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From it's foundation, this is a show about the two of us sharing things we find interesting with you and with each other. In that spirit, Alaina is spending this episode talking about two things we all get our hands on without giving a second thought. Facial tissue is the end result of a new material developed for the war effort, and shopping carts are the result of innovation in the way we source our food. What parallels can be found between them? Links! Kotex ad from 1921 "Ask for them by name" campaign Goldman's original shopping cart design Watson's original nesting shopping cart design Blueprint Gaming Concepts Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 96 prompt

Happy Valencrimes Day! This year Grant wants to talk about a fraud perpetrated on a global scale, which in turn led to corruption, war crimes, and generally made everyone's life worse over the lat 17 years: the case for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For more than a year, the Bush administration pushed the most extreme interpretation of raw intelligence, without regard for its accuracy or reliability, to justify a war. Meanwhile, anyone presenting a correct assessment of the facts was attacked and deplatformed.  Links! The Selling of the Iraq War: The First Casualty on Global Policy Forum Hubris: Selling the Iraq War H.J.Res. 114 (107th): Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 Ciaran's article on George Psalamanzar Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. Yo

As we said last episode, we are not home to put out our usual content, but we did have something to share. When this episode drops we will be enjoying the sights, sounds, and tastes of EPCOT. This bonus episode follows the process of planning a Walt Disney World vacation, the reasons we had for making the choices we did, and a few pieces of advice you might find useful, or at least entertaining. We'll be back in two weeks' time with our annual Valencrimes episode. Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 94 prompt is: What is your favorite lie?   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

In 1908, Anne Shirley was introduced to the world, and became one of the most popular figures in all-ages literature. Anne was the creation of Lucy Maud Montgomery, who wrote 20 novels in a prolific writing career. In this episode, Alaina teaches us about Montgomery's life, perspective, and tragedies; and also the impact of her stories and their many adaptations.  Links! KindredSpaces, the LM Montgomery research collections A guide to the many translations of Anne of Green Gables Map of Prince Edward Island sites related to Montgomery Abandoned Avonlea: Anne theme park in Japan now like a ghost town Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail.   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Ce

Happy New Year! We're starting off 2020 by catching up on two centennials, the Molasses Flood and the Black Sox scandal of 1919. First, Alaina looks at the sudden death and long-term disruption of an industrial accident that covered a Boston neighborhood for months. Then, Grant tries to cut through the legends of the greatest scandal in baseball to find what we can really know, and what that means. Links! The Fluid Dynamics of the Molasses Flood http://www.northendboston.com/ Court Documents of the Black Sox trial Recovered newsreel footage of games 3 and 1 Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail.   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

Happy Holidays! We're taking a break from history this week, and sharing some of the stuff from our cutting room floor. Please enjoy these digressions, false starts, and peeks into "the process". As promised, we'll be back next time with our annual New Year's special.

As we look back on the year that passed, Grant is reminded of an even more explosive one: 1848. The great powers of Europe had made themselves the center of the world, and then those powers collapsed as a broad coalition of citizens rose up in the name of freedom. But whose freedom counts most? Is this a story of nations or of classes? Why are revolutions graded pass/fail? Links! BBC4 "In Our Time" program on 1848 Historian Christopher Clark lecturing on 1848 Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 92 prompt is: What is your favorite thing from 2019?   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

In this episode we're thankful for modern medicine, and tools that help us heal with less harm. At least, that's how X-rays work now. Alaina teaches us about the early days of these mysterious rays, the scientists, inventors, and doctors who sacrificed their own health to develop them, and some of the odder purposes this miracle technology was put to. Links! Rontgen's first recorded X-Ray image, of his wife's hand Newsreel demonstration of Shoe Fitting Flouroscope Vintage photos of patients getting X-Rays One of Marie Curie's radiological cars The International Museum of Surgical Science Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 91 prompt is: What is your favorite rev

The New Deal was a sweeping suite of programs and policies to combat the Great Depression of the 1930s. Several of those programs provided for artists in exchange for their labor producing new art. What kind of art sprouted from this system? How did society benefit from a boom in freely available art and performance? Why hasn't this level of investment continued? Links! WPAmurals.com WPA Posters at the Library of Congress PBS Crash Course on the FTP The Slave Narrative Project on Project Gutenberg Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 90 prompt is: What is your favorite thing from the '90s?   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FP

It's that time of year again, when Alaina teaches us about the haunted and spooky spots of a certain place, and we do the intro in silly Dracula voices! This year we're getting sub-tropical and talking about the Florida Keys. An island chain once rich from shipping and now a vacation destination, the Keys have been shaken by natural disasters and disease, as well as a few notably creepy individuals. Have these events left a psychic and spiritual stain on the land, or is that just a way to sell more t-shirts? Let's explore! Links! FloridaKeys.com Historic and contemporary pictures of the Oversea Railroad "The Keys’ most treacherous reef is a scenic delight" Picture of the Carysfort Light Key West Cemetery at Atlas Obscura Florida Keys History & Discovery Center, home to Robert the Doll Picture of Robert the Doll Gene Otto, wearing the sailor suit he passed on to Robert Fort Jefferson, National Park Service Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them

Yesterday was Indigenous Peoples Day, so Grant is here to talk about a recent event in the history of one indigenous nation. The Cold War arms race required fuel, and it was found in the stone beneath the Navajo Nation. Decades of environmental degradation and ethical failures followed, and only ended when demand for ore dropped. Who can we trust to act as stewards of the land? Why is profit the final measurement of value? Links! Navajo Nation Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Project Church Rock Mill Superfund web page 2016 settlement on mine cleanup efforts Exploring an Abandoned Uranium Mine, AZ Metal Gear Solid V let's play Sex Archie Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast

Every few years, a new film or miniseries based on Little Women comes along, and this year is no exception. To prepare for Greta Gerwig's upcoming version, Alaina teaches us about its author, her family, and the circles they moved in. When does writing for commercial gain make lasting art? What about this story makes it so appealing to adapt? Was anyone in the 1800s NOT part of a utopian commune? Links! The Orchard House museum A list of all Little Women adaptations, up to 2017 Boston Women's Heritage Trail 14th Annual Benefit 5K / 10K for Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House Joseph Palmer, the beard man Fruitlands Museum Little Women (1980) from Toei Animation and Harmony Gold Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by email

About fifty episodes ago Grant made an offhand comment about one of that topic's figures. Now, it's a full episode. Do not test him. The Pullman strike lasted for months, threatened all American commerce, and set precedents that have lasted over a century regarding government involvement in labor disputes. It all started because George Pullman's perfect town didn't consider the lives of the people in it. Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 86 prompt is: What is the last book you read?   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

Alaina returns to our Disney Parks series by going back to the beginning: Disneyland in Anaheim, California. In 1955, after a long time planning and a short time building, Walt Disney presented yet another dream to the world. It was the world's first fully-themed park, complete with a nationally televised opening, and following 10 months of televised previews in prime time. We cover its development, opening, and some stories behind certain Opening Day attractions. Links! Mickey Mouse Park in Burbank The Disneyland Story (first episode of Disneyland) Disneyland ad in TV Guide Magazine spread on the Disneyland show, featuring early concept art of the park Photos of construction in-progress Dateline Disneyland List of current attractions by opening date List of King Arthur's Carousel horses The Annual Pancake Race Aunt Jemima in Disneyland Opening Day photos: Cast picture Parking lot Entrance queue Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what y

We've mentioned our weekend trip to Milwaukee before, but now it's time to share all we learned! In this episode, Grant talks about the history of the places we went, and some of the history they taught us. Links! Mars Cheese Castle Pabst Milwaukee Brewery and Taproom Pabst-ett Cheese radio commercial Milwaukee Public Museum Making of the Streets of Old Milwaukee Milwaukee Boat Line sightseeing tours Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 84 prompt is: What is your favorite thing that did not go as planned?   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus "Milwaukee" by The Both Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

Alaina returns to her most recent topic to make good on her promise. This episode is about a third great train wreck in the summer of 1918, one that destroyed a circus train. We cover the history of that particular circus, its founder's previous attractions, the wreck itself, and what remains to commemorate it. Links! People displayed in Hagenbeck's "human zoo"  The Diary of Abraham Ulrikab First Zoo Without Bars Celebrates its Centenary Group Photo of Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Performers Supreme Court opinions on Bleistein v Donaldson Lithographing Company Pictures of wreckage Lake County Times coverage of wreck Picture of mass burial  Pictures of Showmen's Rest "Unknown Male" Gravestone International Circus Hall of Fame ABC 7 Chicago's coverage of the 100th anniversary  Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so v

The mid-19th century in America was a time of new popular philosophies about the order of the universe and the individual's place in it. One example is the dawn of Spiritualism: the belief that the spirits of the dead can be contacted, and that they have answers to our urgent questions. In this episode, Grant teaches us about two cases: the prototypical founders of movement, and one of its most bizarre figures. Once a popular movement starts, does it ever really end? How much faith should be put in a prophet that makes a profit? What purpose does debunking serve? Links! Smithsonian Magazine on the Fox sisters Listener Ciaran on the Fox Sisters John Murray Spear's paper, The New Era, May 3rd 1854 edition A picture of The New Motive Power Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can c

Alaina continues marking anniversaries, and also talking about travel disasters. 1918 was in the middle of the Golden Age of Rail Travel, but behind the march of technology and luxury there were millions of travelers trying to get to work on time. Unfortunately, not all of them did. The day this episode goes live marks the 101st anniversary of the worst rail accident in American history, and the end of the year the worst accident in American urban transit history. What counts as "acceptable odds" for mass death and mayhem? Who bears responsibility for a systemic failure? How does the atomization of car travel affect our perception of train death tolls? Links! Google Earth View of the Nashville wreck site Contemporary news report of the crash at Dutchman's Curve David Allan Coe - The Great Nashville Railroad Disaster Diagram of the Malbone Street wreck Death in the Subway by David Rapp Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History

We're sure the world is about to be bombarded by retrospectives of Apollo 11, and for good reason, but there's so much more to explore. Grant takes us through the history of Mars exploration, from the first looks from afar, to the first mobile science platforms to rove its surface. Links! Mars Exploration Project Marspedia The "Canali" and the first Martians 1965: Discovery at Mars Soviet Space Probes Mars-2 and -3 (In Russian) FBC Task Final Report Sojourner postage stamp MGSV Let's Play playlist Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 80 prompt is: What is your favorite train?   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

It's our third anniversary episode, which means scenic islands and shipwrecks. Well, instead of a ship it's an escape raft made from raincoats, and concrete cell blocks aren't particularly scenic. That's right, this episode is about the setting of Sean Connery's classic The Rock: Alcatraz Island.  Links! Alcrataz Island, National Park Service  Children Who Grew Up on Alcatraz Recount Life on Prison Island National Geographic Alcatraz Breakout New Evidence Comparison of the three (alleged) escapees and their dummy heads The Alcatraz Proclamation Breaking Mayberry episode 39: No Gods, No Masters, No Choir Directors! Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 79 prompt i