Behind the Scenes Minis: Delano and Slocum
Tracy and Holly discuss trying to stay organized, the relevance of the Delano grape strike today, and how Joshua Slocum’s story makes us think about [Read more]
Tracy and Holly discuss trying to stay organized, the relevance of the Delano grape strike today, and how Joshua Slocum’s story makes us think about [Read more]
Joshua Slocum was the first person known to sail around the world alone. Unlike lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis, he didn’t always enjoy that solitude – [Read more]
The Delano Grape Strike, which led to an international boycott of table grapes as grape workers in California tried to get better pay, working conditions, [Read more]
This 2018 episode covers Elbridge Gerry, who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Gerrymandering is the drawing of political districts [Read more]
Holly and Tracy talk about how this week’s topic shifted from its original plan. They also discuss how slavery in the U.S. capital has been [Read more]
On the second part of the discussion of White House history, Holly and Tracy first cover the gardens and landscaping, and then dig into discussion [Read more]
Today’s White House has 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms. But that hasn’t always been the case. It also was not always called the White House, [Read more]
This 2016 episode covers a time in the the 20th century when the U.S. and Mexico had agreements in place allowing, and even encouraging, Mexican [Read more]
Tracy and Holly talk about their personal thoughts on Symmes’s hollow Earth theory, and then talk about their experiences with canning and winning prizes at [Read more]
Canning dramatically changed how people around the world have dealt with food. Early canning efforts were kind of stabs in the dark, though – we [Read more]
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