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 (Finale)
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
113: Floyd Collins’ Rescue Becomes a Circus (Part 3)
Reporters swarmed. Crowds gathered. State officials arrived on scene. People were hungry for information about the trapped cave explorer, Floyd Collins. They wanted to rescue the man trapped 55 feet b...
22 Jul 1h 29min
112: The Rescue of Floyd Collins (Part 2)
In the dead of Winter, 1925, cave explorer Floyd Collins crawled, wiggled, and wormed 55 feet below the surface of a sandhole. He was on the hunt for a magnificent cave. But when his lantern began to ...
15 Jul 1h 19min
111: Floyd Collins Is Trapped in a Cave (Part 1)
Floyd Collins had a dream. He dreamt that one day, he’d emerge victorious in the Kentucky Cave Wars. In that era, people made easy money turning beautiful, awe-inspiring caves into tourist destination...
8 Jul 1h 11min
110: Did William Howard Taft Get Stuck In A Bathtub?
We’ve all heard the story. President William Howard Taft got stuck in the White House bathtub! A bunch of dudes had to yank him out!! They replaced the old bathtub with a new one, BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD F...
1 Jul 59min
109: JC Penney Loses *Almost* Everything (Finale, Rebroadcast)
Howdy, History Hoes! This month, we’re getting some rest and relaxation. We’ll be back in July to bring you some piping hot stories from history. But for now, we thought you might enjoy a replay of ou...
24 Jun 2h
108: JC Penney Becomes Rich *and* Cool (Part 3, Rebroadcast)
Howdy, History Hoes! This month, we’re getting some rest and relaxation. We’ll be back in July to bring you some piping hot stories from history. But for now, we thought you might enjoy a replay of ou...
17 Jun 1h 46min
