Eliam Puente 9/8/19 Eliam Puente 9/8/19

STORICAL FOOTNOTES: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S ROMANCE NOVELS

You’ve read her detective novels, but did you know that Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott? Tune in to learn more!

JT Siems 9/1/19 JT Siems 9/1/19

AGATHA CHRISTIE: A LIFE OF MYSTERY

Agatha Christie’s life was just as mysterious and action packed as her novels. Listen to this month’s deep dive episode as we discuss her mysterious disappearance, her penchant for archaeology, and her time as an apothecary’s assistant. Tune in the next three Mondays for Storical Footnotes, bite-sized episodes that discuss Agatha more in depth.

JT Siems 8/25/19 JT Siems 8/25/19

STORICAL FOOTNOTES - FRIDA KAHLO'S MENAGERIE

Frida Kahlo had a lot of pets. Many of them even made it into her most famous works of art. Listen in to learn all about Frida's animals.

JT Siems 8/18/19 JT Siems 8/18/19

STORICAL FOOTNOTES - FRIDA'S FRENEMY

Lupe Marin was more than just the ex-wife who taught Frida Kahlo how to cook for Diego Rivera. In this edition of Storical Footnotes, we take a look at Frida and Lupe’s complicated relationship.

JT Siems 8/11/19 JT Siems 8/11/19

STORICAL FOOTNOTES - FRIDA KAHLO’S PERFUME COLLECTION

Introducing Storical Footnotes! Schedule permitting, I’ll be posting these little bite sized nuggets between longer episodes. I’ll continue posting them on Mondays.

JT Siems 8/4/19 JT Siems 8/4/19

FRIDA KAHLO: HER SURREAL REALITY

We’re finally leaving the Middle Ages to take a look at the colorful, iconic, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Her life was marked by pain and suffering of both the body and the heart. Listen to learn about the life and loves of Frida. Links to all recommendations below.

JT Siems 6/30/19 JT Siems 6/30/19

ANNE BOLEYN: THE DOOMED QUEEN

Feminist, fierce, and ahead of her time, Anne Boleyn was King Henry VIII’s most intriguing wife. While Henry and history have tried to silence her, she’s had a bit of a renaissance of late. Listen to get Anne’s side of the story.

JT Siems 6/2/19 JT Siems 6/2/19

HENRY VIII: HIS KINGDOM FOR A SON

Get ready for some drama filled history as we welcome our first gentleman subject to Storical, King Henry VIII. Love him or loathe him his story is epic. And, spoiler alert! We’ll be doing a whole episode on Anne Boleyn, his most intriguing wife, next month. Links to all recommendations below.

JT Siems 5/5/19 JT Siems 5/5/19

LENA HORNE: HOLLYWOOD'S FIRST BLACK GLAMOUR GIRL

This month we’re switching things up and going to Old Hollywood! Learn all about the legendary Lena Horne who stormed Hollywood as its first African American glamour girl… only to be blacklisted during the Cold War. She eventually found her voice as a civil rights activist and queen of the night clubs.

JT Siems 4/1/19 JT Siems 4/1/19

CHARLOTTE BRONTË: A BIRD NO NET COULD ENSNARE

You keep asking for more Charlotte Brontë so here is a whopping 48 minute overview of the author’s life.

JT Siems 3/3/19 JT Siems 3/3/19

SAVE A WALTZ FOR ZELDA FITZGERALD

Our second episode of Storical is all about Zelda Fitzgerald, wife and muse to F. Scott Fitzgerald, and author-artist in her own right. Zelda died on March 10, 1948. My apologies as my voice starts to give out toward the end of the episode.