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PATRON ONLY: Happy Halloween

Special guest, Melissa Gilbert - our premier Ghosts of Georgetown tour guide - gives patrons a sneak peek into one of her favorite stories from the tour.

• Come along with her in person sometime! https://freetoursbyfoot.com/washington-dc-ghost-tours/

EARLY RELEASE: Cuban Missile Crisis

What is scarier than the end of the world? For your spooky October listening we have an episode about what nearly became a real nuclear apocalypse, the Cuban Missile Crisis. It even took place around this time of year!

 

Join Becca and Rebecca as they discuss possibly the scariest moment of the 1960s, when the world nearly came to the brink of the abyss and made it through. 

 

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

• Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/

• Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall

 

If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

 

The full length book we reference about cuba is called Cuba, an American History by Ada Ferrer

The Robert Kennedy memoir is called Thirteen Days, by Robert Kennedy

The movie we reference is also called Thirteen Days

 

 

• US State Department official https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis

• JFK Library: https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis

   

  An Atlantic article: https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/309190/

 

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
Production & Editing: Canden Arciniega

Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero 

EARLY RELEASE: American Spiritualism

This week, to kick off some spooky themes for the spooky month of October, the Rebeccas delve into the fascinating, ethereal world of American Spiritualism; the belief that the dead are real spirits still among us, with otherworldly knowledge, who can be contacted and can communicate with us from the beyond! Learn how the belief in Spiritualism took off in this country, especially during the tragic times of both the Civil War and World War I, and learn about one of our favorite tour stops in Georgetown, the Church of Two Worlds. 

 

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
• Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://www.storenvy.com/stores/1437100-tour-guide-tell-all

 

If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

• The creepy Spiritualist link between Pres. Lincoln and his future assassin 
• Washington Post article on the Church of Two Worlds 
• White House history article on seances in the building
• Blog post from the Ford's Theater on Mary Todd Lincoln and her turn to Spiritualism 
• Smithsonian Magazine article on Mr. Mummler's "spiritual photography" (detailing *that* picture of Mary Todd Lincoln)

 

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

Editing & Production: Dan King

Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

PATRON ONLY: Why Does Rebecca Hate Woodrow Wilson?

September’s Patron episode attempts to answer a question that many people have asked us: Why does Rebecca hate Woodrow Wilson so much?

 

There are many layers to this answer, but prepare yourself for an epic rant about our 28th President. 

 

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

• Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/

• Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall

 

If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

 

Wilson and race: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2015/11/20/9766896/woodrow-wilson-racist

 

Wilson and women: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/19th-amendment-anniversary-evaluating-woodrow-wilson-s-complicated-contributions-women-ncna903746

 

Wilson and Birth of a Nation: https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/hatred-endorsed-president

 

Wilson at Paris: https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/170412

 

Wilson was just generally awful: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/12/woodrow-wilson-center-princeton-foreign-policy-213419/

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good as well as Technical & Admin Work Done During Toddler Naptime: Canden Arciniega

Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero 

EARLY RELEASE: The Assassination of President McKinley

Did you know that Secret Service wouldn't start protecting the President until after 3 presidential assassinations (and many more attempts?) Becca and Rebecca talk about the assassination of President McKinley and its effect on the presidency today.

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

• Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://www.storenvy.com/stores/1437100-tour-guide-tell-all

 

If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

• William McKinley White House biography: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/william-mckinley/
• The Ballad of Czolgosz, Assassins, Broadway Revival Cast: https://youtu.be/hb1fWW17bnY
• McKinley Assassination - Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-william-mckinley-assassination
• Footage of McKinley’s Funeral - Library of Congress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTQrpsZ3tQA
• “How President McKinley’s Assassination Led to the Modern Secret Service”  - Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-president-william-mckinleys-assassination-led-modern-secret-service-180964868/
• McKinley Assassination Plaque (Buffalo, NY): https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/william-mckinley-assassination-plaque
• William McKinley Tomb (Canton, OH): https://www.nps.gov/places/william-mckinley-tomb.htm

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

Editing & Production: Canden Arciniega

Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

EARLY RELEASE: Johnstown Flood of 1889

Welcome to the start of Tour Guide Tell All Season Two!

Rebecca and Becca are back to talk about some Labor History for September. We are starting with a natural disaster that wasn’t so natural after all, the Johnstown Flood

Join us as we discuss Gilded Age era excess and those who paid the most horrific price for that excess. 

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

• Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://www.storenvy.com/stores/1437100-tour-guide-tell-all

 

If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

• Without question, the best book on the Johnstown Flood is by David McCollough 
• Johnstown Flood Museum: https://www.jaha.org/attractions/johnstown-flood-museum/flood-history/
• A great video about the Flood: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q62vlcFLLlM
• History channel take on the Flood: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/the-johnstown-flood
• National Park site for the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club: https://www.nps.gov/jofl/learn/historyculture/south-fork-fishing-and-hunting-club-clubhouse.htm
• Recent documents unearthed at the South Fork Club: https://www.tribdem.com/news/south-fork-treasure-trove-documents-resurface-detailing-clubs-actions-before-and-after-1889-johnstown-flood/article_bce4f888-3515-11e6-aa51-47d22cbfd17f.html
• Henry Clay Frick: https://www.frick.org/about/history/henry_clay_frick

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl

Editing & Production: Canden Arciniega

Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

PATRON ONLY: Ladybird Johnson

A first in our First Ladies series, we talk about Ladybird Johnson in this special Patron's only episode.

Want more First Lady topics? We still new a few more patrons to reach our goal for a whole first ladies series! Spread the word. 

EARLY RELEASE: Donner Party

Listener request! A pod listener has requested that we talk about: The Donner Party! One of the most famous stories about the early west, an infamous tale of misunderstanding, bad advice, arrogance and tenacity. 

 

Join Rebecca and Becca as we continue our occasional series on the Wild West by discussing some of the most infamous western travelers, the Donner/Reed Party

 

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

• Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://www.storenvy.com/stores/1437100-tour-guide-tell-all

 

If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

 

• The full length book that we referred in the episode is ‘The Best Land Under Heaven’ by Michael Wallis
• Some fascinating facts and history: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-donner-party
• Website for the Donner Memorial State Park: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=503
• Roadside America takes on the Donner Party and the Pioneer monument: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2819
• The Lincoln connection: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sj-r.com/news/20170613/author-lincoln-considered-joining-donner-party%3ftemplate=ampart
• Interview with Michael Wallis on NPR: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/534557072

 

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl
The Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Canden Arciniega
Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

EARLY RELEASE: Tobias Lear