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Under the Mat is a dark history podcast uncovering the overlooked corners of our collective past, centring feminist and anti-violence perspectives to challenge how we remember. Hosted on Acast. See... more
FAQs about Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast:How many episodes does Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast have?The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.
January 06, 2025Episode 8: The Beothuk People of NewfoundlandCecco, L. (2020). Canada: DNA discovery lends weight to First Nations ancestral story. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/10/dna-canada-first-nations-ancestral-storyHillier, B. (2021). There’s nothing to prove it, but Mi’kmaw mercenary myth persists, say researchers. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mi-kmaw-mercenary-myth-colonial-history-school-textbooks-1.6073752Marshall, I. & Macpherson, A.G. (n.d.). William Eppes Cormack (1796-1868): The Later Years. https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/nflds/article/view/26100/30326Meier, A.C. (2019). Who Were the Beothuk, the Lost People of Newfoundland? JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/who-were-the-beothuk-the-lost-people-of-newfoundland/Mitchell, A. (2021). Amet*: Understanding the Beothuk. Canadian Geographic. https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/amet-understanding-the-beothuk/Story, G.M. (1976). CORMACK, WILLIAM EPPES. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cormack_william_eppes_9E.htmlStory, G.M. (2022). Demasduit. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/demasduwitStory, G.M. (1998). HOWLEY, JAMES PATRICK. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/howley_james_patrick_14E.htmlStory, G.M. (2022). Shawnadithit. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/shawnadithitTuck, J.A. (2022). Beothuk. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/beothukWindspeaker.com. (2017). Shanawdithit: The last of the Beothuk people. https://windspeaker.com/news/womens-history-month/shanawdithit-the-last-of-the-beothuk-people Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more21minPlay
December 02, 2024Episode 7: Camp Sumter (Andersonville Prison)American Battlefield Trust. (2024). Andersonville Prison. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/andersonville-prisonBrittanica. (n.d.). Andersonville. https://www.britannica.com/place/Andersonville-GeorgiaDavis, R.S. (2020). Andersonville Prison. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/andersonville-prison/Georgia Public Broadcasting. (n.d.). Punishment and Tragedy at Andersonville Prison. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/punishment-and-tragedy-at-andersonville-prison-georgia-public-broadcasting/1AUROj2waF4UIw?hl=enHistory.com. (2019). Andersonville. https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/andersonvilleNational Park Service. (n.d.). An Introduction to Civil War Prisons. https://www.nps.gov/ande/learn/historyculture/cwprisons.htmNational Park Service. (n.d.). History of the Andersonville Prison. https://www.nps.gov/ande/learn/historyculture/camp_sumter_history.htm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more16minPlay
November 18, 2024Episode 6: Kent State ShootingsAftoora-Orsagos, P. & Rubinkam, M. (2024). Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today’s campus protests. AP. https://apnews.com/article/kent-state-ac60fdcb2a2dc852e49ee9fc2e6aaf31Diacon, T. (2024). The Long Shadow of May 4, 1970. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2024/05/03/long-shadow-may-4-1970-opinionGuerrieri, V. (2020). How 13 Seconds Changed Kent State University Forever. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fifty-years-ago-kent-state-massacre-changed-university-forever-180974787/Kaur, H. (2020). 50 years ago today, the shooting of 4 college students at Kent State changed America. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/us/kent-state-shooting-50th-anniversary-trnd/index.htmlKelly, D. (2024). Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240503-kent-state-university-1970-protests-that-shook-the-usMcCormick, P. (2021). The Girl in the Kent State Photo. The Washington Post Magazine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/04/19/girl-kent-state-photo-lifelong-burden-being-national-symbol/Pruitt, S. (2023). Kent State Shootings: A Timeline of the Tragedy. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/kent-state-shootings-timelineThe Associated Press. (2024). AP Was There: Ohio National Guard killed protesters at Kent State University. https://apnews.com/article/kent-state-shootings-1970-ap-story-85ef44415eec5b1242096568218ac16bTreisman, R. (2024). She survived the 1970 Kent State shooting. Here's her message to student activists. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/05/04/1249023924/kent-state-shooting-activists-protests-survivorVanDeMark, B. (2024). In a new era of campus upheaval, the 1970 Kent State shootings show the danger of deploying troops to crush legal protests. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/in-a-new-era-of-campus-upheaval-the-1970-kent-state-shootings-show-the-danger-of-deploying-troops-to-crush-legal-protests-237374Wallenfeldt, J. (n.d.). Kent state shooting. Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Kent-State-shootings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more20minPlay
November 04, 2024Episode 5: Parenting & ChildhoodAmezcua-Patino, L. (2023). Nurturing Through Time: The History and Evolution of Parenting. Medium. https://medium.com/raising-a-beautiful-mind/nurturing-through-time-the-history-and-evolution-of-parenting-224cd17a3eb8CBC Radio. (2019). Parenting throughout history could be weird, and downright dangerous: author. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-february-18-2019-1.5021628/parenting-throughout-history-could-be-weird-and-downright-dangerous-author-1.5021677Hart, L. & Caven, K. (2016). Parenting’s troubled history: Why changing family patterns is our most important work. https://acestoohigh.com/2016/10/18/parenting-trouble-history/Loughborough University. (2023). Raising children in the 16th century: Parenting tips you may (not) want to try. https://www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2023/april/sixteenth-century-parenting-tips/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more15minPlay
October 21, 2024Episode 4: The Salem Witch TrialsBlumberg, J. (2022). A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/Linder, D.O. (1995). Tituba. UMKC School of Law: Famous Trials. https://www.famous-trials.com/salem/2045-asa-titLohnes, K. (n.d.). How Rye Bread May Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials. Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/story/how-rye-bread-may-have-caused-the-salem-witch-trialsMarkham-Cantor, A. (2019). The Problem With Dressing Up as a Witch for Halloween. The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/witch-costume-halloween/Niehoff, L. (2020). What the Salem witch trials can teach us in 2020. Detroit Free Press. https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/10/29/lesson-salem-witch-trials/6067161002/Salem Witch Museum. (2024). FAQ. https://salemwitchmuseum.com/faqs/Schiff, S. (2015). Unraveling the Many Mysteries of Tituba, the Star Witness of the Salem Witch Trials. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unraveling-mysteries-tituba-salem-witch-trials-180956960/Snider, A.C. (2021). The Salem Witch Trials: A Story of Patriarchy, Persecution and Misogyny. Teen Vogue. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-were-the-salem-witch-trialsVujic, K. (2024). Fact-checking the Salem Witch Trials. The Cut. https://www.thecut.com/article/alice-markham-cantor-interview-once-and-future-witch-hunts-book.htmlWallenfeldt, J. (2024). Salem witch trials. Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more15minPlay
October 07, 2024Episode 3: MK-ULTRAAnnable, K. (2017). 'She went away, hoping to get better': Family remembers Winnipeg woman put through CIA-funded brainwashing. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mkultra-cia-velma-orlikow-1.4449922Banerjee, S. (2023). MK-ULTRA mind-control experiments: Quebec high court says U.S. has immunity in Canada. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/mk-ultra-mind-control-experiments-quebec-high-court-says-u-s-has-immunity-in-canada/article_8eb4f925-8ed1-59b7-bfa7-179a7dd94055.htmlBoylan, D. (2017). CIA’s MK-Ultra LSD mind control experiment has lingering legacy. The Washington Times. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/30/cias-mk-ultra-lsd-mind-control-experiment-has-ling/Dunleavy, B. (2023). What Happened to Ted Kaczynski at Harvard?. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-unabomber-at-harvardGross, T. (2019). The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief'. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chiefKinzer, S. (2019). The secret history of Fort Detrick, the CIA’s base for mind-control experiments. Politico. https://www.politico.eu/article/the-secret-history-of-fort-detrick-the-cias-base-for-mind-control-experiments/Noakes, T.C. (2021). Montreal MKULTRA Experiments. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mkultraNofil, B. (2024). The CIA’s Appalling Human Experiments with Mind Control. History.com. https://www.history.com/mkultra-operation-midnight-climax-cia-lsd-experimentsPrideaux, E. & Penner, J. (2021). The Untold Story of the CIA’s MK Ultra: A Conversation with Stephen Kinzer. Los Angeles Review of Books. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-untold-story-of-the-cias-mkultra-a-conversation-with-stephen-kinzer/Shephard, E., Ellenwood, L., & Oke, C. (2020). Brainwashed: The echoes of MK-ULTRA. CBC News. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/brainwashed-mkultra/Thompson, E. (2017). Federal government quietly compensates daughter of brainwashing experiments victim. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cia-brainwashing-allanmemorial-mentalhealth-1.4373590 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more22minPlay
September 23, 2024Episode 2: UniversitiesAnthony, A. (2024). ‘Eugenics on steroids’: the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/28/nick-bostrom-controversial-future-of-humanity-institute-closure-longtermism-affective-altruismErmakov, A. (2022). Legends and myths of Moscow University. Kot Shryodingera. https://kot.sh/zakony-svobody/tpost/sf5xe66ob1-legendi-i-mifi-moskovskogo-universitetaLangevin, L.A. (n.d.). Mikhail Lomonosov: Russian author and scientist. Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mikhail-Vasilyevich-LomonosovLevine, R. (2018). From heartbreaking letters to triumphant trophies: 12 objects that tell the story of U of T during the Great War. U of T News. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/heartbreaking-letters-triumphant-trophies-12-objects-tell-story-u-t-during-great-warLomonosov Moscow State University. (2021). https://openday.msu.ru/en/history#:~:text=Lomonosov%20Moscow%20State%20University%20is,Lomonosov%20(1711%2D1765)New World Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Moscow State University. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Moscow_State_UniversityOmer, N. (2020). The dark and dirty legacy of racism at Oxford University. https://gal-dem.com/legacy-of-racism-oxford-university-rhodes/Scott, A. (2007). Behind Enemy Lines: U of T grads John Kenneth Macalister and Frank Pickersgill trained as spies during the Second World War. An unlucky break brought their lives to a tragic end. University of Toronto Magazine. https://magazine.utoronto.ca/campus/history/u-of-t-world-war-two-stories/Spiers, A. (2023). Oxford’s Ghostly Tales and Spooky Histories. Oxford Scholastica Academy. https://www.oxfordscholastica.com/blog/oxfords-ghostly-tales-and-spooky-histories/The Archaeologist. (2023). Oxford's Dark Past: Uncovering The Most Violent City Of Medieval England. https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/oxfords-dark-past-uncovering-the-most-violent-city-of-medieval-englandUniversity College Toronto. (2024). Our Ghost Story: The Legend of Reznikoff and Diabolos. https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/our-ghost-storyUniversity of Oxford. (2024). https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more19minPlay
September 09, 2024Episode 1: The Great Hunger (The Irish Potato Famine)Resources Canada Ireland Foundation. (n.d.). Irish Famine Migrant Stories in Ontario. https://irishfaminestories.ca/en Cantwell, J.D. (2017). A great-grandfather's account of the Irish potato famine (1845–1850). Baylor University Medical Centre Proceedings. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5468053/ History.com Editors. (2022). Irish Potato Famine. https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/irish-potato-famine Irish Famine Exhibition. (2024). Ireland’s Great Hunger. https://www.theirishpotatofamine.com/en-ca/pages/irelands-great-hunger Majendie, P. (1991). Sad Tale in Irish Famine Victim’s Diary. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-18-mn-1335-story.html Mokyr, J. (2024). Great Famine. Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Famine-Irish-history Mulvihill, J. (2020). The Truth Behind The Irish Famine. The Irish Echo. https://www.irishecho.com/2020/12/the-truth-behind-the-irish-famine Quinnipiac University. (2019). Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum. https://www.ighm.org/learn.html The Irish Memorial. (n.d.). https://irishmemorial.org/learn/ UC Museum of Paleontology. (2024). Relevance of Evolution. https://evolution.berkeley.edu/the-relevance-of-evolution/agriculture/monoculture-and-the-irish-potato-famine-cases-of-missing-genetic-variation/ UK Parliament. (2024). The great famine. https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/parliamentandireland/overview/the-great-famine/ Whelan, K. (2021). "So sad in themselves": the impact of the Great Famine. RTÉ. https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/0909/1164237-so-sad-in-themselves-the-impact-of-the-great-famine/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more17minPlay
September 09, 2024Episode 0: About the PodcastHi friends, my name is Aubrianna Snow and I’m the creator and host of the Under the Mat podcast. I wanted to begin this podcast with some brief notes about who I am, why I’m pursuing this project, and what it is and is not. First let me say, I’m not a historian – my education is in journalism, but I’ve been working in the anti-violence sector since I finished my undergrad. I’m currently pursuing a policy-related Masters program, here in Alberta, Canada, where I live. Throughout my career, I’ve become deeply interested in power relations and how they’ve played out throughout history and continue to manifest themselves today. I’ve also long held an interest in the darker sides of the human experience – some of my favorite podcasts revolve around dark history and true crime, so I wanted to explore that from my own lens. A lot of the podcast will focus on historical abuses of power, but not all of it – there will also be fun, spooky elements to spice up the conversation. This podcast is primarily meant to be a fun learning opportunity for folks with similar interests to mine – it’s not meant to be a comprehensive resource, and because of the nature of the medium, at lot of episodes will be a surface-level look at whatever topic is being covered. I’m planning to post a new episode every other week, but that may change as time goes on. Thank you for taking the time to listen, and I hope you enjoy everything I have planned for this show. Listen with care, friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more2minPlay
FAQs about Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast:How many episodes does Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast have?The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.