Posted in , History, American History, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science, Education, Learning, Journey, Biography, Travel, Folklore, World History, Art on Jun 24th, 2020
In Leadbelly Part 2 we continue the story of Huddie Ledbetter, one of the most influential musicians of all time. We cover his early adult life in Dallas, his collaboration with the great Blues legend Blind Lemon Jefferson, and hear some of the music that earned him the moniker “King of the Twelve String Guitar.”
He was known for his tumultuous life as well as his musical genius. We explore his first arrest, his escape from prison that made him a wanted fugitive, his new life under the alias “Walter Boyd” and the murder that would change the course of his life forever.
Join me for Part 2 as we uncover more of the legend behind the man we now know as Leadbelly.
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Posted in , History, American History, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Social Science, Biography, Folklore, World History, Analysis, Art on Jun 10th, 2020
Huddie Ledbetter was easily one of the most influential American musicians of all time, yet today he has become one of the most historically overlooked. Musical artists like Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, the White Stripes, and countless others have been covering Huddie’s songs for almost a century, however, most listeners have never heard his name. The life of Ledbetter, more widely known as Leadbelly, was fraught with complications, repressed by a world policed with Jim Crow laws, and often filled with violence.
Leadbelly was viewed by audiences as a murderer and criminal, but also as a poet gifted with an incredible musical talent. Separating and understanding the real man from the legend is a difficult task. His life was as epic as his music, and we’re going to explore all of it, starting with this first episode on the life of the legendary Leadbelly, King of the Twelve String Guitar.
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Posted in History, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, Warrior Culture, War, Education, Learning, Adventure, Survival Stories, Survival, Discovery, Journey, Biography, Literature, Travel, Writing, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, World History, Analysis, Art, Archaeology, Writer on Feb 12th, 2020
The finale is here! In the final episode we explore the final years of Olympias’s epic life. We cover how she cultivated her own power at court, watch her rise to even greater heights after the death of Alexander the Great, see a war waged between two incredible women of the ancient world, and find out just how this mother of an empire met her end.
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Posted in , , History, Animals, American History, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science, Science, War, Technology, Education, Learning, Biology, Study, Ship, Sailing, Adventure, Shackleton, Antarctica, Polar, Polar Exploration, Ross Sea, Weddell Sea, Endurance, Shipwreck, Survival Stories, England, Norway, Ross Sea Party, Aurora, Ice, Global Warming, Exploration, Expedition, Survival, Discovery, Journey, Midnight Sun, Maritime History, Biography, Canada, Literature, Travel, Victorian, Author, Writing, Folklore, World History, Fear, Analysis, Art, Archaeology, Psychoanalysis, Cats, Writer, Military History, Ireland on Dec 5th, 2019
The finale is here! Come find out just how one of the most inspiring stories of human endurance ended. We head back to Antarctica and watch the crew of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition make history as Shackleton attempts one last desperate attempt at a rescue mission. This episode has all the answers you've been waiting for.
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Posted in , , , , , History, Funerals, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, War, Education, Learning, Biography, Literature, Travel, Victorian, Poet, Poetry, Author, Writing, Halloween, Religion, World History, Art, Scary, Writer, Abelard and Heloise, France, French History, Paris, Catacombs, Tomb, Graveyard, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Military History, Paris Catacombs, Grave, Chopin, Isadora Duncan, Oscar Wilde, Moliere, Jim Morrison, Poland, Ireland on Oct 30th, 2019
Join me on a tour of Père Lachaise Cemetery and explore the tombs of some of histories most incredible icons including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Abelard and Heloise, and Chopin. We examine the cemetery's history, make a side tour to the catacombs beneath Paris, and explore the dark moments in history that have occurred in Père Lachaise since its establishment by Napoleon. Let's go to Paris!
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Posted in , , , , , History, Animals, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science, Science, Indigenous, Education, Learning, Biology, Survival Stories, Exploration, Survival, Discovery, Journey, Literature, Travel, Halloween, Monsters, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, Folktales, World History, Paleolithic, Megalithic, Ice Age, Lascaux, Chauvet, Cave Art, Ancient Art, Fear, Analysis, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Neanderthals, Painting, Art, Pictograph, Pictogram, Ice Age Predators, Evolution, Scary, Archaeology, Kraken, Psychoanalysis on Oct 16th, 2019
In this episode we explore history's first monsters. From the prehistoric beasts that stalked our ancestors to the first mythological oral traditions, then to the first ancient written accounts through the modern day; this is the history of what scares us. What were the first monsters, why do we fear them, and why do we need them? Let's find out and examine the first things that appeared from the darkness.
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Posted in , , History, Animals, American History, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Ethnography, Psychology, Social Science, Science, Education, Learning, Biology, Study, Adventure, Exploration, Discovery, Biography, Literature, Travel, Mythology, Folklore, World History, Ancient Art, Analysis, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Art, Evolution, Archaeology, Psychoanalysis, Archaeological Digs, Excavation on Aug 30th, 2019
And so it begins.
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