Bitchy History

Since Bitchy History has taken a turn into discussing mostly women's history (as is fitting for a podcast with our name) today's episode is delving a bit into the history of history. What is women's history and why do we study it?

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Do you think that they 1950s was actually like an episode of The Donna Reed Show? That 50s housewives were the angels of the home and the ideal women? Let me disabuse you of that notion in today's episode.

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What do Sinclair Lewis, Cardi B, Flappers, and Cracker Barrel have to do with each other? Find out in today's episode of Bitchy History.

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Today we are breaking down some of the issues related to how the social system of the Antebellum South worked and how that paternalistic hierarchy sowed the seeds of the Civil War. Turns out the venn diagram of misogynists and racists is really basically just a circle.

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Join me for a short history of vaccines and the anti-vaccination movement in America and then for an interview with award winning investigative journalist David Heath, the author of Longshot: The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine.

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Join me today as I delve into dissecting the American history behind the "anti-woke" rhetoric of people like Ron DeSantis and organizations like Moms for Liberty. You probably won't be shocked to find out they've been copying to homework of some pretty vile people and organizations.

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Tune in today to learn about the British national debt, the Cyder Riots, taxation without representation, and the very odd concept of Salutary Neglect, which all contributed to the start of the American Revolution. Also apparently my show emasculates men?

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On today's episode of Bitchy History, we delve into the dangers of romanticizing history, specifically the history of women's lives before the women's lib movement, and how this tendency to look at history through rose-colored glasses can be used by dishonest people to create propaganda that undermines progress.

Clips in today's episode are from:

Brooklyn 99

TVOntario's The Agenda (Jordan Peterson)

The Rolling Stones (Mother's Little Helper)

NPR interview with Phyllis Schlafly (2011)

Bojack Horseman

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Today on American History 101, we talk about how the fourth French and Indian War began and how French lessons, territorial boundaries, The Ohio Company, and a dude named Dinwiddie led to the rise of George Washington and the tensions which would eventually lead to the American Revolution.

Audio clips used today from:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

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Join me and our guide, Aly Riley, to learn more about the role women played in the American Revolution, from the homespun movement to spy rings, where daring women risked their lives and reputations to get information to the American military during the Revolution.

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