Tour Guide Tell All

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Tour Guide Tell All episodes

  • March on Washington (1963)

    I have a dream... That is the most famous moment from the March on Washington in 1963, but Rebecca and Becca will tell you all about the whole event.

     

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  • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall

    • If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

    • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/march-washington-jobs-and-freedom
  • National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/march-on-washington
  • NAACP, 1963 March on Washington Resources: https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/1963-march-washington
  • National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/articles/march-on-washington.htm
    • Official Program, National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/official-program-for-the-march-on-washington
  • Give Us The Ballot Speech, 1957: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/give-us-ballot-address-delivered-prayer-pilgrimage-freedom


    • You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

    1 hr 4 min
  • Haymarket Affair

    In May 1886, workers in Chicago were rallying for an 8 hour workday when a bomb changed the course of labor rights, the working class and labor unions. Becca and Rebecca talk more about the Haymarket Affair.

     

    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]

    Support Tour Guide Tell All:

    • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
  • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/
  • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall

    • If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

    • Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-haymarket-affair
  • Illinois Labor History Society: http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarket-affair
  • The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/haymarket-affair-1886
  • The Anarchists and the Haymarket Square Incident, PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/chicago-anarchists-and-haymarket-square-incident/
  • The Haymarket Riot Remembered, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2006/04/29/5369420/the-haymarket-riot-remembered
  • Haymarket Memorial in Chicago: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartthehaymarketmemorial.html

    • You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

    52 min
  • Custer’s Last Stand
    We are headed out west again, talking about perhaps the quintessential battle in the Plains Wars: The Battle of Little Bighorn, aka Custers Last Stand
     
    Join Becca and Rebecca as we discuss Custer, his great head of hair, his fascinating wife and his date with his own mortality
     

    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]

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    • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
  • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/
  • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall

    • If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

    Full length books:
    This has been well represented in book form, these are just a couple
    Crazy Horse and Custer by Stephen Ambrose 
    The Last Stand by Nathanial Philbrick
     
    His hair though: https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/george-armstrong-custer
     
    National Park Service site for the battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/libi/learn/historyculture/lt-col-george-armstrong-custer.htm
     
    Custer, SD https://visitcuster.com/
     
    American Battlefield Trust on the battle and Custer: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/george-armstrong-custer
     

     

    You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

    51 min
  • SEASON 3: Yalta Conference
    Tour Guide Tell All is BACK for the fall! We are starting with a pivotal moment at the end of world war 2, the Yalta Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin discussing war aims and peace negotiations
     
    Join Rebecca and Becca as we discuss the fate of the post-war world.
     

    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]

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    • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
  • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/
  • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall

    • If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

     
    Full length books:
    • Yalta, the Price of Peace by SM Plokhy
  • Eight Days at Yalta by Diana Preston
  • Daughters of Yalta by Catharine Grace Katz
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    Standard overview with some good photos: https://www.britannica.com/event/Yalta-Conference
     
    What went wrong with Poland: https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/what-went-wrong-on-poland-reconsidering-the-legacy-of-the-yalta-agreement/
     
    Big 3 Joint statement at the conclusion of the conference: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/joint-statement-with-churchill-and-stalin-the-yalta-conference
     
    FDR statement to congress post Yalta: https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/march-1-1945-address-congress-yalta

     

    You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

    48 min
  • JULY SPECIAL: Helen Hayes

    Melissa brings the story of Helen Hayes as our special July episode as Tour Guide Tell All takes a short summer break. We'll be back in August with all new episodes.

    Helen Hayes is remembered in DC as the name of the theatre awards, but there is a lot more to know about this theatre pioneer. 

    Follow Becca's Disney journey at @disneygrawlgirls on Instagram! 

    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]

    Support Tour Guide Tell All:

    • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
  • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/
  • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall

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    You’re Listening To: Melissa Gilbert

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

    36 min
  • Washington National Cathedral with Andy Bittner
    Heads up, y'all - we've been doing so many tours (yay for work! boo for having time to record). We're going to take a break for a few weeks. We'll have a Patron Only episode in July and then we'll be back in August.
     
    We are excited to have Andy Bittner, author of Building the Washington National Cathedral, as our guest for this patron-only episode. 
     
    Join Andy for a tour with DC by Foot - https://freetoursbyfoot.com/national-cathedral-guided-tour/
     
    or purchase his book - https://www.amazon.com/Building-Washington-National-Cathedral-America/dp/1467134546
     

    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]

    Support Tour Guide Tell All:

    • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
  • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/
  • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall

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    You’re Listening To: Andy Bittner 

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

    23 min
  • A Wedding in the White House

     Grover Cleveland married a (MUCH) younger woman 136 years ago today - June 2, 1886. There have been a handful of wedding ceremonies in the White House, but this is the only Presidential Wedding.

    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]

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    • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
  • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/
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    • If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

    Show Notes:

    • Cleveland Wedding - The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/06/picture-of-the-day-grover-clevelands-white-house-wedding-june-2-1886/239826/
  • Frances Folsom White House Wardrobe - White House Historical Association: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/frances-folsom-clevelands-white-house-wardrobe
  • Presidential Cleveland Weds in White House - Politico: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/this-day-in-politics-june-2-1886-223731
  • Cleveland Park Historical Society - Cleveland Summer Home: https://www.clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org/cp-history/where-was-grover-clevelands-house/

    • You’re Listening to: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega & Matt Schleigh

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

     

    46 min
  • Astronauts at Arlington National Cemetery

    Do you know how many Astronauts are honored at Arlington National Cemetery?

    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]

    Support Tour Guide Tell All:

    • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
  • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/
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    • If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

    • Take our Arlington Cemetery Tour! DC By Foot: www.dcbyfoot.com
  • Washington, DC Travel Tips: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dctraveltips/
  • Arlington National Cemetery  - Astronauts: https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore/Notable-Graves/astronauts

    • NASA - Memorials and Burials at Arlington National Cemetery: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-memorials-and-burials-at-arlington-national-cemetery

    You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega & Matt Schleigh

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

     

    47 min
  • Happy Mother’s Day: Presidential Mothers

    Becca and Rebecca share (what we know, hello patriarchy in historical research) about some Presidential Moms.

    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]

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    • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
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    • If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

    Show Notes:

    • First Mothers: The Women Who Shaped The Presidents by Bonnie Angelo
    • Presidents and Their Moms: A Short History (Politico): https://www.politico.com/magazine/gallery/2017/11/03/presidents-mothers-photo-gallery-000755/?slide=0
  • Mount Vernon - Mary Ball Washington: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/mary-ball-washington/
  • National Park Service - Martha Bulloch Roosevelt: https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/marthabullochroosevelt.htm
  • National Park Service - Sara Delano Roosevelt: https://www.nps.gov/people/sara-delano-roosevelt.htm
  • Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home - Ida Stover Eisenhower: https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/file/Chapter%204%20Mother.pdf
  • Georgia Women of Achievement - Lillian Gordy Carter: https://www.georgiawomen.org/lillian-gordy-carter

    • You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega & Matt Schleigh

    Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

     

    52 min
  • Gunfight at the OK Corral
    This week we head to Tombstone, Arizona and back to the Wild West. You've heard the names Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, the Claytons - Becca and Rebecca sort through fact and fiction to talk about one of the most famous gunfights - the OK Corral.
    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us [email protected]
    Support Tour Guide Tell All:
    Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
  • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/
  • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall
    If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
    Visit the OK Corral!: https://www.ok-corral.com/
  • Arizona State Library - Gunfight at the OK Corral: https://azlibrary.gov/dazl/learners/research-topics/gunfight-ok-corral
  • The Day That Brought Infamy: https://www.dental.umaryland.edu/museum/exhibits/online-exhibits/doc-holliday-dds/the-day-that-brought-infamy/
  • Tombstone (1993), Gunfight clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpEkaGJnkAk
    You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
    Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega & Matt Schleigh  Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
    1 hr 4 min

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Professional Tour Guides in Washington DC share the true and sometimes scandalous stories from history, DC travel tips and hacks, hidden gems and hilarious stories of what we‘ve heard on tours.