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PART 2 listen to PART1 here: Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, that’s right, we’re going to talk about Pirates. If you listened to our most recent mini episode, you met David and Marcus in our Let’s get Quizzical segment. Not only do we talk about egalitarian style government on the pirate ship, we also talk about the evolution of David and Marcus’s collaboration and how Marcus’s scholarly work is transformed into a graphic novel under the skillful hands of David. Under the Banner of King Death: http://www.beacon.org/Under-the-Banner-of-King-Death-P1928.aspx David Lester, wesite: https://davidlesterartmusicdesign.wordpress.com Daavid Lester, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lester_(musician) Marcus Rediker: https://www.marcusrediker.com Mecca Normal: https://meccanormal.wordpress.com Riot grrl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_grrrl Christopher Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hill_(historian) The World Turned Upside Down: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/321708/the-world-turned-upside-down-by-christopher-hill/ Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this mini episode, Anne Marie revisits Black Tudors, by Miranda Kaufmann. Anne Marie purchased the book whilst visiting Mary Rose Museum back in 2017 to research the African presence in Tudor England. One of the central figures, perhaps the most well known black Tudor, John Blanke appears in the historical record as well as Tudor art. Miranda Kaufmann, website: http://www.mirandakaufmann.com Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufmann: https://amzn.to/3IIBpMJ Michael Ohajuru, website: https://about.me/michaelohajuru John Blanke Project, website: http://johnblanke.com Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 1 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, that’s right, we’re going to talk about Pirates. If you listened to our most recent mini episode, you met David and Marcus in our Let’s get Quizzical segment. Not only do we talk about egalitarian style government on the pirate ship, we also talk about the evolution of David and Marcus’s collaboration and how Marcus’s scholarly work is transformed into a graphic novel under the skillful hands of David. Under the Banner of King Death: http://www.beacon.org/Under-the-Banner-of-King-Death-P1928.aspx David Lester, wesite: https://davidlesterartmusicdesign.wordpress.com Daavid Lester, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lester_(musician) Marcus Rediker: https://www.marcusrediker.com Mecca Normal: https://meccanormal.wordpress.com Riot grrl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_grrrl Christopher Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hill_(historian) The World Turned Upside Down: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/321708/the-world-turned-upside-down-by-christopher-hill/ Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

When 34-year-old Charlie Clarke was feeling down about losing his beloved dog to cancer, he decided to go metal detecting to take his mind off of his loss. Sometimes good things happen at the worst of times, and that's just what happened to Charlie when he uncovered a never before seen early sixteenth-century artifact. David Lester and Marcus Rediker, authors of Under the Banner of King Death, take on the Pirate Speak "Let's get Quizzical" challenge. Under the Banner of King Death Marcus Rediker: Website David Lester: Website Metal Detector Finds 500-Year-Old Artifact: New York Times article Use Buzzsprout for your podcast! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Anna Borzello about her years foraging along the foreshore for remnants of the lives of everyday people, breadcrumbs that lead to snapshots of the past, bringing into sharper focus the commonplace, for the times, routines of ordinary people. Anna is a crafty historian, able to spin an engaging narrative around each artifact she finds. In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for historical artifacts which tell the story of London’s expansive history. Anna admittedly plans her life around the river’s tides. Before she commits to doctor’s appointments, lunch dates, fill in the blank, she first consults the tide charts. Low tide wins out every time. It was such a pleasure to talk to Anna about her experiences as a mudlark along the Thames foreshore, and I think you will see why, not only is she well-versed on London’s history, she is absolutely delightful! Instagram: @foreshoreseashore Anna Borzello on reporting for Focus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08njxld Music Strings By: Gold-Tiger https://bit.ly/3wDU85t Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Port of London Authority, Foreshore Permit: http://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permits Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Support the show Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Minisode: February 4, This Day in History Listen to this episode to discover what happened on this day in history. Clues are in the title! The People History: https://www.thepeoplehistory.com History: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for historical artifacts which tell the story of London’s expansive history. Anna admittedly plans her life around the river’s tides. Before she commits to doctor’s appointments, lunch dates, fill in the blank, she first consults the tide charts. Low tide wins out every time. It was such a pleasure to talk to Anna about her experiences as a mudlark along the Thames foreshore, and I think you will see why, not only is she well-versed on London’s history, she is absolutely delightful! Instagram: @foreshoreseashore Anna Borzello on reporting for Focus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08njxld Music Strings By: Gold-Tiger https://bit.ly/3wDU85t Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Port of London Authority, Foreshore Permit: http://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permits Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Not too long ago, Anne Marie had the opportunity to talk to Emily Strasser. Emily has written a book about a little-known community built in secret by the United States government in rural western Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was one of three secret cities constructed by the Manhattan Project. Emily Strasser is a writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her MFA in nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in Catapult, Ploughshares, Guernica, Colorado Review, The Bitter Southerner, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Gulf Coast, and Tricycle, among others, and she was the presenter of the BBC podcast “The Bomb.” Her essays have been named notable in Best American Essays 2016 and 2017 and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She was a winner of the 2015 Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest, a 2016 AWP Intro Award, a 2016 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist’s Initiative Grant, and the 2016 W.K. Rose Fellowship from Vassar College. She served as a 2018-19 Olive B. O’Connor Fellow in Creative Writing at Colgate University and a 2019 McKnight Writing Fellow. Her first book, Half-Life of a Secret, a memoir on the intersection of family and national secrets in the nuclear city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is forthcoming in April 2023. Pre-order here. In this episode, Emily talks about her book, Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History, part history, part memoir, and part biography. Resources: Emily Strasser: https://emilystrasser.com Half-Life of a Secret: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813197197/half-life-of-a-secret/ Oak-Ridge, Tennessee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee Anna Rosenberg Episode: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142 Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Not too long ago, Anne Marie had the opportunity to talk to Emily Strasser. Emily has written a book about a little-known community built in secret by the United States government in rural western Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was one of three secret cities constructed by the Manhattan Project. If you listened to last week’s episode about Anna Rosenberg, there is a tie-in here. Anna Rosenberg negotiated a hush-hush deal between then-president Franklyn D. Rosevelt and the tens of thousands of workers attracted to Oak Ridge, eager for the high-paying wartime jobs it offered. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, here is a link to it: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142 In this episode, Emily talks about her book, Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History, part history, part memoir, and part biography. Resources: Emily Strasser: https://emilystrasser.com Half-Life of a Secret: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813197197/half-life-of-a-secret/ Oak-Ridge, Tennessee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee Anna Rosenberg Episode: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142 Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this first episode of 2023, Anne Marie interviews Christopher C. Gorham, high school history teacher and author of The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America. This relatively unknown history is about a woman who yielded a great deal of political power throughout much of the 20th century, and whose legacy is little known. Who was Anna Rosenberg, and why don't we know about her? A true confidante is one in whom your secrets are safe, and Anna was the true and trusted confidante to politicians in high places on both sides of the isle. Anna was not the type to kiss and tell. She knew how to keep a secret, which meant her memoir would be kept undercover...until now. Christopher C. Gorham, website: https://www.christophercgorham.com The Confidante, book trailer: https://youtu.be/YXYOaDNT61Y Anna Rosenberg, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_M._Rosenberg Belle Moskowitz, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Moskowitz A. Phillip Randolph, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Philip_Randolph Executive Order 8022, National Archives website: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/executive-order-8802 Al Smith, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Smith Marilyn Monroe, Happy Birthday Mr. President: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday,_Mr._President Francis Perkins, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Perkins Fulton Lewis, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Lewis_Jr. Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Anne Marie stops by to wish you a happy New Year and gets a little deep and philosophical about her love of history. #happynewyear Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Support the show Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this fourth episode of our October History and Haunting Series, Anne Marie talks to Denver Ghost Hunters' (DGH) team members Stephanie and Elise about their favorite histories and how their ghost-hunting endeavors connect to them. They share digital recordings of disembodied voices (or EVPs) of spirits from beyond and line up the history with the haunting. With the nineteenth-century United States Western expansion, many a restless soul came to the then Kansas Territory (Colorado) with only their dream and a prayer in hopes of finding a better life. Many of DGH's local haunts are steeped in the spiritual residue of people who came to the mountains to create a new life, some with success and some without. Ghost hunter and psychic Stephanie shares the evolution of her supernatural skills and how she and her team utilize the tools at their disposal, including her psychic abilities, ghost-hunting equipment, and the intuition of the team to match up a haunted site's history with paranormal evidence whenever possible. Resources Denver Ghost Hunters: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denverghosthunters website: https://denverghosthunters.com Forney Museum: https://www.forneymuseum.org Silver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.com Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this third episode of our October History and Haunting Series, Anne Marie talks to Denver Ghost Hunters' (DGH) team members Stephanie and Elise about their favorite histories and how their ghost-hunting endeavors connect to them. With the nineteenth-century United States Western expansion, many a restless soul came to the then Kansas Territory (Colorado) with only their dream and a prayer in hopes of finding a better life. Many of DGH's local haunts are steeped in the spiritual residue of people who came to the mountains to create a new life, some with success and some without. Ghost hunter and psychic Stephanie shares the evolution of her supernatural skills and how she and her team utilize the tools at their disposal, including her psychic abilities, ghost-hunting equipment, and the intuition of the team to match up a haunted site's history with paranormal evidence whenever possible. Resources Denver Ghost Hunters: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denverghosthunters website: https://denverghosthunters.com Silver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.com Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Anne Marie continues her discussion with the co-authors of A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts. This non-fiction book is coauthored by actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and award-winning bestselling author Leanna Renee Hieber and Boroughs of the Dead founder Andrea Janes. “Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, even the occasional axe-murderess—America’s female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known—though no less powerful. Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject.” Their approach to the ghost story differs from most in that they look at the history of these tales and the deeper implications of how we have traditionally framed the spooky campfire stories we love to hear and tell. Buy the book: A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-haunted-history-of-invisible-women-true-stories-of-america-s-ghosts-leanna-renee-hieber/17787938?ean=9780806541587 Andrea Janes, website: https://boroughsofthedead.com Twitter: @MacabreNYC Instagram: @boroughsofthedead Facebook: Boroughs of the Dead Leanna Renee Hieber, website: https://www.leannareneehieber.com Blog: http://leannareneebooks.blogspot.com Twitter: @Leannarenee Instagram: @leannareneehieber Facebook: Leanna Renee Hieber Also discussed in Part 2 Haunted Houses by Larry Kettelkamp: https://amzn.to/3Ml1PEm Amanda R. Woomer, Spook Eats: https://spookeats.com Silver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.com Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

If you know Anne Marie at all, you know that Halloween is her favorite holiday. Some of you may know that, as a side gig, she is the founder of Silver Queen Walking Tours. By popular demand, she does more ghost tours than straight history tours. So when she discovered this newly released book, A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, by these two amazing women who have first-hand knowledge and experience of the art and mystery behind the ghost tour guide craft, she was sold before cracking the book open. This non-fiction book is coauthored by actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and award-winning bestselling author Leanna Renee Hieber and Boroughs of the Dead founder Andrea Janes. “Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, even the occasional axe-murderess—America’s female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known—though no less powerful. Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject.” Their approach to the ghost story differs from most in that they look at the history of these tales and the deeper implications of how we have traditionally framed the spooky campfire stories we love to hear and tell. Buy the book: A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-haunted-history-of-invisible-women-true-stories-of-america-s-ghosts-leanna-renee-hieber/17787938?ean=9780806541587 Andrea Janes, website: https://boroughsofthedead.com Twitter: @MacabreNYC Instagram: @boroughsofthedead Facebook: Boroughs of the Dead Leanna Renee Hieber, website: https://www.leannareneehieber.com Blog: http://leannareneebooks.blogspot.com Twitter: @Leannarenee Instagram: @leannareneehieber Facebook: Leanna Renee Hieber Silver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.com Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to author, sweetheart of the sideshow, and fashion writer Ilise Carter about her new book The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History. In America, lipstick is the foundation of empires; it’s a signature of identity; it’s propaganda, self-expression, oppression, freedom, and rebellion. It’s a multi-billion-dollar industry and one of our most iconic accessories of gender. From the colonial period until today, this engaging book focuses on the many-layered historical aspects of this one product including, social, cultural, marketing, corporate, political, religion, and much more. ILISE S. CARTER is a freelance writer, consulting copywriter to the beauty industry, and sideshow performer based in New York City. She has written for Allure, New York Times, Racked, Wall Street Journal, and others, with a focus on pop culture. In addition, she’s spent over a decade as a consulting copywriter for beauty brands such as Shiseido, bliss, Laura Mercier, Avon, L’Oréal, and Madame CJ Walker, specializing in brand voice and identity. As her stage persona, The Lady Aye, she has worked as a professional sideshow performer (sword swallower, fire eater, blockhead, and pain-proof girl) and MC with acts ranging from Rob Zombie to Cirque du Soleil, and has appeared on TV’s Gossip Girl, Oddities, The President Show, Mysteries at the Museum and Dickinson. Carter holds a BA in American Studies from Barnard College at Columbia University and a Certificate in Film Production from NYU. Resources The Red Menace, Ilise Carter: https://amzn.to/3RlTemL My Life as a Sword Swallower, The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3QfYK96 Lady Aye, Website: https://www.ladyaye.com Tough Jews, Richard Cohen: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375705472 Hope in a Jar, Kathy Peiss: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8050-5550-4 Lipstick Index, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipstick_index Fierce: The History of Leopard Print, Jo Weldon: https://amzn.to/3etuM48 Shocked and Amazed: On and Off the Midway, James Taylor: https://amzn.to/3et6jvL Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, Anne Marie Talks to Andrew Nagorski about his new book Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom. The book recounts the dramatic true story of Sigmund Freud’s last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria, why he waited until after the Nazi take over, and the colorful cast of characters who persuaded and extricated him from his beloved Vienna to London. Andrew Nagorski is an award-winning journalist and author who spent more than three decades as a foreign correspondent and editor for Newsweek. From 2008 to April 2014, he was vice president and director of public policy for the EastWest Institute, an international affairs think tank. Nagorski is now based in St. Augustine, Florida but continues to travel extensively, writing for numerous publications. His recent books -- Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power (Simon & Schuster, 2012), The Nazi Hunters (Simon & Schuster, 2016), and 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War -- have all received rave reviews. In a starred review, Kirkus calls his new book, Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom (Simon & Schuster, August 2022), "a riveting page-turner...a fine biography." Publishers Weekly calls it "an invigorating look at a lesser-known chapter of Freud's well-documented life." Resources Andrew Nagorski Website: http://www.andrewnagorski.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNagorski/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewNagorski Saving Freud: http://www.andrewnagorski.com/book/saving-freud-rescuers-who-brought-him-freedom Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Third_Reich Mein Kampf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf Anschluss: Annexation of Austria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproduct Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to professor of history and author Robert McElvaine about his latest book, The Times They Were a-Changin': 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn. 1964 is when the sixties truly arrived, from JFK’s assassination in November 1963 It was then that the United States began a radical shift toward a much more inclusive definition of “American,” with a greater degree of equality and a government actively involved in social and economic improvement. It was a radical shift accompanied by a cultural revolution. The same month Bob Dylan released his iconic ballad “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” in January 1964, President Lyndon Johnson announced his War on Poverty. McCelvaine uncovers 1964’s moment of reckoning, when American identity began to be reimagined, tying those past battles to their legacy today. Throughout, he captures the changing consciousness of the period through its vibrant music, film, literature, and personalities. McCelvaine is the Elizabeth Chisholm Distinguished Professor of Arts & Letters and Professor of History at Millsaps College. He is the author of seven books, including The Great Depression: America, 1929–1941 and Eve’s Seed: Biology, the Sexes, and the Course of History, and is the editor of three. Among his many honors are the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence and the B. L. C. Wailes Award for national distinction in the field of history. He has served as a historical consultant for several television programs, including the PBS series The Great Depression, and has written more than one hundred articles and opinion pieces in such national publications as the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, the Nation, and Newsweek and has been a guest on about the same number of television and radio programs. He lives in Clinton, Mississippi. Author Website: http://robertsmcelvaine.com/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._McElvaine Simon & Schuster author page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Robert-S-McElvaine/183511950 Simon & Schuster book page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Times-They-Were-a-Changin/Robert-S-McElvaine/9781950994106 Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Times-They-Were-Changin-Sixties/dp/1950994104/ Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/robertmcelvaine Twitter: Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, the third in our Mudlark Series, Anne Marie interviews Jason Sandy, co-author of Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London's Lost Treasures. Jason shares his River Thames journey and talks about the river's history and the fellowship he has found within the mudlark community. Jason Sandy is an American architect and property developer in London. He is a member of the exclusive Society of Thames Mudlarks. Jason’s mudlarking adventures have been featured on national television in Britain, Germany, and Canada. He has written extensively about mudlarking for magazines in Britain and USA. His mudlarking collection has been exhibited in the British Museum, Tate Modern, and other cultural institutions. Jason also lectures about mudlarking in schools, universities, and organizations. For regular posts, follow him on Instagram @jasonmudlark. Resources Instagram: @jasonmudlark Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London's Lost Treasures, Amazon: https://amzn.to/3J2BvgS Thames Museum. website: http://www.thamesmuseum.org Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In this episode, the second in our Mudlark series, Anne Marie talks to Mudlark Lynn Pew. Lynn mudlarks along the River Irwell in Lancashire, England, where she scours its banks for beautiful pieces of broken pottery, little pieces of history tumbled by the river for over 100 years. Lynn tells us about the river's history and where many of the pieces she finds originated. Lynn is fascinated with how these tiny fragments made their way into the river and the journey they have been on. Cracked and faded, their edges are worn smooth from their watery passage, a mere remnant of what once was. Who last held them in their former, utilitarian life before she plucked them from the banks of the river. Years after she began collecting these lovely miniature pieces of history, she incorporated them into handcrafted one-of-a-kind mosaic works of art, which she entered and won a place in Country Living Magazine's 'Kitchen Table Talent' competition. Resources: The Mudlark Website: https://themudlark.co.uk Instagram, Alice and the Mudlark: @alice_and_the_mudlark Lancashire Past Website, Grants Tower, Ramsbottom, Bury Ramsbottom, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsbottom River Irwell, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Irwell Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Support the showFollow us on Social Media: Instagram: @armchairhistorians Twitter: @ArmchairHistor1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairhistorians Support Armchair Historians: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armchairhistorians Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/belgiumrabbitproductions Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.