48: The Great Cobra Scare of 1953
In the year of our Lord 1953, the city of Springfield, Missouri, had a terrible problem. Deadly cobras kept popping up in people’s yards! What were cobras doing in Missouri? They weren’t native to the...
2 Apr 20251h 16min
47: DP Dupes Us!
In this *very special* episode of an Old Timey Podcast, we got DP’d. Ahem. By that, we mean that Kristin’s dad (aka DP) took over. He renamed the podcast. He accused Norm of having a dirty mind. Wor...
26 Mar 20251h 52min
46: Robert Smalls: An American Hero (Part 5)
The final chapter of Robert Smalls’ life was eventful, and, at times, frustrating. He gained and lost government appointments. He won and lost political races. He weathered attacks on his character an...
19 Mar 20251h 45min
45: Robert Smalls Battles Bribery Charges (Part 4)
Brace yourselves. This episode is chock-full of post-reconstruction politics. Boy, is it grim! And also a little… relevant? (Ew!) As South Carolina politics turned on its head, Robert Smalls emerged ...
12 Mar 20251h 46min
44: Robert Smalls Fights For Equality (Part 3)
After the American Civil War, Robert Smalls navigated the complicated waters of Reconstruction. Black people struggled for basic rights against the White planter class, who refused to accept the end o...
5 Mar 20251h 39min
43: Robert Smalls Fights the Confederacy! (Part 2)
In part two of our series on Robert Smalls, Robert proves that his ballsy escape from slavery was just part of his story. In this episode, Robert builds wealth, becomes the Captain of a Union ship, an...
26 Feb 20251h 41min
42: The Daring Escape of Robert Smalls (Part 1)
As an enslaved man, Robert Smalls had one goal – to attain freedom for himself and his family. The odds were against him. He’d hoped to buy his wife and children from their enslaver, but saving that a...
19 Feb 20251h 44min
