Location:
United States
Description:
A podcast in which two sisters geek out about their favorite moments in history.
Language:
English
Episodes
Audrey Hepburn
5/27/2024
Let's talk about style icon, actress, dancer, and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn. She inspired an era of fashion, gave us multiple generation-defining roles, and served children all over the world.
Duration:00:52:01
Jane Austen
5/13/2024
We're finally talking about one of our favorite authors, Jane Austen! She was the queen of satire, and terrified of the French Revolution. And we love her!
Duration:00:55:14
Alexis Soyer
4/30/2024
Ever wondered who was the first celebrity chef? Well, wonder no longer! This week, we're learning all about Alexis Soyer, who worked for the elite, but still fed the hungry.
Duration:00:36:46
The Solar Eclipse of 1780
4/15/2024
After recently witnessing a solar eclipse, we decided it was time to learn about another eclipse from the past. Let's learn about Samuel Williams and the Eclipse of 1780!
Duration:00:31:31
The Tichborne Claimant
4/1/2024
This week... a rich noble family, a shipwreck, a scammer, and much more! It's the mysterious case of The Tichborne Claimant!
Duration:01:05:30
Michael Collins
3/18/2024
This week, we answer Ireland's call and learn all about Michael Collins, who did his best to keep Ireland together.
Duration:00:53:02
Mary McLeod Bethune
3/4/2024
We're back with our second episode of Black History Month (in March)! This week, we learn about Mary McLeod Bethune, a teacher who became one of the most powerful people in U.S. government.
Thank you all for your patience after we had to delay this episode while Anna was sick!
Duration:00:46:18
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
2/12/2024
Happy Black History Month! We're kicking things off by learning all about publisher, teacher, and abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd Cary.
Duration:00:34:42
Bob Ross
1/29/2024
Apparently, it's Public TV Icons Month here on RTT! This week, we learn about another PBS legend, and the artist who taught us all to make happy little trees: Bob Ross.
Duration:00:56:37
Jim Henson
1/15/2024
Let's learn about one of our childhood icons, a pioneer of puppetry, and the man who brought us the Muppets: Jim Henson. Warning- we definitely get emotional in this one.
Duration:01:06:50
Remember That New Year’s Day?
1/1/2024
It's 2024, and we're kicking the year off with a special, all about historical events that took place on New Year's Day! This week, we learn about Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation, and about the first immigrants arriving at Ellis Island.
Duration:00:36:39
Johnny Appleseed
11/20/2023
It's the last episode of 2023, and we're learning about American folk hero, Johnny Appleseed! We'll talk at you all in the New Year!
Duration:00:34:02
The Dancing Plague of 1518
11/6/2023
Why would a group of people just start dancing, and be unable to stop until praying to a statue? This week, we learn about the strange Dancing Plague of 1518!
Duration:00:51:03
The Greenbrier Ghost
10/23/2023
Appalachian Spooky Season continues with a WV haunting! This week, we're learning about the spirit who identified her own killer - the Greenbrier Ghost.
Duration:00:35:54
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
10/9/2023
It's officially Spooky Season 2023! This year, it's all about Appalachian haunted history. To kick things off, we're learning about a super haunted building, with a storied history: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.
Duration:00:47:32
Harry Houdini
9/25/2023
Let's learn about one of America's first celebrities, expert of the escape, and ultimate skeptic: Harry Houdini!
Duration:01:06:45
Mark Twain
9/11/2023
He came in with a comet & went out the same way. And in between, he wrote some of the most influential pieces of American literature. This week, we're learning all about Mark Twain!
Duration:00:39:26
Margaret Tudor
8/14/2023
You thought we were done with the Tudors? HA! It's time to learn all about Henry VIII's older sister, Margaret Tudor. She was a queen, she had the worst husbands, but she did her best to keep the peace.
Duration:00:53:59
Juliette Gordon Low
7/31/2023
A woman with a vision, a man who got on her nerves, and Cloudlands! Let's talk about Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts!
Duration:00:58:24
Agrippina the Younger
7/17/2023
This week, we're going back to the ancient world to learn all about the woman who was pulling all the strings in Rome: Agrippina the Younger. We've got drama, we've got plotting, we've got lots of people with the same 3 names.
Duration:01:00:07