BackStory :: Fighting Jane Crow: The Multifaceted Life and Legacy of Pauli Murray
The life and legacy of an overlooked 20th-century figure in civil rights, women’s equality, and gender identity. We all need to learn more about Pauli Murray’s efforts to fight injustice and promote equality.
The history of the iconic bath toy.
Throughline :: American Socialist
My mother always likes to refer to herself as being “to the left of Eugene Debs.” This podcast breaks down the history of the prominent socialist who found success as a presidential candidate and activist over 100 years ago.
102 years a deadly influenza pandemic spread through the world killing millions. The 1918 flu is brought up as the most recent parallel to the current COVID-19 pandemic. This podcast traces the history of the 1918 flu and most importantly offers striking differences between the flu and the current crisis.
Running Tally of Podcast of the Week Appearances in 2020
- Anthropocene Reviewed – 2
- Afropop Worldwide – 1
- BackStory – 3
- Best of the Left – 2
- Decoder Ring – 2
- Fresh Air – 3
- Futility Closet – 2
- Have You Heard – 1
- Hidden Brain – 2
- Hit Parade – 1
- Hub History – 1
- LeVar Burton Reads – 1
- Memory Palace – 1
- More Than Enough – 4
- 99% Invisible – 1
- 60-Second Science – 1
- Radio Boston – 1
- Risk! – 1
- Science Talk – 2
- Smithsonian Sidedoor – 1
- This American Life – 1
- Throughline – 6
- The Tomorrow Society – 1
- Twenty Thousand Hertz – 2
- Wedway Radio – 1
- What Next – 2
