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America’s Second Great Awakening
Discover the Burned Over District in New York and its role in the Second Great Awakening with the History Buffs.
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New York v. Uplinger: Gay Rights at the Supreme Court
How a Buffalonian’s bravery fought and beat the laws persecuting gay men in New York.
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The Rural Cemetery Movement
Join Elizabeth and Sarah as they talk grave iconography, disease epidemics, the commodification of death, and ‘rural’ cemeteries.
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The Bank War: Interview with Paul Kahan
In The Bank War, Paul Kahan explores the struggle between Andrew Jackson and the federal banking system.
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Passing: Race, Disability, and Gender
What do Michael Jackson and Franklin D. Roosevelt have to do with the debates about the North Carolina bathrooms bill?
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GoT PiH: R’hllor & Ahura Mazda
Explore more of the Game of Thrones world with a discussion of Zoroastrianism and Melisandre’s Lord of Light.
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GoT PiH: King’s Landing & Constantinople
Feed your GoT obsession with our discussion of King’s Landing, Constantinople, and some epic battles.
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GoT PiH: The Wall(s)
History meets Game of Thrones! Check out this podcast episode in which Averill, Tommy, and special guest Andy Smyser talk The Wall, Hadrian’s Wall, and life in border/barrier towns.
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1916: Roger Casement
Averill and Dan take a look at Sir Roger Casement’s role in the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, and the legacy of the man – as humanitarian, nationalist, and homosexual.
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Is that lamb made of…butter?!
Join Tommy, Dan, and Marissa as they dig into the long and hilarious history of the butter lamb, just in time for Easter!