Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny

By Rebecca CHistory
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Manifest Destiny episodes

  • 9. Pledge of Allegiance, Japanese Internment
    In this episode, we discuss the origins of The Pledge of Allegiance, and the fact that we still weirdly swear fealty to an inanimate object each day in almost every American public school. Next, we are shooketh by the facts of Japanese internment during World War II. They weren’t talking about it then, but we are making up for it by TALKING ABOUT IT NOW. WTF, ghost of FDR???
    46 min
  • 8. Welfare Queen, Scopes Monkey Trial
    A WILD EPISODE AWAITS YOU! We learn the origin story of The Welfare Queen, and meet noted sociopath Linda Taylor - Rebecca has no choice but to stan! Then we talk Scopes Monkey Trial - the most famous trial that no one actually knows the details of. We talk Darwin, the fundamental Christanity of this nation (?), and why teaching evolution is still(?) controversial. I'M ON YOUR SIDE RELAX!
    39 min
  • 7. Dust Bowl, Statue of Liberty
    Get in the car, we’re going West! In this week’s episode, Rebecca takes us through The Dust Bowl- she teaches us all how to farm and about the day Texas was covered in artificial dust-darkness. Blair covers two of the great passions in life— the Statue of Liberty and bragging about living in New York.
    35 min
  • 6. Ping Pong Diplomacy, Monica Lewinsky

    In this episode we cover Ping Pong diplomacy... a legit turning point our Cold War with China that only happened because a hippie table tennis player missed his bus. Then we travel to a much, much simpler time in American politics: The Monica Lewinsky Scandal. We talk stained blue dresses, the unharnessed sex appeal of Bill on sax, and pursue #justiceformonica.

    36 min
  • 5. Oneida Community, LBJ/Jumbo

    We are coming in HOT today with our most sexual episode to date! We discuss The Oneida Community, a mid-1800s sex cult in upstate New York where everyone just got naked and bitched each other out in the name of progress! Then we take a hard left and discuss the very large genitals of our 36th President, Lyndon B. Johnson, and their role in the Vietnam War. Toxic masculinity abounds!

    24 min
  • 4. Daisy Bates, Margaret Sanger
    In this week's episode, an audibly drunk Rebecca and Blair take on the lives of two strong women. Rebecca breaks down Daisy Bates, an unsung integration icon and mentor to the Little Rock 9. Blair explores the complicated legacy of Margaret Sanger, a crusader for birth control and women's rights as well as a straight up eugenicist.
    30 min
  • 3. Patty Hearst, Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

    In this episode, Rebecca tells us the tale of Patty Hearst, kidnapped heiress turned revolutionary bank robber. Trigger warning: Pisces take a real beating in this half hour. Blair unlocks the perils of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, and once again brags about living in New York.

    36 min
  • 2. Mary Jo Kopechne (Chappaquiddick Indicident)

    In this episode, Blair takes on the tragic death of Mary Jo Kopechne at the hands of Ted Kennedy in 1969. Rebecca reveals a borderline paranoid level of belief in ALL Kennedy conspiracy theories, and we objectify the Kennedy men by ranking them from biggest smokeshow to least. 

    33 min
  • 1. Manifest Destiny

    In our premiere episode, Rebecca and Blair define Manifest Destiny, the concept that brings us all here – from its humble beginnings in 1848 to being used as justification for every good and bad thing America has ever done.   We also revisit the election of Ivanka's Dad and discuss the absurd amount of white privilege we both have.

    34 min

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A millennial look at the American Millenium.