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An odd dad a loving mom and their 17 year old son exploring the history in a peculiar world. Discussions will be kept PG-13. Hosted by Dean Boese, Lauura Williams and Arthur Williams. Become a supporter of this podcast: patreon.com/FamilyPlotPodcast .

  1. hace 4 días

    Episode 316 The Definition of a First Lady - The Complicated History of Dolley Madison

    What an episode. This week we ride the Elevator of History TM (patent pending) down to the 1700's to discuss the birth of Dolley Madison. We discuss her upbringing among the Quakers her first marriage, the birth of her sons and how she lost her husband, one of her children,and so many other members of her family to yellow fever. She eventually was introduced to James Madison by Alexander Hamilton. She married him served as the unofficial hostess for Thomas Jeffersson and then then 8 years as the first lady where she truly defined what it means to be a First Lady. As much as she defined the best things about being a First Lady she also kept slaves as we deal with the the complicated history of Dolley Madison in this man she was a heck of a woman episode of the Family Plot Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 27 ago

    Episode 315 - Say it Ain't So Joe - The 1919 Chicago Black Sox Baseball Scandal

    There is so much in this episode. We are not a family of sports fans but we do go back to 1919 in the Elevator of History to discuss the 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinatti Reds. We talk about how some players agreed to lose for money, some players weren't entirely sure what they agreed to and eventually saw baseball install a commissioner that banned all eight men involved forever. It changed the sport of baseball and while there have been other scandals in the sport, none felt as big or as impactful. All this and tangents on Batman cartoons and the movie Big Trouble in Little China among others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 20 ago

    Episode 314 - The Mythology of the Batman - His Origins, History and World

    This is our longest episode yet. Today we dig into the origins of the Batman. Gotham's darkest Caped Crusader, the man who puts fear into the criminal underworld. We discuss his creators, his origin, his allies, his rogues gallery and the city he was born into, Gotham. We talk about how the world influenced him and how he influenced the world in this comic book history, nerdy deep dive episode of the Family Plot Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 13 ago

    Episode 313 An Inconvenient People - The Removal of Indigenous People in America - The Trail of Tears

    What an episode.  This time we go back to the 1830's when America had lied to the Indigenous People of America, forced them to sign removal treaties, even though the Supreme Court had just declared that the Cherokee were a sovereign culture.  Indigenous people were rounded up, often at gunpoint, taken with just the clothes on their backs in many cases and marched thousands of miles into what would come to be called 'Indian Territory', a land where the tribes had to start over from scratch and rebuild everything that had been taken away from them.  We  cover why these cultures were so mistreated and maligned,. how they were lied to and manipulated and just how brutal these death marches were in this we really wish this hadn't happened episode of the Family Plot Podcast.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 313 An Inconvenient People - The Removal of Indigenous People in America - The Trail of Tears

  5. 6 ago

    Episode 312 Deals at the Crossroads - Robert Johnson, Paganini and Petey Wheatstraw

    Here we are with another 'Summerween' episode.  this time we are digging into musicians who supposedly made deals with the devil for their skill and fame.  We start with the Mississippi Delta's favorite crossroads legend, Robert Johnson.  We tell both the legendary version of his tale and then we dig down to what is likely the truth behind his life.  Then we jump back to Europe in the 1700's where we meet a slightly strange man named Niccolo Paganini and hear about his deal with the devil.  Then we dispense with the legend and tell the truth of his life, at least as much as we know,  Finally, we tell the legend of Petey Wheatstraw, the Devil's Son-In-Law and then again, contrast that with the real life of Blues musician William Bunch, who used the name to perform and leaned into the legend hard.  We examine the legacy of these tales and even discuss how their represented on the modern internet where, under their videos, you can read comments of people openly accusing people like Katy Perry and Taylor Swift of having sold their souls for fame and fortune in this don't look now but the devil's watchin' episode of the Family Plot Podcast!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 312 Deals at the Crossroads - Robert Johnson, Paganini and Petey Wheatstraw

  6. 30 jul

    Episode 311 Exiled and Executed - The Forgotten Witch Trials of Connecticutt

    Well, this week we head to what would eventually become the state of Connecticut in the 1600's where we discover that the people of Hartford and multiple other Connecticut villages had their own witch trials complete with Minister's weighing in, a code that included witchcraft as a capital crime and spectral evidence and these trials, in the days before America was a thing, in the days before Salem had quite the body count.  The sad thing is that so little information survives in regards to the actual events.  No recorded conversations, or recorded trials.  We have scattered incomplete records whereas the people in Salem wrote down EVERYTHING.  So we dive as deep as we are able in this exhaustive search of fragmentary evidence as we look into the Connecticut witch trials.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 311 Exiled and Executed - The Forgotten Witch Trials of Connecticutt

  7. 23 jul

    Episode 310 - Lie, Cheat and Kill - The Life and Crimes of HH Holmes with Brenda from Horrifying History

    Man, what an episode!  We are joined by our spooky Friend Brenda from Horrifying History to dig into the life of liar, cheater and serial killer (meaning he killed more than one person for a similar reason, he was not a pattern killer) known as HH Holmes.  He was born Herman Webster Mudgett and as a child he was quiet, smart and studious.  He tried to claim a legacy as a devil or a fiend who murdered unfortunate souls in turn of the 20th Century Chicago and all across the country.  The truth is he started as a con man, using cadavers to cheat insurance companies out of money.  He had training as both a doctor and a pharmacist and could have easily built a lucrative career out of those two things but instead, he hatched scheme after scheme, took out loans under fraudulent names and just did as much as he could to make himself wealthy while doing the least amount of work.  He only began to kill people to cover up his lies and support his scams and we cover it all in this special episode discussing the life and crimes of HH Holmes!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 310 - Lie, Cheat and Kill - The Life and Crimes of HH Holmes with Brenda from Horrifying History

  8. 16 jul

    Episode 309 The Breaking of Kentucky - The Assassination of Kentucky Governor William Goebel

    Man kids, this was an episode, and definitely our longest!  Have you ever heard about the Democratic Governor of Kentucky was assassinated in 1900, leaving the state with two rival governors, two different governments commanding, effectively, two separate militias!  Into this chaos there is a populace who either can't stop talking about local politics or are desperately sick of local politics.  This led to fights among politicians, fights among the populace and a Kentucky that was damn near broken afterwards.  Into all of this we discuss Arthur deciding what profession he wants to pursue (he wants to be a paleontologist, y'all), our sadness from recent deaths caused by ICE and some of our latest Instagram discoveries, in this packed full episode all about a divisive time in the state of Kentucky episode of the Family Plot Podcast!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Episode 309 The Breaking of Kentucky - The Assassination of Kentucky Governor William Goebel
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An odd dad a loving mom and their 17 year old son exploring the history in a peculiar world. Discussions will be kept PG-13. Hosted by Dean Boese, Lauura Williams and Arthur Williams. Become a supporter of this podcast: patreon.com/FamilyPlotPodcast .

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    Family Plot Podcast
  • Años de actividad
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodios
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