Chris Heffernan

History We'll Never Get to in Class

History EN ↓ 21 episodes

History We'll Never Get to in Class is exactly what it sounds like. Stories from American History that don't get told enough or don't make it to most junior high students.

Author

Chris Heffernan

Episodes

Episode 21 - EMERGENCY PODCAST - 2024 Election 22.07.2024 10:26

What is going on? I'm trying to explain what we know right now about the 2024 election.

Episode 20 - Double Feature - Nellie Bly/Harriet Beecher Stowe & Pearl Harbor 24.04.2024 19:02

Mr. Heffernan talks with Inaaya about Nellie Bly and Harriet Beecher Stowe and then has the tables turned on him as Rayana and Lily quiz him on Pearl Harbor. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

Episode 19 - NAGPRA with Ms. Bora 16.04.2024 24:27

Mr. Heffernan chats with friend, colleague, and museum guru, Ms. Bora to talk about NAGPRA. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

Episode 18 - MLK - Live at Open House 08.04.2024 12:23

In the first LIVE episode of History We'll Never Get to in Class, Mr. Heffernan is joined by Maya, Mishi, & Rayana to talk about MLK and his legacy on the 56th anniversary of his assassination. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

Episode 17 - Washington DC 01.04.2024 7:54

Join Mr. Heffernan on a trip to our nation's capital! Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

Episode 16 - Diane Nash 11.03.2024 9:43

This week, Mr. Heffernan tells the story of a Civil Rights leader that far too few people have heard of, Diane Nash. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

Episode 15 - Radium Girls & Casimir Pulaski 04.03.2024 14:16

It a DOUBLE EPISODE! Mr. Heffernan is joined by Liberty Swedberg to talk about the Radium Girls and Adam Kuc to discuss Casimir Pulaski.

Episode 14 - Misty Copeland 29.02.2024 16:03

As we end Black History Month and begin Women's History Month, Mr. Heffernan and his amazing student, Aurelia talk about Misty Copeland. Follow us on X (Twitter) @nevergettopod Follow us on Instagram @nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok @nevergettopod

Episode 13 - John Lewis 26.02.2024 10:49

This week Mr. Heffernan and his amazing student, Henry Haak talk about Civil Rights icon, John Lewis. Follow us on X (Twitter) @nevergettopod Follow us on Instagram @nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok @nevergettopod

Episode 12 - Presidents and Slavery 19.02.2024 13:53

For Presidents Day, this week Mr. Heffernan looks at two of the hundreds of enslaved people who were forced to work for Presidents. Find out about Ona Judge and Joseph Fossett. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

Episode 11 - The Battle of Fallujah with Jacob Olson 14.02.2024 14:02

This week Mr. Heffernan is joined by his amazing student, Jacob Olson to talk about the Battle of Fallujah.

Episode 10 - Robert Smalls 05.02.2024 8:06

This week, Mr. Heffernan tells the story of a Black American far too few people have heard of, Robert Smalls. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

Episode 09 - The 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster 29.01.2024 12:33

This week, for Local Last Week of the Month, Mr. Heffernan tells the story of the 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

Episode 08 - Slavery in NOLA 22.01.2024 14:23

This week Mr. Heffernan is joined by his student, Maya Meschi to talk about what she learned about slavery on her trip to The Hermann–Grima House and Whitney Plantation in Louisiana. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

Episode 07 - MLK in Illinois 15.01.2024 7:24

This week we take a look at two trips Martin Luther King took to Illinois - a trip to Naperville in 1960 and Chicago in 1966. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

Episode 6 - The Lincoln Assassination 08.01.2024 14:48

This week we take a look at the assassination of the 16th president, and the hunt for his killer. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod

Episode 5 - Valley Forge 01.01.2024 11:55

This week we take a look at the Continental Army's winter spent at Valley Forge. Follow us on X (Twitter) @nevergettopod Follow us on Instagram @nevergettopod

Episode 4 - The Christmas Truce of 1914 23.12.2023 6:07

We take a brief break from American History to learn about the Christmas Truce of 1914 that surprised the world during World War I.

Ep. 3 - The Donner Party 18.12.2023 15:39

Mr. Kuklinski joins this week to talk about the ill-fated Donner Party. Let's find out what happened.

Stuff We'll Never Get to in Class - Ep. 2 - 1919 Chicago Race Riot 11.12.2023 6:22

This week we look at Red Summer in Chicago. In July of 1919 Chicago exploded into 5 days of racial violence. Let's find out how this happened.

Stuff We'll Never Get to in Class - Ep. 1 - The Naperville Train Disaster of 1946 04.12.2023 4:46

This week we'll look at the Naperville Train Disaster of 1946. On April 25, 1946, two trains collided in Naperville killing 45 people. Let's find out how this disaster happened.