Podcasts de 20th century

Griswold v. Connecticut

Griswold v. Connecticut was the U.S. supreme court decision that overturned laws banning...

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Pulitzer versus the U.S. Government (Part 2)

In Pulitzer’s later years, he became embroiled in a heated legal battle with the U.S. government...

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Mabel Ping-Hua Lee

As a teenager, Mabel Lee fought for the women’s vote in the U.S. even though she wouldn’t benefit...

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Charles Chapin’s Complicated Life, Part 1

Chapin built a life people envied, and had a great deal of power. His entire biography is full of...

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E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake

Emily Pauline Johnson, also known as Tekahionwake, made a career writing poetry and prose and...

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Joseph Pulitzer and the Rise of Yellow Journalism (Part 1)

Joseph Pulitzer is one of those pivotal figures in history, and his influence continues right on...

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Charles Chapin’s Complicated Life, Part 2

Chapin's successful journalism career crumbled as stress chipped away at his mental health, and...

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Two Accidental Inventions

Often, inventions that are made quite by accident end up becoming an everyday part of life. This...

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Charles Ponzi’s Schemes

He’s synonymous with fraud today, but the most famous scheme Charles Ponzi pulled in his lifetime...

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Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Time Zones

Humans have understood how to calculate the length of a day pretty accurately for a long time....

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‘The Rev’ Rose Mackenberg

Rose Mackenberg spent decades working to uncover fraud taking place in the name of Spiritualism,...

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The Autobiographies of Earl Lind - Ralph Werther - Jennie June

Earl Lind, Ralph Werther, and Jennie June were all pseudonyms of the same person, who wrote what...

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Scott Joplin

During his life, Scott Joplin said that people would not appreciate his music until 50 years...

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A. Philip Randolph

A. Philip Randolph was a key figure in the history of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. But...

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Zippers!

The development of the zipper was oddly arduous, with many fastener versions tried out before the...

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The Life and Disappearance of Rudolf Diesel

We have enough pieces of the story of Rudolf Diesel’s life that remain consistent that we can...

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Eugene Jacques Bullard, Combat Pilot (Pt.. 1)

Bullard is often described as the first Black American fighter pilot – which is true – but he...

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Eugene Jacques Bullard and the Paris Jazz Age (Pt. 2)

After World War II ended, Eugene Jacques Bullard returned to Paris. He worked as a jazz drummer...

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Paul Robeson and the Peekskill Riots

The Peekskill Riots surrounded a concert by singer and activist Paul Robeson. His stances on...

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Colette, Part 1

Love, passion, desire and pleasure are running themes in Colette's writing and her life. And that...

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