Primary

A hunk, a hunk of burning… history!? In this episode of Primary, we take a look at a letter written by Elvis Presley, the King himself! Sure, Elvis has a lot of fans, but what is HE a fan of? It turns out he's a fan of America, possibly America's biggest fan, so who better to write a letter to than President Richard Nixon? Erin and Vinnie take Elvis at his word to learn why he would make a great Federal Agent at Large and how he can help Nixon with his pesky counter-culture problem. And if Elvis just so happens to get a new badge for his collection? Well, that's just a bonus! So, thank you for downloading this episode of Primary, thank you very much.

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Have you ever wondered why bees are always dying, mirrors lose their shine, and dogs gain terrible superpowers? Well, Pliny the Elder has an idea about that and on this episode of Primary we take a look at his 'Natural History' to learn what that idea is! Spoiler Alert: the idea is menstruation. And if Pliny being wrong about one topic isn't enough, we also discover some of the ways he was wrong about elephants! Erin and Vinnie take Pliny the Elder at his word to learn why elephants being wisely prudent about eating contaminated food became a myth about their cowardice AND why ancient people tried to use menstrual discharge to gather asphalt!

Your favorite hosts read through the two passages being discussed this episode. Vinnie takes a nice bath while reading about menstruation and Erin imagines going on an adventure to read about elephants.

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They said it couldn't be done, but on this episode of Primary we look at a historical figure even better than Dr. Beanes... Sojourner Truth! In her 1851 speech at the Woman's Rights Convention, she shuts down any and all reasons not to support Women's Rights, but never actually says her famous "Ain't I a woman?" line! How can that be? Well, Erin and Vinnie take Sojourner Truth at her word and ALSO take Frances Dana Gage at Sojourner Truth's word to find out just what a badass Sojourner Truth was and how her speech inspired a slogan that wasn't actually in the speech.

Two distinctly different versions of the "Ain't I A Woman" speech read by your favorite co-hosts with an introduction by your favorite editor. The first reading is the more accurate version published in 1851 and read here by Vinnie. The second is a less accurate version published twelve years later and read here by Erin.