Episodes

Hello! In this thrid instalment of the wedding series, we are looking at the history of wedding dresses. Often atributed to Queen Victoria, our modern tradition of wearing white is just that, modern. Listen to todays epsiode ...

Hello! In the second Instalment of the wedding series, we are looking at marriage itself. For most of history marriage was more of a transactional agreement then an endevour of love. But just when did love become one of the m...

Hello! Welcome to the Short and Sweet four part series on Weddings! We are kicking off this series on a breif, yet informative episode on bachelor and bacelorette parties. Due to my own wedding (Yay!) These epsiodes will be a...

Hello! In this weeks Episode we take a look at the history of crochet! Crochet has a bit of an ambigious history, but we can trace the origins of crochet to Tambour Embroidery and how the art of crochet transitioned into a wa...

Hello! In this weeks episode, as a companion to last weeks episode, we are going to be taking a look at the history of knitting. As one of the oldest fiber arts we have, knitting has a rich history of being used for necessity...

Hello! In this weeks episode I have a conversation with Special Guest Nicole Nehrig about her most recent release With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Own Stories. Over teh course of todays episode we discuss the hidden wo...

Hello! In this weeks Episode we are going down one of the many rabbit holes I wanted to go down while researching GIlded Age Summer. Just how did those Ladies go about laundering those gowns. In true Rabbit Hole Nature, I go ...

Hello! In todays episode we are fininhing up our coverage on Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt. Both Alva and Consuelo had led some pretty impressive lives, each due to different circumstances, and in todays episode we look at Con...

Hello! In this weeks episode we are continuing our look at Alva and Conseulo Vanderbilt. This weeks episode focuses on the marriage between the Duke and newly minted Duchess Consuelo. The Begining of the end came rather quick...

Hello! In this Weeks Episode we are starting our look at Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt, two of teh most well known Gilded Age figures. In thsi first epsiode of teh series we take a look at alva and her childhhod, alva meeting ...

Hello! In this weeks episode we are taking a look at what our gilded age ancestors did in their Leisure Time. From activities like walking, atttending sporting events, reading, and traveling, we will take a look at what we us...

Hello! In this weeks Epsiode of we are going to be taking a look at the Cycling craze that took over the Gilded Age. In this epsiode we will take a look at the progression of the Bicycle and how certain fearures changed the b...

Hello! In this Short and Sweet Epsiode, I am Thanking You!! The Listener! For a Wonderful first year in podcasting. I have had such a great time this year and am looking forward to what teh next year has to offer! Thank you a...

Hello! In the fourth and final episode in this Jennie Jerome Churchill series we will take a look at Jennies life after Randolph. If anythung, Randolphs death opened many doors for Jennie that would have otehrwise been closed...

Hello! In this weeks episode we take a look at what Jennie and Randolphs married life looked like. Jennie and Randolph, though not the most romantic of partners did make for great political partners. Unfortunatly due to Rando...

Hello! In this weeks episode we are continuing our look at Jennie Jerome Churchill. This weeks epsidose really dives into what exactly happened in the time between Jennnie and Randolph becoming engaged and their wedding. Afte...

Hello! In this weeks episode we start our deep dive into the life of Jennie Jerome Churchill. In todays epsiode we start our look by getting a grasp on her parents seperate fortunes, the time the family spent in Paris France ...

Hello! Welcome to the 50th Episode of Its A History Podcast! In this episode Martyn Whittock goes into the "Deep Story" surrounding the modern day confilct between Russia and Ukraine. Martyn Links the current conflict to viki...

Hello! In this Episode of It's a History Podcast, I cover Anna Murphy and her husband Charles Wolseley. Anna had come from a family that was a part of the New Money Scene after making their fortune as the only hardware store ...

Hello! In this Episode of It's a History Podcast I take a look at one of the lesser known ladies from the Gilded Age. Marietta Stevens was a woman who started her adult life as a chamber maid in a hotel, who went on to marry ...

Hello! In today's episode we coninue to look at what the typical heiress might expect while living in Gilded Age. We take a look at the Social Season in London, a breif look at what London would be like for those not in the inner circle, and what the...

Hello! Welcome to another episode of Its a History Podcast. In todays episode we kick off the patent pending "Guilded Age Summer". Todays episode lays some ground work for what society was like for those in the upper crest of society. The ladies we...

Hello! In this very special episode of Its a History Podcast, I had the oppurtunity to speak with Corinna Barrett Lain about her most recent book "Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection".  We discuss the secrecy...

Hello! In todays episode I dive into all things Easter egg. Over the course of todays episode we will discover why eggs are associated with Easter, why we dye them, and just how the Easter Bunny came to be. We also take a look at the Faberge Eggs and...