History Boiz Jerry Nash, Christopher Wheadon, Zach Mech, Madi Moon

The Ludlow Massacre, a part of the wider Colorado Coalfield War, was the deadliest strike in American history. This episode we talk all about the rock that burns, how to get it out of the ground, and the dangers that come with it. Sources: Andrews, Thomas G. Killing for Coal: America’s Deadliest Labor War. Harvard University Press, 2010.
Freese, Barbara. Coal: A Human History. Basic Books, 2016.
Sinclair, Upton. King Coal. BIBLIOTECH PRESS, 2022.

From James Cook to modern times, there’s a lot to get into for part 2 of our general history of Aotearoa New Zealand! Joining us this time is a very special guest, Dani! Sources: Sources: HANZ, Thomas. Historyaotearoa.Com, 20 Apr. 2024, https://historyaotearoa.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABptIUbOg5ylpyqEphUIh6_0CvNv_K1raqlOZnQdvCEt6ICn48kov7mL1YwQ_aem_Af8K9eJ_RnvvvC5E6WCPVEwf63sYGX6libqhAoeWzaI85fhbbxoAVK9ba8-jlMQYTWQ. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
King, Michael. Penguin History of New Zealand. Penguin, 2017. Freyberg, Paul, and Tony Ricketts. Bernard Freyberg, VC: Soldier of Two Nations. Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind, 2013.
McClymont, W. G. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: To Greece. Department of Internal Af, 1961.
Thompson, Christina. Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
Thompson, Christina. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. Harper, 2022.

Often left off maps or stuck inside a seam, the history of Aotearoa is often indicative of the consequences of colonialism. Sources: HANZ, Thomas. Historyaotearoa.Com, 20 Apr. 2024, https://historyaotearoa.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABptIUbOg5ylpyqEphUIh6_0CvNv_K1raqlOZnQdvCEt6ICn48kov7mL1YwQ_aem_Af8K9eJ_RnvvvC5E6WCPVEwf63sYGX6libqhAoeWzaI85fhbbxoAVK9ba8-jlMQYTWQ. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
King, Michael. Penguin History of New Zealand. Penguin, 2017.
Thompson, Christina. Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
Thompson, Christina. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. Harper, 2022.
Wallis, Helen M. “Abel Tasman.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 10 Apr. 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Abel-Tasman.

Listener request! The Mad Trapper of Rat River sparked the largest manhunt in Canadian history. Special guest, Beau Binek! Sources: Editors. “Albert Johnson, ‘The Mad Trapper of Rat River.’” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 22 Jan. 2008, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/albert-johnson.
Katz, Hélèna. The Mad Trapper: The Incredible Tale of a Famous Canadian Manhunt. CNIB, 2007.
North, Dick. The Mad Trapper of Rat River: A True Story of Canada’s Biggest Manhunt. Lyons Press, 2018.

Marie Curie was a revolutionary scientist discovering a previously unknown state of matter, as well as two elements on the periodic table. She was first woman to win the Nobel Prize and first person to win in twice (not to mention in different scientific fields). Join us for the incomparable Marie Curie! Sources: Curie, Eve, and Vincent Sheean. Madam Curie. Mass., Houghton Mifflin, 1963.
Editors. “Marie Curie.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 11 Mar. 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Curie.
Goldsmith, Barbara. Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie. Paw Prints, 2008.

In part 2 of The Blues, we talk about the folklorists who came to (mistakenly) define what the blues music was, and what it wasn’t. Aaron Weed joins us again! Sources: Cobb, James C. The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity. 7th ed., Oxford University Press, 1994.
Gioia, Ted. Delta Blues. 20th ed., W. W. Norton, 2008.
King, Chris Thomas. Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2021.