Tour Guide Tell All

(APOLOGIES IF YOU DOWNLOADED BEFORE FRIDAY 7/28...the wrong file was posted.  Try again and let us know if there are any problems!?   If you think that corruption in politics is new, goodness do we have the pod for you! Corruption in politics is not at all new and has never been more fun than this, marking the nearly 200 year anniversary of this event.    Join Rebecca and Becca as we break down th...

Join the Rebecca's as we veer away from our DC roots and tackle an important event in modern cultural history, an event that would come to become known as "The Day the Music Died" after a tribute song by Don McLean hit the charts 12 years after the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson changed music history forever.  DON'T FORGET DEAR PATRONS! We'd love to se...

Join the Rebeccas before we start making July 4th plans to hear about what came after the Declaration of Independence; the Articles of Confederation. Most of us remember the important conversations held during the Constitutional Convention that would come a few years after the adoption of the Articles, but sometimes we aren't clear on why those questions came up in the first place, and the answer...

Greetings and apologies to our amazing listeners. April showers brought us some May technical glitches as well as a very full tour schedule, but we are back and kicking off June in style as the Rebeccas take us back to our tour guide roots and describe their recent tour of the White House!    Listen to this episode to learn how you yourself can get to tour the East Wing of the White House, what yo...

April rolls along with a discussion about art in the United States Capitol. There is a lot of art and some of it is great! And some of it is.... less great!   Join Rebecca and Becca as we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly with respect to the art in our Capitol.    Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us  https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/...

April kicks off a little late for us, as the famous DC Cherry Blossoms have meant lots of tours and a very busy schedule. But fear not! To make up for it, we bring you an extra long episode as we take a deep dive on yet another Lincoln-adjacent person of great importance to the history of our nation: Secretary of State William Henry Seward.   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episo...

Women’s History Month continues with someone you think you know all about, but do you really?   Join Rebecca and Becca as we discuss Helen Keller, why she’s famous, and what else she probably should be famous for.      Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us  https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early rele...

We wanted to pop into your feed to wish all our listeners a Happy International Women's Day!  Sharing Women's History is important to us at Tour Guide Tell All - half of our episodes are about a woman we think more people should know about!  Thanks for being part of this journey with us. 

We begin Women's History Month by of course acknowledging that women's history is American history and American history is women's history, while also taking the opportunity to take a deep dive into one of the hardest working women in history that you've probably never heard of (unless you live around Houston, Texas): Oveta Culp Hobby   Join Becca and Rebecca as they dive into the life of one of t...

Black History Month continues with singer and Civil Rights activist Marian Anderson. Called "The Voice of the Century," she not only broke boundaries, and did it with flair and style, but she also helped inspire many of the people who would take up the cause of Civil Rights in America with her brilliant example.    Join Rebecca and Becca as we discuss one of the most iconic moments in the history...

The famous Supreme Court decision delivered by Chief Justice Roger Taney was supposed to settle the "question of slavery" once and for all, but instead, it quickened the pace of the nation tearing itself apart.  As we begin Black History Month, join the Rebeccas as they examine not only the impact of this exceptionally flawed legal decision, but also the human beings behind this pivotal case.    H...

For this week's Minisode, we lost Canden but have Dan to explain the latest controversy swirling around the new addition to the Korean War Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC. $22 million dollars to make an addition to add all the names of those lost in the war, making it more like the Vietnam Veterans' War Memorial nearby.  What could be wrong with that?  Lots!     Comments or Questions? Or ha...

The sad case of Leo Frank is a good window into the supposedly "New South" of the early 20th century.  Join Becca and Rebecca as they delve into the horrific case of a young girl brutally murdered in Atlanta, a case that ultimately would lead directly to both the creation of civil rights mainstay the Anti-Defamation League, and the reformation of the KKK in Georgia.       Comments or Questions? Or...

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is worthy of a full episode and story but for now, here is a little bit of her amazing life. If you're interested in learning more: Negley, Keith. Mary Wears What She Wants, January 15, 2019 Kaminski, Theresa. 

As the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol rolls around, join The Rebeccas as they look at another episode of violence at the Capitol by examining the case of Rep. Preston Brooks beating Sen. Charles Sumner on the floor of the Senate in the few years preceding the Civil War.  Learn about what lead up to this terrible incident, and also what the reactions of citizens across the cou...

As we finish up our third year, the Rebeccas cover the amazing story of General George Washington's clever plan to launch a sneak attack against the wintering British Army in Trenton, New Jersey right before Christmas, making it a wonderful American Christmas tale....just like Die Hard is an American Christmas movie!     Happy Holidays from the team at Tour Guide Tell All!

Let's find out about some of the hidden things you can find in DC with Canden and Dan.   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us  tourguidetellall@gmail.com   Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia...

PART THREE: The election of 1968 was such a big deal that it’s gonna take us 3 episodes to get though it! Part One emphasized the cultural and political context of this turbulent year and sets us up for what is to come. Now we take a look at just how close this pivotal race was and why.    Join Rebecca and Becca as we ride through a couple "October Surprises" and into Election Day 1968, and the le...

Make sure you've listened to part I of this episode: The election of 1968 was such a big deal that it’s gonna take us 3 episodes to get through it! Part One emphasized the cultural and political context of this turbulent year and sets us up for what is to come. Join Rebecca and Becca as we sift through the spring and summer of 1968. It’s a wild ride!   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for fu...

Canden and Dan are back with a short episode about Embassy Row, a uniquely DC place in Washington DC. Find out more about Embassy Row: https://freetoursbyfoot.com/embassy-row/   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us  tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo ...

Election Day at TGTA means only one thing: an election pod! We have done several election related pods in the past: 1912, 1860, and 1976, but this year we wanted to tackle our toughest election challenge yet! The election of 1968 was such a big deal that it’s gonna take us 3 episodes to get though it! Part One emphasizes the cultural and political context of this turbulent year and sets us up for...

Welcome to the first mini-episode! Dan and Canden briefly talk about why it is called the District of Columbia. Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All po...

BUY CANDEN'S NEW BOOK: https://citybyfootdc.checkfront.com/reserve/?item_id=1592 In celebration of Canden's newest book, LeDroit Park: A History and Guide, Canden chats with music historian, Ken Davis and local LeDroit Park homeowner, Aaron Rinaca, about two of the former residents of this historic neighborhood. Be sure to follow us on Social Media @tourguidetellall to see images of Aaron's LeDroi...

October is Spooky Season at TGTA, and everywhere else, so we have brought you some Witches for your spooky delight. The Salem Witch Trials are shrouded in myth and legend but is there more than you’ve heard to this story? You bet there is. Join Rebecca and Becca as we discuss the petty grievances, misogyny and religious fervor that leads to some very dark results.  Comments or Questions? Or have a...

Hi all ... Dan and Canden are rejoining the hosting team to bring you a special mini-episode twice a month on the weeks The Rebeccas are off. Focusing on people, places, and things in DC that you may have heard of or maybe not. What questions do you have about DC? Let us know at tourguidetellall@dcbyfoot.com