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Holly and Tracy talk about George Sand’s defiance against social convention, and the difficulty in discussing certain aspects of their most recent episode on activism. [Read more]

We’ve talked about sit-ins on the show before. This time, we’re looking at other -ins – direct action demonstrations and similar protests that have some [Read more]

She was an incredibly famous writer of incredible output. Her behavior and personal style were almost as talked about as her novels, and these factors [Read more]

The Freedom Rides were happening at about the same time as the sit-in movement of the 1960s that we talked about this week – and [Read more]

Holly and Tracy discuss one of Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings that wasn’t part of the episode on him. They also discuss Tracy’s experience in school [Read more]

David W. Collins recently sat down for a conversation with Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to talk about their Oscar-nominated songwriting work on “Frozen II” [Read more]

On Feb. 1, 1960, four students sat down at a segregated lunch counter at the F.W. Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina. It started with just [Read more]

Friedrich’s painting career, most closely associated with the German romantic movement, continues to influence and inspire artists today. In his own time, his work was [Read more]

This is two 2010 classics from previous hosts Katie and Sarah, covering the relationship of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the abdication crisis that resulted, [Read more]

In today’s casual Friday chat, Tracy and Holly discuss the Elgin marbles and the complex issues that museums face regarding the repatriation of artifacts. Learn [Read more]