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Sources and Further Reading:

The Climate in Arts and History project from Smith College: https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-effects-of-the-little-ice-age/ (this one has its own great source list)

University of Massachusetts: https://www.umass.edu/news/article/winter-coming-researchers-uncover-surprising-cause-little-ice-age

The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/the-original-climate-crisis-how-the-little-ice-age-devastated-early-modern-europe-178187

The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/01/how-the-little-ice-age-changed-history

Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/little-ice-age

And a big thank you to Dr. Madonna Hettinger at The College of Wooster, without whom I would lack a great many bizarre stories about the Black Death. Some of her publications are listed here: https://wooster.edu/bio/mhettinger/

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What Sewing Machines Teach Us About AI

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Dive into the surprisingly dramatic story of the invention of the sewing machine, if anyone can decide who did it first anyway. This story has it all: revolutions, bonfires, poorly managed paperwork, patent theft... and it all relates to Artificial Intelligence (AI), no, really.

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https://paradigmhq.org/practical-guide-to-identifying-generative-ai-content-on-the-internet/

Audio Drop from the 1971 film, Fiddler on the Roof

Sources and Further Reading:

How to Identify AI:

https://www.pcmag.com/articles/how-to-detect-ai-created-images

On the Trail of the Denisovians - NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/science/denisovan-neanderthal-dna.html

World's oldest needle found in Siberian cave that stitches together human history - The Siberian Times https://web.archive.org/web/20240208174820/https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0711-worlds-oldest-needle-found-in-siberian-cave-that-stitches-together-human-history/

History of the Sewing Machine: A Story Stitched In Scandal - Contrado https://www.contrado.com/blog/history-of-the-sewing-machine/

Republished piece from Moniteur in Le Courrier français (regarding tailor riot) - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Republished_piece_from_Moniteur_in_Le_Courrier_fran%C3%A7ais.jpg

HISTORY OF THE SEWING MACHINE: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHY OF THE INVENTOR BARTHÉLEMY THIMONNIER by J. Meyssin, Professeur de Fabrique - https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63539255/f5.item

Just a tip, if you look at this source on a computer, there is a panel on the left hand side of the screen that says “Text Mode (OCR).” Click on that, and it will show you the text of the book, and you can then translate the whole page to English (or whichever language you like). It’s not perfect, because the text is just pulled out by AI that recognizes the text in the image, but it’s good enough to read the book.

Who Invented the Sewing Machine? - International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society (ISMCS) - https://ismacs.net/sewing_machine_articles/who_invented_the_sewing_machine.html

Chimonnier, Inventor of the Sewing machine - ISMCS - https://ismacs.net/thimonnier/chimonnier-inventor-of-the-sewing-machine.html

The Most Important Sewing Machine Find This Century - ISMCS - https://ismacs.net/thimonnier/the-most-important-sewing-machine-find.html

History of the Sewing Machine - Gallica - https://gallica.bnf.fr/blog/16032017/histoire-de-la-machine-coudre

The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines - @Veritasium - https://youtu.be/RQYuyHNLPTQ?si=8-J3A9dqylFcEtWU

A Hilarious & Dramatic History of the Sewing Machine - @Abby Cox - https://youtu.be/xI-tLfa8KeE?si=WCVarHxlk3hOykVi

The Sewing Machine: its invention and development by Grace Rogers Cooper - https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/hst/cooper/

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[D List Stories] The Heroes of the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 23:26:49 +0000

This week, join Fayge on a boat sailing the Delaware River to chat about Philadelphia's 1793 Yellow Fever epidemic. Please excuse the audio. The mic did really well, given the amount of wind that day, but there is only so much one can do in post.

We will be back with a full-length episode next week.

https://northwindsail.org/

Further Reading: (some links may be affiliate links that provide us with income without any additional cost to you)

Ship of Death: A Voyage That Changed the Atlantic World By: Billy G. Smith

Historic Philadelphia Burial Places Map

Pennsylvania Hosptial's Blurb on Dr. Benjamin Rush and his Mental Health Treatment

A Contemporary Black Perspective on the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia

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[Sidebar] Fast and Furious: Presidential Edition

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Former President Trump is the first President to be incited in a criminal court, but he is far from the first President to break the law.

There is one story of another President ending up on the wrong side of the law, but how it was handled and remembered is very different.

Making the GOP a Little More Gay

Mon, 27 May 2024 03:15:47 +0000

"Gay" and "Republican" might seem like identities that don't really go together, but to the Log Cabin Republicans, that is exactly who they are.

The origins of the Log Cabin Republicans, though, are about as far from what you are probably imagining as you can get.

Reverend Raymond Broshears worked tirelessly for the rights of LGBTQ+ people, the elderly, and sex workers in San Francisco. He was also the progenitor of the Log Cabin Republicans. Buckle up because this one is a wild ride.

A huge thank you to Sam from Labor Jawn for joining me last minute! You can check them out wherever you get your podcasts.

Further Reading (Some links below are affiliate links that earn a commission for purchases made at no additional cost to you)

Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right by Neil J. Young - https://amzn.to/3WXQzVZ

Smithsonian Magazine The Controversial Gay Priest Who Brought Vigilante Justice to San Francisco’s Streets by: Sonja Anderson - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-controversial-gay-priest-who-brought-vigilante-justice-to-san-franciscos-streets-180982451/

Newsweek The Most Dangerous Gay Man in America Fought Violence With Violence by: Eric Markowitz - https://www.newsweek.com/2018/02/02/most-dangerous-gay-man-america-789402.html

Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (PDF Download) - https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP83-01042R000200090002-0.pdf

Society for Individual Rights (SIR) Records, 1964-1977 - https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8b856hg/

Raymond Broshears Papers - https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c86t0px1/

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Audio drop from: The Stan Bohrman Show with Raymond Broshears July 1968 - https://youtu.be/uuiqDbeeZyY?si=G8uYiVG5EBeU1Uxm

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Sex and Gender: What's the Difference? from PsychCentral

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[Sidebar] The Canned Heat Wave of 1963

Mon, 20 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000

There is quite a bit of disagreement regarding how to handle the results of our modern opioid epidemic. In Philadelphia, Mayor Cherelle Parker, amidst heavy criticism, "cleaned up" one of the largest encampments where people lived and used out in the open.

This is not Philadelphia's first brush with a neighborhood overwhelmed by addiction. In 1963, 31 people mysteriously died all over Philadelphia's Skid Row neighborhood. You might find what and who was at fault surprising.

It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me

Mon, 13 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000

The Chevalier d'Eon is one of those historical figures who pop up now and again, mostly because no one knows what to do with them. Were they a trans woman? A man masquerading as a woman for political reasons? Outside of salacious curiosity about their sex and gender, do they actually matter?

This week, Fayge and Mazal dive into d'Eon's life to explore how we talk about queer historical figures respectfully.

D'Eon was also just a wild individual outside of any questions of gender.

Further Reading:
The Chevalier d'Eon and His Worlds—This book is a compilation of papers by experts in various fields, each trying to untangle d'Eon's story in their own way. Some of these papers are rather old and, as such, contain outdated language for transgender people.

There are a few other books on d'Eon, but I found the variety of opinions helpful in better understanding the debates surrounding them.

Our Interview with Lee Wind and his website

Our episode on the Public Universal Friend

Our episode on Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Sex and Gender Identity from Planned Parenthood

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Audio drop from: Opening music for Chevalier d'Eon Anime (because that apparently exists)

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[Sidebar] Four Dead In Ohio

Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Note: We had a lot of technical difficulties with this one so please forgive the significantly lower than usual production values

On this week's D Lister's of History Sidebar, Fayge reflects on one of the most infamous protests, the May 1970 protest at Kent State University. You can learn more about the Kent State anti-war protests at Kent State's dedicated online archive

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Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Structure Report

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Slow, and Daily, Tampering With the Mysteries of the Brain

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000

“I hold this slow, and daily, tampering with the mysteries of the brain to be immeasurably worse than any torture of the body.” Charles Dickens, 1842

Eastern State Penitentiary dominates Fairmount Ave in Philadelphia. The physical structure is intimidating, but the stories of the horrors that happened there are even more terrifying. Interestingly, though, the people who founded Eastern State and the man who designed it, John Haviland, thought they were creating a more humane and effective prison.

They were wrong. This week, Mazal and Fayge look at the life and career of the architect John Haviland, the legacy of his most famous structure, and the psychological impacts of solitary confinement.

Further Reading: (Some links below are affiliate links that earn a commission for purchases made at no additional cost to you)

The Prison at Philadelphia Cherry Hill by Teeters and Shearer

(Considered by many to be THE text on Eastern State Penitentiary)

Eastern State Penitentiary: Crucible of Good Intentions by: Norman Bruce Johnston et al

Trial and Error at Allegheny: The Western State Penitentiary 1818-1838 by: Eugene E. Doll

Architecture of Redemption? Contradictions of Solitary Confinement at Eastern State Penitentiary by: Myles Zhang

Finding John Haviland by Nicholas Pappas

Books about Modern Mass Incarceration in the United States
Chokehold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

The First Civil Right: How Liberals Built Prison America by Naomi Murakawa

Queer (In)Justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States

Effects of solitary confinement

This is the one I refer to the most on the podcast: The Impacts of Solitary Confinement: https://www.vera.org/downloads/publications/the-impacts-of-solitary-confinement.pdf
How Solitary Confinement Contributes to the Mental Health Crisis: https://www.nami.org/advocate/how-solitary-confinement-contributes-to-the-mental-health-crisis/
The research is clear: Solitary confinement causes long-lasting harm: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/12/08/solitary_symposium/
The body in isolation: The physical health impacts of incarceration in solitary confinement: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7546459/
Psychiatric Effects of Solitary Confinement: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1362&context=law_journal_law_policy
What are the effects of solitary confinement on health?: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/solitary-confinement-effects
History of solitary confinement, including a bit about Walnut Street Prison and ESP (a really great paper from the pieces I read of it; I used a lot from here): Continuity in the Face of Penal Innovation: Revisiting the History of American Solitary Confinement: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/media/publications/Continuity_in_the_Face_of_Penal_Innovation_-_Revisiting_the_History_of_American_Solitary_Confinement_2018.pdf

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Audio drop from: The Road to Mass Incarceration

Quotes from: Former President George W. Bush (as a Texas gubernatorial candidate), Former Texas Governor Ann Richards, Former Representative of Virginia George Allen, and Former Texas Senator Phil Gramm.

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(REPUBLISH) The Man Who Would Be God

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Does declaring yourself God automatically make you a cult leader? Turns out, like most things, it is complicated.

Thank you to April Keez for the use of the songs "Misfit" and "Grow Up" from the Album Mountainview. Find her album on Bandcamp.

Today's audio drop is a recording of Father Divine from the International Peace Mission Movement

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Ding Dong! Avon Calling!: The Women and Men of Avon Products, Incorporated by Katina Manko

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Girlbossing: A Historical Perspective

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered why that girl you haven't spoken to since high school ~really~ wants to sell you essential oils/leggings/makeup/nail wraps/etc? One of the men to blame is David McConnell, the founder of the company now known as Avon. Fayge and Mazal dive into Avon's history, and how we got to that weird social media message, you don't know how to respond to.

Disclaimer: These are our opinions based on publicly available information.

Further Reading: (Some links below are affiliate links that earn a commission for purchases made at no additional cost to you)

Savannah Marie's Youtube Channel

How to get a friend out of an MLM

MLMs vs. Pyramid Schemes according to the Federal Trade Commission

Report Income or Health Claims to the FTC

Embedded Audio Clips in Order:

"Piano Lesson/If You Don't Mind Me Sayin' So" - The Music Man 1962 Film

"Wells Fargo Wagon" - The Music Man 1962 Film

"Rock Island" - The Music Man 1962 Film

"The Sadder But Wiser Girl" - The Music Man 1962 Film

Präludien und Fugen Op.16 I.Andante - Allegro vivace / G minor - Clara Schumann

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 MVT 1 - Antonin Dvorak

"Solidarity Forever"

Vintage 1950s Avon Commercial

"An American in Paris" - George Gershwin

"The Charleston"

Vintage Avon Lady Commercial 1970s

"Money" - Pink Floyd

"Money Money" - Cabaret

"There's No Business Like Showbusiness" - Annie Get Your Gun

Edward Scissorhands Movie Clip

Upbeat Instrumental Work Music

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Audio drop from: Vintage 1950s Avon Commercial

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[Sidebar] Basketball on the Basis of Sex

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000

How did Title IX come to be, and why is it so closely associated with collegiate sports?

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In Episode audio from the BBC's Mrs. America, Series 1 Episode 1.

Audio drop from: ESPN - Caitlin Clark Breaks NCAAW All-Time Scoring Record

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All of Baroness Orczy's Works on Internet Archive

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Superhero But Make It 18th Century

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, Mazal and Fayge discuss one of Fayge's favorite authors, Baroness Emma Orczy. Orczy is best known for writing the Scarlet Pimpernel series.

Was the Scarlet Pimpernel the world's first modern superhero? Was Marguerite actually the cleverest woman in Europe? Can you still access the treasure trove of early 2000s Scarlet Pimpernel online fan culture?

Which Scarlet Pimpernel Character Are You?

Further reading and resources:
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy on Internet Archive

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (Also, for the moment, here)

The Scarlet Pimpernel Original Broadway Cast Recording

Embedded Audio Clips in Order:

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh Opening Song

Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog - Bad Horse Chorus

Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog - A Man's Gotta Do

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor - Johannes Brahms

Overture to Candide - Leonard Berstein

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Franz Liszt

Theme from "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1982)

Anthony Andrews as Sir Percy From "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1982)

The Scarlet Pimpernel Original Broadway Cast - Falcon in the Dive

The Scarlet Pimpernel Original Broadway Cast - Overture

Leslie Howard as Sir Percy From "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934)

Anthony Andrews as Sir Percy From "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1982)

Sir. Ian McKellen as Chauvelin From "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1982)

The Scarlet Pimpernel Original Broadway Cast - Into The Fire

The Scarlet Pimpernel Original Broadway Cast - The Creation of Man

Leslie Howard as Sir Percy From "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934)

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Audio drop from The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)

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[Sidebar] The Most Powerful First Lady in History

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:00:00 +0000

What happened when a US President was unable to discharge the duties of his office? The answer to this is absolutely bonkers and is worth exploring today.

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Audio drop from Woodrow Wilson's 1923 Armistice Day Radio Address

Clip Transcription:
Although the stimulating memories of that happy time of triumph are forever marred and embittered for us by the shameful fact that when victory was won, be it remembered- chiefly by the indomitable spirit and ungrudging sacrifices of our own incomparable soldiers- we turned our backs upon our associates and refused to bear any responsible part in the administration of peace, or the firm and permanent establishment of the results of the war- won at so terrible a cost of life and treasure-

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Dancers Entering Plaza by Red Robin

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Hold On To What You Must Do feat. Jack Maher

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:00:00 +0000

On today's episode, author Jack Maher discusses his novel "Poppy: A Novel About A Colorful Colorado Life" and the titular "Poppy," Eric Douglas.

Fayge and Mazal explore the incredible life of the man who, as curator for the Denver Art Museum, worked tirelessly to teach White America about and to love Native American art. His work still resonates today as the United States continues to grapple with its often bloody past with Indigenous Nations.

"Hold on to what is good, Even if it's a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, Even if it's a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, Even if it's a long way from here. Hold on to your life, Even if it's easier to let go. Hold on to my hand, Even if someday I'll be gone away from you."
- Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator 1830 - 1890

Further Reading and Resources:
Arizona State Museum Gallery of Nampeyo Pottery

https://www.sandgoatmanorpublishing.com/

https://www.jeffco.us/1251/Hiwan-Heritage-Park

https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/weaving-foundation

https://cudenverhistoryjournal.org/2022-volume-39/out-of-the-basement/

https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/natalie-curtis-burlin-and-angel-de-cora/

Kramer, Barbara. Nampeyo And Her Pottery. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1996
Marriott, Alice and Rachlin, Carol K. Dance Around The Sun: The Life of Mary Little Bear Inkanish. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1977
Parezo, Nancy J. The Indian Fashion Show: Fighting Cultural Stereotypes. Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol 69, Number 3. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 2013
Poling-Kempis, Lesley. Ladies Of The Canyons. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press., 2015
Sternberg, Barbara Edward’s, Anne Evans - A Pioneer In Colorado’s Cultural History. Denver: Center for Colorado & The West At Auraria Library, 2011
Story, Lewis Wingfield. The First Hundred Years. The Denver Art Museum., 1996

Sweetgrass Trading - A great website for Authentic Native American Foods and Gifts. Purchases support the Native Scholarship Program.

Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center - I haven't purchased from them before, but they look like a decent place to buy from Lakota artisans and artists.

Quintana Galleries - A Native American owned and operated art gallery of First Nations, Native American, Arctic, and Mexican art in Portland.

Embedded Audio Clips in Order:

Plainsong: Fourth Communion Service "Missa Marialis" PECUSA 1940 Hymnal "Gloria" - Attributed to Winfred Douglas

Hopi Two-Step · Clark Tenakhongva Po'li - Traditional Songs Of The Hopi ℗ Canyon Records

Kehare Kazanu (Star of Evening ) Song from the Pawnee. Melody notated by Natalie Curtis

The Purple and Yellow Corn is My Mother · Clark Tenakhongva Hear my song, Hear my prayer - Songs from the Hopi Mesas ℗ Canyon Records

Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island, 1939-40

Medicine Shield by Louie Gonnie, recorded at Jack Miller Studios - Canyon Records 2015

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters

Testament of Freedom (Randall Thompson) - The US Army Chorus and Orchestra

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Audio drop from the recording of Eric Douglas at Beloit

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