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History Fix

Podcast History Fix
Shea LaFountaine
In each episode of History Fix, I discuss lesser known stories from history that you won't be able to stop thinking about. Need your history fix? You've come to...

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  • Ep. 101 Freedmen: How the Roanoke Island Freedmen’s Colony Became More Lost to History Than the Lost Colony Itself
    Between mainland North Carolina and the narrow stretch of barrier islands we call the Outer Banks, sits a tiny island, just 12 miles long and around 3 miles wide. Dotted with rich maritime forest and bordered by brackish salt marsh on all sides, it’s home to two sleepy towns aptly named Manteo and Wanchese. This is Roanoke Island of course, of Lost Colony fame. But some 300 years later, in the mid 1800s, it was home to another colony entirely, one you’ve probably never even heard of, a colony whose population soared to just under 4,000 people in a matter of a few years. That’s more than the combined populations of Manteo and Wanchese today. This was the Roanoke Island Freedmen’s Colony and its history, its story, some might argue, has become even more lost than the Lost Colony itself. Let’s fix that. Check out the Pea Island Preservation SocietySupport the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources:"Ironclads and Columbiads: The Civil War in North Carolina" by William R. Trotter (affiliate link)"Time Full of Trial: The Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony" by Patricia C. Click (affiliate link)National Park Service "The Battle of Roanoke Island"National Park Service "Richard Etheridge"Wikipedia "Battle of Roanoke Island"National Park Service "The Freedmen's Colony on Roanoke Island"Wikipedia "Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island"roanokefreedmenscolony.comLetter from Richard Etheridge and William BensonRoanoke Island Festival Park "The Freedmen's Colony"National Park Service "Freedom Comes to Roanoke Island"Shoot me a message!
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  • Ep. 100 Benjamin Banneker: How An Impressive Human Being Was Transformed Into a Mythic Folk Hero
    In this episode, we'll uncover the truly impressive accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, a free Black man living in rural Maryland in the 1700s. Banneker was a self taught astronomer who helped to lay out the boundary for the construction of Washington DC. He also built his own working clock and wrote and published almanacs for the years 1792 to 1797. He also called Thomas Jefferson out for being a hypocrite, my personal favorite accomplishment. But, despite all of the truly impressive things he really did, he's mostly remembered for things he did not do: planning the city of Washington DC, constructing the first clock in America, writing the first almanac in America, etc. Join me to examine how and why his already impressive enough real life accomplishments have been embellished by historical telephone. Let's fix that. Check out RingTree here and use promo code historyfix to get 25% off your first month!Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: "The Life of Benjamin Banneker" by Silvio BediniThe White House Historical Association "Benjamin Banneker the Black Tobacco Farmer Who the Presidents Couldn't Ignore"Wikipedia "Benjamin Banneker"Wikipedia "Mythology of Benjamin Banneker"Encyclopedia Britannica "Pierre Charles L'Enfant"Shoot me a message!
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  • Ep. 99 Josephine Baker: How This Exotic Dancer Turned Spy Is Really So Much More Than That
    This week, we'll delve into the mind blowing life of Josephine Baker, a Black performing artist who took Paris by storm starting in the 1920s. She sang, she danced, she barely wore any clothing, and she had a pet cheetah named Chiquita that regularly terrorized the orchestra pit. But Josephine Baker was so much more than that. from St. Louis street rat to world famous performer, first Black female movie star to French spy during World War II, entrepreneur to US civil rights activist, mother of twelve… I think you will find that Josephine Baker is nothing if not completely unexpected. Let’s fix that.  Check out RingTree here and use promo code historyfix to get 25% off your first month!Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: The New Yorker "Josephine Baker Was the Star France Wanted - and the Spy It Needed"CBS News "The legacy of Josephine Baker"The Guardian "From the archive, 26 August 1974: An interview with Josephine Baker"Wikipedia "Josephine Baker"Slate "Josephine Baker's Rainbow Tribe"Spiegel International "Josephine Baker's Rainbow Tribe"The Conversation "Josephine Baker's 'Rainbow Tribe' and the pursuit of universal brotherhood"Shoot me a message!
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  • Ep. 98 Cannabis: How Racism Led to the Demonization of a Rather Useful Plant
    This week I'll explore the social history of the cannabis plant including its use since ancient times as a fiber, medicine, and for its psychoactive properties both ritualistically and recreationally. I'll explore how cannabis first made its way to the Americas and how it became a main crop of colonial planters that they were actually required by law to grow. I'll explore it's use in 19th century American medicines and do some digging to find out why it came to be banned in 1937 following an influx of Mexican immigrants who brought recreational use of "locoweed" or "marijuana" with them. You're in for a wild ride!  Check out Vital Spring premium mineral replenisher hereCheck out befree Adaptive Clothing hereSupport the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: NPR "The Mysterious History of Marijuana"CBS News "The man behind the marijuana ban for all the wrong reasons"DEA "Drug Scheduling"Wikipedia "History of Cannabis"American Addiction Centers "History of Marijuana"History.com "Marijuana"University of Georgia "History of Marijuana Regulation in America"Nature Magazine "A Potted History"Encyclopedia Britannica "Why Is Marijuana Illegal in the US?"Mount Sinai "Herbal Medicine"FindLaw "Marijuana Possession Laws by State"American Association of Medical Colleges "Alcohol related deaths are spiking. So why don't we take alcohol addiction more seriously?"Associated Press "US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance" Wikipedia "Datura stramonium"National Park Service "Wildlife in the Tropical Rainforest"Shoot me a message!
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  • Ep. 97 Thomas Edison: Who Was Edison Really, Genius Inventor or Villainous Fraud?
    Thomas Alva Edison has always been portrayed as the greatest, most prolific by far American inventor. The man obtained over a thousand patents in his lifetime and is credited with inventing or improving upon devices that changed our world, our lives forever: the lightbulb, the phonograph, the motion picture camera, telegraphs, telephones, x-rays, and batteries. The list goes on. His contemporaries were blown away. But in recent decades, many have come to doubt Edison’s genius. More recent Edison critics take a look at his impressive body of work with scrutiny. "He didn't really invent all of those things," they say. Modern minds are split on Thomas Edison. He’s either a great American hero, inventor of our modern world, or an idea stealing fraud who ripped off other great minds and claimed the credit. But who was he really? Was Thomas Edison the real deal or do we need to rewrite the history books, giving back credit where credit is due? Let’s fix that.Check out Vital Spring premium mineral replenisher hereCheck out befree Adaptive Clothing here Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: Library of Congress "Life of Thomas Alva Edison"National Park Service "Edison Biography"US News "Many Minds Produced the Lightbulb That Illuminated America"Forbes "Nikola Tesla Wasn't God and Thomas Edison Wasn't the Devil"Ranker "Here Are All The Things That Thomas Edison Didn't Actually Invent, But Took The Credit For Anyway"Wikipedia "Thomas Edison"Shoot me a message!
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In each episode of History Fix, I discuss lesser known stories from history that you won't be able to stop thinking about. Need your history fix? You've come to the right place.Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/historyfix or Venmo @Shea-LaFountaine. Your donations make it possible for me to continue creating great episodes. Plus, I'll love you forever! Find more at historyfixpodcast.com
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