Author Conversations

Nov 22 2023 100 ep. 26 mins

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Join us as we have conversations with local history authors all across America to learn how local history is national history.

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Food, Hope & Resilience During and After the Holocaust

Nov 22 2023 49 mins

This week Jenni and Jonny talk about June Hersh's new title, Food, Hope & Resilience. This book features a collection of stories from Holocaust survivors and recipes that helped those survivors remember their life before World War II during their postwar lives. You can find the book online at arcadiapublishing.com. A portion of the proceeds from sales of the book will benefit

The Real Story of the Best Little Whore House in Texas Part 2

Nov 15 2023 45 mins

If you thought part one was crazy wait until you listen to part 2. Undercover newsmen, angry prostitutes, armed cowboys, angry sheriffs, a sketchy media personality and hypocritical politicians make up this week's episode. Again this episode is rated "E" for explicit.

The Real Story of the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Nov 08 2023 49 mins

If you get offended easily or get the "vapors" this one is not for you. If you're wearing pearls you may clutch them while listening. It's our first explicit podcast and a two parter! Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch gives a detailed history of the world famous brothel. Jenni and Jonny talk about the book and author. We also tell some of the history of the ranch's rise and fall.

Wizard Clip

Oct 26 2023 53 mins

Jenni and Jonny discuss the events surrounding America's first reported poltergeist, The Wizard Clip. Wizard Clip had a need, a compulsion to cut clothes in a crescent shape, cut trousers, give a flock of ducks a brutal ending, and demand prayers. Was this a real phenomenon or something else? How was this story used to keep old world beliefs alive during the age of the enlighten

The Hoyt-Wallis Murder (It’s a weird one)

Oct 26 2023 48 mins

Step-siblings getting married. A lonely wife on the farm. A love triangle or quadrangle and of course murder! We have a lot to unpack in this one.

Author Conversations is back!

Oct 26 2023 3 mins

Author Conversations is back and Jonny has a cohost, Jenni!

George Wallace in Wisconsin

May 30 2022 25 mins

Alabama governor George Wallace ran for president four times between 1964 and 1976. In the Badger State, his campaigns fueled a debate over constitutional principles and values. Wallace weaponized states’ rights, arguing that the federal government should stay out of school segregation, promote law and order, restrict forced busing and reduce burdensome taxation. White working-cl

Montpelier Transformed

Mar 21 2022 26 mins

In 2000, the newly created Montpelier Foundation took over management of the historic home of James Madison with a seemingly insurmountable task before it. The house was no longer recognizable as the home of the Madisons, and most other structures were in poor condition. Within ten years, the foundation overcame numerous hurdles to restore the house and turn Montpelier into a monum

Gettysburg’s Lost Love Story

Jan 24 2022 54 mins

Union general John Reynolds was one of the most beloved and respected military leaders of the Civil War, yet beyond the battlefield, the captivating true story of his secret romance with Catherine “Kate” Mary Hewitt remains etched into his legacy. Clandestinely engaged before John marched off to war, the couple’s love remained a secret. Kate made a poignant “last promise,�

All Aboard Georgia

Nov 03 2021 14 mins

Rosalind and Maggie Bunn have recently written a great children’s book which explores the Peach State entitled, All aboard Georgia. In the book A young child rides the train through Georgia's beautiful, historic, and interesting landscapes. https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781455626144