Episodes

061: With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Own Stories; A Conversation with Nicole Nehrig
Aug. 20, 2025

061: With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Own Stories; A Conversat…

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...

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060: Victorian Era Laundry: How Laundry Was Washed, The Soap Used to Clean It, The Various Ways to Bleach Fabric, And Personal Hygiene in The Victorian Era
Aug. 13, 2025

060: Victorian Era Laundry: How Laundry Was Washed, The Soap Used to …

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 ...

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059: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 3: Life after Separation, Involvement in the Women's Suffrage Movement, A Marriage Annulment, and A Lasting Legacy
Aug. 6, 2025

059: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 3: Life after Separation, Invo…

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...

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058: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 2: Marriage to the Duke of Marlborough, Learning the Ins and Outs of English Society, and The Downfall of a Loveless Marriage
July 30, 2025

058: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 2: Marriage to the Duke of Mar…

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...

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057: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 1: Social Climbing, Scandalous Divorce, and Arranged Marriage; The Complicated Story of One of the Most Notorious Mother Daughter Pairs of the Gilded Age
July 23, 2025

057: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 1: Social Climbing, Scandalous…

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 ...

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056: Gilded Age Hobbies: A Tour Through Gilded Age Activities and How Leisure Time Was Spent
July 16, 2025

056: Gilded Age Hobbies: A Tour Through Gilded Age Activities and How…

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...

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055: The Bicycle Craze of the Gilded Age: The Short Lived Craze That Transformed Women Fashion and Led To Better Road Improvements
July 9, 2025

055: The Bicycle Craze of the Gilded Age: The Short Lived Craze That …

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...

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054: It's a History Podcast's One Year Birthday: Thank You to All Who Listen, What is the Most Popular Episode, and Some Sneak Peaks Into What This Year Has to Bring
July 2, 2025

054: It's a History Podcast's One Year Birthday: Thank You to All Who…

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...

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054: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 4: Jennies Life After Randolph, Her Many Accomplishments, and Her Two Young Husbands
June 25, 2025

054: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 4: Jennies Life After Randolph, Her…

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...

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053: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 3: The Rise and Fall of Jennie and Randolphs Involvement in Politics, Their Complicated Marriage, and Randolphs Downfall Due to His Syphilis
June 18, 2025

053: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 3: The Rise and Fall of Jennie and …

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...

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052: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 2: From Three Day's of Courtship to Marriage, The Saga of How The Jerome and Churchill Families Worked Out Jennie and Randolphs Marriage
June 11, 2025

052: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 2: From Three Day's of Courtship to…

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...

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051: Jennie Jerome Churchill: Her Early Years, Time in France, and Meeting Lord Randolph Churchill
June 4, 2025

051: Jennie Jerome Churchill: Her Early Years, Time in France, and Me…

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 ...

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050: Vikings in the East: A Conversation with Martyn Whittock about Vikings in Modern Day Ukraine and Russia and How This Link Contributes to the Current Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine
May 28, 2025

050: Vikings in the East: A Conversation with Martyn Whittock about V…

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...

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049: Anna Murphy: The Gilded Age Heiress Who Married Charles Wolseley and Maintained Control Of Her Family Money
May 21, 2025

049: Anna Murphy: The Gilded Age Heiress Who Married Charles Wolseley…

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 ...

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048: Marietta Stevens: A Gilded Age Mother Who Did Whatever Necessary To Climb The Social Ladder
May 14, 2025

048: Marietta Stevens: A Gilded Age Mother Who Did Whatever Necessary…

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 ...

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047: The Gilded Age: The Social Season, The Other London, And Living In The Country
May 7, 2025

047: The Gilded Age: The Social Season, The Other London, And Living …

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...

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046: The Gilded Age: Mrs. Astor and Her 400, Social Etiquette, and What Makes an American Dollar Princess
April 30, 2025

046: The Gilded Age: Mrs. Astor and Her 400, Social Etiquette, and Wh…

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...

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045: Secrets of The Killing State: A Conversation With Corinna Barrett Lain
April 23, 2025

045: Secrets of The Killing State: A Conversation With Corinna Barret…

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...

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044: Easter Eggs: Why We Have Them, Why We Dye Them, and Why a Bunny Delivers Them
April 16, 2025

044: Easter Eggs: Why We Have Them, Why We Dye Them, and Why a Bunny …

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...

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043: The History of Audiobooks: From Vinyl, to Cassette, to CD, to Digital
April 9, 2025

043: The History of Audiobooks: From Vinyl, to Cassette, to CD, to Di…

Hello! In this Episode of It's a History Podcast, I take a look at the History of Audiobooks. We start all the way back in the 1930's and work our way up to the current state of audiobooks.  Mentioned in this episode are two fellow podcasts...

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042: Frederick Douglas: The Face of Many Men: How Frederick Douglas's Image Came to Represent Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner
April 2, 2025

042: Frederick Douglas: The Face of Many Men: How Frederick Douglas's…

Hello! In This weeks episode, though short, we look at why Frederick Douglas's image is used to represent both Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner. Due to an error on my part, I was made aware of this issue and started to look into why. This episode...

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041: The History of the Sewing Machine: From Clunky to Functional: How the Early Sewing Machines Evolved
March 26, 2025

041: The History of the Sewing Machine: From Clunky to Functional: Ho…

Hello! In this episode of It's a History podcast, We dives into the fascinating history of the sewing machine. Join me as we look at the history of sewing machines from hand-sewing with bone needles to the complex inventions of the 19th century that...

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040: The Happy Birthday Song: From Origins to Copyright Controversies
March 19, 2025

040: The Happy Birthday Song: From Origins to Copyright Controversies

Hello! In this week's episode of It's a History Podcast, join me as we delve into the fascinating history of the Happy Birthday song. In this epsiode we discover the origins of the melody in a song called 'Good Morning to All,' composed by sisters...

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039: The History of Arsenic Green and Poisonous Books
March 12, 2025

039: The History of Arsenic Green and Poisonous Books

Hello! Welcome to another episode of It's a History podcast! In this episode, we dive into the dark history of arsenic green during the Victorian Age, also known as Paris Green, and how it led to the creation of poisonous books. Starting with the...

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