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Ep 95: FDR p2 - New Deal, Who Dis? Jul 22, 2021

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Do the well-off have a social obligation to help the down-trodden? In this week's episode, Franklin Delano Roosevelt ascends to the highest office in American government, implements a wide-range of social programs in an attempt to kickstart the struggling US economy and toes the line between entrenched American isolationism and the clear need to fight Fascism in both Europe and Asia.

Ep 94: FDR p1 - The Prodigy of Privilege Jul 14, 2021

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How privileged are you? This week we get a taste of the opportunities afforded to the ultra-wealthy New York elite through the eyes of our subject, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, tracing the circumstances of his birth, his struggle with poliomyelitis and his attainment of the governorship of New York. Part one of three!

Ep 94: Captain Robert Smalls - Broken Chains and Broken Barriers Jul 07, 2021

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What glass ceilings have you broken? Our Person of Interest this week is Robert Smalls, a formerly-enslaved Civil War Hero who went on to serve in the South Carolinian House and Senate then US Congress for nearly 20 years.

Ep 93: History Wormhole - Pride Jul 03, 2021

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This week! Henry and Josh recap and elaborate on things discussed this month as well as in months prior, touching on people/subjects as Martha P. Johnson, the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust, the Battle of the Hundred in the Hands and the role of the winkte in Lakota society, among others. Sorry for the delay, it has been a rough week.

Ep 91: Sappho of Lesbos - Lady with the Lyre Jun 24, 2021

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What kinda sick jams did they bop in Ancient Greece? This week our subject is Sappho, a Grecian poet, bard and lyricist who is widely acknowledged as one of the earliest and most prolific female poets in history.

Ep 90: The Lavender Scare - The Purge within the Purge Jun 17, 2021

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How did the atmosphere of conspiracy and paranoia unleashed by Senator McCarthy affect the homosexual community of Washington DC? This week we cover the Lavender Scare, a branch of the Red Scare that specifically targeted gay and lesbian employees within the federal government.

Ep 89: Harvey Milk - "The American Dream Starts With the Neighborhoods." Jun 10, 2021

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How did San Francisco's property values get so high? This week we cover the life and times of the eclectic Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, progressive activist and "the unofficial mayor of Castro Street."

Ep 88: Stonewall Riots/Rebellion/Uprising - Dawn of Gay Liberation Jun 02, 2021

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Have you ever been pushed too far? This week we discuss the Stonewall Inn, an otherwise obscure mob-run hole-in-the-wall dance bar that, in late June of 1969, became the center of a series of protests that served as a springboard for various pro-gay and lesbian organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance.

Ep 87: Jeff Fort - Chief of El Rukn May 27, 2021

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How much government cheddar can you misappropriate before you have to go to prison? This week we discuss this question through the eyes of notorious Chicago criminal Jeff Fort, one of the founders and eventual leader of the Black P. Stones gang and the El Rukn tribe of the Moorish Science Temple of America.

Ep 86: The 1971 Attica Prison Uprising May 20, 2021

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What do you get when place 'law-and-order' politics at the intersection of a struggle for prisoner rights? Unfortunately, a recipe for disaster. This week we discuss the efforts of inmates in upstate New York's Attica prison to improve their living conditions, and the New York State government's excessive and disproportionate response.

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