Episode – 2275 : The Montgomery Bus Boycott This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-montgomery-bus-boycott/ In August 1953, a young Women’s Army Corps soldier named Sarah Keyes boarded a bus […]
Episode – 2271 : Chief Joseph
Episode – 2271 : Chief Joseph This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/chief-joseph/ Chief Joseph was one of the most famous Native American leaders of the nineteenth century. Born around […]
Episode – 2244 : The Life of Helen Keller
Episode – 2244 : The Life of Helen Keller This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/the-life-of-helen-keller/ Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in the city of Tuscumbia, […]
Episode – 2239 : The Doctor’s Riot of 1788
Episode – 2239 : The Doctor’s Riot of 1788 This episode can be found at: https://everything-everywhere.com/episode-2239-the-doctors-riot-of-1788/ Bodysnatching is an uncomfortable topic. Many people do not like to think of themselves […]
Episode – 2222 : Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson
Episode – 2222 : Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson In the early 20th century, one title in sports stood above all others: the boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World. It was […]
Episode – 2210 : The Age of Enlightenment
Episode – 2210 : The Age of Enlightenment Podcast Transcript For centuries, political authority, religious doctrine, and inherited tradition shaped how most Europeans understood the world. Then a generation of […]
Episode – 2208 : The Little Rock Nine
Episode – 2208 : The Little Rock Nine Podcast Transcript In 1957, nine black teenagers attempted to attend a public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Their arrival triggered protests, […]
Episode – 2174 : Miranda Rights: Why You Have the Right to Remain Silent
Episode – 2174 : Miranda Rights: Why You Have the Right to Remain Silent Podcast Transcript Few phrases in American law are more familiar than “You have the right to […]
Episode – 2161 : The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Episode – 2161 : The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Podcast Transcript The summer of 1858 in Illinois was one of the hottest on record. Yet, the weather paled in comparison to the […]
Episode – 2139 : Larry Doby and Breaking the American League Color Barrier
Episode – 2139 : Larry Doby and Breaking the American League Color Barrier Podcast Transcript If you ask anyone to name the athlete who broke the color line in baseball, […]
Episode – 2111 : The Tiananmen Square Massacre
Episode – 2111 : The Tiananmen Square Massacre Podcast Transcript In the spring of 1989, thousands of people filled the heart of Beijing demanding reform, freedom, and an end to […]
Episode – 2097 : Radium Girls: The True Story That Changed Workplace Safety Laws
Episode – 2097 : Radium Girls: The True Story That Changed Workplace Safety Laws Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, a glowing new element promised progress, prosperity, and even […]
Episode – 2089 : Geronimo: The Last Great Native American Resistance Leader
Episode – 2089 : Geronimo: The Last Great Native American Resistance Leader Podcast Transcript Few figures in American history embody resistance and resilience quite like Geronimo. A leader of the […]
Episode – 2083 : Maori Settlement of New Zealand: How Polynesians Reached Aotearoa
Episode – 2083 : Maori Settlement of New Zealand: How Polynesians Reached Aotearoa Podcast Transcript For millions of years, the islands of New Zealand remained a pristine wilderness, untouched by […]
Episode – 2074 : The Harlem Renaissance
Episode – 2074 : The Harlem Renaissance Podcast Transcript In the early decades of the twentieth century, a neighborhood in New York City became the center of an extraordinary cultural […]
Episode – 2071 : The Mexican Revolution
Episode – 2071 : The Mexican Revolution Podcast Transcript After Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, hopes for democracy gradually gave way to decades of instability and dictatorship. By […]
Episode – 2069 : The East African Slave Trade
Episode – 2069 : The East African Slave Trade Podcast Transcript Most people are familiar with the transatlantic slave trade, which enslaved over ten million people over a period of […]
Episode – 2065 : The Young Turks
Episode – 2065 : The Young Turks Podcat Transcript The 19th-century Ottoman Empire was in decline and was often called the “sick man of Europe”. The Ottomans, like Qing China […]
Episode – 2059 : The Danish Resistance
Episode – 2059 : The Danish Resistance Podcast Transcript As Germany conquered countries in WWII, in many nations, they found willing volunteers to help them identify Jews to send to […]
Episode – 2056 : Stateless People
Episode – 2056 : Stateless People Podcast Transcript Over 99.9% of the world’s population is a citizen of some country.However, approximately 0.06% lack citizenship in any country. The United Nations […]