Freedom and the Art of Cookery
Today, on Here's Where It Gets Interesting, we returned to Monticello and the lives that were intertwined with third President Thomas Jefferson. The young Hemings family, enslaved by birth, grew up in...
17 Aug 202221min
The Widower Jefferson and the Women He Loved
On today’s episode of Here's Where It Gets Interesting, we hear about the wife of Thomas Jefferson, Martha, who is listed as an official First Lady, but who passed away nearly twenty years before Jeff...
15 Aug 202225min
The Economic Cost of Racism with Heather McGhee
In this episode, Sharon is joined by economic policy expert and author Heather McGhee. McGhee began her career as an economist but when she took a trip across the country and back, she began to ask he...
12 Aug 202241min
Ben Franklin: Beyond the Squeaky Clean Reputation
Today, on Here's Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon talks about one of the most famous American historical figures: Benjamin Franklin. The history books are not wrong about the incredible accomplishmen...
10 Aug 202227min
From Paris With Love: Abigail Adams Travels Abroad
Today, on Here's Where It Gets Interesting, we revisit a favorite first lady, Abigail Adams. Follow along as Abigail travels across the Atlantic, adventuring in Paris and France with her husband, John...
8 Aug 202227min
A Tale of Two Theodosias and a Well-Kept Secret
On today’s episode of Here's Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon takes us deep into the lives of the women who greatly influenced the same man: Aaron Burr. Theirs are stories of great minds, insatiable ...
5 Aug 202228min
163. The Hidden Life of Martha Washington
Over the next several weeks Sharon will be sharing stories about the lives of American first ladies and the different ways in which they have influenced their families, the presidency, and the whole o...
3 Aug 202227min
162. Momentum: The Ripples Made by Ordinary People, Part 17
On the last episode in our series, Momentum, Sharon ties up a few loose ends. The 1950s was a decade full of change, but the Civil Rights Movement didn’t end when the calendar flipped to 1960. Most of...
1 Aug 202225min
