Greetings, and thank you for listening to Bluestocking! Questions or comments? Email me here. Helpful Links: National Archives: Powers of Persuasion Private Joe Louis Music: Escaping Forever by Michael Vignola...
Greetings, and thank you for listening to Bluestocking! Questions or comments? Email me here. Helpful Links: Dr. Margaret Crocco on Texas Textbooks PBS Documentary The Revisionaries Avenue Q (musical) Kate McGee for The Texas Tribune on HB 3979 National Archives’ Rediscovering Black History Blog Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad Good Ancestor Podcast NPR’s Code Switch Podcast - Episode mentioned today: Tulsa: 100 Years Later The 1619 Project Nice White Parents Podcast Rachel Cargle Ally He...
Greetings, and thank you for listening to Bluestocking! Questions or comments? Email me here. Helpful Links: Feature by Andrew Sullivan Native Land (Nonprofit) Website In the App Store In Google Play Music: First Light Part 1 (Instrumental) by Keith Anthony Holden Author Elizabeth McCracken Devolution by Max Brooks Becoming Duchess Goldblatt Follow her on Twitter! I promise you’ll love it....
Greetings, and thank you for listening to Bluestocking! Helpful Links: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/books/review-dopesick-beth-macy-opioid-crisis.html https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a12775932/sackler-family-oxycontin/ https://www.amazon.com/Year-Rest-Relaxation-Ottessa-Moshfegh/dp/1784707422/ref=asc_df_1784707422/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=343242904475&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11443223706833030748&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcm...
Greetings, and thank you for listening to Bluestocking! Helpful Links: https://publicdomainreview.org/2014/11/12/illustrations-of-madness-james-tilly-matthews-and-the-air-loom/ Follow this link to purchase Mike Jay’s fascinating book and support the Public Domain Review: https://www.amazon.com/Visionary-Madness-Matthews-Influencing-Machine/dp/1583947175?tag=thepubdomrev-20 Music: "Relaxing Piano Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ht...
Greetings, and thank you for listening to Bluestocking! Helpful Links: https://edwardcareyauthor.com/books/little/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/mar/12/featuresreviews.guardianreview8 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/232365/the-underground-railroad-by-colson-whitehead/9780345804327/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32614/32614-h/32614-h.htm Music: "Relaxing Piano Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecomm...
Thanks for listening to Bluestocking! Helpful Links: https://historycollection.co/disturbing-historical-demons-you-wouldnt-ever-want-to-run-into/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/19/master-margarita-bulgakov-satire-russia Questions, comments, or ideas? Email [email protected] ! Music: "Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/...
Thank you for listening to Bluestocking, the podcast for people who love to learn, but don’t always have time to study. This episode, I was inspired by a series of stories covering art history in seven colors, and reminded of a book from one of my favorite authors, Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore. Helpful Links: https://www.kellygrovier.com/ - poet and art critic Kelly Grovier. Check out his art history series for the BBC. http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180312-the-racist-message-hidden-in-a-...
Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking, the podcast for people who love to learn, but don’t always have time to study. Today we’re delving into the fascinating world of Victorian libraries. Helpful Links: Reading Rooms Designed for Women: https://daily.jstor.org/the-reading-rooms-designed-to-protect-women-from-library-loafers/ Gender and Public Space in Victorian America: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1215236?mag=the-reading-rooms-designed-to-protect-women-from-library-loafers The Dangers Facing ...
Thank you so much for listening to Bluestocking! This episode is short and maybe not sweet, but certainly poignant. There are some links below if you’re interested in learning more about today’s topic or how you can help some ‘strangers’ through a group like the International Rescue Committee. Helpful Links: https://www.rescue-uk.org/article/what-strangers-case https://qz.com/786163/the-banned-400-year-old-shakespearean-speech-being-used-for-refugee-rights-today/ - The full text of the speech ca...
Thank you for listening to Bluestocking, the podcast for people who love to learn, but don’t always have time to study. Helpful Links: Wendy Moore, Author: http://www.wendymoore.org/ Music: "Peace of Mind" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email [email protected] ....
Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking! This episode delves into the joint biography, Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon, about Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley. Helpful Links: http://charlottegordonbooks.com/ http://time.com/5133735/wollstonecraft-grave-mary-shelley-frankenstein/ Music: "Relaxing Piano Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Psssst... Bluestocking is One Year Old today! ...
Helpful Links: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180611-why-frankenstein-is-the-story-that-defined-our-fears Edison Silent Movie, Frankenstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-fM9meqfQ4 Listen to The Year Without a Summer, about the events that helped inspire Mary Shelley to create Frankenstein: https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/the-year-without-a-summer-1.html Or, if you prefer a transcript, from The Allusionist, which is how I first came across the story two years ago: https://www.thea...
Helpful Links: https://www.thelittleprince.com/ https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-strange-triumph-of-the-little-prince http://mentalfloss.com/article/64148/12-charming-facts-about-little-prince http://mentalfloss.com/article/57198/11-drafts-most-famous-phrase-little-prince https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3621040/The-other-side-of-the-story.html https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/consuelo-de-saint-exupery/the-tale-of-the-rose/ Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email b...
Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking! Helpful Links: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-manuscripts-embroidery https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-marginalia-books-doodles https://www.instagram.com/uofgcodicologist https://medievalbooks.nl/2014/10/24/feeling-good-about-bad-skin/ http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/05/ready-are-you-more-medieval-yodas.html Questions, comments, or ideas? Email [email protected] ....
Head’s Up: this episode contains strong language. Helpful (and fun!) links: Samuel Pepys’ Diary: https://www.pepysdiary.com F Yeah History Crushes: http://fuckyeahhistorycrushes.tumblr.com/ Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? Shoot me an email: [email protected] . Music Credit: "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/...
Helpful Links: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/delmonicos-womens-lunch https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/06/charles-dickens-and-the-women-who-made-him Music from Kevin MacLeod: Garden Music Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email [email protected]...
Helpful Links Concerning Uncomfortable Truths... About PT Barnum: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-pt-barnum-greatest-humbug-them-all-180967634/ About Mark Twain: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/28/mark-twains-disturbing-passion-for-collecting-young-girls/ Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email [email protected] . Today’s Music: "Wisps of Whorls" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecom...
Thank you for listening to Bluestocking! I highly recommend Fixing Troilus and Cressida performed by The Rude Mechs in Austin, Texas if you’re able to make it. If you’re far away, you can still read the script and check out the awesome work this creative group is making: www.rudemechs.com Meet Kirk Lynn, the playwright: http://www.kirkkirkkirk.com/ And Alexandra Bassiakou Shaw, the director: http://www.alexandrabassiakoushaw.com/ As always, if you have questions, comments, or suggestions, I’d lo...
Thank you for listening! Helpful Links: https://www.dailywritingtips.com/30-words-inspired-by-29-people-and-an-elephant/ https://www.vocabulary.com Music: "Relaxing Piano Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Questions, comments, or ideas for a topic you’d like to see covered? Email [email protected] ....
A short story about what might happen if teachers are forced to carry firearms. Inspired by The Handmaid's Tale.
Helpful Links: 14 debut books by women to add to your TBR list: https://www.bustle.com/p/14-debut-books-by-women-coming-out-in-2018-that-you-need-in-your-tbr-pile-7649023 Laura Smith’s Writings: https://lauraelainesmith.com/writing/ The Conundrum of Writing About the Dead by Laura Smith: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/07/16/the-last-word-2/ The article which started it all: https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/celebrity/vanishing-act The Art of Vanishing by Laura Smith: http://amzn.to/2sLW...
Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking, the podcast for people who love to learn, but don’t always have time to study. Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? Email [email protected] Helpful Links: Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights? https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/blankets-summer-hot The Once Common Practice of Communal Sleeping: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/communal-sleeping-history-sharing-bed The Original ‘Nightmare’ Was a Demon That Sat on Your Ch...
Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking! Helpful Links: http://mentalfloss.com/article/504609/murderer-who-helped-make-oxford-english-dictionary https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/03/08/women-and-the-oed/ The Professor and the Madman: http://amzn.to/2DnHYAk Questions, comments, or ideas? Email [email protected] . Music Credits: “String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Helpful Links: Zone One by Colson Whitehead: http://amzn.to/2CsiggN World War Z by Max Brooks: http://amzn.to/2C7t4NY Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith: http://amzn.to/2CtsNYU NY Times Book Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/books/review/zone-one-by-colson-whitehead-book-review.html Questions or comments? Please email [email protected]...
Thank you for listening to Bluestocking! Questions or comments? Email [email protected] . The original article which sparked my interest in epistolary literature: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trunk-stuffed-17th-century-letters-historians-dream-find-180957216/ To learn about the Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered Project, check here: http://brienne.org/unlockedbriennearchive If you’d like to check out Andrea di Robilant’s A Venetian Affair, you can purchase here: http://amzn.to/...
Thank you for listening to Bluestocking! Signed copies of Katherine Arden’s beautiful books can be found at www.bookpeople.com . Or, if you would like to support the podcast, please consider purchasing through the following links: The Bear and the Nightingale: http://amzn.to/2BB6n8a The Girl in the Tower: http://amzn.to/2BzCoh7 Questions or Comments? Email [email protected] . Thanks for listening!...
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The Diamond and the Vengeance: http://amzn.to/2zYGo96 If you’re curious about the background music used for the outtro: Drums of the Deep Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Do you have questions or comments? Email [email protected] ....
Thanks for listening to Bluestocking! Do you have the www.dictionary.com app to learn a new word of the day? It's fun! Check out these great articles from IFLScience: http://www.iflscience.com/brain/learning-new-words-activates-same-brain-regions-sex-and-drugs/ http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/are-you-a-sillytonian-or-a-losenger-30-olde-timey-words-academics-want-to-bring-back/all/
