23 episodes
The Stories We Forgot | History with the Hursts Andrew and Pearl Hurst
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5.0 • 10 Ratings
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The Stories We Forgot is the history podcast for non-historians. Join husband and wife team, AJ and Pearl Hurst, as they tell stories from history ranging from the obscure to the unheard of. AJ and Pearl Hurst have been married since 2004 and are currently raising 4 amazing children in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, they have lived in Virginia since 2017. AJ and Pearl's hobbies include, feeding their children (again), trying to homeschool their kids, pretending to be farmers, spending time with friends, and waiting for the kids to go to bed so they can Netflix and chill. The Stories We Forgot podcast started originally because Pearl thought it sounded like a cool name for a podcast and was hoping that someone would start one like it. After a month or two of simultaneously wishing someone would make that podcast and wishing she was hosting her own podcast so she could pretend to be a radio host like Frasier Crane, Pearl asked her amazing and accommodating husband to host the show with her. All her favorite podcasts have two hosts and she felt like the conversation and banter would be interesting between two nerds who have been married a decent amount of time. The Stories We Forgot is a weekly podcast featuring true stories from history that we...forgot. AJ and Pearl will cover the lives of people from history and events from history because even though they love history, they aren't history professors and feel like most people only have a basic grasp on all of history at best. The Stories We Forgot will primarily focus on stories from American history (since that's where it was founded). However, other stories from world history will pop up from time to time. AJ and Pearl will cover stories mostly from the last two hundred plus years of history but occasionally will sprinkle in older stories because those tend to be even more...forgotten. AJ and Pearl make no claims at accuracy. You have a smart phone. If you're curious about a story, feel free to look it up yourself because we all have access to the same internet. They'll be pulling from google search results to give you the "broad strokes" about a story. Sometimes google is wrong, you know? Also, there are so many interpretations to any event in history. It's very possible that you won't agree with our interpretation of an event. Feel free to hit us up on Twitter (@TSWF_Podcast) with all your thoughts. If they're entertaining enough, AJ and Pearl will even talk about them on the podcast.
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The One-Eyed Pilot and the Tongan Castaways
Today we're going back to 1965 to meet 6 boys from Tonga who survived life on a deserted island. They didn't just survive either; they raised wild chickens, planted crops, wrote songs, and a comfortable island life for themselves--for 15 months. Plus, we'll find out the ill-fated end of the first man to fly around the earth. Sources:https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adky9/shipwrecked-on-uninhabited-desert-islandhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-...
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Paul Revere's Protégé and the First Fastest Woman in the World
Join us on the pod today as we tell you about the stories of two amazing women in American history. You'll learn about the second Paul Revere who rode her horse all through the night for over 40 miles which is more than three times further than Revere rode that one night in history. Her name was Syil Ludington and she was just 17 years old. Our next story is all about a girl who ran to catch a train and caught the eye of her school's track coach. The only problem? It was 1926 and gi...
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The St. Francis Dam Disaster and the Upside of Red Tape.
We're Ba-aack! Season 2 of The Stories We Forgot kicks off with a good old fashioned tragedy. Listen you guys; it's history, and history shapes the future. If you want to understand more about the world we live in, it helps to know how we got here. Join husband and wife team, AJ and Pearl Hurst as they cover the story of the St. Francis Dam disaster in 1928, and learn why we've all but forgotten this story today. Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/occasions-i-envy-dead-st-francis-...
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In Which We Meet a Real Live Historian
Join us today and listen along as we hear from our first podcast guest, John W. McCaskill of History Alive. He is, of course, a historian, but also an educator, speaker, and historical reenactor. He'll be telling us a little about his career and a few of the amazing encounters he's had along the way. We'll hear about the journey that People of Color had in the military leading up to the Tuskegee Airmen and another perspective on this incredible chapter in our history. Follow John W. McCaskill...
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The One With Sharks and Knitting
Join us for todays journey into the not so distant past and meet two heroes from WW2. You'll learn about Phyllis Latour Doyle and her work as a spy for the British Secret Service and a Navy Messman named Charles Jackson French who only received a commendation for saving the lives of 24 wounded sailors. Sources:https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25020https://cryptologicfoundation.org/what-we-do/stimulate/women-in-cryptology.html/title/-phyllis-latour-doyle-the-forgotten-spy-whose-knitting-help...
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Ada Blackjack and a Cat Named Victoria
Join us today as we introduce you to a little-known Native Alaskan Hero--Ada Blackjack. Plus, our secret recipe for smoked chicken enchiladas, how not to do a beer podcast, and whether or not Elon Musk would have settled the arctic. Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-historyhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ada-blackjack-arctic-survivorhttps://www.outsideonline.com/2274756/inuit-woman-who-survived-arctic-aloneSupport the Show.
Customer Reviews
Great stories of great importance!
It’s like History TedTalks! Quick and insightful, entertaining and fun. Like vitamins for the brain!
Exciting history podcast by non-historians
I am so happy to be able to hear these stories from bizarre Paul Rudd and Pearl. Day one fan (arriving on the scene late but rapidly catching up and committed to never missing an episode). I love the “expert” opinions combined with self-deprecation. This is a fun and enlightening podcast that feels like chatting with two friends except those friends can’t hear you responding to them and they don’t pause or reply when you interject.
You should definitely listen! No regrets!
The best thing that’s happen in 2021 so far!
This is all the things and I’m here for it.