussner Podcast 22) Planning upcoming podcasts - Anne Hutchinson - A Defiant Voice in the 1630's (for October)The Women of Terezin (for No...2023-08-0404 min
People Hidden In HistorySuccess - 1600's Connecticut Witches ExoneratedSend us a textThis episode will provide the background to the successful exoneration (by the passing of Resolution HJ 34 in Connecticut). You'll hear from the same 4 people that were interviewed in my series (from July 2022) and the tremendous efforts it took to get this bill passed. There were many components to this positive outcome - working w/ local representatives (including Rep. Jane Garibay), many volunteers and the power of various social media outlets. Also this team's involvement with Dr. Leo Igwe, a human right's activist from Nigeria, fighting modern day witch killings. These 4 people will also...2023-07-0357 minHer Half of History10.8 Amalia Küssner, Portrait Painter (by Kathleen Langone from People Hidden in History)Today I welcome guest podcaster, Kathleen Langone from the People Hidden in History podcast. Kathleen talks about one of her own distant relations: Amalia Küssner, who painted the portraits of the wealthy and famous during the Gilded Age and traveled across three continents to do it.You can see Kathleen's show at peoplehiddeninhistory.com or follow her on Twitter (@phihpod) or Instagram or LinkedIn.I have personally appeared on her show twice: once to talk about Elizabeth Freeman, the 18th century slave who sued for her freedom and won, and once to talk about t...2023-06-0817 min
RUSK Insights on Rehabilitation MedicineDr. Kathleen Isaac: Mental Health and Medical Residents, Part 2 Dr. Kathleen Isaac is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health. As a Haitian-American, cis-gender female, she directs the Medical Student and House Staff Mental Health program, which provides individual, couples, and group psychotherapy to medical students, residents, and fellows. She also has a part-time private practice focused on serving BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients with integrative treatment approaches, where she specializes in trauma, health psychology, and cultural issues. Dr. Isaac also is an adjunct lecturer in the City College of New York’s doctoral program in clinical psychology where she teaches an advanced practicum on inte...2023-06-0722 minRUSK Insights on Rehabilitation MedicineDr. Kathleen Isaac: Mental Health and Medical Residents, Part 1 Dr. Kathleen Isaac is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health. As a Haitian-American, cis-gender female, she directs the Medical Student and House Staff Mental Health program, which provides individual, couples, and group psychotherapy to medical students, residents, and fellows. She also has a part-time private practice focused on serving BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients with integrative treatment approaches, where she specializes in trauma, health psychology, and cultural issues. Dr. Isaac also is an adjunct lecturer in the City College of New York’s doctoral program in clinical psychology where she teaches an advanced practicum on inte...2023-05-2423 min
People Hidden In HistoryJ. C. Leyendecker - The Iconic Illustrator of the Early 20th CenturySend us a textYou will hear about a fascinating artist – J. C. Leyendecker- who's illustrations epitomized the lifestyles of America in the early 20th century. Note: this will be a PG rated episode. His commercial art – primarily in magazines, became an iconic art style from the 1900's through the 1930’s. Leyendecker was also a major influence for Norman Rockwell, one of America’s most beloved 20th century artists. You will learn of the evolution of Leyendecker's style – from the Paris art scene of the 1900’s to then reflecting the elegant lifestyle of the 1920’s that men and w...2023-04-1137 min