History Sleuth

By Adelaide

I explore how history is used in culture and current events and prevent misinformation by sleuthing out the truth.... more

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How many episodes does History Sleuth have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.

History Sleuth episodes:

June 16, 2020 Episode 4: Monuments
This episode is about a statue of Christopher Columbus that was taken down in Minnesota and what Texas Senator Ted Cruz has to say about it.

Here are the sources I used:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/christopher-columbus-statue-debate-rises-controversial-statues-fall/story?id=71172075&cid=social_twitter_abcn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus
https://www.history.com/news/columbus-day-controversy
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1270850224777396224
https://twitter.com/tedcruz

Follow me on Twitter: @SleuthHistory
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26min
June 09, 2020 Episode 3: The 1619 Project
In this episode, I talk about the “1619” project from The New York Times and the criticism from historians that surround it.

Here are the sources I used:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1619_Project
https://www.nytimes.com/column/1619-project
https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/212
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/historians-clash-1619-project/604093/

Resources if you’re interested:
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
https://www.thoughtco.com/teaching-anti-racism-4149582
https://countway.harvard.edu/news/black-lives-matter-antiracism-health-suggested-resources

Follow me on Twitter: @SleuthHistory
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23min
June 02, 2020 Episode 2: Pirates of the Caribbean
In this episode, I talk about Pirates of the Caribbean, one of my favorites movies, and the problem of romanticizing criminals.

Here are the sources I used:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_Caribbean
History of the Buccaneers of America by Alexandre Exquemelin
The History of Piracy by Philip Gosse

Follow me on Twitter: @SleuthHistory
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15min
May 30, 2020 Episode 1: Rewrite the Stars
In this episode, I talk a little bit about what motivated me to start a podcast and research some of the truth about P.T. Barnum in comparison with how he was portrayed in the movie, The Greatest Showman.

Here are the articles I used:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum
https://www.biography.com/business-figure/pt-barnum
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-pt-barnum-greatest-humbug-them-all-180967634/

Follow me on Twitter @SleuthHistory
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15min

FAQs about History Sleuth:

How many episodes does History Sleuth have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.