A Swig of History

Rebecca & Mary
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  • Comedy

Thirsty? How about A Swig of History? Listen to old friends gab about history, and whatever else comes up!

Episodes

  1. 08/16/2021

    Ep8-Man-Made Disasters

    Tune into a disastrous episode of A Swig of History. Rebecca covers the Great London Beer Flood and Mary covers the Bhopal Disaster! https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood#Background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_Shoe_Brewery https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Gorbals-Whisky-Flood-of-1906/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_isocyanate https://www.britannica.com/event/Bhopal-disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Methyl-isocyanate

  2. 04/12/2021

    Ep7-Monarch Madness

    Join Mary & Rebecca as they cover European Monarchs! Mary tells us about Ludwig II the King of Bavaria, and Rebecca covers Catherine the Great!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great#ref1172 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_III_of_Russia#Reign https://www.britannica.com/biography/Voltaire https://www.britannica.com/place/Bavaria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_cream#:~:text=Bavarian%20cream%20is%20a%20classic,Bavarian%2C%20such%20as%20a%20Wittelsbach. https://www.exploring-castles.com/europe/germany/ludwig_ii_of_bavaria/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria

  3. 04/03/2021

    Ep6-Hauntings

    Join us for some SpOoOoOooKy content!!! This week Rebecca covers Sleep Paralysis & Mary covers The Myrtles Plantation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis#:~:text=Sleep%20paralysis%20is%20a%20state,than%20a%20couple%20of%20minutes. https://www.tuftandneedle.com/resources/sleep-paralysis-in-art-and-culture/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_hag https://allthatsinteresting.com/myrtles-plantation https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-most-haunted-places-in-america https://www.myrtlesplantation.com/history-and-hauntings/history-of-myrtles-plantation https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a32842007/antebellum-meaning/ Ghost Adventures S12 E4 - The Myrtles Plantation

  4. 03/20/2021

    Ep5-Women's History Month

    March is Women's History Month!!! Join Mary & Rebecca to learn about two badass women, Belle Star & Buffalo Calf Road Woman!!! https://amazingwomeninhistory.com/buffalo-calf-road-cheyenne-warrior-woman/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1870s https://native-american-indian-facts.com/Great-Plains-American-Indian-Facts/Cheyenne-Indian-Facts.shtml#:~:text=The%20Cheyenne%20Indians%20were%20a,%2C%20weapons%2C%20and%20their%20homes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Rosebud#Attack_on_the_Rosebud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Calf_Road_Woman https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502013/retrobituaries-buffalo-calf-road-woman-custers-final-foe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Starr https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/belle-starr-murdered-in-oklahoma https://womenshistorymonth.gov/about/

  5. 03/13/2021

    Ep4-Drugs

    Mary & Rebecca discuss the history of DMT & Heroin! Join us to learn about these Schedule 1 Controlled Substances! https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/306889#history https://thethirdwave.co/ayahuasca-vs-dmt/ https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/tryptamines#how-it-looks-tastes-and-smells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-Dimethyltryptamine#:~:text=The%20first%20claimed%20detection%20of,in%20human%20blood%20and%20urine. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/sebastian-woodroffe-death-ayahuasca-peru#:~:text=The%20drug%20trip%20can%20last,buried%20deep%20in%20the%20subconscious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNOFx8n5azk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGvllptSxDQ https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-controlled-drugs-22310 https://www.iwpharmacy.com/blog/opiate-opioid-narcotic-whats-the-difference https://www.rehabs.com/blog/a-complete-history-of-heroin/ https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/heroin https://www.wola.org/analysis/four-common-misconceptions-u-s-bound-drug-flows-mexico-central-america/#:~:text=U.S.%20officials%20estimate%20that%2090,consumed%20elsewhere%20in%20the%20world.

  6. 03/06/2021

    Ep3- Pirates

    Mary & Rebecca discuss two piratical figures from history!!! Listen in to learn about the famed Henry Morgan and the infamous Black Caesar! https://www.amli.com/blog/black-caesar-floridas-most-mysterious-pirate https://www.britannica.com/story/pirate-week https://www.pirateshipvallarta.com/blog/pirate-facts/best-pirate-facts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Morgan

  7. 02/27/2021

    Ep2- Black History

    Tune in to celebrate Black History month with Mary & Rebecca. Black history is important year round but we still wanted to celebrate Black History this month! We have two great stories lined up about legends Sam Cooke & Rebecca Crumpler.  https://www.biography.com/news/one-night-in-miami-true-story https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Cooke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke https://hbr.org/2019/11/the-costs-of-codeswitching Netflix Documentary The Two Killings of Sam Cooke https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/celebrating-rebecca-lee-crumpler-first-african-american-physicianhttps://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_73.htmlhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/celebrating-rebecca-lee-crumpler-first-african-american-physicianhttps://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_73.html

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Thirsty? How about A Swig of History? Listen to old friends gab about history, and whatever else comes up!

Information

  • Creator
    Rebecca & Mary
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rebecca & Mary
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    A Swig of History