It's a History Podcast
1) 072: Candy Corn and Penny Candy: A Fall Favorite and The Nostalgic Candy Bins
Hello! In this Short and "sweet" episode we take a look at your favorite (or most hated) fall candy and how Candy Corn helped to shape the Penny Candy loss leader model. Sources for today's epi...Show More
2) 071: Memento Mori: From Ancient Greece to Modern Day: How We Acknowledge Death Through Art
Hello! In this weeks Episode, we explore Memento Mori. Memento Mori is a latin phrase that translates to "remember that you will die". Todays episode looks at the token of Memento Mori that are typica...Show More
3) 070: Heinrich Schleimann: From Business Man to Controversial Amateur Archeologist
Hello! In this weeks episode we are looking at the controversial figure of Heinrich Schliemann and his part in the history of Archeology. Sources for today's episode include An article ti...Show More
4) 069: The History of Corn Mazes: Labyrinths, Hedge Mazes, and A Dinosaur Named Cornelius
Hello! In today's episode we take a look at the history of corn mazes. While Corn Mazes are relatively new, mazes have been a fun past time for hundreds, if not thousands of years. We also take a look...Show More
5) 068: A Brief History of Honeymoons: Bridal Tours, Niagara Falls, and Modern Day
Hello! In this fourth and final instalment of the wedding series we take a look at honeymoons. Honeymoons as we know them today are a relatively recent addition to the wedding tradtion, but we can tra...Show More
6) 067: The Wedding Dress: Victorian Beginnings, Hollywood Influence, and Modern Day
Hello! In this thrid instalment of the wedding series, we are looking at the history of wedding dresses. Often atributed to Queen Victoria, our modern tradition of wearing white is just that, modern. ...Show More
7) 066: The History of Marriage and Weddings: The Transfer of Wealth and Property, The Introduction of Love, and Modern Day
Hello! In the second Instalment of the wedding series, we are looking at marriage itself. For most of history marriage was more of a transactional agreement then an endevour of love. But just when did...Show More
8) 065: A Brief History of Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties
Hello! Welcome to the Short and Sweet four part series on Weddings! We are kicking off this series on a breif, yet informative episode on bachelor and bacelorette parties. Due to my own wedding (Yay!...Show More
9) 062: The History of Crochet: Ambiguous Beginnings, Tambour Embroidery, and Irish Lace
Hello! In this weeks Episode we take a look at the history of crochet! Crochet has a bit of an ambigious history, but we can trace the origins of crochet to Tambour Embroidery and how the art of croch...Show More
10) 062: Knitting History: 10th Century Finds, Knitting Guilds, And Modern Day Knitting
Hello! In this weeks episode, as a companion to last weeks episode, we are going to be taking a look at the history of knitting. As one of the oldest fiber arts we have, knitting has a rich history of...Show More