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![The 80th Anniversary of D-Day](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
The 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
We here at TGTA love a good historical anniversary, and this year's 80th anniversary of the unprecedented Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy takes place today, June 6th!
Join the Rebeccas as they give you the context and details to truly understand the historic nature of this surprise attack and how it will come to mark the beginning of the end of the Nazi reign of terror over Europe.
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Want more information? We found theses sources to be accessible and helpful:
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The National DDay Memorial: https://www.dday.org/learn/
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Imperial War Museum (UK): https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-10-things-you-need-to-know-about-d-day
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National World War 2 Museum: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/d-day-allies-invade-europe
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American Battlefields Monuments Commission about DDAY80: https://www.abmc.gov/d-day80
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American Military Cemetery Normandy: https://www.abmc.gov/normandy
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
![Citizen Kane: A Deep Dive](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Citizen Kane: A Deep Dive
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Apologies to all our faithful listeners! It's that time of year where tour guiding clashes with podcasting, but we are back on track and ready to rock out your summer with the intriguing twists of American history and culture.
Today's (a tiny bit late May) episode takes a deep dive into the quintessential American classic, Citizen Kane, brought to the big screen by the 24 year old wonder boy, Orson Wells. Join the Rebeccas as the help explain why this is often considered *the best* American film ever made, its connection to William Randolph Hearst, and why it takes a generation or two for the film to be fully appreciated by American audiences.
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Want more information? We found theses sources to be accessible and helpful:
- PBS American Experience: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/kane-william-randolph-hearst-campaign-suppress-citizen-kane/
- Criterion Collection - The Once and Future Kane (invest in physical media!): https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7613-citizen-kane-the-once-and-future-kane
- Smithsonian Magazine, The Lasting Riddles of Orson Welles’ Revolutionary Film ‘Citizen Kane’: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/lasting-riddles-orson-welles-revolutionary-film-citizen-kane-180977625/
- The Atlantic, Citizen Kane at 70: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/05/citizen-kane-at-70-the-legacy-of-the-film-and-its-director/237029/
- Mank, Citizen Kane, and the True Legacy of Marion Davies: https://www.ucpress.edu/blog/55326/mank-citizen-kane-and-the-true-legacy-of-marion-davies/
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
![Memorial Day Remembrances: The Rough Riders](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Saturday May 25, 2024
Memorial Day Remembrances: The Rough Riders
Saturday May 25, 2024
Saturday May 25, 2024
Tour Guide Tell All wants to help you observe the true meaning of our Memorial Day Weekend, honoring all those who have sacrificed for our country, by taking a deep dive into one of the most storied military units of all time (even though we aren't quite sure why...), Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
Join the Rebeccas as they reveal the origins of these "Riders" who didn't actually get to ride much of anything, and the prominent connections between the war that made the Rough Riders famous and our own Arlington National Cemetery here in the DC area.
Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com
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Want more information? We found theses sources to be accessible and helpful:
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Some cool Rough Riders photos
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
![The Mixed Legacy of "The Greatest Showman" P. T. Barnum](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday May 01, 2024
The Mixed Legacy of "The Greatest Showman" P. T. Barnum
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
We finish up April by delving into the real life of the "The Greatest Showman" ever, P. T. Barnum. Learn about his fascinating contradictions, what he contributes to American culture of the time and even today, and his interesting political career.
Join the Rebeccas as they reveal just how "loosely-based" Hugh Jackman's movie actually was and how much of what you think you know about Barnum might not be true.
Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com
Support Tour Guide Tell All:
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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
![The Election of 1948](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
The Election of 1948
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
The election of 1948 is one of those few elections that really stand out for a number of reasons, but the most famous reason is the iconic picture of the re-elected President Truman holding up a newspaper proudly declaring "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN"
Join the Rebeccas as they dig into the election pretty much everyone assumed Harry Truman was going to lose, and find out how he beat the incredible odds against him.
Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com
Support Tour Guide Tell All:
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If you'd like more info, take a look here:
- Election of 1948, 270 to Win: https://www.270towin.com/1948_Election/
- Harry Truman: Campaigns and Elections, The Miller Center: https://millercenter.org/president/truman/campaigns-and-elections
- Truman Presidential Library, https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/election-1948
- A Southern Rebellion in 1948 Almost Threw American Democracy into Disarray, Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/24/closest-calls-presidential-upset-1948-00114521
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
![Behind the Musical: Evita/Eva Peron](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Behind the Musical: Evita/Eva Peron
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Saturday Mar 30, 2024
Join us as we close out Women's History month with an in depth look at one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in Argentine history: Eva Peron. Most of us know about her only through the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, but the real story is perhaps even more astounding.
Join the Rebeccas as they take a deep dive at the origins of this woman who helped spark an entire political movement, still active to this day.
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'd like more info, take a look here:
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Biography, Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eva-Peron
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Biography, Archives of Women’s Political Communication: https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/directory/eva-peron/
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Time Magazine, 100 Women of the Year, 1946 - Eva Peron: https://time.com/5793530/eva-peron-100-women-of-the-year/
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October 17, 1951 Speech to the Descamisados: https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2017/10/11/final-speech-october-17-1951/
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
![Forgotten Women of the American Revolution](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Forgotten Women of the American Revolution
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
March is Women's History Month, and as we are fond of reminding everyone, women's history is American history, and there's no better way to focus attention on that than by talking about some of our favorite "forgotten women" of our Founding Era.
Join the Rebeccas as they discuss women notably absent from most of our history textbooks, like Deborah Read Franklin, as well as the brilliant enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley, the gifted playwright and essayist Mercy Otis Warren, and the first woman to fight in the infantry of the American Army, Debora Sampson, among other incredible women of this age.
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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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
![Benjamin Banneker: Early American Genius](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Benjamin Banneker: Early American Genius
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com
Support Tour Guide Tell All:
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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
- Banneker for kids: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BO0uciH8pik
- White House Historical Association: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/benjamin-banneker
- Friends of Benjamin Banneker: https://friendsofbenjaminbanneker.com/history/benjamin-banneker-2/
- High school in the District of Columbia named for him: https://www.benjaminbanneker.org/m/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=261778&type=d
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
![The Triumph of Non-Violent Protest: The Selma Marches](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
The Triumph of Non-Violent Protest: The Selma Marches
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
February is Black History Month; a time to pause a bit and reflect on how Black History is American History, and to highlight the often untold or hidden stories we don't know nearly enough about. This week, we dive into one of the most important, and most effective, protests of the Civil Rights Era: The Selma Marches.
Join the Rebeccas as they take a deep dive into not only how the marches occurred, but why they occurred, linking them the broader Civil Rights movement that had already scored a number of significant wins by 1965, and explaining in detail why these marches were so successful.
Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com
Support Tour Guide Tell All:
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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
- Stanford University, MLK Institute: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/selma-montgomery-march
- Library of Congress - Bloody Sunday: https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/march-07/
- National Museum of African-American History and Culture, Bloody Sunday: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/onthisday-bloody-sunday
- PBS American Experience, Selma March: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/wallace-selma-march/
- National Geographic, The Selma-to-Montgomery Marches: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/selma-montgomery-marches-and-1965-voting-rights-act/
- Biography, American Freedom Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1_KtW-9tIg&pp=ygUMc2VsbWEgbWFyY2gg
- CNN, Selma 1965: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAJzlwcWEcE
- John Lewis: The Selma to Montgomery Marches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRwnXUbJdfg
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
![The Attempted Assassination of Andrew Jackson](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7746345/Tour_Guide_1__rqyvt8_300x300.jpg)
Friday Jan 26, 2024
The Attempted Assassination of Andrew Jackson
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
For fans of the Pod, you probably know that our esteem for President Andrew Jackson is hovering near our esteem for President Wilson....right around the bottom of the heap. But that isn't going to stop us from telling you the fascinating tale of the shockingly close attempt on Jackson's life, while also stating clearly and firmly: political violence of any kind is never acceptable. And yes, that includes folks we don't even like!
Join the Rebeccas as they dive into the life of the clearly mentally disturbed wannabe assassin, and give you the bizarre details of the attempt that makes one think Jackson might be one of the luckiest human beings ever.
Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com
Support Tour Guide Tell All:
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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:
- US Senate - The Attempt to Kill “King Andrew”
- Smithsonian Magazine - The Attempted Assassination of Andrew Jackson
- PBS History Detectives
- Library of Congress - Library Helped Finger Another “Would-be Assassin” Named Booth
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