In honor of pride month, our episode is about Diana Nyad! Also, this is our 1 year anniversary of doing the podcast. We have had so much fun talking with you about history. Remember to reach out on our socials or email

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Stay curious!

Tonight we are talking about one of my all time favorite musicians, Nina Simone. We discovered Miss Simone at an exhibit at the High Museum of Art, way back in 2015 or 2016. The exhibit was https://high.org/exhibition/paul-stephen-benjamin-black-is-the-color/ . It was beautiful and haunting.

This led us to seek out Nina Simone’s music as well as her story. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Links to the Documentaries mentioned

What Happened Miss Simone

https://www.netflix.com/watch/70308063?trackId=268410292&tctx=0%2C1%2C54ac20f1-0f2f-479d-95e6-8bc56ce5d4ef-38185840%2C54ac20f1-0f2f-479d-95e6-8bc56ce5d4ef-38185840%7C2%2Cunknown%2C%2C%2CtitlesResults%2C70308063%2CVideo%3A70308063%2CminiDpPlayButton

Summer of Soul, which I erroneously said was on Netflix. It is on Disney+

https://www.disneyplus.com/play/87d249a9-f236-40cc-bfd5-fbf9cbc44dff

Thanks for listening and stay curious!

Kate and I went on a wonderful trip in early February this year. Unfortunately, we got sick when we got home. This put us way behind in our Podcast schedule, so we decided to post an episode that we recorded in November, 2023. Kate takes over the show and tells us about Tarot cards! Come and join us for History, Stirred not Shaken. We thank you for listening and supporting our show! Stay curious.

It's March 9th, Birthday of both Barbie and Kate! Join Kate and I as we chat about the history of one of the world's most popular toy phenomenon's, Barbie.

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39 a.m. EST. It was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft while in flight and it happened as thousands of school children and millions of people around the world watched live on television.

Join us as we discuss the accident and also the Netflix series Challenger: The Final Flight.

https://www.netflix.com/title/81012137

Back in 2023 we watched HBO Max’s Chernobyl Disaster, so we decided to chat about the facts of the Disaster and the accuracy of the HBO-MAX series. We also watched several other HBO-MAX Documentaries on Chernobyl. Join us for History Shaken Not Stirred with vodka in this fun chatty episode. Below are the links to the shows mentioned. Stay curious!

The series Chernobyl Disaster

https://play.max.com/mini-series/396999a6-3fff-4af3-802b-10c46d10deff

The documentary Chernobyl the Lost Tapes

https://play.max.com/movie/f0a8654e-40fc-4d4e-8eb9-26cf826856f3

The documentary Secrets, Lies and the Untold Stories

https://play.max.com/standalone/9990a2ba-67a2-454e-b149-c94ac79ec61c

When we are not talking History, we are talking about Disney. In this episode we share stories about the attractions we miss the most, which attractions we wouldn't miss and just general Disney shenanigans. It's our holiday fun episode! Stay curious and thanks for listening.

About a year ago, I read "Three Years in Wonderland: The Disney Brothers, CV Wood and the Making of the Great American Theme Park", by Todd James Pierce. The link to this excellent book is below. It inspired me to learn a bit more about the enigmatic "Woody". His stint with Disney was a brief blip in his career. Woody went on to create Marco Engineering who helped create Magic Mountain in Colorado, Pleasure Island in Massachusetts, Freedomland USA in the Bronx, NY, and was involved in the initial planning for Six Flags Over Texas,

Wood also helped create Lake Havasu City, bringing the London Bridge to Arizona!

His initial Disneyland involvement was kept quiet by Disney for many years, but thanks to the meticulous research by Mr. Pierce, we can get a better look at Woody's contribution to Disneyland.

Enjoy the episode and stay curious!

https://www.amazon.com/Three-Years-Wonderland-Brothers-American-ebook/dp/B01BI4CR2U?ref_=ast_author_mpb

https://www.toddjamespierce.com/