Episodes
Friday Jul 14, 2023
The Day...the Music... Died...
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Friday Jul 14, 2023
Join the Rebecca's as we veer away from our DC roots and tackle an important event in modern cultural history, an event that would come to become known as "The Day the Music Died" after a tribute song by Don McLean hit the charts 12 years after the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson changed music history forever.
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You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King
Technical & Admin Work Done During Toddler Naptime: Canden Arciniega
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
The Articles of Confederation: America’s Training Wheels
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Join the Rebeccas before we start making July 4th plans to hear about what came after the Declaration of Independence; the Articles of Confederation. Most of us remember the important conversations held during the Constitutional Convention that would come a few years after the adoption of the Articles, but sometimes we aren't clear on why those questions came up in the first place, and the answer is our experience of government under the Articles.
DON'T FORGET DEAR PATRONS! We'd love to see you on tour, and you get some GREAT tour perks by being a Patron and making it to DC this summer. Contact us to find out more!
Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com
Support Tour Guide Tell All:
• Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall
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If you are interested in seeing the National Archives mentioned in this episode, we have a "DC In a Day" Private Group Tour for you at DC By Foot (along with a few other tours!)
You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King
Technical & Admin Work Done During Toddler Naptime: Canden Arciniega
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
WELCOME BACK! Let’s Tour the White House!
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Greetings and apologies to our amazing listeners. April showers brought us some May technical glitches as well as a very full tour schedule, but we are back and kicking off June in style as the Rebeccas take us back to our tour guide roots and describe their recent tour of the White House!
Listen to this episode to learn how you yourself can get to tour the East Wing of the White House, what you might see, and some pro tips along the way. But stick around also as the Rebeccas were also able to get a special (so not for the general public!) tour of the West Wing as well!
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If you are looking for more information, check out our page on the DC By Foot site on How to Tour the White House
You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King
Technical & Admin Work Done During Toddler Naptime: Canden Arciniega
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
The Art of the Capitol Building
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
- The Architect of the Capitol is officially in charge of all the art: https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art
- Capitol Historical Society: https://capitolhistory.org/explore/united-states-capitol-artwork-collection/
- The article that inspired this episode, art depicting enslavers in the Capitol: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/capitol-art-slaveholders-confederates/
- Statuary Hall Collection: https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/statuary-hall-collection-by-location
- Removing confederate art: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/29/1011303611/the-house-votes-to-remove-confederate-statues-in-the-u-s-capitol
- OpEd by fellow tour guide Tim Krepp: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/08/22/keep-confederate-statues-in-congress-they-let-us-know-some-states-are-proud-of-racism/
You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King
Technical & Admin Work Done During Toddler Naptime: Canden Arciniega
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
The Life of William Seward
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
- DC By Foot Lincoln Assassination Tour
- Lincoln’s Last Day Video Series
- Seward House Museum
- NPR - How Lincoln’s Fiercest Rival Became His Closest Ally
- American Battlefield Trust - William Seward
- US Senate - Seward’s “Higher Law” speech
- National Constitution Center - Remembering William Seward’s Alaska “Folly”
- The Hill is Home - Olive Risley Seward
You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
Admin/Advertising Extraordinaire: Canden Arciniega
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
The Real Story of the Real Helen Keller (Yes, She’s Real!)
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
-
Keller's biography from the American Federation for the Blind
-
YouTube clip of Keller speaking out
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What you didn’t learn in school (Time article)
- DC By Foot Guide to the National Cathedral
You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
Admin/Advertising Extraordinaire: Canden Arciniega
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Happy International Women’s Day!
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
We wanted to pop into your feed to wish all our listeners a Happy International Women's Day!
Sharing Women's History is important to us at Tour Guide Tell All - half of our episodes are about a woman we think more people should know about!
Thanks for being part of this journey with us.
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Oveta Culp Hobby: American Trailblazer
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
- National Women’s History Museum
- Humanities Texas
- “Oveta Culp Hobby” by Kay Bailey Hutchinson
- National Museum, United States Army
- “The Last of the Great Ladies”, Texas Monthly
- Oveta Culp Hobby, Houston Life
You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
The Amazing Marian Anderson
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
- YouTube link of PBS's "American Experience" highlighting the Lincoln Concert. Skip to 2:50 to hear "Let Freedom Ring" but the entire clip is good.
- YouTube link of Anderson performing "Ave Maria" on The Ed Sullivan Show
- The Marian Anderson Historical society
- Smithsonian Magazine article about Anderson
- 5 "firsts" that made her famous
You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan King
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
The Legacy of Dred Scott
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
The famous Supreme Court decision delivered by Chief Justice Roger Taney was supposed to settle the "question of slavery" once and for all, but instead, it quickened the pace of the nation tearing itself apart. As we begin Black History Month, join the Rebeccas as they examine not only the impact of this exceptionally flawed legal decision, but also the human beings behind this pivotal case.
Support Tour Guide Tell All:
- National Archives: Dred Scott vs Sandford: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dred-scott-v-sandford
- PBS - Dred Scott’s Fight for Freedom: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html
- Justice Stephen Breyer on the Dred Scott Case, 2009: https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/speeches/sp_06-01-09.html
- National Museum of African-American History & Culture - The Human Factor of History: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/human-factor-history-dred-scott-and-roger-b-taney
You’re Listening To: Becca Crawl and Rebecca Fachner
Produced and Edited by: Dan King
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero