Remember That Time: An Historical Podcast

Happy Black History Month! We're kicking things off by learning all about publisher, teacher, and abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd Cary.

Apparently, it's Public TV Icons Month here on RTT! This week, we learn about another PBS legend, and the artist who taught us all to make happy little trees: Bob Ross.

Let's learn about one of our childhood icons, a pioneer of puppetry, and the man who brought us the Muppets: Jim Henson. Warning- we definitely get emotional in this one.

It's 2024, and we're kicking the year off with a special, all about historical events that took place on New Year's Day! This week, we learn about Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation, and about the first immigrants arriving at Ellis Island.

It's the last episode of 2023, and we're learning about American folk hero, Johnny Appleseed! We'll talk at you all in the New Year!

Why would a group of people just start dancing, and be unable to stop until praying to a statue? This week, we learn about the strange Dancing Plague of 1518!

Appalachian Spooky Season continues with a WV haunting! This week, we're learning about the spirit who identified her own killer - the Greenbrier Ghost.

It's officially Spooky Season 2023! This year, it's all about Appalachian haunted history. To kick things off, we're learning about a super haunted building, with a storied history: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. 

Let's learn about one of America's first celebrities, expert of the escape, and ultimate skeptic: Harry Houdini!

He came in with a comet & went out the same way. And in between, he wrote some of the most influential pieces of American literature. This week, we're learning all about Mark Twain!

You thought we were done with the Tudors? HA! It's time to learn all about Henry VIII's older sister, Margaret Tudor. She was a queen, she had the worst husbands, but she did her best to keep the peace.

A woman with a vision, a man who got on her nerves, and Cloudlands! Let's talk about Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts! 

This week, we're going back to the ancient world to learn all about the woman who was pulling all the strings in Rome: Agrippina the Younger. We've got drama, we've got plotting, we've got lots of people with the same 3 names.

This week, we're learning about the Newsboys' Strike of 1899, inspiration for Amanda's favorite musical. We also talk for a long time about Social Studies Fairs.

Our Pride 2023 episodes continue, as we learn all about the absolute icon that is Billie Jean King. She paved the way for women and LGBTQIA+ folks in sports, and also destroyed a misogynist in one of the most famous tennis matches ever played.

Happy Pride Month 2023! This week, we're diving into the group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, and learning all about how marginalized communities can and should work together to make change!

CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussions of abuse, SA, death, suicide, & cult tactics. Feel free to skip if those topics are not for you. This week, we are once again discussing a dark topic: Cult leader Jim Jones & the tragedy at Jonestown. It's a long one, and Anna gets emotional. For real, this one is pretty sad.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussions about death, murder, suicide, and mental health. If those topics are not for you, please skip this one! This week, we're joined by Amanda's partner, Sawyer (of Sawyer Jokes fame) to learn all about the history of one of America's most infamous buildings: The Cecil Hotel. It's super haunted, and home to one of the strangest cases we've discussed so...

It's part 2 of our deep dive into the life of Queen Elizabeth II. This week: the drama of the 90's, many royal firsts, and scandal after scandal.

The time has finally arrived to tackle the subject of the longest-reigning British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Her life was long and fascinating, so it's a 2-parter, and here's part 1! Today, we learn all about Elizabeth's early life & reign, and spend a lot of time talking about her very frustrating marriage.

This week, we're learning all about Dr. James Barry who kind of stole his uncle's identity to get into medical school and then changed the sanitation systems for most of the British Empire. Join us, won't you??

Our Black History Month episodes continue, as we learn all about inventor Granville T. Woods, an electrical engineer who had over 50 patents in his lifetime!

Happy Black History Month! This week, we're learning all about the real-life inspiration for Princess Tiana, Leah Chase. She pioneered a brand new food scene in Louisiana and hosted some of this country's greatest Civil Rights leaders at her restaurant.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of body image, weight, disordered eating, and suicide. This week, we're learning all about an absolutely fascinating royal: Empress Elisabeth of Austria. You might call her the original beauty influencer, considering how long her hair routine took.

In our first episode of 2023, we're learning all about... Bigfoot. Or at least, a film of Bigfoot. Possibly. Maybe. The Patterson-Gimlin Film is largely considered to be one of the best pieces of Bigfoot evidence out there - but what do you think? Is it legit or just one of the most elaborate hoaxes of all time?