S4 E2: Despite All Our Rage, We Are Still in a Malaise - The Weather Underground and America's Days of Rage, Part I
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 in 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
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S4 E1: Bored to Death - The Salem Witch Trials
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
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S3 E11: “All Will Depend on This…” - The Opium Wars (w/ Steve Heimler)
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
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S3 E10: And Then There Were Unicorns - The Ming Dynasty
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.
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S3 E9: Ska Sucks?! - A basic history of ska that doesn't suck
In this episode, Matt and Jen go in depth about the different waves of Ska music and why it hasn't always had the best reputation - even though it's such an awesome blend of music.Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TAaMU0o0MWQL0ekRMBcZDFHfJ1u3guns5Yni4pkc-ik/edit?usp=sharingSpotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ux8AhIwAdxnID8GMdfZrW?si=7a638450a6304fcbEvery Noise at Once (ska scatter plot): https://everynoise.com/engenremap-ska.htmlAbington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP
We tell the weird, wonderful, and whimsical stories that make up the world's history, but we do it in our own way. We are HISTORISTS. This is a podcast geared at AP history students, primarily AP World History students, but is awesome for anyone else interested in world history. Your history, told our way.
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