It's a History Podcast

By Madison Schmidt

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Episodes: 108

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Join me each week as I take a look at all things history! Whether it be a person, a place, event, or just something really interesting, I will cover many of the stories our past has to offer.

Episode Date
106: The History of Food Safety Part 3: The Poison Squad, The Worlds Fair, and Upton Sinclair
Sep 17, 2026
105: The History of Food Safety Part 2: Fraud, Food Adulteration, and Harvey Washington Wiley
Sep 10, 2026
104: The History of Food Safety Part 1: Historic Methods of Food Safety, Germ Theory, and Pasteurization
Aug 27, 2026
103: HistoRomantasy with Felicia Salber: A Conversation about Arthurian Times, Myths, and Sexuality
Aug 20, 2026
102: The Hindenburg Disaster
Aug 13, 2026
101: Soldier For The Union: A conversation with William W. Campbell
Jul 30, 2026
100: The Zeppelin: From Fantasy to Reality
Jul 23, 2026
099: What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted In Intercountry Adoption: A conversation With Paige Towers
Jul 09, 2026
098: The Fourth of July and Fireworks
Jul 02, 2026
097: Pharma Monopoly: The Battle For The Future of Medicines: A Conversation With Tahir Amin
Jun 11, 2026
096: Hot Air Balloons: Paper Balloons, Hot Air Vs. Gas, and Modern Ballooning
Jun 04, 2026
095: Summer Vacation: School Calendars, Union Wins, and Gilded Age Influence
May 28, 2026
094: There Will Come Soft Rains: A Journey Along The Western Front: A Conversation With Briana Gervat
May 14, 2026
093: The Boston Tea Party Part 2: Increasing Tensions, The Act of Rebellion, and the Intolerable Acts
May 07, 2026
092: The Boston Tea Party Part 1: The East India Company, The British Government, and Taxes
Apr 30, 2026
091: Hidden in Berlin: A Holocaust Memoir: A Conversation With Evelyn Grossman
Apr 16, 2026
090: The History of Quilting
Apr 09, 2026
089: The Sinking of The USS Narcissus: A Collaboration With Rich Napoltano From Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
Apr 02, 2026
088: Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress: A Conversation with Dr. Maya Kornberg
Mar 19, 2026
087: Skyway Bridge Collapse: Cause and Aftermath
Mar 12, 2026
086: The Pacific Theater and WWII: A Conversation With Jenny Chan From Pacific Atrocities Education
Mar 05, 2026
085: Why Washington D.C. is our Capital City
Feb 19, 2026
It's A History Podcast Update
Feb 18, 2026
084: Bianca's Cure: A Conversation with Gigi Berardi
Feb 12, 2026
083: Beneath the Lightless Sky: Surviving the Holocaust in the Sewers of Lvov: A Conversation With Doron Keren About His Families Story of Survival
Feb 04, 2026
082: The Declaration of Independence: How the Document has Faired Over Time
Jan 28, 2026
081: The History of Billboards: How Roadside Advertisements Became What They Are Today
Jan 21, 2026
080: Attack on The Philippines: What Happened Hours After The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Jan 14, 2026
079: RERUN: 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair
Dec 17, 2025
078: Pearl Harbor: What Led up to the Attack, FDR's Speech, And the Aftermath
Dec 10, 2025
077: The Doctor of Auschwitz: A Conversation With Kit Sergeant
Dec 03, 2025
076: Black Friday: Gold Market Crash, Army Versus Navy Football Game, and Retailer Moniker
Nov 26, 2025
075: A Biography Of A Mountain: A conversation with Matthew Davis
Nov 19, 2025
074: The History of Federal Holidays
Nov 12, 2025
073: McNamara at War: A Conversation With William Taubman
Nov 11, 2025
072: Candy Corn and Penny Candy: A Fall Favorite and The Nostalgic Candy Bins
Oct 29, 2025
071: Memento Mori: From Ancient Greece to Modern Day: How We Acknowledge Death Through Art
Oct 22, 2025
070: Heinrich Schleimann: From Business Man to Controversial Amateur Archeologist
Oct 15, 2025
069: The History of Corn Mazes: Labyrinths, Hedge Mazes, and A Dinosaur Named Cornelius
Oct 08, 2025
068: A Brief History of Honeymoons: Bridal Tours, Niagara Falls, and Modern Day
Oct 01, 2025
067: The Wedding Dress: Victorian Beginnings, Hollywood Influence, and Modern Day
Sep 24, 2025
066: The History of Marriage and Weddings: The Transfer of Wealth and Property, The Introduction of Love, and Modern Day
Sep 17, 2025
065: A Brief History of Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties
Sep 10, 2025
064: The History of Crochet: Ambiguous Beginnings, Tambour Embroidery, and Irish Lace
Sep 03, 2025
063: Knitting History: 10th Century Finds, Knitting Guilds, And Modern Day Knitting
Aug 27, 2025
062: With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Own Stories; A Conversation with Nicole Nehrig
Aug 20, 2025
061: Victorian Era Laundry: How Laundry Was Washed, The Soap Used to Clean It, The Various Ways to Bleach Fabric, And Personal Hygiene in The Victorian Era
Aug 13, 2025
060: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 3: Life after Separation, Involvement in the Women's Suffrage Movement, A Marriage Annulment, and A Lasting Legacy
Aug 06, 2025
059: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 2: Marriage to the Duke of Marlborough, Learning the Ins and Outs of English Society, and The Downfall of a Loveless Marriage
Jul 30, 2025
058: Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt Part 1: Social Climbing, Scandalous Divorce, and Arranged Marriage; The Complicated Story of One of the Most Notorious Mother Daughter Pairs of the Gilded Age
Jul 23, 2025
057: Gilded Age Hobbies: A Tour Through Gilded Age Activities and How Leisure Time Was Spent
Jul 16, 2025
056: The Bicycle Craze of the Gilded Age: The Short Lived Craze That Transformed Women Fashion and Led To Better Road Improvements
Jul 09, 2025
055: It's a History Podcast's One Year Birthday: Thank You to All Who Listen, What is the Most Popular Episode, and Some Sneak Peaks Into What This Year Has to Bring
Jul 02, 2025
054: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 4: Jennies Life After Randolph, Her Many Accomplishments, and Her Two Young Husbands
Jun 25, 2025
053: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 3: The Rise and Fall of Jennie and Randolphs Involvement in Politics, Their Complicated Marriage, and Randolphs Downfall Due to His Syphilis
Jun 18, 2025
052: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 2: From Three Day's of Courtship to Marriage, The Saga of How The Jerome and Churchill Families Worked Out Jennie and Randolphs Marriage
Jun 11, 2025
051: Jennie Jerome Churchill Part 1: Her Early Years, Time in France, and Meeting Lord Randolph Churchill
Jun 04, 2025
050: Vikings in the East: A Conversation with Martyn Whittock about Vikings in Modern Day Ukraine and Russia and How This Link Contributes to the Current Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine
May 28, 2025
049: Anna Murphy: The Gilded Age Heiress Who Married Charles Wolseley and Maintained Control Of Her Family Money
May 21, 2025
048: Marietta Stevens: A Gilded Age Mother Who Did Whatever Necessary To Climb The Social Ladder
May 14, 2025
047: The Gilded Age: The Social Season, The Other London, And Living In The Country
May 07, 2025
046: The Gilded Age: Mrs. Astor and Her 400, Social Etiquette, and What Makes an American Dollar Princess
Apr 30, 2025
045: Secrets of The Killing State: A Conversation With Corinna Barrett Lain
Apr 23, 2025
044: Easter Eggs: Why We Have Them, Why We Dye Them, and Why a Bunny Delivers Them
Apr 16, 2025
043: The History of Audiobooks: From Vinyl, to Cassette, to CD, to Digital
Apr 09, 2025
042: Frederick Douglas: The Face of Many Men: How Frederick Douglas's Image Came to Represent Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner
Apr 02, 2025
041: The History of the Sewing Machine: From Clunky to Functional: How the Early Sewing Machines Evolved
Mar 26, 2025
040: The Happy Birthday Song: From Origins to Copyright Controversies
Mar 19, 2025
039: The History of Arsenic Green and Poisonous Books
Mar 12, 2025
038: The Legacy of Denmark Vesey Part 3: The Rebellion, the Betrayal, and the Aftermath
Mar 05, 2025
037: The Legacy of Denmark Vesey Part 2: Life After Freedom, Charleston Class Structure, and Religion
Feb 26, 2025
036: The Legacy of Denmark Vesey Part 1: Early Life and Revolutionary Influence
Feb 19, 2025
035: The Complex History of Romance Novels: What is a Romance Novel, Their Criticism, and Their Popularity
Feb 12, 2025
034: The First Super Bowl: How the NFL Came to Be and the Championship Game that Joined Two Rival Leagues
Feb 05, 2025
033: Franklin's Trees: A conversation With AJ Schenkman About FDR and his love for Trees
Jan 29, 2025
032: American Vikings: A Conversation With Martyn Whittock on American Vikings, the Evidence They Were Here, and Popculture
Jan 22, 2025
031: Mary Shelley Part 3: A Tragic Accident, Literary Achievements, and Money Problems Galore: Oh My!
Jan 15, 2025
030: Mary Shelley Part 2: The Birth of Frankenstein and Never-Ending Tragedy
Jan 08, 2025
029: Mary Shelley Part 1: The Early life of Mary Shelley, Meeting Percy Shelley, and Arrival in Geneva
Jan 01, 2025
028: The History of the Mall Santa: How Santa Got His Home in the Mall and Why We Take Pictures With Him
Dec 25, 2024
027: The Rockefeller Christmas Tree: From Humble Beginnings to Extravagant Fanfare; How the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Became a Yearly Tradition
Dec 18, 2024
026: The Ferris Wheel: From the Showcase Piece of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair to American Icon
Dec 11, 2024
025: The 1893 Chicago World's Fair: How a Fair Goes From Concept to Reality in Just Three Years
Dec 04, 2024
024: The Eagle and The Turkey: Two Birds; One a National Symbol and One a Thanksgiving Staple
Nov 27, 2024
023: The Irish Potato Famine Part 3: Irish Emigration from Ireland, Famine Ships, and Coffin Ships
Nov 20, 2024
022: The Irish Potato Famine Part 2: A Look at how the Famine Started, The English Response, and Effects of Famine on the Irish Population
Nov 13, 2024
021: The Irish Potato Famine Part 1: A look at the English Takeover of Ireland, the State of Agriculture, and the Dependence on the Potato
Nov 06, 2024
020: Jack O' Lanterns and Samhain: A look at How Folk Lore and Tradition Have Shaped Our Halloween Tradtions
Oct 30, 2024
019: H.H. Holmes: The Story of a Manipulative Conman in the Backdrop of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair
Oct 23, 2024
018: Witches: The Basque Trails, The Malleus Maleficarum, The Salem Witch Trails, and Modern Day Salem
Oct 16, 2024
017: The History of Haunted Houses and Ghost Tours
Oct 09, 2024
016: The Louisiana Purchase Part 2: The Haitian Revolution, The Purchase Negotiation, and Incorporating Louisiana Into the United States
Oct 02, 2024
015: The Louisiana Purchase Part 1: A look at the Louisiana Territory and the French and Spanish Claims to the Territory
Sep 25, 2024
014: The History of Voting Age: A Look at how Voting Has Changed Over the Years and It's Impact on Our Lives
Sep 18, 2024
013: BONUS Hannah Mather Crocker: A Special Episode with "Revolutionary Women", Host Emily Nemec
Sep 11, 2024
012: The Molasses Flood of 1919: Featuring "Revolutionary Women" Host Emily Nemec
Sep 11, 2024
011: The History of Presidential Debates: From Abraham Lincoln to Present Day
Sep 04, 2024
010: American Dollar Princesses and Social Debuts: A look at Mary Leiter Curzon and Jenny Jerome Churchill
Aug 28, 2024
009: The Washingtons and Slavery: A Look at Mount Vernon, the Custis Estate, and the Lives of the Enslaved People Held by the Washingtons
Aug 21, 2024
008: Why Was George Washington Our First President?
Aug 14, 2024
007: The Electoral College: What is it and how does it work?
Aug 07, 2024
006: The History of Iced Coffee
Jul 31, 2024
005: Margaret Sanger
Jul 24, 2024
004: May Alcott Nieriker
Jul 17, 2024
003: No Irish Need Apply (NINA)
Jul 10, 2024
002: Tenement Houses
Jul 03, 2024
001: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz and Fashion During WWII
Jun 26, 2024
000: It's a History Podcast Introduction
Jun 19, 2024