Storytime with the Historists

In this episode, Matt and Jen delve into the Weather Underground's radicalization and violent actions during the 1970s, explore their motivations, analyze the internal dynamics of the group, and the consequences of their actions, including the tragic Greenwich Village explosion. The discussion also touches on the role of COINTELPRO in monitoring and infiltrating radical groups, and the broader implications of political violence in social movements.Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12jBXBHhFaBswSmfXU7pSN398xvNtNY9mO0jrYEfS8xI/edit?usp=sharingWorks Cited: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UjqOv6_ht-XBrh1vaVncmUjvCwhE0FskMUrFm5ApxbQ/edit?usp=sharing Abington Ridge Collective: https://soundcloud.com/abingtonridge

This week we start a multi-part series on political violence across the 20th century. We are kicking things off here in the U.S. by examining a largely memory holed element of the 1960's counter culture: The Weather Underground. Join us as we dust off those old Bob Dylan records and channel our inner Boomer to tell the story of how "great" things used to be during America’s Days of Rage.Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pfls3G-N_uU0tmpoAZsY1sior4JVaaaPxzHNqhtM3xE/edit?usp=sharingWorks Cited: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UjqOv6_ht-XBrh1vaVncmUjvCwhE0FskMUrFm5ApxbQ/edit?usp=sharingAbington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/abingtonridge

Season 4! We are back, and this week we have a real witches brew going: boredom, religious zealotry, greed, and PTSD all combined to create the chaos that was The Salem Witch Trials. Join us as we conjure one of our most requested stories!Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVERhu9y7zXEbyVbKVBT6B122OT5TUiYPwyec3kgkos/edit?usp=sharingAbington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/abingtonridge

In this episode, Jen and Matt are joined by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History to dissect the unbelievable story of how greed and cultural misunderstandings led to the Opium Wars and eventually, China’s Century of Humiliation. Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KjKXgudvIKo7nXOQYgSv5VUfSe4A4E5v6mWtwwNRSNM/edit?usp=sharing Heimler's History: https://www.youtube.com/@heimlershistory Abington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP

In this episode, Jen and Matt revisit China - this time during the Ming Dynasty and the amazing voyages of Zheng He. But first, we FINALLY close out our Mongol series before re-establishing the Middle Kingdom.