121: Doris Miller: Duty, Honor, and the Fight for Recognition
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked the U.S. Naval Station at Pearl Harbor. During that chaotic scene, a Black sailor named Doris “Dorie” Miller shot down a Japanese plane and saved an untold nu...
16 Sep 1h 17min
120: A Trans Doctor Got Outed. He Fought Back. (Part 2)
In 1917, Alan Hart became one of the first trans men in the United States to undergo a medically-assisted transition. In the months after his transition, the life he’d envisioned took shape. He got an...
9 Sep 1h 23min
119: Trailblazing Trans Doctor Saved Lives (Part 1)
Decades before the term “transgender” was coined, Alan Hart became one of the first trans men in the United States to undergo a medically-assisted transition. In part one of this two-part series, we d...
2 Sep 1h 6min
118: What *Actually* Killed William Henry Harrison?
Poor ol’ William Henry Harrison. The dude has the odd distinction of giving the longest inauguration speech in American history, followed by the shortest presidency in American history. You might be f...
26 Aug 51min
117: Did George Washington Wear Wooden Dentures?
Join us on a perilous journey as Kristin discovers that the presidential fun facts she loves are ALL LIES. In this week’s episode, we’ll examine the myth that George Washington wore wooden dentures. A...
19 Aug 58min
116: Wallis Simpson: Duchess of Windsor (Part 2)
Welcome back to the final episode in our two-part series on Wallis Simpson! In this episode, Kyla Pitts-Zevin (Kristin’s sister & mayor of all of Kristin’s podcasts) gives us a lesson on how to tell a...
12 Aug 1h 30min
115: Wallis Simpson: Before the Royals (Part 1)
In this *very special* two-part series, Kyla Pitts-Zevin (Kristin’s sister & mayor of all of Kristin’s podcasts) tells us about an extraordinarily complicated woman. Wallis Simpson is best known for h...
5 Aug 1h 7min
114: The Fate & Legacy of Floyd Collins (Part 4)
By Friday, February 13th, 1925, rescue workers were getting close to Floyd Collins, who lay trapped deep down in Sand Cave. Above ground, crowds gathered and prayed for Floyd. Reporters questioned sta...
29 Jul 1h 53min
