History Matters
August 9, 2018: Whiplash
In which Scott and Aaron alternate rapidly between the wacky and the tragic. (Just like history itself.)
August 2, 2018: None Dare Call It Treason
Reflecting on the signing of the Declaration of Independence – an act that, at the time, meant risking one’s life.
July 26, 2018: Jazz Riff
In which Scott and Aaron go from Amelia Earhart to the abolition movement – in just the first minute.
July 19, 2018: We Landed On The Moon!
We’re nearing the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Also, Nelson Mandela turns 100, and the modern women’s rights movement turns 170.
July 12, 2018: 14th And Nantucket
It’s the 150th anniversary of the ratification of (arguably) the most important amendment in Constitutional history. Also, Scott tracks Hillsborough history all the way across the state.
July 5, 2018: Born on the Fourth of July
Many people were born on July 4 – including one who wasn’t.
June 21, 2018: Huddled Masses
Celebrating the right side of America’s history – with emancipation, the Great Seal, and the Statue of Liberty.
June 14, 2018: Flag Day
It’s Flag Day! Also: landmark Supreme Court decisions, an historic birthday we eventually remember – and Scott previews an event next week to commemorate the Regulators who were executed in Hillsborough in 1771.
June 7, 2018: With Props!
Aaron just so happens to have a biography of James Madison in the studio…as well as several ballpoint pens.
May 31, 2018: Barbaric Yawps
Big Ben chimes for the first time, Queen Elizabeth II is crowned, and Aaron geeks out about Walt Whitman.