It's a History Podcast

Hello! In this week's episode I am joined by Paige Towers to discuss her recent release What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption. In this episode we discuss the Holt family and their adoption agency as well as the Familicide of the Suepple family.

You can find Paige’s book here:

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Hello! In this week's episode of It’s a History Podcast, We will be taking a look at the history of Fourth of July celebrations in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary, looking at why July 4th became the national holiday even though delegates like John Adams expected July 2nd, when Congress approved the Lee Resolution, to be the official anniversary. In this episode we take a look at what the Lee Resolution said and also look at how British anniversary traditions shaped American celebra

Hello! In this week's episode I am joined by Tahir Amin to discuss his most recent book Pharma Monopoly: The Battle for the Future of Medicines. This book is co-authored with Rohit Malpani.

Tahir Amin is a founder and CEO of the Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK). He has spent over two decades working in the global access to medicines movement addressing the systemic inequities in how medicines are developed and distributed. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of i

Hello! In Today's episode we are looking at the history of Hot Air Balloons and Ballooning. The first hot air balloons were designed by two french brothers in the 1780's, and after succesfull experiments, Man would take flight shortly after. With different iterations over the years, ballooning has transformed from the first form of flight to something that has become a hobby and past-time.

Sources for today's episode include:

An article titled A brief History of Hot Air Ballooning from the And

Hello! In this weeks episode we are looking at the history of Summer Vacation. Often thought to be rooted in the agrarian calander, the history of summer vacation actually stems from multiple sources. From a School Calander Compromise to the vactation habbits of the Gilded age, the summer vacation we have today has evolved over time from each of these seperate spheres of influnce.

Sources for today's episode include

An article from PBS news titled “Agrarian Roots? Think Again. Debunking the My

Hello! In this weeks episode I am joined by Brianna Gervat and we discuss her recent memior on her travels through the Western Front and how she expereinced the remnants of WWI History. In this episode we look at her experineces on the front, how we interact with history in our daily lives, and how history leaves a mark on not just the people who expereice it, but for generations after.

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https://a.co/d/037qse30
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