HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

Welcome back aboard the ill-fated Bounty with Dawn and guest, Scott Edwin Williams, school-teacher and author of the fantastic book series, LIGHTBULB MOMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY.  

Part one left the mutineers singing and dancing as they pushed Captain Bligh into the horizon. Rejoin them as they go in search of a new future among hostile territory, and while be hunted by an angry king.

Dawn's Sources   

• Book - The Truth About the Mutiny on the Bounty by Glynn Christian. *The author is a descendant of mutineer, Fletcher Christian!
• Genealogy Site - Essential if you want to keep track of who-was-who and where they went.
• Pitcairn Islands Study Center - Go here for details on each mutineer, specifically the ones who ended up on the island.

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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COMING UP:

EP57 - The Conch Republic with Forrest Shaw

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Come aboard the ill-fated Bounty with Dawn and guest, Scott Edwin Williams. Scott is a school-teacher and author of the fantastic book series, LIGHTBULB MOMENTS IN HUMAN HISTORY which looks at history with a nod to both humor, and a hope for the future. Together they trace the origins and outcomes of not only the infamous Captain Bligh, but the mutineers, their Tahitian lovers, and even the blind fiddler... 

Dawn's Sources

• Book - The Truth About the Mutiny on the Bounty by Glynn Christian. *The author is a descendant of mutineer, Fletcher Christian!
• Genealogy Site - Essential if you want to keep track of who-was-who and where they went.
• Pitcairn Islands Study Center - Go here for details on each mutineer, specifically the ones who ended up on the island.

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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COMING UP:

EP56 - The Mutiny on the Bounty, Part 2 with author and historian, Scott Edwin Williams.

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Aleister Crowley is a sado-machoistic cult leader that Dawn frankly hates... but since when has hate ever made anyone less fuckable? Joining her on this journey into the darker pages of history, is celebrated chef, Hilah Johnson. She has hosted several cooking shows on Youtube and The Travel Channel and is also the author of several cookbooks. 

Dawn's Sources

• Book - Do What Thou Wilt - A Life of Aleister Crowley by Lawrence Sutin. (2000)
• Documentary - Aleister Crowley THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD?  [youtube]
• Poetry - Read all of Aleister's poetry... at your own risk.

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• Watch Dawn on Hilah's Cooking show make Beer Cheese Soup!
• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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COMING UP:

EP55 - The Mutiny on the Bounty with author and historian, Scott Edwin Williams.

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Dawn's guests are sports podcasters (and native Bostonians) Sarah Retalic and Dave Houghton of IN A PICKLE RADIO.  Find out how much they know regarding one of their city's defining events, and keep score along with Dawn all the way to the surprise ending. 

Dawn's Sources

• Book - THE BOSTON MASSACRE, A Family History by Serena Zabin
• Book - REPORTING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, by Todd Andrilik
• Doc - AN AMERICAN REVOLUTION BREWS IN BOSTON | (E1) - The History Channel 
• Mini Series - JOHN ADAMS, HBO (2008) 
• Podcast - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S WORLD (3-PART SERIES) 

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• [ @IAPradio on Instagram ]
• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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COMING UP:

EP54 - ALIESTER CROWLEY with chef and writer, Hilah Johnson. 

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Dawn's guests  are Jimmy G and Mike Wehmann who love the world of wrestling - and the world of rock bands, and whiskey, and podcasting, and bacon. They are the co-hosts of the hit podcast ‘Bacon is my Podcast’ and that makes this episode a three-way, baby.

Hear Dawn on BIMP - Part 1 and Part 2 are available now!

Dawn's Sources

• The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling by Aubrey Sitterson and Chris Moreno
• Documentary: Wrestling with Shadows
• Documentary Series: Dark Side of the Ring by VICE
• Podcast: Behind the Bastards (series on Vince McMahon) 

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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COMING UP:

EP53 - The Boston Massacre with Dave Houghton and Sarah Retalic from IN A PICKLE RADIO. [ @IAPradio on Instagram ]

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Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Love 'em or hate 'em, rom coms have been an established genre for centuries and Holiday Rom-Coms are their modern-day beating heart. Dawn is something of a convert, having spent most of her life considering them thin, uninteresting trash... which they are sometimes. BUT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GREAT!

Leah Bonnema is not only a longtime fan of the genre, she has contributed to it as the author of THE HOLIDAY BREAKDOWN, a Christmas rom-com novel. 

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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Coming up:

More 'stocking stuffers' throughout December; next regular  episode: January 5th: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike and Jimmy from Bacon is my Podcast [BIMP]

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HILF is now on Patreon! 

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In December 2021 - almost 50 episodes ago - Dawn sat down with her husband, director, Andrew Melby.  Together they discussed the origin and history of the dark, Yuletide figure of Krampus... and debate whether he may be a welcome addition to their family.

• The Krampus and the old Dark Christmas by Al Ridenour
• The Old Magic of Christmas by Linda Raedisch
• Krampusnacht - Twelve Nights of Krampus edited by Kate Wolford

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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Coming up:

More 'stocking stuffers' throughout December; next regular  episode: January 5th: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike and Jimmy from Bacon is my Podcast [BIMP]

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

HILF is now on Patreon! 

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On March 29th, 2023 I released EP#34 - The Vibrator, with my mom and two older sisters as my guests. It went bananas - broke the podcast's download record and yielded a slew of comments from listers telling me they felt like they knew us. And those who actually do know us, said they felt like we were all back around the Thanksgiving table just like the old days. 

What happened to us when we sat down together,  I think, is what happens to all friends and family who are fortunate enough to reconnect - you naturally reminisce.  Tell old stories.

And when you do, you're sharing your own HILFs. The history that you want to go back to, highlight, cement, celebrate, mourn, clarify. I think we revisit our own personal history for the same reason we do humanity’s - because it brings us closer to each other, it reveals things about ourselves and helps us navigate this complicated journey of life on earth.

Thanks for sharing this little slice with me. 

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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Coming up:

More 'stocking stuffers' throughout December; next regular  episode: January 5th: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike and Jimmy from Bacon is my Podcast [BIMP]

HILF is now part of The DEN - Deluxe Edition Network. Go there to find your NEXT favorite podcast!

HILF is now on Patreon! 

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Dawn's guest is stand-up comedian (and former award-winning journalist) Kiki Andersen. Kiki aces Dawn's spontaneous quiz on the last Queen of Egypt as the two traverse the second chapter of her little black book. 

Dawn's Sources

• Book - CLEOPATRA - A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of Egypt and her Relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. (2021)
• Doc - QUEEN CLEOPATRA on Netflix
• Podcast - History Extra BBC: Cleopatra: Unpicking Myth from Reality with Egyptologist, Joyce Tyldesley. 

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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COMING UP:

Watch for weekly audio gifts in your RSS throughout the month of December! The next NEW Episode will drop Wednesday, Jan. 3rd: EP52 - The Montreal Screwjob with Mike & Jimmy [from Bacon is my Podcast].

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Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guest is stand-up comedian (and former award-winning journalist) Kiki Andersen. Kiki aces Dawn's spontaneous quiz on the last Queen of Egypt as the two traverse the first chapter of her little black book. 

Dawn's Sources

• Book - CLEOPATRA - A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of Egypt and her Relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. (2021)
• Doc - QUEEN CLEOPATRA on Netflix
• Podcast - History Extra BBC: Cleopatra: Unpicking Myth from Reality with Egyptologist, Joyce Tyldesley. 

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

Nov. 29th, 2023 - Cleopatra, Part 2, with comedian Kiki Andersen.

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Dawn's guest is the hilarious author of the book, Your Child is Not Broken - How to Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles. Find her and the organization she runs in the UK for other parents of neurodivergent children who struggle in school, EOTAS Matters. 

Dawn's Sources

• Book - Alan Turing, ENIGMA by Anna Revell (2017) 
• Doc - Alan Turing: The Scientist who Saved the Allies 
• Essay - Turing and Autism [Autism Parent Magazine]

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

Nov. 22nd, 2023 - Cleopatra, Part 1, with comedian Kiki Andersen.

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Just in time for Halloween, but good for any time you're feeling like you need a spooky kick in the literary brainpan.  

The Raven was first published in January, 1845 by the dark and troubled poet, Edgar Allan Poe.  He would die, a mysterious death, four short years later and leave generations of to wonder about him. Makes you kinda' want a whole HILF episode about him, don't it?  ...stay tuned.

The haunting music that underscores is by Lucas King. 

Read the full poem here.  [The Poetry Foundation]

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• HILF is now on Patreon! 

Join Dawn and guest, actor Peter Breitmayer, as they discuss this little known story from American History. Meet heroes like Sid Hatfield and Mother Jones, and villains like Albert Felts and that murderous cunt, CE Lively. 

It's a tragic story of labor unions and the powerful monopolists who dropped literal bombs on them - in a page that was missing from all our history books. 

Dawn's Sources

• Book - The Battle of Blair Mountain by Robert Shogan (2004)
• PBS Documentary - The Mine Wars (2016)
• Podcast - Wondery American Story Tellers: Coal Wars - 4 Episodes

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• See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!
• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

Nov. 8th, 2023 - Alan Turing with Heidi Mavir.

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From the aftermath of the Challenger Disaster, to the rollercoaster investigation, get ready for the Ride of your life. 

Dawn is rejoined by her guest Adam Andreasen, an artist in central Wisconsin and her friend since childhood, indeed he was sitting next to her the day the disaster unfolded on TV. 

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LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Dawn's Sources

• BOOK: The Burning Blue by Kevin Cook (2021): The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA’s Challenger Disaster.
• DOC: Challenger: The Final Flight - Netflix (2020) 
• NASA (these nerds love data - dig in.)

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

Oct. 25th, 2023 - EP48: The Battle of Blair Mountain with Peter Brietmayer. 

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When Challenger broke apart shortly after launch over Cape Canaveral, seven people died. The most well-known to the American public was Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher. She had won a well-publicized national search,  making her something of an American Celebrity - especially among school children, many of whom watched the tragic launch from their classrooms. 

Join Dawn and her guest Adam Andreasen, an artist in central Wisconsin (and her first kiss oh-my-god-oh-my-god-oh-my-god.)

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LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Dawn's Sources

• BOOK: The Burning Blue by Kevin Cook (2021): The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA’s Challenger Disaster.
• DOC: Challenger: The Final Flight - Netflix (2020) 
• NASA (these nerds love data - dig in.)

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

Oct. 11th, 2023 - EP47: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - PART 2 with Adam Andreasen.

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If you lived through this event from 25 years ago, you'll find it's a complicated walk down memory lane:  The blue dress, The Cigar, and that back-stabbing bitch, Linda Tripp. 

If you're new to this one, come learn how talk of pink thongs and blow jobs were suddenly brought into America’s living-rooms NOT by the demon MTV or Playboy… but by the nightly news. The 90’s man… 

Dawn's guest is Kelly Blackheart, producer and co-host of I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT [IDKAT] with Jim Jeffries. 

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LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Check out podcast I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT with Jim Jeffries [Kelly Blackheart, Forrest Shaw and Jack Hackett.]

Hear Dawn as Jim's guest:

• Frankenstein (Originally aired: March 28th, 2023)
• The Vibrator (Originally aired: June 20th, 2023)
• The Titanic (coming soon)

Dawn's Sources

• Book - Monica's Story - By Andrew Morton
• Ken Starr Report 
• Podcast - Slow Burn (Great interview with Linda Tripp from 2018)

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

Sept. 27th, 2023 - EP46: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster with Adam Andreasen.

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Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

Dawn's guest, Clarione, is an artist who has been something of a secret admirer of Oscar Wilde since his days visiting the OW Bar in NYC.  Together he and Dawn start with Wilde's birth and follow his story through the extraordinary peaks and valleys of his remarkable life. 

LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Get the children's book Clarione illustrated, A PEACOCK AMONG PIGEONS (now banned in Florida... can you even?)

Dawn's Sources

• Book - The Invention of Oscar Wilde by Nicholas
• De Profundis by Oscar WIlde
• Oscar's visit to America, 1882
• British Library - Oscar Wilde.

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

Sept 13th - EP45: Clinton-Lewinsky Sex Scandal with Kelly Blackheart.

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In the hot-seat with Anne is Dawn's guest, Enkrypt (Rocio Paredes) who grew up in LA's Highland Park 'before gentrification'. She took her deep love of the neighborhood and the people she grew up with to her work as a photographer and director... but first she was a hacker's worst nightmare. 

Join Dawn and Enkrypt for the sad and sordid tale of the Tudor King and just one of his doomed wives. 

LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Dawn's Sources

• Book - The Lady in the Tower by Alison Weir
• Podcast - Royals Rebels and Romantics - Anne Boleyn’s Final Year, Natalie Grueninger 
• UK Historic Places - Anne in the Tower of London

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

August 30th - EP44 - Oscar Wilde with Clarione Gutierrez-Owens

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Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.

The life of Coco Chanel is one of an extraordinary person living through extraordinary times. Born into poverty she rises not only to revolutionize the fashion industry, but to become so wealthy she can throw a giant diamond into the sea to piss off her boyfriend. Buckle up for the bad bitch, Coco Chanel. 

Dawn is joined in this HILF-ing by Amanda Michelle, a comedian, film-maker and fashion connoisseur.  Hear why Amanda has always been fascinated by Coco Chanel and how she got the tattoo before she knew about the Nazi stuff...

LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

Dawn's Sources

• Book - COCO CHANEL The Legend and The Life by Justine Picardie (2010)
• Book - Sleeping with the Enemy Coco Chanel’s Secret War by Hal Vaughn (2011) 
• Podcast - Behind the Bastards, hosted by Robert Evans
• Video - See how fucking long it took to get dressed before Coco Chanel.
• Video - See Coco in action in a video shot in the 1960's. Do you think she was cool?

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)
• HILF is now on Patreon! 
• YOU HEARD AN AD FOR - Tree Haus LA 

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

August 16th - Anne Boleyn with artist, Enkrypt.

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If you think five lil' ol' billionaires in a submarine caused a big reaction... wait til you hear what happened with the Original!

Dawn and guest, Ashely Richards - That’s So Fucked Up - return for the conclusion of the HILF-ing of Titanic. From the retrieval of the bodies by the intrepid crew of the MacKay Bennett, to the re-discovery of Titanic herself in 1985.

LILFS: (Links I'd Like to Follow)

• 1912 Book: Sinking of the Titanic: The Greatest Disaster at Sea by Logan Marshall.
• SINKABLE: Obsession, The Deep Sea, and The Shipwreck of The Titanic by Daniel Stone
• Encyclopedia Titanica - An unsinkable amount of information, photographs and video. Wear protection, go deep.
• UNSINKABLE - The Titanic Podcast hosted by L.A. Beedles
• HILF is now on Patreon! 
• Hear Dawn as a guest with Ashely on TSFU - Jonesin' for Jonestown

See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL!

• Crazy Rich Ancients
• Histories Greatest Mysteries (several coming next season)

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NEXT NEW EPISODE:

August 2nd - Coco Chanel with comedian, Amanda Michelle.

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Theme song: Composed and performed by Kat Perkins.