US History Repeated

Woodrow Wilson Part 2

Jimmy and Jean continue the conversation on Woodrow Wilson and have THREE guests!
We would like to thank:
Emily Kilgore, Director of Education and Development at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Andrew Philips, Curator at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Elizabeth Karcher, President of the Woodrow Wilson House in Washington DC. 
 
While World War One breaks out (We will go into much greater detail on WWI In a separate set from Wilson) we discuss political neutrality, but economically, not so much. 
 
We get into the election of 1916, the Espionage Act, The Sedition Act, and some interesting Supreme Court Cases that stemmed from the aftermath of the legislation. 
 
Prohibition was passed in Wilson's presidency, and you can listen to our podcast on Prohibition which includes some LaSalle family history!
 
We also discuss the #SpanishFlu and that pandemic as well as how some countries handled that pandemic differently than others. 
 
Always more to learn, so take a listen!
 
-Jimmy & Jean

Woodrow Wilson Part 1

Woodrow Wilson is a man and President whose policies and beliefs leave him with atroubled legacy. He fits into the category of former President who did some greatthings and he also did some terrible things. Uncomfortable conversations anddiscussing the full picture of historical figures is essential.
His early life and upbringing helped to shape his ideals and beliefs which of course,when he became President of the United States, shaped his policies (Both domesticand foreign).
 
In this podcast on Wilson we get into his early life, his political rise, the election of 1812, the creation of The Federal Reserve, The Clayton Act, the beginnings of the Federal Trade Commission, the formation of the IRS, and several other pieces of legislation. 
 
We are also joined by Emily Kilgore and Andrew Philips from the Woodrow WilsonPresidential museum and library who discuss the Federal Reserve, one of Wilson's biggest accomplishments while in office. 
 
There is always more to learn, catch you on the other side!

The Invention of the Radio and its Impact on the World

Keeping with our recent theme of key innovations we delve into the world of communication before the radio, its introduction to society, and its impact on the world. 
 
Carrier pigeons were all the rage prior to the radio. They delivered key messages and were part of every nation's military efforts. Enter the radio and its far reaching waves to deliver communication to the world. 
 
Today when we thing of the radio, we think of music, news, and entertainment. When the radio was first introduced it was, much like the telephone, magic!
 
Learn who all of the key contributors were to this amazing invention and the way this incredible innovation changed the world. 
 
#tesla
#marconi
#radio

The Wright Brothers and the Airplane

This podcast focuses on the accomplishments of Orville and Wilbur Wright. We interview Alex Heckman, VP of Museum Operations at Dayton History, which includes the Wright Brothers Museum. 
 
The airplane "propelled" our society forward, not just to the skies, but eventually to the moon!
 
There is always more to learn!
-Jimmy & Jean

Alexander Graham Bell and The Telephone

We are back at it with a discussion on Alexander Graham Bell. 
We discuss his life and many of his inventions, but spend a good amount of time discussing the telephone and the societal impact that it had. He was very insightful and even predicted that at some point in the future, we would be able to see the person we were talking to on the phone. 
With all of the phone apps of today, things like Long Distance are a distant memory. 
(Reach out and Touch someone!)
Things like operators to make the connection for you, tinny sound, and the oohs and ahhs of the novelty of the phone are foreign to most people today. 
When the cell phone came around things like free evenings and weekends were a selling point! 
Enjoy the podcast!
 

The Automobile: Part 3

We are back at it today with our discussion of the Automobile and how it impacted society.
We are picking up with WWII and the auto industry. Most people don't realize the impact that the auto industry had on the war effort and how the war changed the way people looked at cars.
American GI's returned from WWII re they were driving tanks and flying airplanes. They are seeing European sports cars. The American Automobile industry had to liven things up. As you travel through the decades, you can see American pop culture present within the cars available at the time. The style, the colors, the new frills that cars had like tape players, cd players. Cars like the pick up truck, the station wagon, the minivan all called to different people with different needs for their cars. We are again joined by both Fred Colgren and John Lacko from the Gilmore Car Museum in Michigan as we continue our conversation from the previous podcast. 
 

The Automobile: Part 2

Fewer inventions have transformed American society more than the automobile.
Imagine what life was like in the late 1800s or early 1900s. In some parts of the United States, you didn't have electricity in homes until the 1920s and 1930s.
Horses and buggies could travel about 2-3 miles per hour. 10 miles, not a very long distance in today's standards, wpould take a couple of hours to travel. You could walk faster!
10 miles was a world away before the automobile.
Sure you have trains, but you have to travel along the railroad lines.
There are none of the major conveniences we take for granted today.
Most Americans were farmers. Most people today live in the city. A car = Freedom. People were once isolated on the farm or in rural communities.
During the next two podcasts, we are joined by both Fred Colgren and John Lacko from the Gilmore Car Museum in Michigan. Fred Colgren is the Director of Education at the Gilmore Car Museum and John Lacko is a staff at the museum and is also an accomplished photographer who has spent a lot of time over the last few decades traveling along Route 66 and taking photographs. We will be discussing how the car changed American society and how changes in American society dictated the makes and models of cars within the automobile industry. 
Follow along in this interview that Jeananne organized. There is always more to learn!

The Automobile Part 1

In this podcast Jeananne interviews Matt Anderson, The Curator of Transportation at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. 
Matt provides a lot of insight on the impact of the automobile along with many great facts that we were not initially aware of!
The Henry Ford Museum of Innovation is a history museum complex in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
The museum collection contains items such as the presidential limousine of John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theatre, Thomas Edison's laboratory, the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop, the Rosa Parks bus, and many other historical exhibits. It is the largest indoor–outdoor museum complex in the United States, and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year.
 
There is always more to learn!
Jimmy & Jean