FLORIDA SCAM
Not unlike the bubble markets of Beanie Babies and Cryptocurrency, the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s was a chaotic craze that caused the largest migration in American history. This episode follows th...
19 Syys 202237min
FLORIDA MAN
The Florida Man meme, with its bizarre crime headlines and mugshots, has become one of our most popular and long-lasting social media staples. This episode will explore the strange history of the stat...
12 Syys 202259min
Context Clues: Feeling Like a Freak on a Beach
This episode will provide some context for our upcoming series on Florida Man. The excerpts are from Trash Talk Shows, Drugs, and Rednecks. Become a Patron and support our show! Follow American Hyst...
5 Syys 202228min
An Irresistible Movement with Reproductive Justice Activist Loretta J. Ross
CW: Sexual violence. Since the 1970s, Loretta J. Ross has been an instrumental activist in the fight for 'Reproductive Justice', a framework she and her colleagues created in 1994 that went beyond the...
15 Elo 202250min
WOMB WARS (part two)
Featuring yet another flamboyant abortionist, sideshow fetuses, Mother with a capital M, eugenic suspicions, and plenty more population panics. We'll see how the battle over family planning took very ...
8 Elo 202255min
WOMB WARS (part one)
Featuring flamboyant abortionists, dangerously determined doctors, problematic feminists, opportunist politicians, and one sneaky pope, this two-part series will explore the surprising origins of the ...
1 Elo 202258min
Context Clues: Maybe it Ain't About the Babies
Our upcoming series is about the origins of the anti-abortion movement in the time before Roe vs Wade. This Context Clues episode combines clips from three previous episodes to give some context. Bec...
25 Heinä 202231min
Postcolonial Astrology with Alice Sparkly Kat
Alice Sparkly Kat (who goes by Ace) is an astrologer and the author of the book ‘Postcolonial Astrology: Reading the Planets through Capital, Power, and Labor’. Today they share with us their perspect...
5 Heinä 202241min
