Retropod

Retropod

By The Washington PostHistory Kids & Family Education for Kids

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Retropod episodes

October 01, 2018 The heroine of Lime Rock Lighthouse
Ida Lewis saved as many as 25 people during her service at the lighthouse. But her deeds have largely been forgotten.
4 min
September 28, 2018 How accusations against Supreme Court nominees were once handled
In 1890, Henry Brown sailed through the confirmation process after being accused of shooting and killing someone in self defense.
5 min
September 27, 2018 The man and the coconut that saved JFK
William Liebenow rescued John F. Kennedy from an island filled with coconuts.
5 min
September 26, 2018 Rosie the Riveter isn’t who you think she is
An American in the 1940s would not recognize the woman from the “We Can Do It!” poster as Rosie the Riveter.
5 min
September 25, 2018 The presidential pardon the country never forgot
When Gerald Ford took over the presidency after Richard Nixon’s resignation, he soon made a controversial choice: He pardoned Nixon.
6 min
September 24, 2018 How Anita Hill’s testimony led to the "Year of the Woman"
No women served on the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991. The ugly Anita Hill hearings changed that.
6 min
September 21, 2018 The thin-skinned president who made it illegal to criticize his office
The Alien and Sedition Acts passed under President John Adams led to the arrests of more than two dozen people.
6 min
September 20, 2018 The photographer who helped end child labor in America
Lewis Hine posed as a Bible salesman or machinery photographer to expose the hardships of child labor.
6 min
September 19, 2018 Only half of George Washington’s Supreme Court justices showed up on time
All of George Washington’s Supreme Court nominees were confirmed in only two days, but half of them didn't show up on time.
6 min
September 18, 2018 Winnie and Nelson Mandela’s marriage survived prison but not freedom
Their 38-year marriage endured his incarceration and hers.
5 min

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Retropod is a show for history-lovers, featuring stories about the past, rediscovered. Host Mike Rosenwald introduces you to history’s most colorful characters - forgotten heroes, overlooked villains,…

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