It's a History Podcast

Join me each week as I take a look at all things history! Whether it be a person, a place, event, or just something really interesting, I will cover many of the stories our past has to offer.

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Aug. 27, 2026

104: The History of Food Safety Part 1: Historic Methods of Food Safety, Germ Theory, and Pasteurization

Hello! In this week's episode we are starting a multi part series on the history of food safety in the US. Looking at the recent food recalls we have had in the US, I got to thinking about how we got to where we are today.

In today’s episode we look at some historic methods of food safety including cooking, drying, and pickling. We take a brief look at the history of germ theory, and then spend the rest of the episode looking at the history of milk safety after the rapid industrialization and u
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Aug. 20, 2026

103: HistoRomantasy with Felicia Salber: A Conversation about Arthurian Times, Myths, and Sexuality

Hello! In this episode I am Joined by Professor and Author Felicia Salber to discuss her Up coming novel "Kinightly Whispers". This novel is rooted in Arthurian times, and Felicia pulls from historical sources to keep her story based acuartley in this Medieval Era.

There is discussion of sex and sexuality in this episode.

Find Felicia Here:

Substack (“The Carriage”): http://feliciasalber.substack.com
Webpage: http://feliciasalber.wordpress.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/felicia.salber.au
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Aug. 13, 2026

102: The Hindenburg Disaster

Hello! This week we are taking a look at the Hindenburg Disaster. In episode 100, we took a look at the history of Zeppelins themselves which was made up of many different periods of trial and error to create an airship that was suitable for both passengers and war.
This week we take a look at the Hindenberg Itself, What went wrong, and the Hindenbergs Nazi Connections. We also look at the live recording from Herbert Morrison of a minute by minute live audio description of the Hindenberg Landing
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July 30, 2026

101: Soldier For The Union: A conversation with William W. Campbell

Hello! In this weeks episode I am joined by William W. Campbell, a neurologist, writer, artist, philanthropist, and retired US Army colonel whose creative writing career began with short stories about memorable patients encountered over nearly fifty years of medical practice.

Today we are going to discuss his most recent release A historical fiction titled Soldier For the Union that explores the secret heroism of women who fought in disguise on the front lines of the Civil War.

Links to find W
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July 23, 2026

100: The Zeppelin: From Fantasy to Reality

Hello! In this week's episode (The 100th episode!) we are taking a look at the History of Zeppelins. Over the course of today's episode we will take a look as one man's fantastical design managed to persevere following disaster after disaster.

The story of the Zeppelin is one that is full of many ups and downs, mostly down’s, and in this episode we will look at how the design, though minimally changed, came to be the one that we all know and love.

In this episode I mention Epsiode 96, which is
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July 9, 2026

099: What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted In Intercountry Adoption: A conversation With Paige Towers

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:

https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=what+they+stole
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