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Hello, fellow Armchair Historians. We're back and ready to bring more amazing histories. In this episode, Anne Marie talks to bestselling author Scott Eyman. Scot is a prolific writer whose muse is the enduring careers of iconic film industry legends. Scott talks about his latest book, Charlie Chaplin Vs. America: When Art, Sex, And Politics Collide.

Scott Eyman website: https://scotteyman.com

Scott Eyman: https://www.facebook.com/ScottEyman1

Scott Eyman Twitter: https://twitter.com/scotteyman1?lang=en

Charlie Chaplin, twelve-minute standing ovation at Oscars, 1972: https://bit.ly/3MLlmPU

Joolz Guides: Charlie Chaplin London Walking Tour with his Grandchildren, Kiera and Spencer Chaplin: https://bit.ly/3ubYGlm

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Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 1 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, that’s right, we’re going to talk about Pirates. If you listened to our most recent mini episode, you met David and Marcus in our Let’s get Quizzical segment.

Not only do we talk about egalitarian style government on the pirate ship, we also talk about the evolution of David and Marcus’s collaboration and how Marcus’s scholarly work is transformed into a graphic novel under the skillful hands of David.


Under the Banner of King Death: http://www.beacon.org/Under-the-Banner-of-King-Death-P1928.aspx
David Lester, wesite: https://davidlesterartmusicdesign.wordpress.com
Daavid Lester, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lester_(musician)
Marcus Rediker: https://www.marcusrediker.com
Mecca Normal: https://meccanormal.wordpress.com
Riot grrl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_grrrl
Christopher Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hill_(historian)
The World Turned Upside Down: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/321708/the-world-turned-upside-down-by-christopher-hill/

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Part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Anna Borzello about her years foraging along the foreshore for remnants of the lives of everyday people, breadcrumbs that lead to snapshots of the past, bringing into sharper focus the commonplace, for the times, routines of ordinary people. Anna is a crafty historian, able to spin an engaging narrative around each artifact she finds.

In this episode, Anne Marie talks to  Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for historical artifacts which tell the story of London’s expansive history.

Anna admittedly plans her life around the river’s tides. Before she commits to doctor’s appointments, lunch dates, fill in the blank, she first consults the tide charts. Low tide wins out every time. It was such a pleasure to talk to Anna about her experiences as a mudlark along the Thames foreshore, and I think you will see why, not only is she well-versed on London’s history,  she is absolutely delightful!

Instagram: @foreshoreseashore
Anna Borzello on reporting for Focus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08njxld

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In this episode, Anne Marie talks to  Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for historical artifacts which tell the story of London’s expansive history.

Anna admittedly plans her life around the river’s tides. Before she commits to doctor’s appointments, lunch dates, fill in the blank, she first consults the tide charts. Low tide wins out every time. It was such a pleasure to talk to Anna about her experiences as a mudlark along the Thames foreshore, and I think you will see why, not only is she well-versed on London’s history,  she is absolutely delightful!

Instagram: @foreshoreseashore
Anna Borzello on reporting for Focus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08njxld

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Not too long ago, Anne Marie had the opportunity to talk to Emily Strasser. Emily has written a book about a little-known community built in secret by the United States government in rural western Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was one of three secret cities constructed by the Manhattan Project. 

Emily Strasser is a writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her MFA in nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. Her work has appeared in Catapult, Ploughshares, Guernica, Colorado Review, The Bitter Southerner, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Gulf Coast, and Tricycle, among others, and she was the presenter of the BBC podcast “The Bomb.” Her essays have been named notable in Best American Essays 2016 and 2017 and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She was a winner of the 2015 Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest, a 2016 AWP Intro Award, a 2016 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist’s Initiative Grant, and the 2016 W.K. Rose Fellowship from Vassar College. She served as a 2018-19 Olive B. O’Connor Fellow in Creative Writing at Colgate University and a 2019 McKnight Writing Fellow. Her first book, Half-Life of a Secret, a memoir on the intersection of family and national secrets in the nuclear city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is forthcoming in April 2023. Pre-order here.

In this episode, Emily talks about her book, Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History, part history, part memoir, and part biography.

Resources:

Emily Strasser: https://emilystrasser.com
Half-Life of a Secret: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813197197/half-life-of-a-secret/
Oak-Ridge, Tennessee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee
Anna Rosenberg Episode: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142

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Not too long ago, Anne Marie had the opportunity to talk to Emily Strasser. Emily has written a book about a little-known community built in secret by the United States government in rural western Knoxville, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was one of three secret cities constructed by the Manhattan Project. 

If you listened to last week’s episode about Anna Rosenberg, there is a tie-in here. Anna Rosenberg negotiated a hush-hush deal between then-president Franklyn D. Rosevelt and the tens of thousands of workers attracted to Oak Ridge, eager for the high-paying wartime jobs it offered. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, here is a link to it:

https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142

In this episode, Emily talks about her book, Half-Life of a Secret: Reckoning with a Hidden History, part history, part memoir, and part biography.

Resources:

Emily Strasser: https://emilystrasser.com
Half-Life of a Secret: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813197197/half-life-of-a-secret/
Oak-Ridge, Tennessee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee
Anna Rosenberg Episode: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/12009142

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Anne Marie continues her discussion with the co-authors of A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts. 

This non-fiction book is coauthored by actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and award-winning bestselling author Leanna Renee Hieber and Boroughs of the Dead founder Andrea Janes. 

“Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, even the occasional axe-murderess—America’s female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known—though no less powerful. Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject.” 

Their approach to the ghost story differs from most in that they look at the history of these tales and the deeper implications of how we have traditionally framed the spooky campfire stories we love to hear and tell.


Buy the book: A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts, bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-haunted-history-of-invisible-women-true-stories-of-america-s-ghosts-leanna-renee-hieber/17787938?ean=9780806541587

Andrea Janes, website: https://boroughsofthedead.com
Twitter: @MacabreNYC
Instagram: @boroughsofthedead
Facebook: Boroughs of the Dead

Leanna Renee Hieber, website: https://www.leannareneehieber.com
Blog: http://leannareneebooks.blogspot.com
Twitter: @Leannarenee
Instagram: @leannareneehieber
Facebook: Leanna Renee Hieber

Also discussed in Part 2
Haunted Houses by Larry Kettelkamp: https://amzn.to/3Ml1PEm
Amanda R. Woomer, Spook Eats:  https://spookeats.com

Silver Queen Walking Tours: https://www.silverqueenwalkingtours.com

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In this episode, Anne Marie talks to author, sweetheart of the sideshow, and fashion writer Ilise Carter about her new book The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History.  

In America, lipstick is the foundation of empires; it’s a signature of identity; it’s propaganda, self-expression, oppression, freedom, and rebellion. It’s a multi-billion-dollar industry and one of our most iconic accessories of gender.

From the colonial period until today, this engaging book focuses on the many-layered historical aspects of this one product including, social, cultural, marketing, corporate, political, religion, and much more.

ILISE S. CARTER is a freelance writer, consulting copywriter to the beauty industry, and sideshow performer based in New York City. She has written for Allure, New York Times, Racked, Wall Street Journal, and others, with a focus on pop culture. In addition, she’s spent over a decade as a consulting copywriter for beauty brands such as Shiseido, bliss, Laura Mercier, Avon, L’Oréal, and Madame CJ Walker, specializing in brand voice and identity. As her stage persona, The Lady Aye, she has worked as a professional sideshow performer (sword swallower, fire eater, blockhead, and pain-proof girl) and MC with acts ranging from Rob Zombie to Cirque du Soleil, and has appeared on TV’s Gossip Girl, Oddities, The President Show, Mysteries at the Museum and Dickinson. Carter holds a BA in American Studies from Barnard College at Columbia University and a Certificate in Film Production from NYU. 

Resources

The Red Menace, Ilise Carter: https://amzn.to/3RlTemL
My Life as a Sword Swallower, The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3QfYK96
Lady Aye, Website: https://www.ladyaye.com
Tough Jews, Richard Cohen: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375705472
Hope in a Jar, Kathy Peiss: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8050-5550-4
Lipstick Index, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipstick_index
Fierce: The History of Leopard Print, Jo Weldon: https://amzn.to/3etuM48
Shocked and Amazed: On and Off the Midway, James Taylor: https://amzn.to/3et6jvL

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In this episode, Anne Marie Talks to Andrew Nagorski about his new book Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom. The book recounts the dramatic true story of Sigmund Freud’s last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria, why he waited until after the Nazi take over, and the colorful cast of characters who persuaded and extricated him from his beloved Vienna to London.

Andrew Nagorski is an award-winning journalist and author who spent more than three decades as a foreign correspondent and editor for Newsweek. From 2008 to April 2014, he was vice president and director of public policy for the EastWest Institute, an international affairs think tank. Nagorski is now based in St. Augustine, Florida but continues to travel extensively, writing for numerous publications. His recent books -- Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power (Simon & Schuster, 2012), The Nazi Hunters (Simon & Schuster, 2016), and 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War  -- have all received rave reviews. In a starred review, Kirkus calls his new book, Saving Freud: The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom (Simon & Schuster, August 2022), "a riveting page-turner...a fine biography." Publishers Weekly calls it "an invigorating look at a lesser-known chapter of Freud's well-documented life."

Resources
Andrew Nagorski Website: http://www.andrewnagorski.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewNagorski/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewNagorski
Saving Freud: http://www.andrewnagorski.com/book/saving-freud-rescuers-who-brought-him-freedom
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Third_Reich
Mein Kampf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf
Anschluss: Annexation of Austria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss


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In this episode, the second in our Mudlark series, Anne Marie talks to Mudlark Lynn Pew. Lynn mudlarks along the River Irwell in Lancashire, England, where she scours its banks for beautiful pieces of broken pottery, little pieces of history tumbled by the river for over 100 years. Lynn tells us about the river's history and where many of the pieces she finds originated.

Lynn is fascinated with how these tiny fragments made their way into the river and the journey they have been on. Cracked and faded, their edges are worn smooth from their watery passage, a mere remnant of what once was. Who last held them in their former, utilitarian life before she plucked them from the banks of the river.

Years after she began collecting these lovely miniature pieces of history, she incorporated them into handcrafted one-of-a-kind mosaic works of art, which she entered and won a place in Country Living Magazine's 'Kitchen Table Talent' competition.

Resources:

The Mudlark Website: https://themudlark.co.uk
Instagram, Alice and the Mudlark: @alice_and_the_mudlark
Lancashire Past Website, Grants Tower, Ramsbottom, Bury
Ramsbottom, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsbottom
River Irwell, Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Irwell

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In this special episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie is joined by her great-nephew and co-host Finley. We talk to YouTube sensation Simon Bourne of Si Finds about one of our favorite hobbies, treasure hunting and specifically mudlarking. Since the beginning, the River Thames which flows from the Cotswolds, through the heart of London, and into the North Sea has been a place where people from all over the world and throughout time have crossed, sailed, and walked along. It is a tidal river that rises and recedes with the tide of the North Sea. It's at low tide when mudlarks come out and peruse the Thame's foreshore for treasure, pieces of history.

Its history stretches back to over 30 million years ago when the river was once a tributary of the River Rhine because Britain was not an island. Mudlarks have been known to find Roman coins, 400-year-old clay pipes, Tudor pottery, and the list goes on.

Simon is a Society of Thames foreshore permit holder which means he is an advanced mudlarker known for his historically relevant foreshore finds. This designation also gives him access to otherwise restricted areas of the River Thames. Simon takes us on his adventures along the foreshore and other historic places through his YouTube channel, Si-Finds, teaching us about history through his finds.

Resources:

Si-Finds, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Sifinds
Mudlark, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudlark
Port of London Authority, Foreshore Permits: https://www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Thames-foreshore-permits
Mudlarker Simon returns Nathan Posener’s RFC dogtag he found in Thames ,East London Advertiser: https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/mudlarker-simon-returns-nathan-posener-s-rfc-dogtag-he-found-3449608

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In this episode, we share Anne Marie's appearance spot on Ye Olde Crime Podcast in which podcast host, Lindsey, challenges her to crack the cramp word. Can she do it? Listen to find out!

Ye Olde Crime Podcast, website: https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.com
Lindsey Valenty appearance on Armchair Historians: https://armchairhistorians.buzzsprout.com/1020073/9483164-deadly-victoriana-lindsay-valenty-ye-olde-crime-podcast

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In this episode, Anne Marie interviews Airforce Veteran and Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle member Nick Brooks. Nick talks about the new documentary Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts and the almost erased history of the first African American Soldiers who earned the nickname "buffalo soldiers" most likely from the Cheyenne people. The name stuck and followed the segregated black military until desegregation in 1947.

About the documentary: In 1866, six all-black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the Army Organization Act. They came to be known as Buffalo Soldiers.

Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts explores the often-contradictory role played by the Black soldiers throughout American history, emphasizing the settling of the American West and colonialism abroad.

Director Dru Holley is a Northwest-based filmmaker, and the documentary features interviews with Quintard Taylor (Ph.D. Historian at UW), Ryan Booth (Ph.D. Candidate, WSU), and members of the Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle, among many others.

Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts: https://buffalosoldiersmovie.com

Buffalo Soldiers of Seattle: https://buffalosoldiersofseattle.com

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In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Gregory Smithers about his new book, Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America. Two Spirits is a sweeping history of Indigenous traditions of gender, sexuality, and resistance that reveals how, despite centuries of colonialism, Two-Spirit people are reclaiming their place in Native nations.

Gregory Smithers is a professor of American history and Eminent Scholar (2019-2024) in the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Davis, and has taught in California, Hawaii, Scotland, and Ohio. Smithers is currently a British Academy Global Professor, based in the Treatied Spaces research cluster at the University of Hull.

His research and writing focus on the histories of Indigenous people and African Americans from the eighteenth century to the present. Smithers is particularly interested in the rich history of the Cherokee people, Indigenous history from the Mountain South to California and the Southwest Pacific, and environmental history. His work is devoted to narrating the past in ways that are publicly accessible and connect with issues of social justice, environmental sustainability, and racial and gender equity.

Resources
Gregory D Smithers: Website: https://www.gregorysmithers.com

Reclaiming Two Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America: Penguin Random House

Twitter: @GD_Smithers
Facebook: Gregory Smithers
Tumbler: Gregory Smithers
VCU: Faculty Page
Books: Amazon

Two Spirits, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-spirit
Randy Burns: https://www.ebar.com/news///245430
Barbara May Cameron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_May_Cameron
We'wha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27wha

Documentaries
Two Spirits: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/two-spirits/
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In this Women's History Month episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Wendy Rouse about the suffrage movement, specifically about the all but erased queer history of the movement.

Wendy Rouse is a historian whose research focuses on the history of gender and sexuality in the Progressive Era. Her most recent book, Public Faces, Secret Lives: A Queer History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement (NYU Press), challenges the heteronormative framing of the traditional narrative of the campaign for the vote. Her previous two books explored the history of women and children in the Progressive Era: The Children of Chinatown: Growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850 to 1920 (UNC Press) and Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women’s Self-Defense Movement (NYU Press). Rouse is presently Associate Professor of History at San Jose State University where she teaches LGBTQ+ and women’s history.

Resources:
Wendy L. Rouse: https://wendylrouse.com
San Jose University: https://www.sjsu.edu/people/wendy.rouse/
Iron Jawed Angels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Jawed_Angels
Suffrage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffrage
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Edwards_Walker
Alice Dunbar Nelson: AH episode: https://bit.ly/3sap2kf
Alice Dunbar Nelson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Dunbar_Nelson
Gail Laughlan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Laughlin
Dr. Mary Sperry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sperry

Books:
Public Faces Secret LIves: A Queer History of the Women's Suffrage Movement: https://wendylrouse.com/queer-suffragists/
Her Own Hero: The Origins of the Women’s Self-Defense Movement: https://wendylrouse.com/research/
Children of Chinatown: Growing up Chinese American in San Francisco, 1850-1920: https://wendylrouse.com/children-of-chinatown/

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In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Yeshiva University professor emerita Ellen Schrecker about the history leading up to today's anti-intellectualism.

Ellen has been involved with the politics of higher education and academic freedom for decades. According to Ellen, the current right-wing campaign against teaching critical race theory and other so-called “divisive concepts” is by far the most serious threat to academic freedom (as well as K-12 education) the United States has ever experienced. 

Schrecker’s research and experience enable her to speak about the impact of these issues, as well as explain why today’s anti-intellectualism is more dangerous than that of the McCarthy era. She believes that if the repressive measures now coursing through state legislatures and other political bodies are to be repulsed, the academic community and engaged citizens must offer a stronger response than they have until now. 

Resources

Wikipedia: Ellen Schrecker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Schrecker

Books by Ellen Schrecker:
No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities
Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America
The Lost Soul of Higher Education: Corporatization
Assault on Academic Freedom
End of the American University
The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s

PEN America: https://pen.org
Historians for Peace and Democracy: https://www.historiansforpeace.org
AAUP: American Association of University Professors: https://www.aaup.org
AAPF: The African American Policy Forum: https://www.aapf.org

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In this episode of Armchair Historians,  Anne Marie talks to Dr. Tara Green. Dr. Green has recently published not on but two books, See Me Naked and Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson.

See Me Naked: takes a look at the lives of noted black women, including actress, singer, and activist Lena Horne, stand-up comedian Moms Mabley, teacher and Harlem Rennaisance influencer Yolande DuBois, and blues singer and performer Memphis Minnie, and how, despite their public profiles, discovered ways to enjoy pleasure.

Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: about the love one Black woman had for her race, of men and women, and, finally, of herself.

Dr. Green writes that her Black Southern family immersed her in a culture of storytelling as a condition of her birth. She learned about their deliberate embrace of laughter and love as they navigated the everyday challenges of being Black in America. Their gift of cultural practices is her inspiration as a professor, writer, and mentor.
 
Dr. Green also says, her family inspired her to study the lives of Black folks through literature. She began her formal studies at Dillard University.

Today she is an African American Studies professor with over 20 years of teaching literature and culture. She is the author and editor of 6 books on the lives and experiences of African Americans in twentieth-century literature and film. Dr. Green is a recognized academic leader who is dedicated to building diverse, respectful, inclusive communities in higher education.

Resources:
Dr. Tara Green: website: http://www.drtaratgreen.com
See Me naked: https://bit.ly/3H1nldi
Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: https://bit.ly/3gWrVPt
Twitter: @DrTTGreen
Instagram: @tarat.green
Linkedin: Tara T. Green

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In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Jeannie Barbour. Jeannie is the Content Producer of the recently released film, Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher starring Martin Sensmeier, Tommy Flanagan, Dermot Mulroney, and Grace Montie. The movie brings to life the true rags to riches story of Montford T. Johnson who built a cattle ranching empire on the Western plains of Indian Territory. It “tells of his time among settlers, cowboys, tribes, military, and bandits. Armed with grit and determination, Montford had the courage that was needed to tame what seemed an infinite wilderness, while always maintaining respect for those who lived there.”

Jeannie Barbour received a degree in fine arts from Oklahoma State University. Upon graduation, she entered the field of advertising and served as an illustrator and writer for various Oklahoma City public relations firms. In 1987, she decided to pursue a career in tribal government by taking a position at the Chickasaw Nation. During that time, she has served on the Oklahoma Film Commission, the National Trail of Tears advisory board and graduated from the prestigious Leadership Oklahoma program. Jeannie is a graduate of the University of Denver’s Publishing Institute and has completed graduate course work in museum studies and Native American history. She has written for a variety of books and periodicals focused on southeastern tribal history and culture. Her award-winning artwork hangs in public spaces and private collections throughout the United States. Jeannie currently serves as the Creative Director for the Chickasaw Nation’s Department of Communications.

Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher: Website: http://www.chickasawrancher.com
Jeannie Barbour Bio: http://www.chickasawrancher.com/Cast-Crew/Crew/Jeannie-Barbour
Chickasaw Nation Productions: http://www.chickasawfilms.com
Chickasaw Nation Website: https://chickasaw.net

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Anne Marie talks to  American politician, criminal justice professor and author of the first red flag gun law in the nation, Mike Lawlor about the Sandy Hook Shooting and the history of gun legislation.

Trigger warning. We talk about gun violence and mass shootings in this episode.

This episode is being released on the 9-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Resources:

Mike Lawlor
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lawlor
University of New Haven: https://www.newhaven.edu/faculty-staff-profiles/michael-lawlor.php
Twitter: @MikeLawlor
Article in New Haven Register: https://bit.ly/3EPp98V
Face the State: WFSB 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tneu60D0X4Q
CT Gun Law: What goes into effect and when: WTNH News8: https://youtu.be/IXt1ErxGavY

Sandy Hook Shooting
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting

Flashpoint Interview: Mother of Sandy Hook victim talks path forward after school shootings: https://bit.ly/3oOqszb

Take Action:
Sandy Hook Promise: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org
Background Checks: https://bit.ly/3GBzky9
Sandy Hook Promise Learning Center: https://bit.ly/3GIWtPz
Volunteer: https://bit.ly/3oWyINX

Serving Coffee to Mourners: https://bit.ly/3rUuUyu

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In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Kevin Kuharic about his recently published book, A Clutter of Patchwork Squares: A Chronicle of Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery.

For those of you who have been following us from the beginning, you may remember that my first episode was a three-part series in which Mr. Kuharic shared the history of famous hotelier and French chef of the Rockies, Louis Dupuy.

A Clutter of Patchwork Squares, which is rising quickly up the Amazon chart for 20th Century American History, is a groundbreaking historical account and reference. Kuharic has literally spent years researching and writing about one of the most popular and largest cemeteries in Atlanta Georgia, we are talking footnotes and everything.

Mr. Kuharic serves as executive director of Hotel de Paris Museum, a Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and member of Great American Treasures. He has appeared in documentaries, on public television series, and contributed to the books James Novelli: A Forgotten Sculptor, Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present & Future, Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities, Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery: An Illustrated History and Guide, and Cultural Heritage Tourism: Five Steps for Success and Sustainability.  His historic preservation work at Oakland cemetery spanned three decades and was recognized by four mayors of the City of Atlanta.

A Clutter of Patchwork Squares: Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Atlantamunicipalcemeteryhistory

On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3osCSwr

Hotel de Paris Museum: https://hoteldeparismuseum.org

Oakland Cemetery: https://oaklandcemetery.com

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