Superstitions and Traditions

Superstitions and Traditions

Explore the historical shenanigans that shaped our lives; look at the past from the point of view of our ancestors, where they walked, how they thought, the products they used, the traditions they started, and the superstitions that guided them. Discover an understanding of the past and how it shaped the present with glimpses into the lives of our host and guests. Hope you enjoy this adventure!

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Episoder(352)

Superstitions: Jumping the Broom

Superstitions: Jumping the Broom

Send us Fan Mail In honor of Juneteenth, we explore the tradition of jumping the broom. Enslaved people were not allowed legal marriages; they were stolen away from their families. Despite knowing thi...

20 Jun 202523min

#aita historical edition: Eva Carriere

#aita historical edition: Eva Carriere

Send us Fan Mail I'm always down for a comeback story, but Eva Carriere's comeback...determined not be called a fraud again, she made sure there was much more to talk about after her seances than whet...

1 Jun 202532min

Herbal Apothecary: Cold Sore Remedy

Herbal Apothecary: Cold Sore Remedy

Send us Fan Mail Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon beewax2 Tablespoons Hemp Seed Oil2 Tablespoons Evening Primrose Oil5 Drops Lavender Essential Oil5 Drops White Camphor Oil5 Drops Eucalyptus OilHeat the bee...

18 Mai 20257min

#aita  Historical Edition Grandma Gatewood

#aita Historical Edition Grandma Gatewood

Send us Fan Mail Emma Rowena Caldwell Gatewood was born October 25, 1887 in Ohio. She was a farmer stuck in a violent relationship until her community helped her escape. After raising her 11 children ...

17 Mai 202520min

#pov Historical Edition: 40 Elephants Female Victorian Gang

#pov Historical Edition: 40 Elephants Female Victorian Gang

Send us Fan Mail The Forty Elephants were an all-female Victorian gang robbing the fashion district of Victorian London, evading the police, supporting each other, and carrying on for around a century...

24 Apr 202529min

Produt Review Historical Edition: Asbestos

Produt Review Historical Edition: Asbestos

Send us Fan Mail The fire-resistant properties of the mineral asbestos have been known throughout history. As mentioned by Pliny the Elder in the first century so have the adverse health effects of th...

21 Apr 202511min

#aita Historical Edition: Dr. Gisella Perl

#aita Historical Edition: Dr. Gisella Perl

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Gisella Perl was a Jewish Hungarian gynecologist, who studied in Germany prior to World War 2. During the Nazi occupation of Hungary, she was deported to Auschwitz and later Berge...

19 Apr 202515min

Superstitions: Piercings

Superstitions: Piercings

Send us Fan Mail Piercings have been used as a rite of passage, a milestone marker, protection, good luck, adornment, and a sign of rebellion long before regaining popularity in the 1970s and 1990s. ...

9 Apr 202532min

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