Shared History
By Broadsheet Radio
A history and comedy podcast about the overlooked and underrepresented people and events from ancient to modern history. Join comedians Cass and Natalie for an educational, entertaining and sometimes irreverent romp through history as they share the tales your textbooks glossed over, whitewashed, man-washed...or left out completely.
Shared HistorySep 06, 2022
104 - Don't Matter if You're Black or White
What does hockey's first organized league and a colony of creative rabbits have in common? One was black, one was white, but both buck expectations and deserve some overdue recognition for being really freaking good in their fields. Listen and learn about The Colored Hockey League and The White Rabbits (women sculptors) of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Black Ice - CHL Colored Hockey League (video)
Lorado Taft and his White Rabbits at work
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.
103 - Everday War (feat. Dr. Greta Uehling)
What the networks deem "newsworthy" barely scratches the surface of what it means to be a nation at war, a community at war, a civilian at war. Cultural anthropologist Dr. Greta Uehling joins us to provide a window into life for noncombatant civilians in Ukraine looks like during the current conflict, and the humor and humanity that gets them through the day.
More on Greta
Greta Uehling began her career by working directly with refugees, helping them find work in the United States. Her experiences in refugee resettlement motivated her to pursue a PhD in cultural anthropology, and have informed her career ever since.
After earning her PhD, she became a consultant with the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in Geneva, Switzerland, working in the Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit. Her work on irregular migration there led to another migration-related position as a Family Reunification Coordinator for minors smuggled across United States borders from Latin America and China, in Washington, DC.
Named after the globe-trotting Swedish actress Greta Garbo, she has traveled and worked in many regions. Her interviewees have often remarked about the rapport they feel during conversations. Her colleagues in anthropology note how this rapport, and Uehling’s writing, centers previously unheard voices.
With her current project, Uehling sought to tell the story of internal displacement in Ukraine in a way that is multivocal. She uses the language of lived experience to take readers on a journey through Ukraine that deepens understanding and solidarity.
Uehling dedicated Everyday War to her students because they inspire her to write with their many and insightful questions.
Her most recent book, Everyday War: The Conflict over Donbas, Ukraine is now available via Cornell Press or wherever books are sold
Follow Greta @uehlingumiched1 on Twitter,and @greta.uehling on IG or learn more about her and her work at www.gretauehling.com
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.
102 - Jazz Goddess, Gypsy Queen
Today we're talking about two ladies who've got rhythm and music: black singer, composer and music critic, Nora Holt; and fierce beast of falmenco, Carmen Amaya.
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.
101 - Celebrities, They're Just Like Us! (feat. Lanny Jones)
As we explore overlooked figures from history, we often find ourselves shouting about how these folks should have been celebrities, either in their time or in history books. But this week we're taking a step further back to examine the history of celebrity itself. And who better to lead us on that journey than former managing editor of People and Money magazines, Landon "Lanny" Jones.
More on Lanny
Landon Y. Jones (Lanny) is an author and magazine editor. He is the former managing editor of People and Money magazines, author of the biography William Clark and the Shaping of the West, and editor of The Essential Lewis and Clark. In 1980, he published Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation, which was a finalist for the American Book Award in Nonfiction. In 2015, he received the Henry R. Luce Award for Lifetime Achievement from Time Inc.
His most recent book, Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers, was published in May 2023 by Beacon Press. Get it here.
Follow Lanny @lannyjones on Twitter and learn more about him and his work at www.lannyjones.com
Complete citations on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Instagram, @SharedHistory on TikTok, @sharedhistorypod on Mastadon
SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon
MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’!
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.
100 - In Da Club: A Shared History Musical Spectacular!
Remember when every TV show had a musical episode? Ring in the 100th episode of Shared History with the sweat and style of the history of house music and Chicago's notorious and naughty Everleigh club PLUS original and fully improvised songs courtesy of some of our very talented friends: the Then This Happened Podcast, S6 finale guest Alex DiVirgilio, Andi Sharavsky from Sports Kid/Drama Kid, Mike Amandes, Teddy Oliver and Eli Wilson.
Huge thanks to Then This Happened: Musical Stories for really making this happen.
More on Then This Happened
Then This Happened: Musical Stories is a podcast where true stories are told and musical improvisers cut in and out with songs moving the story along. The show is put together by comedian and musician Matt Griffo in his tiny studio in Chicago. Listen to and learn more about the show here. Follow them @TTH_MusicalStories on IG.
More on our guests:
Matt Griffo is what you get if Ben Folds and Flight of the Concords had a lovechild. He combines music with comedic lyrics and has been featured on FunnyorDie, YouTube, Buzzfeed, several national and international comedy festivals and has even opened for Reggie Watts. The dude is amazing and constantly performing live, go see him if you get the chance. -- Follow Griffo @mattgriffo on Instagram, listen to his music here & support him and TTH on Patreon.
Andi Sharavsky is an actor, writer and musical improviser performing regularly with Riff at iO and Baby Wants Candy at The Second City. Her podcast, Sports Kid/Drama Kid bridges the gap between sports lovers and those who couldn't care less by diving into the most drama-filled sports stories. -- Follow her at @timothee_salome on IG.
Alex DiVirgilio an improviser, musician and shaper of young minds. He's trained and performed on comedy stages all across Chicago, including with Nat and Andi in Baby Wants Candy, and is 1/2 of a spooky, cryptid comedy band called the Van HellStrings. -- Follow Alex @adivir on IG.
BAND
- (Piano) Matt Griffo
- (Guitar) Teddy Oliver
- (Drums) Mike Amandes
- (Saxophone) Eli V Wilson
VOCALISTS
- Matt Griffo
- Andi Sharavsky
- Alex DiVirgilio
- Natalie Younger
- Cass Maher
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.
099 - The Most Interesting Man in the World (feat. Michael MacBride)
Nobody puts Baby in the corner and nobody makes Merton Clivette pick a lane. Author and indie publisher, Michael MacBride, regales us with tales of painter, magician, writer and more Merton Clivette, aka Clivette the Great, aka The Man in Black, aka The Mysterious Strange. Join us to learn about all things Clivette and how/why MacBride found himself writing a whole book about him.
More on Michael
Originally from Michigan, Michael MacBride now calls Minnesota home. Michael received his PhD in 19th century American and 18th century British Literature, but his true focus was 1870-1930. He studied Mark Twain and the period of American history from 1780-1930, and sought out the odd and unusual moments of history. Michael began his college career as an art student, then art history major and has continued to have a love for art and artists. For fun, Michael reads newspapers from 100 years ago--a habit he began in 2017 (which is how he initially became aware of Clivette). Michael taught English, Literature, and Humanities courses at universities and colleges in Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Illinois, but also held a number of odd jobs. He has delivered newspapers, worked for UPS, delivered pizzas, did collections at a bank, was a roadie for a country band, and was a grant-writer and funder-researcher for non-profits. Regardless of what he was doing and when, the two consistent things in his life have been: writing and his intense curiosity. Michael has written academic books about pedagogy and cultural studies, non-fiction about LGBTIA+ history, contemporary "bookclub" fiction, speculative/science fiction, and a series of mid-grade interactive detective books.
Follow Michael @michaelmacbride on Instagram & Twitter, @mdmacbride on TikTok and @author.macbride on Facebook
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.
098 - This Little Horse Lord Hates Disco
Finally, more people are talking about Scythia and, of course, Chicago! And by more people, we mean us. Listen and learn about Persian-crushing Queen, Tomyris of Scythia and vinyl-crushing mayhem, Disco Demolition Night of Chicago 1979.
Handy map of Scythians during Tomyris' time
Tomyris straight dunking Cyrus' head
1979 coverage of disco demolition night (video)
Steve Dahl with dumpster of disco records
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.
097 - Balloon Poppin' Daddies
We’re starting this season off with a bang…or at least Natalie is, as she traumatizes Cass with a harrowing tale from Chicago history: The Wingfoot Air Express Disaster before Cass shares the fashion and racism behind the Zoot Suit Riots.
Wingfoot Express Leaving Grant Park
Inside bank after crash
Diagram of crash
Composite illustration of wingfoot explosion
City of Scoundrels by Gary Krist (Nat's book rec)
Service members acting as a self-appointed zoot suit patrol
Men arrested for rioting in LA county (aka being attacked for wearing zoot suits)
Defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder case upon acquittal
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.
BONUS - A Very True and Accurate 'Little Locals'/Mailbag Minisode
In this incredibly sincere and well-researched bonus minisode, we read a note from the mailbag, explore a magical neighborhood in Wisconsin, and answer the question: "what if Nat & Cass commit to a bit for ~24 minutes?". We want to shout out our listener Melanie who sent in this request and probably didn't expect this. See y'all for Shared History Season 7, starting next week.
We also want to say f*ck terfs and encourage you to support organizations who are committed to providing resources and support to trans youth. If you don't know where to start, check out the Trans Youth Equality Foundation, The Trevor Project, and/or Stand With Trans. If you'd prefer to do your own research on where you can make an impact, or if you are looking for support and resources of your own, GLAAD has a great page.
This bonus episode is a riff on our Patreon exclusive series: "Little Locals" where Shared History hosts, Cass and Nat, research the history behind the names and faces of local streets, parks, buildings, statues, etc. If there's a street or park that you drive by every day and wonder "I wonder who/what the heck that's named after" submit it to sharedhistorypodcast@gmail.com and maybe we'll do a Little Local minisode on it!
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
096 - Chasing Waterfalls (feat. Alex DiVirgilio)
It's the season 6 finale and that calls for our signature silly finale tradition of a waterfall episode...although this time our comedy guest, Alex DiVirgilio, took that extra literally. That's right, join us for a barrel of laughs as we discuss the history of Niagara Falls!
More on Alex
Alex DiVirgilio is an improviser, musician and shaper of young minds. He's trained and performed on comedy stages all across Chicago and is 1/2 of a spooky, cryptid comedy band called the Van HellStrings. He's also got a very cute dog and Cass and Nat are constantly vying for his love...Alex's...not Dodger's...well...both.
Follow Alex @adivir on IG.
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
095 - The History Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Everyone knows there is nothing cooler than sweet tats and sick dragons, so in this week's episode we're bringing you both. Cass takes us to the Philippines to school us in the Kalinga art of the batok tattoo, and then Nat takes us on a whirlwind adventure to prove once and for all that dragons are real.
Whang-od
Whang-od at work
St. George and the Dragon icon circa late 1300s
St. George and Dragon circa 1500s
St. George and Dragon circa 1800s (fully europeanized)
Complete citations on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
094 - Cheers, Beers & Queers (feat. Nicholas Ryan of Herbiery)
We're taking beer back to it's roots, literally, with a not-so-hoppy history lesson from our friend Nicholas Ryan at Herbiery. Join us as we talk about the history of hops, the proven potential of hop-free beers, and what Queering Beer means to us.
Learn more about Herbiery and where to find their delicious beers at Herbiery.com
And look out for their taproom in the Atwood neighborhood this spring!
More on Nicholas
Nicholas Ryan is the Founder of Herbiery. They've also lived about 1000 lives at this point and all roads have led back to Nature...and Wisconsin. From canoeing and camping with the Wild River Academy to long distance trail running, Nicholas cherishes memories made out in the wild. These days they are continuously expanding their herbal education, crafting herbal salves, syrups and salad dressings, reading insatiably, cooking elaborate dinners and, of course, brewing beer without hops -- something they consider a natural extension of their queer identity. Queering beer!
Follow Nicholas via Herbiery @Herbiery on IG.
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
093 - Stay Socialist, Not Toxic
Same topic, different person. It finally almost happened. Cass and Nat come in hot with ALMOST THE EXACT SAME TOPIC. Join us as we learn about Eleanor Marx and Edith Nesbit, two feminist, socialist organizers in mid-to-late 19th century London.
Eleanor Marx
Edith Nesbit
Edward Aveling
Hubert Bland
The Railway Children, first edition
Miss Marx movie trailer
The Essex Serpent show trailer
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
092 - The Last Badass (feat. Tehya from For The Love of History)
If Tom Cruise is involved, it's wrong. That's one of many lessons we take away from this week's episode on samurai women warriors, or the onna-bugeisha, with Tehya from For The Love of History Podcast. Listen to Tehya's podcast here.
Tomoe Gozen
Woodblock printing of a warrior woman (Utagawa Kuniyoshi)
Woman dressed as Tomoe Gozen at festival
Ishi-jo, wife of Oboshi Yoshio using naginata
Female warriors of Kagoshima Rebellion (Chikanobu Toyohara)
More on Tehya
Tehya is a teacher, podcaster, and (in our opinion) TikTok sensation. She is based in Japan and is the literal best.
Follow Tehya via her podcast @forthoveof_historypodcast on IG and @4theloveofhistory on TikTok
Complete citations on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram
SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
091 - Nobby Nat & The Unwashed Casses
Coming up with new nicknames is an art form, and this episode is chocked full of art. Cass teaches us all about composer, conductor and family man Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (not to be confused with Samuel Taylor Coleridge). And while they may not have been lauded a fine art in their time, Nat's topic of Dime Novels (or Penny Dreadfuls) are responsible for a lot of the advances in printing and prose you enjoy to day.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
SCT on the keys
Avril Coleridge-Taylor & children
Nobby Nat Dime Novel
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
090 - Don't Wake Daddy Disney (feat. Caitlin Cadieux)
...because he was kind of a d*ck. We're joined by motion designer and co-host of the Cartoon Feelings podcast, Caitlin Cadieux to examine some of the less than ideal labor practices of Walt Disney and his studios. Listen to Cartoon Feelings here.
Cait is hosting an online event TOMORROW, Wednesday 11/2: info here
More on Caitlin
Caitlin Cadieux is a senior motion designer at Discord and a freelance art director, animator and illustrator. She hosts the Cartoon Feelings podcast (@feelingcartoons) with comics artist Ira Marcks where they explore their many feelings, good and bad, about the world of animation and cartoons. She also has pet rats and they are very cute. Learn more about Cait on her website.
Follow Caitlin @caitlincadieux, follow Cartoon Feelings @feelingcartoons, and check out more of Caitlin's illustrative work
Complete citations on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram
SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon
MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’!
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
089 - Scared History 4: Scared 4 History
Sometimes there is nothing scarier than reality. So, in this edition of Scared History, Nat & Cass is keeping things close to home with a very real local (Chicago) murder and Cass is bombarding us with scary tales of Nature.
Chicago Reader headline/illustration on Ruthie McCoy murder
The Death of Alexander, 323 bce
Lake Nyos limnic eruption
Lake Nyos limnic eruption kinda explained
Camp Funston KS - influenza hospital - spanish flu
Artistic expression of ‘The Great Dying Event’
30 min documentary on Cabrini Green
Check out our Scared History playlist on Spotify for more darker stories from history!
Sources: Chicago Reader, The Cultural Experience, All That's Interesting...
Complete citations on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram
SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon or Buy us a "coffee" and fuel our next episode.
MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’!
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
088 - Like an Icon in the Sky (feat. Thomas Betti)
Once the second most recognizable brand in the world after Coca-Cola, Pan Am is and was more than an airline. Historian and host of The Pan Am Podcast, Tom Betti, takes us on a journey through historical firsts, fashions and tragedies that all tie back to the innovative, iconic and inspiring: Pan American Airlines.
Our Guest, Tom Betti
The Pan Am Museum
Listen to The Pan Am Podcast here
Edith Head Pan Am uniform design
Concorde at the Cleveland Air Show (1985)
Pan Am Worldport at JFK
TWA hotel at JFK
China Clipper crosses the Pacific (1936)
Babies on board for Operation Babylift
Last Flight Out movie poster
More on Tom
A Norwich University Alumni with a Masters in History, author of numerous books (including 5 on Columbus, Ohio history) and former Pan Am Passenger, Tom Betti is the Director of Special Projects and Grants at the Pan Am Museum and host of the The Pan Am Podcast. His passion and job are simple: to spread the joy and legacy of the world's most iconic airline, Pan American World Airways. The podcast engages the storytelling and insights of Pan Am employees, passengers, historians, authors, fashionistas and aviation enthusiasts alike and has already raked in a number of awards for its reporting and storytelling, including a Muse Creative Award and two Vega Digital Awards.
Follow Tom @TomBetti on Twitter, and follow the Pan Am Museum on Twitter and Instagram
Complete citations on our website.
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MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’!
CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzAnimations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
087 - That Peasant's Poisonnnnn
Cass tells us the 1850 BCE Egyptian story of "The Eloquent Peasant" and Natalie opens up the crock of lies about the danger of poisons in the royal court.
Sources: editorialinc, JSTOR, Medicina Antiqua,
Complete citations on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram
SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon or Buy us a "coffee" and fuel our next episode.
MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’!
CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzAnimations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
086 - Big Impact, Little History (feat. Dr. Natalia Molina)
This week we're all over the map but also right at home as Dr. Natalia Molina schools us on the historical and everyday impact of immigrants and the all-around importance of big H history and little h history. From community touchstones to your textbooks, the immigrant story is our story.
Our Guest Natalia Molina
Natalia's latest book: A Place at the Nayarit...
LA Residential Security Map
Franciscan Pattern Plates
"Born & Razed" - NPR/KCRW
Juan Romero & Robert F. Kennedy (CW)
Lupe Ontiveros - actress
Natalia's discovery - passion planner
Natalie's (spicy) book rec - After Hours on Milagro Street
More on Natalia
Natalia Molina is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. She is currently serving as Interim Director of Research at the Huntington, temporarily stepping down from its Board of Governors while a search for a new director is underway. Her own research explores the intertwined histories of race, place, gender, culture, and citizenship. She is the author of the award-winning books, How Race Is Made in America: Immigration, Citizenship, and the Historical Power of Racial Scripts and Fit to Be Citizens?: Public Health and Race in Los Angeles, 1879-1940. Her most recent book is A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community, on immigrant workers as placemakers —including her grandmother—who nurtured and fed the community through the restaurants they established, which served as urban anchors. She co- edited Relational Formations of Race: Theory, Method and Practice, and is now at work on a new book, The Silent Hands that Shaped the Huntington: A History of Its Mexican Workers. In addition to publishing widely in scholarly journals, she has also written for the LA Times, Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, and more. Professor Molina is a 2020 MacArthur Fellow.
Follow Natalia at @prof_NataliaM on Instagram & Twitter.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
085 - Worth the Wimple
The women in today's episode saw a need and crafted their own solutions to fill it. First we've got the 10th century canoness Hrotsvitha bringing theatre back to the western world with "clean" new plays, and then we've got Myers and Briggs themselves -- Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs -- offering a more nuanced, introspective look into our psyches.
Sources: ThoughtCo, Wiki, PBS and others
Complete citations on our website.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
084 - Peanut Butter Jelly Time (feat. Brian King)
Lard almighty, this week we're joined by King of Kings, Brian King, for a most delectable and distractable episode for you. Make yourself a snack and get lost in the nostalgia as we explore the history of the greatest treat there ever was: The Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich. And once you've unstuck the bread from the roof of your mouth, feel free to come at us for our controversial opinions.
Our lovely guest, Brian King
Marcellus Gilmore Edson's peanut butter patent
George Washington Carver's "300 Uses for Peanuts"
WWI Recipe for Peanut Butter Soup
WWII peanut butter military ration
Welch's Grapelade ad
More on Brian: Brian is a Chicago Native and actor who has appeared in a whole bunch of things you've seen, from Nia DaCosta's Candyman to Steve McQueen's Widows and even Zach Snyder's Man of Steel. On the smaller screen, he's recently recurred on HBO's Somebody Somewhere as Bridget Everett's neighbor Drew and is known for his role in the acclaimed Showtime hit The Chi.
Follow Brian on Instagram @thesonofbozo
Sources: Wiki, how stuff works, national peanut board
Complete citations on our website.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
083 - The Great Emu-Potomus
If you're wondering where to find fantastic beasts, may we suggest The Great Emu War of 1932 and The Hippo Bill of 1910. Cass and Nat both coincidentally bring tales from the animal kingdom this week showcasing the failure of the Australian army to defeat the pesky Emus and the failure of American congress to pass a bill that would've filled our nation's bayous with hippos. These are real things. We hope you learn something.
Sources: Wired, The Atavist, YouTube and others
Complete citations on our website.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
082 - Cali, Rage and Comma Drama (feat. Hashtag History)
We don't know how it took us 6 seasons but we're joined by our unofficial podcast twins, the Hashtag History podcast!!! Leah and Rachel join the fray today to discuss eugenics and the forced sterilization of thousands of Latinas in California throughout the 20th century. There is also a fair amount of Natalie bullying. Hashtag History covered this story in their own episode 89, check it out.
Our amazing guests, Rachel & Leah
Sample of a sterilization form for a 15 y.o in CA
Flyer for anti-forced sterilization rally during the Madrigal V. Quilligan hearings
Dolores Madrigal (L) and attorney Antonia Hernandez (R) at press conference
No Mas Bebes documentary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Rachel’s discovery/recommended reading
More on Rachel, Leah and Hashtag History: Rachel is a fun-loving, kind-hearted gal who loves coffee and long walks on the beach, If you catch her after a cocktail or two, you may find her passionately discussing one of two things: 1) The erasure of women from History; or 2) The various JonBenet Ramsey theories.
Leah is an introverted extrovert who will take any and every opportunity to eat, drink, and spend time with friends. She is an event-planner by day, an avid Netflix-watcher by night, and is very passionate about font choices.
The Hashtag History podcast focuses on telling stories of History's greatest stories of controversy, conspiracy, and corruption.
Subscribe to Hashtag History wherever you get your podcasts and follow them on Instagram
Sources: Wiki, LA Times, NYTimes, NBC News, Washington Post, History.com, PBS and others
Complete citations on our website.
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
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Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.
081 - Back and Bitter Than Ever
The title says it all. Nat and Cass are kicking off Season 6 with a lot of heavy sighs and rolled eyes as we explore the history of Abortion rights and Gay rights in America.
In Defense of Witches (Nat’s book rec)
Zach Wahls Speaks About Family (Iowa Gay Marriage Hearings)
Henry Gerber
The Society for Human Rights Cert.
Henry Gerber House Landmark Placard
Daughters of Bilitis San Fran Chapter
The door height markers Nat mentions
Sources: Wiki, NatGeo, In Defense of Witches, AmericanProgress.org, JSTOR, History.com, Chicago LGBT hall of fame, OSU Edu
Complete citations on our website.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
080 - Greetings from The Pleasure Garden (feat. Rob Grabowski)
Step right up and try your luck in our grand season finale about the history of amusement parks! We're joined by Chicago comedian Rob Grabowski as we jump all the lines, eat all the sweets, get handsy in the dark rides and take a stroll through the pleasure gardens.
Bartholomew Fair illustrated (1808)
Advertisement for a puppet show at Bartholomew Fair
Bakken park (Denmark) then 1 & 2
Bakken entrance now
Pleasure Garden: Vauxhall Gardens in the Regency Era
Vauxhall Gardens in 1809
View from the Midway Plaisance - 1893 Chicago World's Fair
A Shoot-the-Chutes ride (Riverview Park Chicago - 1963)
On a dark ride -- The Tunnel of Love at Riverview Park 1943
Questionable entrance to The Tunnel of Love (Riverview)
Entrance to the second Steeplechase Park (circa 1908 - coney island)
Luna Park entrance (coney island)
Disneyland under construction
Cedar Point postcard (1907?)
Brochure of Cedar Point (1929ish)
More on Rob:
Rob Grabowski is an actor, improviser & fellow podcaster based in Chicago. He's worked all over the city with theaters and ensembles including The Second City, Victory Gardens, iO Chicago, Annoyance, The New Colony and ComedySportz Chicago. He's the unofficial, honorable Mayor of Chicago, co-host of Poppin’ Bottles & Talking Shop (w/ James Dugan and Rob Grabowski) podcasts, producer of REDACTED at The Music Box, and we just really like him a whole bunch.
Sources: Wiki, An Open Suitcase, VOX, Arcadia Publishing, coaster10.com
Complete citations on our website.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
079 - The Great Big Bummer Show
We aren't gonna sugar coat it: this episode is about a genocide. Nat teaches us about Stalin's secret genocide of the Ukrainian people: Holodomor. But don't worry, Cass lightens the mood with a lovely mini-history of accents in America and this is an Erik Singer fancast now.
SOURCES:
Holodomor: Britannica, holodomor.ca, vlogbrothers, foundation for economic education, ukrainer in english on youtube, TRT world
More detailed sources on our website.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
078 - The Lost Promise of Higher Ed (feat. Dr. Ellen Schrecker)
Is this a podcast potluck because our guest Dr. Ellen Schrecker brought us a buffet of tasty historical treats this week. Join us as we discuss her explore how America's unjust involvement in Vietnam and the Black Power and Civil Rights Movement forever changed the landscape and trajectory of the American higher education system. Then learn even more in her recent book: The Lost Promise: American Univiersities in the 1960s.
Lewis Powell Memo
Vietnam War Teach Ins at University of Michigan
Bernard Fall on street with VN soldiers
Bulletin started by asian studies scholars to educate/protest US involvement in Vietnam
Faculty with armbands in front of low library at Columbia University
Bakke decision protests
SFSU protests
SFSU faculty strikers
More on Ellen:
Ellen Schrecker is an American historian and author who has written extensively about McCarthyism and American higher education. Her latest book, The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s (University of Chicago Press, 2021) provides the first comprehensive analysis of American higher education’s most turbulent decade.
Her previous books include No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities (1986), The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents (3d ed. 2017), Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America (1998), and The Lost Soul of Higher Education: Corporatization, the Assault on Academic Freedom, and the End of the University (2010).
Besides publishing articles in The Nation, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and elsewhere, she edited Academe, the American Association of University Professors’ magazine. She also wrote a Chinese cookbook. She is a retired professor of history at Yeshiva University and lives in New York City.
Website: https://www.ellenschrecker.com/
SOURCES: Visit sharedhistorypodcast.com for sources.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
077 - Take a Nap, Plant a Tree
Everything you've ever been told about sleep is wrong. Take it from Cass, she's now a sleep history expert* teaching us all about biphasic and polyphasic sleep and how, of course, capitalism has ruined the party again. Then, Nat introduces us to Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai who made an economical and ecological impact one tree at a time. (*no she isn't)
Monophasic, Biphasic & Polyphasic Sleep Schedules
Depiction of communal sleeping in middle ages
More medieval communal sleeping
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai & her nobel prize
The Green Belt volunteers hard at work
SOURCES:
Sleep: BBC
Wangari Maathai: NobelPrize.org, UNESCO, The Green Belt Movement, Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica
More detailed sources on our website.
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Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
076 - Everybody Loves Satan (feat. Jason Deuchler aka DJ Intel)
The devil didn’t make us invite DJ and filmmaker Jason Deuchler (aka DJ Intel) on the podcast this week, but after this overview of the Satanic Panic and glowing endorsement of the modern church of Satanism’s good work…he won’t be disappointed. But no one made Cass tell us about the WWII pet cull and we will all be disappointed.
The Satan Seller by Mike Warnke
Mike Warnke himself
The discredited 'Michelle Remembers'
Dee Snider at PMRC hearing
Anton Szandor LaVey and Jayne Mansfield
The unveiling of the Satanic Temples' Statue of Baphomet
WWII Pet Cull Pamphlet
Handing off cats in the WWII pet cull
More on Jason:
Jason Deuchler is a Chicago-based DJ, film professional and jackass of all trades. His latest project, The Brewed, a coffee shop he is opening in partnership with the folks at Bric-a-Brac Records, is opening soon in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood. Follow Jason @DJIntel on Instagram and catch his streamed DJ sets on Twitch.
Sources: Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s, by Kier-La Janisse
Wikipedia, Chicago Tribune, Vox, NY Times, Last Podcast on the Left
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
075 - Thank You For Being a Friend
In honor of her would-be 100th birthday, we're celebrating the life and legacy of the incomparable Betty White. This woman not only lived through a lot of history, she made her fair share as well.
Betty on Life with Elizabeth
Running the GD show
On Password
With Allen Ludden on their wedding day
As Sue Anne Nevins on Mary Tyler Moore
Collecting Emmys with MTM crew
Golden Girls
Collecting Emmys with GG crew
Betty at 1986 Emmys
Betty on SNL
Forest Ranger Betty (2010)
SOURCES:
Mental Floss, Biography.com, IMDB, Wiki, "Betty White: First Lady of Television" documentary via PBS.
More detailed sources on our website.
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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
074 - The Supremely Stodgy Court (feat. Beyond Reproach)
History podcast team-up time! We're joined by the brilliant hosts of Beyond Reproach: Stephanie Domingo and Tux Loerzel! They're here to tell us the not-so-uplifting and frustratingly still relevant story of Buck v. Bell and the history of eugenics and forced sterilization in the United States.
Buck v. Bell Historical Marker
Carrie & Emma Buck
Eugenics Tree
Tux's discovery: ShopGoodwill.com
More about Beyond Reproach
Beyond Reproach is a comedic history podcast about scandals and scandalousness in politics and government. Each episode, hosts Stephanie & Tux explore the sordid stories of America's past, all while drinking heavily, talking too much, and generally making fools of themselves. Follow them on Instagram & Twitter.
Here's Beyond Reproach's episode on the same topic.
Sources:
Wiki, CNN, Minn Post, Psych Central, PBS, NPR, Cornell Law School, SF Gate, National Archives.
More detailed works cited on website.
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CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
073 - Good Streets & Great Eats
Come with us on a historical stroll down Tokaido Road in Japan and then, once you've worked up an appetite, you can munch on the tasty history of Chinese food in America.
The five ancient highways in Japan
The 53 Stations of the Tokaido map
Tokaido Board Game
The Shank's Mare (novel about a journey along the Tokaido)
One print from The 53 Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige
Fifty Three Pairings Across the Tokaido Road (woodblock series)
Location of Taishan within Guandong
David Chan enjoying some food
David Chan on Instagram
David Chan's Blogspot
SOURCES:
Tokaido - JapanCheapo.com, Wiki, Britannica, Hiroshige.org
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
072 - Norse Middle Child Energy (feat. Thor Knai)
Who better to tell the tale of the Leif Eriksson saga than the Norse Adventurer himself? Or at least an actor who played him: Thor Knai. Set sail with us on an exploration of Leif the Lucky and his whole family: most notably his sister Freydis and his old man Erik the Red.
Thor at Leif in Legends of Tomorrow
Leif & Freydis in Legends
Leif Eriksson statue in Reykjavik
Leif Eriksson Discovers America by Hans Dahl
L'Anse Aux Meadows historical site - Newfoundland
Smithsonian article about evidence of Vikings in Newfoundland
More on Thor: Thor is an LA-based actor, veteran and professional game master. You may recognize him from Legends of Tomorrow, The Outpost, Reign and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend among others. Follow Thor @ThorKnai on Instagram and Twitter. Hire him to DM your next game on Start Play Games
Sources: Wiki
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Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
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Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
071 - Is It Too Late Now To Say Sorry?
Whether you've sacked and plundered ancient artifacts or turned on your country, just take responsibility for your own actions! That's our take away from today's episode exploring the civilization and Bronzes of Benin and WWII triple agent Mathilde Carre aka Victoire aka La Chatte.
Statue of Asoro, general who couldn't look over his shoulder when on the battlefield
Benin Bronze at The University of Aberdeen
Benin Bronze at Museum in Hamburg
Mathilde Carre on trial
Mathilde Carre with her trial attorney
Roman Czerniawski, co-creator of the Interallie network
Hugo Bleicher, 'history's greatest spy catcher'
Jazz Musician Slide Hampton
Golem and Jinni (Nat's book rec)
SOURCES:
Bronzes of Benin: ArtNews.com, face2faceafrica.com
Mathilde Carre: The History Press.co, Wiki, Encyclopedia.com
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
070 - Hollywood Days of the Female Gaze (feat. Claire Duffy)
Movies are a man's industry, except when you consider that Hollywood was essentially built by women. Author, screenwriter and Hollywood history super-nerd, Claire S. Duffy joins to chat about the women who made the movies, and then men and code that wrote them out of the final edit of history. From Mary Pickford and Dorothy Azner to Greta Gabo and our dear friend Frances Marion, these are the women who built Hollywood.
RDJ as Chaplin
Mary Pickford on camera
Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks at Pickfair Estate
Mary Pickford & Frances Marion
Dir. Dorothy Azner
Anne Bauchen, Academy Award winning editor
Margaret Booth, edited Ben Hur
Cecil B. DeMille + Gloria Swanson: Why Change Your Wife?
DeMille + Swanson: Male and Female
Where Are My Children - Lois Weber film about abortion (1916)
Stills from Where Are My Children 1, 2, 3
Greta Garbo kissing woman in Queen Christina
Greta Garbo as Queen Christina
Joseph Breen
William Hays
Roscoe Arbuckle & Virginia Rappe
More on Claire:
Claire S. Duffy (aka CS Duffy) is an author and screenwriter. Her crime thriller series, the Glasgow Kiss series, is now on Book #6: Alone in the Dark. She is also the writer of new time travel fantasy Before Again and The Stranger for Storytel. Claire's most recent project is a substack series on the OG women of Hollywood. All this info and more on her website: csduffywriter.com!
Listen and learn more from Claire on her episode of Under The Kilt
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
069 - Long, Hard History
Let us slip into something a little more...history. From impotence trials and cheating on virginity tests, to a history of self-satisfying sex toys, today we're tempting and teasing you with some sexy history. I mean, come on, it's episode 69.
Depiction of impotence trial
The Life and Adventures of Miss Fanny Hill
Still from 'Hysteria' film
In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl
~6000 year old bronze dildo
Ancient Greek bread dildo
Steam-powered 'manipulator' (1869...nice)
Hand-cranked vibrator (1880s-1900s)
Electric vibrator for your...neck (1920s)
Goat eyelid and lash cock ring
SOURCES:
Impotence Trials & Virginity Tests: The Smart Set, Buzzfeed, Ancient-Origins, Medievalists, The Whores of Yore
Sex Toys: Thrillist, allthatsinteresting.com, Complex, Gourmandize
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzAnimations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
068 - Stayin' Alive (feat. Jamie Jirak)
He sings, he dances, he stands among legends. His talent and charisma knows no bounds. He is a hero to us all, or at least to this week's guest Jamie Jirak. His name is John Joseph Travolta and this is his history.
The Stayin' Alive poster staring us down all session
Jamie showing JT her tattoo
Jamie & JT
Jamie on the news when JT was in NYC
More on Jamie: The self-proclaimed Darcy Lewis of Comicbook.com, Jamie Jirak is a staff writer, comedian, podcaster and professional binge-watcher. Catch her podcasting with Hollywood Already Did It and Phase Zero. Read her words with comicbook.com here.
Follow Jamie on Instagram @JamieJirak and on Letterboxd: @JamieCinematics
SOURCES:
Jamie's encyclopedic memory of all things JT.
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
067 - We're All On This Pizza Puff Together
We're exploring the world of exploring the world - it's geography week! Join us on a geogrpahy journey from A to Z, or, rather, Z to Z. First, it's New-to-You super continent, Zealandia. Then, we meet "Zonia" Baber, teacher, activist, spitfire geographer (yes, that's a thing).
Lost continent of Zealandia
Map with addtl facts
Tectonic Map of Zealandia
Ball's Pyramid, one place where Zealandia is above water
'Zonia Baber
Zonia Baber in the Field
Zonia's patented desk
SOURCES:
Zealandia: Wiki, Business Insider, brittanica.com, NBC news
Zonia Baber: Smithsonian Mag, Trowelblazers, Wiki
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
066 - History is for the Making (feat. Felicia Singh)
Democratic NYC Council candidate Felicia Singh joins to remind us all to keep going and to teach us a bit about the history of indentured servitude, particularly in Guyana. And while we're in Guyana, we learn about the country's "Father of the Trade Union Movement," Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow.
Guyana on Map
Kaieteur Falls
Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow
Critchlow Monument
More on Felicia: Felicia Singh is a teacher, the proud daughter of working-class immigrants and workers’ rights advocate. Singh is running for New York City Council with the priorities of fully funding schools, supporting small businesses and workers, climate and environmental resilience and accessible transportation. District 32 is the last remaining Republican-held seat in Queens, despite being a majority Democratic district. Felicia is running a campaign rooted in organizing, and committed to centering the most marginalized voices in the district.
Felicia Singh has been endorsed by a coalition of over 60 community and grassroots organizations, unions and elected officials including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Kirstin Gillibrand and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards as well as the NY Working Families Party, Labor Strong 2021 coalition and Sunrise Movement NYC. https://www.felicia2021.com/
Follow Felicia at @FeliciaSingh2021 on Instagram & @fsingh_NYC on Twitter.
SOURCES:
Critchlow story: Encyclopedia.com, Photius.com, Countrystudies.us
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
065 - Scared History 3: The Spoopening
With great power comes great spookability, or at least that's the excuse we're making for this week's SCARED HISTORY episode feat. Emperor Domitian's psychologically abusive Black Banquet and the Nigerian boarding school legend of Madame Koi Koi. We're so excited to be back y'all.
Atlas Obscura Tour of Kcymaerxthaere
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SOURCES:
Domitian Story: The Smart Set, NPR, Roman Army Talk.com, https://daily.jstor.org/a-roman-feast-of-death/
Madame Koi Koi Story: Wiki, The Guardian, Education.gov.ng, USOSA,
SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram
SUPPORT: Buy us a "coffee" and fuel our next episode. (New Patreon info to-come)
MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’!
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
UTK 10 - Surf 'n' Highland Turf (feat. Adam Robertson)
They say there can only be one Highlander, but that's not true. The Scottish Highlands are a land rich with history, culture and community -- all of which was almost lost when it was systematically stripped away (and they were stripped away from their land) during the Highland Clearances. Actor, producer, entrepreneur and all-around amazing storyteller, Adam Robertson, joins us this week to weave a tale as rich as the lives the highlanders led before the clearances...and surfing...we also talk about surfing a lot.
'The Last of the Clan' by Thomas Faed
Ruined crofts in the highlands 1, 2, 3, 4
Govt member reads the Riot Act to angry crofters at Aignish Farm
A modern interpretation of an 1800s Newspaper, featuring lawyer and 'improver' Patrick Sellar
Map depicting areas affected by the Highland Clearances
The Duke of Sutherland Statue on Ben Bhraggie
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More on Adam:
An experienced actor who has also produced film and theatre at a commercial level. In addition to his work in the creative sector Adam has managed several businesses over the years incl. co-founding Western Edge Pictures, a street food business in London and a restaurant in South Wales. Since 2016 He has been the lead facilitator for the charity Street Cones developing and delivering creative projects in Scottish prisons, with young offenders and other marginalised groups and has directed many short films using lived experience individuals. Including 'Something To Lose' and most recently 'A Heavy Price' a film looking at the myths vs realities of prison life. He teaches workshops on Acting for Camera & Audition Techniques independently and at Scottish Universities & Colleges.
Follow Adam at @AdamRobertson09 on Instagram and @AdamRobertson9 on Twitter
SOURCES:Devine, T. M. Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed. Penguin Books, Limited, 2018.
Gunn, George. The Province of the Cat: A Journey to the Radical Heart of the Far North. Islands Book Trust, 2015.
Learmonth, Andrew. “Is It Time for the Duke of Sutherland Statue to Come down?” The National, 29 Aug. 2017, www.thenational.scot/news/15502316.is-it-time-for-the-duke-of-sutherland-statue-to-come-down/.
Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. Penguin, 1969.
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
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UTK 09 - A Kick Up Yer Heavy Seat (feat. Cameron Jack)
Grab your boots and kit, we're hitting the pitch and talking football with actor Cameron Jack. Oh, and just like that ball, we're bouncing all over the place in this one because Scotland loves the game but does the game always love all of Scotland? Join us for a little bit of history, a little bit of talking shop and a lotta bit of talking about Adam's best asset.
More on Cameron:
You may recognize Cameron from a whole host of things where he often plays a baddie and/or a thug. Credits include The Dark Knight Rises, Calibre, Outlander, What Happened to Monday and so much more.
Follow Cameron at @rentathug on Instagram.
SOURCES:Cammy’s brain
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
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UTK 08 - Burn Bright, Burn Fast (feat. Dr. Moira Hansen)
You can't talk about Scotland's history without talking about poet, icon and lover of dames and drink: Robert Burns. And if you're gonna talk about good ol' Rabbie, you should probably consult an expert. We're so lucky to have Dr. Moira Hansen from the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow to share some lesser known tales of The National Bard, his family, his collaborators, and the myths we've spun about him.
Robert Burns, painted by Alexander Nasmyth
Frances Dunlop Burns’ tours mapped out
Page from Burns’ Tour of the Highlands (Aug/Sept 1787)
Robert Burns House in Dumfries
Burns statue in Glasgow (by George Edwin Ewing, Francis Leslie and James Alexander Ewing)
The Poet & His Muse - depiction of Burns and Coila by Albert Hemstock Hodge (loc. in Stirling)
More on Dr. Moira Hansen Dr Moira Hansen is a post-doctoral researcher based in the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow. She completed her PhD in 2020 and now works on a range of projects exploring aspects of Scottish literary culture in the eighteenth century, as well as undergraduate teaching. This is possibly an upgrade on her previous life as a high school English teacher as she now doesn't have to do parents' evenings!
Follow Moira @MoiraEHansen on Twitter
SOURCES:
Centre for Robert Burns Studies https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/research/researchcentresandnetworks/robertburnsstudies/
'Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century' https://burnsc21.glasgow.ac.uk/
Robert Crawford's 2009 biography The Bard: Robert Burns, a biography, published by Pimlico
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
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UTK 07 - Babies at the Barricade (feat. Stephen McCole & Emma Noble)
Grab your prams and practice your Les Mis because this week we're building a barricade--except instead of Marius we're talking about Mary Barbour and the Glasgow rent strikes of 1915. Join Adam, Nat and this week's lovely (and in love) guests actor, Stephen McCole and writer/teacher, Emma Noble.
Mary Barbour
Mary Barbour Statue
Photo of strikers 1
Photo of strikers 2
Rent strike in the paper
Watch/Listen to Alistair Hulett play “Mrs Barbour’s Army”
More on Stephen & Emma:
Follow Stephen at @s_mccole on Instagram & @stephenmccole on Twitter & Emma at @mrsmccolio on Instagram & @emmanoblewrites on Twitter
SOURCES:Burness, Catriona. “Mary Barbour & Rent Strike 1915.” Remember Mary Barbour, 16 Jan. 2014, remembermarybarbour.wordpress.com/mary-barbour-rent-strike-1915/.
“Mary Barbour - a Dangerous Woman?” Dangerous Women Project, 1 Mar. 2017, dangerouswomenproject.org/2017/03/02/mary-barbour-dangerous-woman/.
Paterson, Laura. “Centenary of Glasgow Women's Rent Strikes.” Womens History Scotland, womenshistoryscotland.org/2015/12/24/centenary-of-glasgow-womens-rent-strikes/.
rs21. “1915 Glasgow RENT STRIKE: How Workers Fought and Won over Housing.” rs21, 13 May 2021, www.rs21.org.uk/2015/06/12/1915-glasgow-rent-strike-how-workers-fought-and-won-over-housing/.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
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UTK 06 - Ghost Gals, Assemble! (feat. Nicola Roy)
Welcome to the Ghost Gals podcast, we’re rebranding and Adam is fired. Okay fine, he isn't fired, but Nat and guest Nicola Roy are dragging his skeptical bum back into the spectral realm as we explore a few famous ghosts of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Castle (day)
Edinburgh Castle (night)
The One o’clock Gun
Greyfriars Churchyard Gates
Greyfriars Kirk Cemetery
George Mackenzie’s Tomb
Greyfriars Bobby
Burke & Hare
Jasper & Horace from 101 Dalmatians
The Royal Lyceum Theatre
Nicola in The Cherry Orchard at the Royal Lyceum
Check out Nicola’s podcast: The Cultural Coven
The Cultural Coven Podcast, was “highly recommended” by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and mentioned in HELLO magazine. The Cultural Coven is a podcast that celebrates Scottish Art & Culture, explores the lives of its much loved artists and figures. In association with Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre where Nicola has tread the boards many times. The first series is available on all major podcast platforms, new series coming soon. Follow The Cultural Coven @culturalcoven on Twitter
More on Nicola:
Nicola Roy is an award-winning actress and accomplished voice artist. She has worked extensively in Scottish theatre, TV and radio, is a favorite at the Lyceum Theatre whereshe has appeared in many plays, most recently; ‘An Edinburgh Christmas,’ ‘Belles Stratagem’ (Cats awards ‘Best Ensemble’ 2018) and ‘Thon Man Moliere’ opposite Siobhan Redmond. Nicola has also worked at the Traverse Theatre, Dundee Rep, Kings Theatre, Citizens Theatre and Oran Mor. Joyce McMillan, the Scotsman Reviewer, recently described her as "one of Scotland’s leading comic actresses."
Just prior to lockdown Nicola had an international success playing Elmire in Liz Lochhead’s ‘Tartuffe’ in Adelaide, Australia, which won the ‘critics choice’ award.
TV appearances include playing Jen Lewis in BBC Scotland’s River City, Hope Springs and being directed by Robert Carlyle in the film ‘Barney Thomson’
Follow Nicola at @nicola.m.roy on Instagram & @NicolaMRoy on Twitter
SOURCES:“The Famous Ghost of Morningside.” Q360 Blog Edinburgh Scotland.
Hallinan, Bridget. “The 10 Most Haunted Cities in the World.” Condé Nast Traveler
“Scottish Folklore - Ghosts, Myths AND Legends.” VisitScotland
Stratford, Sam. “Peeves's Edinburgh Tomb: GreyFriar's Black Mausoleum.”
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Addtl Music: Garreth Spinn
Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
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UTK 05 - Militia May I? (feat Paul Tinto)
They can take our lives, but they can’t take…wait, know what? They can’t take our lives. We’re standing up to ‘The Man’ this week and we’re fighting alongside Jackie Crookstone and the whole lot of angry folks from Tranent. Actor and writer Paul Tinto brings us the little-known story of Jackie (aka Joan), the riots against the 1797 Militia Act, and the subsequent Massacre of Tranent.
EDIT: We mispronounced Tranent throughout this episode. Apologies!
Jackie Crookston depicted in memorial commemorating those who resisted conscription in 1797
Artistic rendering of Massacre of Tranent (Andrew Hillhouse)
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Thomas Muir Bust Rights of Man, Thomas Paine
”Official” Narrative of events at Tranent
Tranent local historian Peter McNeil’s account of events
More on Paul:
Born and bred on the Isle of Arran off Scotland’s west coast, Paul Tinto’s career has enjoyed a wide range of stage and screen work. Credits include the multi award winning 1917, Outlander, Amazon Prime’s adaptation of King Lear, and the BBC mini series The Last Post. His stage work includes productions in London’s West End, The Sheffield Crucible, national and international tours with the National Theatre of Scotland and before lockdown he was touring nationally in the title role in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. As a writer he is soon to publish his spoken word novel, Trouble In Spiritland, a hard hitting reflection on wealth inequality and social divides within western society, which is also currently being developed into an immersive audio drama with the backing of Scotland’s arts council, Creative Scotland. Follow Paul at @ptinto10 on Instagram & @paul_tinto on Twitter
SOURCES: Radical Scotland - Kenny MacAskill
Handful of Rogues - Hector MacMillan
Feisty and Firey and Fierce. Badass Celtic Women To Live Your Life By From Scotland, Ireland and Wales - Mhairi Kidd
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
UTK 04 - Love For Labourers Lost (feat. Brian McCardie)
We’re starting to think that the Scots did everything first. At least, that’s how it feels when the ever-fascinating actor/writer Brian McCardie joins to teach us a little bit about New Lanark, a ‘Company Town’ and proto-socialist utopia that was a century ahead of its time. The town may be in the “middle of nowhere” but it was also at the center of early labor reform and innovation.
More on Brian:
Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor and writer best known for...well...a lot of different things, his CV is a mile long. Listeners might recognize him recently from Jimmy McGovern's 3-part drama, Time, where he acted opposite Stephen Graham and Sean Bean. Or, less recently, from Line of Duty, Speed 2, Rob Roy and a whole host of others.
SOURCES: to come
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
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UTK 03 - Oh Sh*t, The Picts! (feat. Jillian Mannion)
Did the Picts have it all figured out? Where did Hadrian learn to build walls? When will Nat reference another Doctor Who episode? We're exploring all this and more (mostly more0 on this week's episode about The Picts, with special guest, award-winning screenwriter Jillian Mannion.
Rhynie - Archaeological Investigation (video)
Tribes of Scotland c. 150 per Ptolemy’s map
Artist’s depiction of St. Columba converting the Picts
Pictish bull carving
Pictish stone
Pictish warrior with drinking horn carving
Pictish depiction of battle of Dun Nechtain Kin Kenneth MacAlpin (Kenneth I)
Hadrian’s Wall Still from “Eaters Of Light” - Doctor Who episode Nat references
More on Jillian:
Jillian Mannion is a screenwriter with over 20 hours of broadcast television for BBC. She studied English and History at university before winning a Donald Dewar Arts Award for Creative Writing and going on to Vancouver Film School where she studied Writing for Film and TV, receiving awards in Academics, Professionalism and Script Analysis. She is currently a mentee on Women in Film and Television UK's 4 Nations Mentoring programm where she is being mentored by British screenwriter Sally Wainwright. Since her time at university she has continued to study and have a major interest in Scottish history.
Link to Jillian’s short film, Young Offender, on YouTube
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
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UTK 02 - Through The Shame Beads (feat. John Fairfield)
This week, we’re not ashamed, we just have to return some video tapes…to the naughty part of the video shop. Writer, director and producer, John Fairfield, is taking us through the cheap beaded curtain and into the history of Video Nasties, The Obscene Publications Act, and The Video Recordings Act of 1984. But fear not, Adam, Nat & John will NOT be censored, not by Mary Whitehouse, not by MP Graham Bright, and certainly not by Adam’s Gran.
More on John:
John Fairfield (@MrFly3oy), is a Scottish (duh) award-winning writer, director and BAFTA nominated producer.
A sign to visit Longforgan Bright & Whitehouse in the headlines Mary Whitehouse with her crew Mary Whitehouse with another sign Graham Bright, MP James Ferman ”Driller Killer” Poster ”Cannibal Holocaust” poster
SOURCES:
The Original Video Nasties: From Absurd to Zombie Flesh-Eaters , by Allan Bryce Video Nasties 2: Strike up the Band, by Allan Bryce
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”Additional Music: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzProducer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
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