Stories New & Old

By Alyssa J Cori

The Stories New & Old podcast is hosted by Alyssa J Cori.

Alyssa has been blogging since 2014 at alyssajcori.com about a wide varie

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How many episodes does Stories New & Old have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

Stories New & Old episodes:

June 05, 2023 Every good museum has snuffboxes
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of the rise and fall of snuffboxes as an art form and status symbol.
You’ll learn about the origin of snuffboxes, the popular materials and designs used, and some notable snuffboxes that call The Metropolitan Museum of Art home.
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May 08, 2023 How lotteries got started in the United States and the Founding Fathers that had a hand in it
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of lotteries in the early United States.
You’ll get to learn about Founding Fathers who were involved in lotteries, the scandals that plagued lotteries as they grew in popularity, and how they even contributed to setting a legal precedent.
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Original lottery blog post
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March 27, 2023 How I use history to inspire my travel
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of how she uses history to decide where she wants to travel next.
You’ll learn about the trip she's taking now and how to gather inspiration for your travels.
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John Adams Amsterdam podcast episode
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March 13, 2023 A short history of libraries and the elite club you’d want to be in
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of libraries from the dawn of time to early America.
You’ll learn about how libraries evolved over the years, how clubs formed around sharing knowledge, and how people throughout time have been resilient in their pursuit of books.
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Bower Boys podcast episode on Andrew Carnegie and libraries
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20min
February 20, 2023 How Captain "Fish Hook" Mulford went to see the king and got his nickname
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of Old Captain “Fish Hook” Mulford.
You’ll learn about the history of the whaling industry in early America, the lengths Captain Mulford was willing to go to fight for the rights of whalers against the British Crown, and his ingenious way of preventing pick pocketing.
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Episode 10, John Adams
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February 06, 2023 How a thief and war hero became the first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of Luigi Palma di Cesnola, the first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
You’ll learn about his adventures as a war hero, his excavation and collecting that put him on the map, and a special story about what days the museum is open and what Luigi thought about it all.
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*Rogues' Gallery The Secret History of the Moguls and the Money that Made the Metropolitan Museum* by Michael Gross
The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Howard Hibbard
Making The Met by Andrea Bayer and Laura D Corey
Podcast episode about The Met
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20min
January 23, 2023 Why I am in love with John Adams (and you should be too)
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of John Adams securing a loan from the Dutch during the American Revolution.
You’ll learn about who John Adams was, the characteristics that made him the best revolutionary, and why he should be more highly valued for his contributions.
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22min
January 09, 2023 The man who molded New York: the short story of Robert Moses
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of Robert Moses.
You’ll learn about who Robert Moses was, his impact on New York, his portrayal in media, and a story that illustrates just how much he was willing to do to accomplish his goals.
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Robert Moses podcast episodes from The Bowery Boys
Coming Face to Face with Robert A. Caro blog post
The Ballad of Robert Moses by John Forster
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15min
December 12, 2022 How one man decided that women could have the right to vote
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of how women got the right to vote in the United States.
You’ll learn about the deciding vote cast by a man in Tennessee, how women tried to bribe and sway the legislature, and how voting fraud ran rampant in New Jersey in the early 1800s.
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Blog post - The Wild, True Story of the Vote for Women
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16min
November 28, 2022 The only woman at the D-Day invasion and the only woman to leave Ernest Hemingway
In this episode Alyssa shares the story of Martha Gellhorn - a reporter, author, and adventurer, who just so happens to be the 3rd wife of Ernest Hemingway.
You’ll learn about how she became friends with Eleanor Rosevelt, her adventures as a war correspondent, and how she was the only woman at the D-Day invasion.
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Blog post - The Woman Who is More Than a Footnote in Ernest Hemingway’s Life
Town & Country article
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FAQs about Stories New & Old:

How many episodes does Stories New & Old have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.