As an adult, Sarah Winnemucca spent a lot of time trying to advocate for the Northern Paiute, although her legacy... more

Sarah Winnemucca was Northern Paiute and was born not long before her band had their first contact with people of... more

This 2014 episode covers the Treaty of Waitangi, a treaty between the British and the Maori that established New Zealand... more

Deep in the American desert is a tiny, tiny, tiny nation: The Republic of Zaqistan. Guarded by robots, Zaqistan nonetheless welcomed... more

Holly notes the racist views of one of Charles Brown's biographers. Tracy and Holly also discuss presidential proclamations and the... more

This episode covers President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s decision to move the date of Thanksgiving with the hope of helping businesses... more

Charles Farrar Browne is often called the first standup comedian. He was, in the 1860s, wildly famous, but his early... more

This 2017 episode covers Katharina von Bora, Marguerite d’Angoulême and Jeanne d’Albret, who all left their mark on the Reformation,... more

Holly talks about realizing how Hans Sloane’s early life likely normalized the idea of colonization for him, and also Museum... more

Tracy talks with Nate DiMeo about podcasting, varying approaches to talking about history, and his new book, "The Memory Palace."