Chomolungma and the Men Who Brought Jazz to Europe

Today we're going back to 1965 to meet 6 boys from Tonga who survived life on a deserted island. They didn't just survive either; they raised wild chickens, planted crops, wrote songs, and a comfortable island life for themselves--for 15 months. 
Plus, we'll find out the ill-fated end of the first man to fly around the earth. 

Sources:

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adky9/shipwrecked-on-uninhabited-desert-island
• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months
• https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018746636/the-true-story-of-six-tongan-teenage-castaways-in-1965

Join us on the pod today as we tell you about the stories of two amazing women in American history. 
You'll learn about the second Paul Revere who rode her horse all through the night for over 40 miles which is more than three times further than Revere rode that one night in history. Her name was Syil Ludington and she was just 17 years old. 
Our next story is all about a girl who ran to catch a train and caught the eye of her school's track coach. The only problem? It was 1926 and girls didn't run track. Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson was too fast to ignore and quickly became the fastest woman in the world at the 1928 Olympic Games. Her story doesn't end there though, because she had another Olympic run in her future but not before battling incredible odds to get there. 

Sources: 

• https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/12/08/betty-robinson-fire-on-the-track
• https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a26747820/who-is-betty-robinson/
• https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/sybil-ludington
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sybil-Ludington

We're Ba-aack! Season 2 of The Stories We Forgot kicks off with a good old fashioned tragedy. Listen you guys; it's history, and history shapes the future. If you want to understand more about the world we live in, it helps to know how we got here. Join husband and wife team, AJ and Pearl Hurst as they cover the story of the St. Francis Dam disaster in 1928, and learn why we've all but forgotten this story today.

Sources:

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/occasions-i-envy-dead-st-francis-dam-disaster-180954543/ 
• https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-stfrancis-dam-retrospective-20160319-story.html
• https://www.britannica.com/event/St-Francis-Dam-disaster
• https://myfavoritemurder.com/228-the-season-of-the-abyss/

Join us today and listen along as we hear from our first podcast guest, John W. McCaskill of History Alive. He is, of course, a historian, but also an educator, speaker, and historical reenactor. He'll be telling us a little about his career and a few of the amazing encounters he's had along the way. We'll hear about the journey that People of Color had in the military leading up to the Tuskegee Airmen and another perspective on this incredible chapter in our history.

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Join us for todays journey into the not so distant past and meet two heroes from WW2. You'll learn about Phyllis Latour Doyle and her work as a spy for the British Secret Service and a Navy Messman named Charles Jackson French who only received a commendation for saving the lives of 24 wounded sailors.

Sources:

• https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25020
• https://cryptologicfoundation.org/what-we-do/stimulate/women-in-cryptology.html/title/-phyllis-latour-doyle-the-forgotten-spy-whose-knitting-helped-pave-the-way-for-d-day
• https://medium.com/@srinath.shreya/secrets-in-silk-e90b2a763f09
• https://ishof.org/assets/charles-jackson-french_article.pdf
• https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/black-swimming-history-a-world-war-ii-hero/
• https://www.washingtoninformer.com/remembering-a-forgotten-world-war-ii-hero/

Join us today as we introduce you to a little-known Native Alaskan Hero--Ada Blackjack. Plus, our secret recipe for smoked chicken enchiladas, how not to do a beer podcast, and whether or not Elon Musk would have settled the arctic.

Sources:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ada-blackjack-arctic-survivor
https://www.outsideonline.com/2274756/inuit-woman-who-survived-arctic-alone

Hey! It's us again--AJ and Pearl Hurst. We forgot to introduce ourselves on the podcast so we're doing it now. Join us as we discuss some forgotten stories from history. We're covering Medal of Honor recipient, Joe Hayashi, that crazy time the US attacked the UK on their own shores, and the 369th Infantry Regiment from WWI, otherwise known as the Harlem Hellfighters.

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Harlem-Hellfighters
https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/remembering-harlem-hellfighters
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/the-harlem-hellfighters-video
Making a Difference, by Tom Reynolds

Join us as we uncover the best part of NCAA tournament, take a brief look at this week in history, and highlight the life of César Chávez.

Sources:
https://chavezfoundation.org/about-cesar-chavez/
https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/cesar-chavez
https://www.npr.org/2016/08/02/488428577/cesar-chavez-the-life-behind-a-legacy-of-farm-labor-rights
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

Today on the podcast we're jumping into a forgotten story from WW2 with the most decorated unit in US military history, as well as a parenting hack from our hearts to yours. You're welcome.  Plus, a movie suggestion, tea recommendations, and a book excerpt. We're really batting a thousand these days.

Sources:
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/442nd-regimental-combat-team
https://www.goforbroke.org/learn/history/military_units/442nd.php
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/04/05/this-japanese-american-army-unit-is-the-reason-we-celebrate-national-go-for-broke-day/

https://www.amazon.com/Making-Difference-Stories-Celebrating-Better/dp/1727668898/ref=sr_1_15?dchild=1&qid=1618080327&refinements=p_lbr_one_browse-bin%3ATom+Reynolds&s=books&sr=1-15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF9Quk0QhSE

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.9ea9f70d-7138-ca34-4243-04125ceb462a?autoplay=1&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb

Listen along with us as we talk about life with four kids and some history thrown in just for funzies. We're covering the incredible careers of The Soviet Night Witches and a couple great This Day In History facts for you as well.
*This podcast doesn't contain swear words. As always, we want you to feel comfortable listening to this podcast with kids in the room.

Sources:
https://www.wrightmuseum.org/2020/10/01/the-soviet-night-witches/
http://www.seizethesky.com/nwitches/nitewtch.html
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
Making a Difference: True Stories Celebrating our Better Selves.