December 25th, 1776, was a date that changed American history. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss arguably the most important event during the American Revolutionary War. 

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Sources

www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/crossing-of-the-delaware/

www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforsts/historic/washingtoncrossing.html

www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/cross-with-us/history/ 

Revolt! American Revolution 1775-1783 documentary 

The Winter Patriots: A Revolutionary War Tale (Full Movie) by George Washington’s Mount Vernon on YouTube

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_paintings) 

Sound Credits:

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Emileigh and Morgan go back in time and discuss the life of Saint Nicholas and how his legend morphed Santa and the other gift givers we know and love today! 

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Sources: 

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus

https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/compare-santa-st-nicholas#:~:text=Santa%20Claus%2C%20as%20we%20know,the%20hope%2Dfilled%20Christmas%20message.

https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/patron-saint

Documentary: The Story of Santa 

Documentary: The Legends of Santa (youtube) 

https://naturetravels.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/jultomten-swedens-santa-claus/

Join Morgan and Emileigh as they talk about one of the most beloved, widely celebrated holidays in the world! Tis the season! 

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Sources: 

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2021/12/how-christmas-has-evolved-over-centuries

“The History of Christmas” by F.C. Conybeare. The American Journal of Theology, Vol. III, #1. Jan. 1899 https://archive.org/details/jstor-3152491/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater 

http://www.christmasarchives.com/trees.html (2007)

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/new-testament/how-december-25-became-christmas/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Peace 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve

https://matzoball.org

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/christmas-traditions-from-around-the-world 

Even in the midst of war, miracle can happen. Emileigh and Morgan dive into the heartwarming yet still tragic story of the most unlikely truce during World War 1 and the history of why they were fighting to begin with. 

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Sources: 

https://www.history.com/news/christmas-truce-1914-world-war-i-soldier-accounts

https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history

Book: World War 1 by S.L.A. Marshall

Book: The Greatest War Stories Never told by Rick Beyer. 

War Stories: Christmas Truce WW1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKNr0i-RT3A

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-30479608

http://trucestatue.co.uk/about.html#:~:text=A%20people's%20monument%20for%20peace,was%20nicknamed%20by%20the%20troops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce#:~:text=YouTube%20channel%20Yarnhub.-,Monuments,with%20the%20German%20Battalion%20371.

What would you do if you were given free will do subject others to authoritarian power? What if you were subjected to that power? Morgan and Emileigh discuss the controversial, infamous Stanford Prison Experiment from the 1970s, and learn how absolute power can corrupt anyone. 

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Sources: 

https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe 

https://www.prisonexp.org/ - words from Zimbardo himself 

Feature Film - The Stanford Prison Experiment (Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_LKzEqlPto 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Zimbardo 

Sound effects credits: 

bewagne, tams_kp, mycompasstv, and nightwatcher98 on freesound.org 

Emileigh and Morgan dig in on Thanksgiving, and not just the turkey. We explore the rich history of how the holiday evolved and how the traditions we all know today came to be!  

Funny Dog Names: Click me for some fun dog names 

Thanksgiving Food Map: https://www.zippia.com/advice/favorite-thanksgiving-sides-2021/

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Sources: 

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thanksgiving-Day

https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32646037/nfl-thanksgiving-day-games-history-lions-cowboys-play-every-year-moments-traditions-records

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-feat/index.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-puppeteer-who-brought-balloons-to-the-thanksgiving-day-parade-180947863/

https://www.rd.com/article/breaking-a-turkey-wishbone/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Dog_Show#:~:text=The%20show%20is%20held%20by,as%20The%20National%20Dog%20Show.

https://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-we-eat-turkey-on-thanksgiving

https://www.insider.com/why-we-eat-cranberries-on-thanksgiving-2017-11

https://www.history.com/news/the-history-of-pumpkin-pie

https://www.history.com/news/the-history-of-pumpkin-pie

https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20862856/how-the-turkey-trot-became-the-most-popular-race-in-america/

https://www.womansday.com/life/a37376833/thanksgiving-trivia/

Morgan and Emileigh dive into the story of Wu Zetian, China's first and only female emperor. She was as cruel as she was intelligent, and never stopped reaching for her goal. This episode has intense mentions of death and suicide - take care while listening. 

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Sources: 

Xiran Jay Zhao: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OoXMpJKAuo & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNjVyQpG_wI 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Wu_Zetian/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Zetian 

Emileigh and Morgan try to solve the mystery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Heist. 

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Sources: 

Floor Plan of the Museum

https://arttheft.weebly.com/timeline-of-the-crime.html

https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/isabella-stewart-gardner

https://www.gardnermuseum.org/sites/default/files/uploads/files/ISGM_visitor_MAP_20210105.pdf

Netflix Documentary Series- This is A Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-clue-reportedly-surfaces-in-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-heist/2578309/

Robert Smalls was an enslaved man in South Carolina during the US Civil War. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss his life, fight for freedom and equality, and his legacy. 

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Sources: 

http://gullaheritage.com/the-history-of-gullah-an-intriguing-culture-of-the-sea-islands/#:~:text=The%20Gullah%20culture%20is%20the%20West%20African-based%20system,brought%20to%20the%20Americas%20in%20the%20early%201500%E2%80%99s. 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-robert-smalls-sailed-his-crew-and-family-to-freedom-during-the-civil-war 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/6434548/gen_robert_smalls_national_republican/ - National Republican Newspaper - March 6, 1886 (p.3)

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/lost-cause-definition-and-origins 

https://www.nps.gov/people/robert-smalls.htm 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls 

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1165998167/a-navy-ship-named-for-a-confederate-victory-now-honors-a-black-union-hero 

https://www.postandcourier.com/charleston_scene/gaillard-tells-legendary-story-of-robert-smalls-in-its-1st-commissioned-theatrical-work/article_b9540126-5daf-11ee-bc0b-97829795161a.html/?tpcc=chssocial 

Drunk History, Season 2, Episode 5: Charleston 

With the help of a special guest, Emileigh and Morgan go through the centuries of Halloween and discover how it turned into the holiday is is today. 

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https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/#:~:text=Yet%2C%20the%20Halloween%20holiday%20has,costumes%20to%20ward%20off%20ghosts.

https://www.history.com/news/halloween-timeline

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain

https://www.history.com/news/halloween-samhain-celts-catholic-church

https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins

https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins

https://www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned

https://www.history.com/news/halloween-was-once-so-dangerous-that-some-cities-considered-banning-it

https://www.history.com/news/halloween-haunted-house-great-depression

https://www.history.com/news/halloween-costume-trends-photos

https://www.history.com/news/the-haunted-history-of-halloween-candy