HistoryPodcast: November 2005

*posted by dahlenw at 6:06 PM*

Thanksgiving is an annual holiday observed in the United States and Canada. The most common view of its origin is that it was to give thanks to the Judeo-Christian God for the bounty of the autumn harvest. In this episode we will discuss some common misconceptions and the origins of this holiday celebration. This is also the last episode before I go on vacation. I will be back the week of December 5th.

HistoryPodcast 34 - Thanksgiving.mp3 12:24 - 11.5MB

Links:

History Channel's Thanksgiving Information

Wikipedia article

Plimoth Plantation and its Thanksgiving page

Further Reading:

Lies My Teacher Told Me : Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong -- by James W. Loewen

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Please join me in welcoming Christy Croft from the Thinking Southerner. Christy will be introducting us to Francis Marion an American Brigadier General in the American Revolutionary War. He became known as the "Swamp Fox" for his ability to use decoy and ambush tactics to disrupt enemy communications, capture supplies, and free prisoners.

HistoryPodcast 32 - Francis Marion.mp3 15:26 - 17.8MB

Related Links:

The Thinking Southerner

Patriot Resource

Francis Marion

U. S. History

DVD: The Patriot

Further Reading:

Swamp Fox

The Life of General Francis Marion: A Celebrated Partisan Officer, in the Revolutionary War, Against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia

Other Links from this Show

Podcasting For Dummies ® (For Dummies (Computers)

The M Show

Matt's Today in History

OC Register Blog: The Gadgetress Blog

Portable Media Expo and Podcasting Convention - Couldn't make the convention, download the audio of the keynotes and sessions (coming soon) here.

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*posted by dahlenw at 6:24 PM*

This is a request from David Potesta from Chicago, IL. Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American author of fantasy and horror fiction, noted for giving horror stories a science fiction framework. Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, but his works have become quite important and influential among writers and fans of horror fiction.

HistoryPodcast 31 - H.P. Lovecraft.mp3 13:56 - 12.9MB

Links:

Wikipedia Entry

The H.P. Lovecraft Archive

The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society

Further Reading:

The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

Selected Letters: 1929-1931 (Selected Letters, 1929-1931)

H.P. Lovecraft: A Life

An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia

*posted by dahlenw at 7:01 PM*

From our good friend Ron of Griddlecakes radio. A trip to the past. Thanks Ron!

HistoryPodcast 30 - Battle of Lexington.mp3 31:36 - 29.1MB

Links:

Griddlecakes Radio

Wikipedia entry

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Our friend from Kansas, Tom Baker introduces us to Grigori Rasputin a Russian mystic with an influence in the later days of Russia's Romanov dynasty. This was a listener request from Bo.

HistoryPodcast 28 - Rasputin.mp3 12:27 - 11.5MB

Links:

Poet. Magician. Healer. Prophet. Holy Monk.

The Evil Monk

The Alexander Palace Time Machine - Rasputin

Further Reading:

Rasputin: The Saint Who Sinned

The Rasputin File

Plagues and Peoples

Tuesday, November 22, 2005