Chainsaw History

It's a new limited series from Chainsaw History: "No Time For Love, Doctor Jones" — in which Jamie Chambers drags his reluctant sister Bambi through the fictional life of Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. — aka Indiana Jones. In today's episode our hosts introduce our new show and take a meta look at the history of our complicated main character as created by George Lucas in collaboration with Steven Sp...

Podcasting duo Jamie and Bambi are back at it, diving into the ValueTales series with The Value of Friendship: The Story of Jane Addams . Join them as they explore the baffling portrayal of a social reform powerhouse, questioning the book's focus on a terrifying imaginary friend named Marjorie instead of Addams' groundbreaking work. Listen in as they highlight Jane's significant contributions—incl...

💵 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chainsawhistory 💻 Learn more and support the show on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com When the Salem Witch Trials began they referred back to the standards set by famed British jurist Sir Matthew Hale, whose legal rulings were all seen through the lens of his Puritan religion and the belief that all legal authority comes from God...

{ Visit ChainsawHistory.com see full show notes and research links, get access to our full back catalog, check out our bonus content, and support the show with a paid subscription! } In 2022 the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with their ruling on a case called Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, allowing states to pass severely restrictive anti-abortion laws. In the m...

Hey true believers! Podcasting siblings Jamie and Bambi are gearing up to cut more history down to size. Check out this brief announcement to find out what's been going on and learn what's next. Look for us on social media and find more on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://...

Podcasting siblings Jamie and Bambi were forced to read the ValueTales series of "history" books as children, so we've decided to share! Young Nellie (not her real name) shrieks about how unfair things are as she badgers Joseph Pulitzer for job, when she begins speaking to mice in an insane asylum, and as she meets Jules Verne while traveling around the world in pursuit of a story about traveling...

💵 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chainsawhistory 💻 Learn more and support the show on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com Bonus Episode! Some listeners might be familiar with the book The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter. Others might know his novel The Rebel Outlaw Josey Wales or at least the film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. During research f...

Podcasting siblings Jamie and Bambi were forced to read the ValueTales series of "history" books as children, so we've decided to share! Learn the struggles of a young Italian cabin boy and the innermost thoughts of his imaginary pet seagull as he sets out to prove once and for all that the world is not a giant pizza surrounded by cosmic purple dragons. We also learn that the native peoples Columb...

The first woman to sit on a United States presidential cabinet, Labor Secretary Frances Perkins was the architect of the New Deal working with Franklin Delano Roosevelt and worked her entire life for the benefit of women, the poor, the immigrant, and working class as inspired by her deep religious faith. Read our full show notes and support our podcast over on Patreon !

What does Dirty Dancing have to do with the first woman to sit on an American presidential cabinet? Frances Perkins is the answer! Jamie & Bambi take a break from awful historical figures to celebrate the early life of someone who worked hard and long hours so that others could have an easier life. Learn more and support our podcast over on Patreon !

💵 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chainsawhistory 💻 Learn more and support the show on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com Hosts Jamie Chambers and Bambi Chambers finally lay George Wallace to rest in the conclusion of this gripping three-part series on the notorious former governor of Alabama. This episode kicks off with the story of Arthur Bremer, a man who altered...

Jamie & Bambi take a look at two-time former Alabama governor "Big Jim" Folsom, a left-leaning populist who kissed the girls and made them cry. Find more bonus episodes and extra content on Patreon !

💵 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chainsawhistory 💻 Learn more and support the show on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com The podcast siblings Jamie Chambers and Bambi Chambers return to 1960s Alabama to discuss George C. Wallace, the governor who used toxic racism when it suited his politics and dropped it the moment it became expedient. Wallace used his wife—puppe...

💻 Learn more and support the show on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com Podcast siblings Jamie Chambers and Bambi Chambers jump back to their family roots in rural Alabama as they examine the life of the state's most infamous governor, George Wallace. They following the "fighting little judge" from his beginnings in abject poverty to reaching a seat of real power. Wallace's thirst for po...

Jamie & Bambi share a story from their own family, one that ties into an issue that even Ben Franklin once wrote about—the fact that once white people got a taste of Native American life they usually preferred it to white society. Find more bonus episodes on Patreon !

💵 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chainsawhistory 🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast app: http://listen.chainsawhistory.com 💻 Learn more and support the show on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com Welcome back to Chainsaw History! This episode dives deep into the early military career of George Washington. Discover the untold stories of young Washington during the Fr...

💵 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chainsawhistory 🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast app: http://listen.chainsawhistory.com 💻 Learn more and support the show on our website: http://www.chainsawhistory.com Welcome to the pilot episode of Chainsaw History, where Jamie Chambers and his sister Bambi Chambers swear their way through America's checkered past! In this episode, Jami...