Who's That?!? Forgotten Faces
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Who's That?!? Forgotten Faces
We are three friends who wanted to learn more about history. What better way than to discover the forgotten faces who have impacted history. We will be telling their stories to each other and to all of you. You may not know them or even recognize their names. And it’s time to change that, It’s time...
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064 It's Like it's Moving
In today's episode, we revisit the Matilda Effect - because somehow, history still hasn't learned its lesson about giving credit where it's due or try...
063 Our Electricity is Excited!
In today's episode, we learn about the Matilda Effect through the story of Eunice Foote - the scientist who discovered how carbon dioxide traps heat i...
062 The Day Iceland Stood Still
In today's episode, we learn about the day an entire nation hit pause - when women across Iceland walked off the job and brought the country to a stan...
062 The Day Iceland Stood Still
In today's episode, we learn about the day an entire nation hit pause - when women across Iceland walked off the job and brought the country to a stan...
061 Ghosts of Gettysburg
In this episode, we learn about Jennie Wade, an ordinary young woman whose life was tragically cut short during the Battle of Gettysburg. Her story is...
060 Our President Tie In
In this episode, we learn about Ann Lowe — the groundbreaking designer who dressed America’s elite, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, while rarely...
059 Together As a Team
In today's episode, we explore an unlikely friendship between two people who were never supposed to get along. From opposite beliefs to unexpected uni...
058 It's a Three-fer
In this episode, we learn about Langston Hughes- an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. Through his powerful words he...
057 I Used to Sew Too, SARA
In this episode, we learn about a brilliant inventor, Garrett Morgan. From creating hair straightening cream to inventing one of the first traffic lig...
055 The Brownie Creator
In this episode, we learn about the man who changed the world with his creation of brownies. Joseph Seyl was asked to create a new type of dessert, on...
054 He Was Feisty Like That
In this episode, we learn about Capricorns.. just kidding. Kind of. Not really. But the real moral of the story centers on Andrew Young, a powerful ye...
053 She Did What the FBI Couldn't
Welcome back to Season 5!
In this episode, we learn about Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a brilliant cryptanalyst whose codebreaking worked saved tho...
052 Who's That?!? Season Finale
In our season 4 finale, we not only discuss and learn about one person, not two, but five. We take Who's That?!? to a whole other level with "Guess Wh...
051 What Girls Are Good For
It all started with a fiery rebuttal to an article titled "What Girls Are Good For." In this episode, we dive into the life of Nellie Bly, a fearless...
Our 50th Episode!
Welcome to our 50th — and final — Spooktober episode! For this episode, we’re taking you to one of the wickedest towns in the Wild West: Jerome, Arizo...
049 So We Need to Burn Him
In this Spooktober episode we learn about Vampires! Yes, yes, we absolutely get into Damon Salvatore and, of course, the sparkly icon himself, Edward...
048 The Parents Have Gots to Go!
Lets continue with Spooktober! In this episode we learn about the Hawaiian spirits, called the Night Marchers. Please do not get it confused with the...
047 It Was Quiet, Until It Wasn't
We continue with Spooktober! In this episode we learn about Sweet Springs Sanitarium. Listen to the terrifying experiences of the Project Fear team, w...
046 More Than Just a Crazy House
Spooktober is here! We are kicking off October with a spooky house. One we have mentioned before and one that deserved its own episode, the Winchester...
045 My name is Sue! How do you do?
In this episode, we learn how Shel Silverstein went from writing and drawing for Playboy to writing children's books and poems.
044 Not Gonna be May
In today's episode we learn about the "Father of Mexican Independence" and how it's celebrated on September 16...NOT IN MAY.
043 The Chocolate Lady
In this episode, we learn about the chocolate lady, Laura Secord, who had absolutely nothing to do with chocolate. But was a heroine for her country,...
042 The Man Who Saved the World
In this episode, we learn about Stanislav Petrov, also known as the "Man Who Saved the World" or the man who prevented World War III from happening.
041 Arrested together, besties together
In this episode, we learn about two Women's Rights Activists , Lucy Burns and Alice Paul. Learn with us, on how these two women and their groups, help...
040 Beg, Borrow or Steal
We are back with Season 4! In our opener episode, we learn about Dorothy Porter, the woman who changed the library world!
039 Born in East LA
Welcome back to Part 2 of our season finale! Learn with us on how the famous Dodgers Stadium came to be and the sad passing of one East LA's finest, R...
038 That Montebello Education Part 1 Season Finale
in this episode, take a walk with us down memory lane. As we dive into some events and people that happened in Los Angeles, the hometown of one of our...
037 Go For Broke
In this episode, learn with us about one of the most decorated units in the US Army, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Made primarily of Japanese-Amer...
035 Sí, Se Puede!
In this episode, we learn about Dolores Huerta. One of the most influential labor activists and a leader of the Chicano civil rights movement.
034 A Lot of Things Don't Make Sense
In this episode, we try to make sense of what, really, doesn't make sense. Learn with us about Patsy Mink, a Japanese American who knocked down intern...
033 Opa' Story
In this episode, we are reading entries from a very special book. Written and self published by William Colyn, Erika's grandfather. We get to hear fro...
032 "Mexican Schools"
In this episode, we learn about the Mendez vs. Westminster case. The case that paved the way for a more famous case that you may know, Brown vs. Board...
031 Our heritage, Trivia style!
In this episode, we take a fun little turn and do a trivia session seeing how much we've learned about each other's heritage. And we learn new info th...
030 Canada has a dark history?
In this episode, we learn a bit about Canada's dark history. But there was still a light that shone through in Hide Hyodo Shimizu. Learn with us on ho...
029 I Want a Wife, so Lets Get a Picture Bride
In this episode, we learn about Japanese Picture Brides. Sadly, not every woman found their perfect match.
028 Created cereal by accident!
In this episode we learn about the Kellogg brothers. The creators of not just Kellogg, but of actual cereal! Which was an accident by the way!
027 Cinco de Mayo
For our 3rd season opener, we learn the event of what Cinco de Mayo actually is. And NO, it is not Mexican Independence Day.
026 Season Finale FINALE
In this episode learn about us! For our Season 2, Episode 026, we answer listeners questions along with some questions for each other.
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025 Season Finale-ish?
In our season finale-ish... learn with us again, how to pronounce words. And of course, about Martin Couney. The man who believed that all premature b...