History For Hard Times Podcast
1) John Joseph Merlin
He invented the wheelchair, many automatons, the latest at the time in harpsichord-piano fusion, and the in line skate. His contemporaries referred to him as “The Ingenious Mechanic.” Let’s talk about...Show More
2) Eartha Kitt
That day, president Johnson asked the CIA to pull all gossip and dirt on Eartha Kitt. They compiled a dossier of every rumor surrounding her upbringing and how she became famous, and they blacklisted ...Show More
3) Giulia Tofana
In the 1650’s, a woman was preparing dinner for her husband. After serving him the bowl of soup, before he could lean forward and take his first bite, she suddenly screamed for him not to eat it. Wrac...Show More
4) Benjamin Franklin
He was a polymath, printer, philosopher, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. He was NOT allowed to write the Declaration of Independence becau...Show More
5) Mary Shelley
My interest in her peaked when I read the following on tumblr: Y’all think being in a goth relationship means wearing black together but Mary Shelley lost her virginity on her mother’s grave, carried ...Show More