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This week we're talking about the history of the American Buffalo. I got into this topic after reading The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. The history of the American Buffalo is a both a story of tragedy and a story of hope. Once numbering between 20-30 million, there were only a few hundred left by the 1880s. They were hunted almost to extinction due to industrializational needs of their hides for leather, fashion, the expansion of the US and the railroad, and to remove the main source of sustenance and survival for the Great Plains Tribes. Through multiple organizations and individuals, the American Buffalo has made a comeback with tens of thousands back on the plains or on protected land. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] SOURCES: -'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter' is Stephen Graham Jones' horrormasterpiece: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5330583/buffalo-hunter-hunter-review-stephen-graham-jones-horror -people & bison: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bison/people.htm -OG Indian Removal Act 1st introduced in Congressas a bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/21st-congress/senate-bill/102/1830/02/22/text/UBTV1?s=4&r=102 - Indian Treaties and the Removal Act of 1830: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/indian-treaties -homestead act of 1862: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act -buffalo & native americans: https://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/buffalo-and-native-americans - Study blames Europe for bison mass killings: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna20181774 -Buffalo slaughter left lasting impact on Indigenous peoples:https://news.emory.edu/stories/2023/08/esc_bison_impact_24-08-2023/story.html - Being Buffalo Bill: Man, Myth & Media: https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/explore/buffalo-bill-man-myth-media/ -doc on TT about history of buffalo in US & conservationefforts: @parksdan or on YouTube @watchparkvibes -The American Buffalo, a film by Ken Burns: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-buffalo/#official-trailer

This week we're talking about the history of the Dozier School for Boys located in Marianna, FL. It was open from 1900-2011 and was a place where abuse was rampant. Dozens of investigations and newspaper articles were written about the awful conditions there, but nothing was ever done. Survivors of the 'school' claimed there were many unmarked graves located on the campus and they were finally corroborated when an anthropology team from USF investigated the area from 2012-2016. They found 55 unmarked graves and were able to identify around 20 of boys buried there.I first learned about this story by reading the novel, The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due, who had a great-uncle who was (most likely) killed at the Dozier School. Her novel is a fictionalized version of the school, but incorporated many true elements of the school & the surrounding area during the 1950s. I also read We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle to learn about the USF investigation into the unmarked graves. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] SOURCES: -The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due -We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle -A pioneer in Black horror fiction resurrects her uncle’s history: https://tinyurl.com/4jda2j45 - Remembering The Lynching Of Claude Neal: https://tinyurl.com/59b9duhs - Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and the Jackson Juvenile Offender Center in Florida: https://tinyurl.com/42uubdt6 - Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools: https://tinyurl.com/46hj7nvm -Images of dozier from State Library & Archives of FL: https://tinyurl.com/y55jts83 - Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row: https://tinyurl.com/3n7ukm68 - Memorial dedicated at former Florida's Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys: https://tinyurl.com/ymrcxu5b -Nearly a thousand children died at Indian boarding schools funded by the U.S.: https://tinyurl.com/2vbec9ce -Photos: Dozier School for Boys Memorial: https://tinyurl.com/2cxaty7m

This week we’re talking about the (in)famous Fox Sisters, who inadvertently started the Spiritualist movement in the mid-1800s. What started as an innocent claim that they could communicate with spirits led to fame, fortune, heartbreak, and ruin. We’ll also talk about how abolitionists used Spiritualism to further their cause in trying to end slavery. Sources: American Spirits: The Famous Fox Sisters & the Mysterious Fad that Haunted a Nation by Barb Rosenstock Frederick Douglass’s letter about the séance he attended: https://tinyurl.com/4kekw73k The Spiritualist Reverend: https://tinyurl.com/4yj8pzuk Amy Post: https://tinyurl.com/nh9pn96z Connect: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected]

This week we'll be talking about the Scottish Witch Trials and the book How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women written by Zoe Venditozzi & Claire Mitchell. For more information: Witches of Scotland: https://www.witchesofscotland.com/ The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft: https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/ CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected]

Welcome to our Spooky October series! This week we'll be covering Colin Dickey's book, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places. We'll be talking about why we tell ghost stories, what are their significance, and what pieces of history get left out. Specific topics covered this week include: Salem Witch Trials, the Jersey Devil, Spiritualism, ghosts in court cases, and why minority groups are often excluded from mainstream ghost stories. SOURCES: 7 Famously Haunted Places Around the US: https://tinyurl.com/4u7p28cn Why Haunted Places Matter to History: https://tinyurl.com/sc3658e5 The Jersey Devil: A Mythical Mascot with a Boozy History: https://tinyurl.com/fbn89jmp How Ben Franklin Helped Ignite the Jersey Devil Hysteria: https://tinyurl.com/mrx7fpuh US v Sioux Nation of Indians: https://tinyurl.com/bdetfkcz The Occupation of Alcatraz and the Native American Fightfor Sovereignty in the Age of Fracture: https://tinyurl.com/37vveumk CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected]

This week we'll be talking about Barbe-Nicole Clicquot, who took over her husband's fledging wine business in the late 1700s and turned it into an international brand that is still revered today. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected]

This week starts a new series where we'll be taking a look at how alcohol played an important role in different historical events. We're starting off with a bit of a more light-hearted story (no one was seriously injured) involving a 10c beer night at a Cleveland baseball game back in the 1970s. As you can imagine, chaos does ensue. SOURCES: -MFM ep 366 High-Pitched Goodbye -Ladies & Tangents ep 246 The Mistake on the Lake - Dan Coughlin recalls the Indians' famous Ten-Cent BeerNight https://tinyurl.com/yfdu6cbd - CLEVELAND NICKNAMES AND SLOGANS https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cleveland-nicknames-and-slogans#:~:text=The%20phrase%20%E2%80%9CThe%20Mistake%20on,but%20ultimately%20ignored%20the%20wide%2D - 2nd Annual Ten Cent Beer Night Re-Lived at Collision BendBrewery https://tinyurl.com/378ymbtk -Forty years ago, 10-cent beer makes memories https://tinyurl.com/djhvxxec -10 Cent Beer Night: Cheap suds, rowdy fans and a forfeitfor Cleveland 50 years ago https://tinyurl.com/ye29kkxf-Fifty years later, the chaos of Cleveland’s 10-Cent BeerNight still shocks https://tinyurl.com/yuu2wjrj -Cleveland Indians' Ten Cent Beer Night: The Worst Idea Everhttps://tinyurl.com/2tneup6a CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected]

Our concluding episode in the American Rebellion series find us in western Pennsylvania in 1791. The US had just won its freedom from England, but they faced a huge amount of debt & questions surrounding how much power the federal government should have. This all came to a head when Alexander Hamilton, as Treasury Secretary, gets his financial plan passed through Congress. The big issue: the whiskey tax. It disproportionately taxed poor, rural farmers out in western PA, many of whom were UNPAID Revolutionary War vets. Listen to this week's episode to see how those farmers stood up to the federal government & what happened afterwards. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] SOURCES: -Liberty Pole Spirits: https://www.libertypolespirits.com/ -Book: Whiskey Rebellion by William Hogeland -The Whiskey Rebellion: America’s First Great Crisis byWarographics, YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpc9GQEy0bg -What is the national debt? https://tinyurl.com/e9xrc7jv -Mt. Vernon’s whiskey site: https://tinyurl.com/48teawbw -Remembering the Veterans of the Revolutionary War: https://tinyurl.com/3c229mmu -Whiskey Rebellion: https://tinyurl.com/2afpuwkv -Shay’s Rebellion: https://tinyurl.com/3av9w7vj -Robert Morris: https://tinyurl.com/mzkfcsvd -David Bradford: https://tinyurl.com/3a2whare

This week we'll be discussing the Stonewall Uprising. What was it? What was its significance? And how does an uprising from the 1960s resonate with what's currently happening to the LGBTQ+ community? We'll be answering all these questions & more in this week's episode, so take a listen! CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] SOURCES: -When Homosexuality Stopped Being a Mental Disorder: https://tinyurl.com/mssacyfv -Executive orders & the erasure of trans people: https://tinyurl.com/5n7y4fsa - Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government: https://tinyurl.com/5t39ykjp - What percentage of the US population is transgender? https://tinyurl.com/5ys3j82d -What science tells us about transgender athletes: https://tinyurl.com/3zc4wp6n -Stonewall Riots: https://tinyurl.com/2c55mt4z - LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts: https://tinyurl.com/t35rakh8 -Stonewall Uprising: Why Did the Mafia Own the Bar? https://tinyurl.com/2ktyy2e4 -1969: The Stonewall Uprising: https://tinyurl.com/yc3mx2ff -Marsha P Johnson: https://tinyurl.com/3jx6c2px -Sylvia Rivera: https://tinyurl.com/mrxfe9cj -Miss Major: https://missmajor.net/

This week we'll be talking about the Coal Mine Wars of West Virginia that occurred between 1912-1922. These wars stemmed from labor disputes where miners were asking their employers for the most basic of rights. In this episode we'll discuss the reasons leading up to the Coal Mine Wars, what happened during & after, and some of the ramifications. Plus, we'll briefly talk about a secret Irish society that may have been involved in earlier miner strikes in Pennsylvania. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] 'FUN' RECS: Movies: -Matewan (1987) -The Molly McGuires (1970) Books: -Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, related but not related book -Storming Heaven by Denise Giardina, a historicalnon-fiction that takes place during the coal mine wars Podcast: -Season 27 of American Story Tellers: Coal Wars fromWondery, hosted by Lindsay Graham SOURCES: -The Devil is Here in These Hills: West Virginia’s CoalMiners & Their Battle for Freedom by James R. Green -Park History Program: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1220/whatwedo.htm -Who Were the Molly Maguires? https://tinyurl.com/2y9m4bhy  -The Legend of the Molly Maguires: https://tinyurl.com/ynywu8vb -Coal Mining & Labor Conflict: https://tinyurl.com/42k36e4z -Company Towns in the US 1880s to 1935: https://tinyurl.com/ye2y4fkd -Mary Harris Jones: https://tinyurl.com/36y47t38 -Recovering the Lost Lessons of West Virginia’s HistoricLabor Struggles: https://tinyurl.com/mpnky3eh -February 25, 1903: Lawman Cunningham Leads an Armed Posse into Stanaford: https://tinyurl.com/yc8bmy6m -WV Mine Wars Museum: https://wvminewars.org/ -Paint Creek & Cabin Creek Strikes: https://tinyurl.com/5xjk5nx3 -The WV Mine Wars: https://tinyurl.com/yyfsacbm -Treason, Microfilm, & Access to WV’s Labor History: https://tinyurl.com/ycywy2xd -Ludlow Massacre: https://tinyurl.com/2x3md4n2

This week we're talking about the 1863 Manhattan Draft Riots. What started out as a protest of what many New Yorkers deemed an unfair draft law, turned into a deadly racial riot that lasted for days. But why did it happen? How did a city celebrated as a beacon of opportunity become a stage for such brutal violence? And what does this forgotten chapter of the Civil War teach us about inequality, race, and the cost of war? These are the questions we’ll be answering in this episode. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] SOURCES: - In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New YorkCity, 1626-1863 by Leslie M. Harris https://tinyurl.com/2rpyryfy - Blood in the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots ByWilliam F.B. Vodrey  https://tinyurl.com/mrht2zm7 -NY Draft Riots https://tinyurl.com/mr9m45zb - Blast from the Past: The New York City Draft Riots ByJacqueline Smith: https://tinyurl.com/4jr9t768 - The Draft Riots of 1863 | New York: A Documentary Film: https://tinyurl.com/4wa4tz3f - Draft Riot of 1863: https://tinyurl.com/9xwap57r - The 1863 draft riots & the birth of the NYPD: https://tinyurl.com/yk4uepds -Vicksburg: https://tinyurl.com/453sxtp7 -Battle History: https://tinyurl.com/mv3uz993 -Nativists & Immigrants: https://tinyurl.com/p7are9eu -Tenement Housing: https://tinyurl.com/6hr5vbjj -New York, New York: https://tinyurl.com/yc6kwhz3 -New York City’s Slave Market: https://tinyurl.com/ke6yben8 -When NY Wanted to Secede: https://tinyurl.com/2veb6cat

We're continuing the American Rebellion Series this week with the Bear Flag Revolt and how it led to California becoming a U.S. state. We'll discuss who was involved, who was living there, and the ramifications the revolt had on the country. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] SOURCES: -Indian Removal Act: https://tinyurl.com/mr2fs68d-Stories of the Trail of Tears: https://tinyurl.com/mszr7wvj -Manifest Destiny: https://tinyurl.com/4xh85mua -The History of James Polk: https://tinyurl.com/3h24znjc-The Mexican American War: https://tinyurl.com/kyuffn5y-Early California History: An Overview https://tinyurl.com/43kcvxvx -California Tribal Court-State Court Forum: https://tinyurl.com/68vzzwk7 -Visit Native California: Facts & Figures: https://tinyurl.com/yansr3ek -California Indian History: https://tinyurl.com/58e6jhv8 -Bear Flag Revolt: https://tinyurl.com/mmb2vyf5  -Bear Flag Revolt: https://tinyurl.com/3msbutxx o   TheImpact of the Mexican American War on American Society and Politics: https://tinyurl.com/mtc749dr o   UlyssesS. Grant Quote on the Mexican American War: https://tinyurl.com/559jz4ms-Mexican Americans: https://tinyurl.com/3x8f35r6 -Land Loss in Trying Times: https://tinyurl.com/52647tts -Untold History: The Survival of California’sIndians: https://tinyurl.com/mryn3smb-“No Cause for Celebration” The White SupremacistMessage of California’s Bear Flag and Seal: https://tinyurl.com/2s46a8w3

This week we're continuing our American Rebellion series by covering several important slave rebellions. We'll dive into their significance, what happened, and why they're not more widely known or discussed. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] SOURCES: -Gloucester County Conspiracy: https://tinyurl.com/bdx25su5 -Gloucester County Conspiracy: https://tinyurl.com/mrycmy9a -A Lost American Revolution: The 1663 Poropotank Servant’sRebellion: https://tinyurl.com/4x35v4rb -Slave Rebellions: https://tinyurl.com/z3b7dhbj -Slave rebellions and uprisings: https://tinyurl.com/4a5ezakv -The United States and the Haitian Revolution, 1791–1804: https://tinyurl.com/5xfcu89r -Haitian Revolution: https://tinyurl.com/mr3cu5yc -New York Slave Conspiracy: https://tinyurl.com/4tkbxhrf -How two centuries of slave revolts shaped American history:https://tinyurl.com/mtee2t6w - How a Nearly Successful Slave Revolt Was IntentionallyLost to History: https://tinyurl.com/3xe8vf8c - Slave Bible from the 1800s Omitted Key Passages That CouldIncite Rebellion https://tinyurl.com/mptd87jd -Nat Turner’s Revolt (1831): https://tinyurl.com/ms8xscma -Shaping the Constitution: https://tinyurl.com/rmmhyjpy -Literacy as Freedom: https://tinyurl.com/3y7r5kn7 - THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER, THE LEADER OF THE LATE INSURRECTION IN SOUTHAMPTON, VA.: Electronic Edition. https://tinyurl.com/mntystu8 -Nat Turner: https://tinyurl.com/bdzk2abr -Nat Turner’s Rebellion: https://tinyurl.com/5ea732y3 -Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831: https://tinyurl.com/yebt87ez -The Amistad Case: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2wze5 -Harpers Ferry Raid: https://tinyurl.com/tek5sse8 -John Brown’s Harpers Ferry Raid: https://tinyurl.com/4ujkxp8p -John Brown’s Raid: https://tinyurl.com/y2c2pkdx -The Harpers Ferry Raid: https://tinyurl.com/yc4zpsya -John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry: https://tinyurl.com/5bv943nm

Welcome to episode 2 of our American Rebellion series! This week we're talking about a wealthy New York merchant named Jacob Leisler and how he took over the New York colony in the late 1600s. Was he a paranoid religious zealot or the first colonist to stand up against the English monarchy? Tune in to find out! CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected] Sources: -The Leisler Rebellion in the Delaware River Valley: https://journals.psu.edu/phj/article/download/25348/25117/25187 -Jacob Leisler Biography: https://jacobleislerinstitute.org/biography/ -Jacob Leisler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Leisler -The Jacob Leisler Treason Trial: https://history.nycourts.gov/case/jacob-leisler-treason-trial/-New Amsterdam becomes New York: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-amsterdam-becomes-new-york-Dominion of New England: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England -The Leisler Rebellion: https://leben.us/the-leisler-rebellion/ -The Huguenot Refugee in America https://museeprotestant.org/en/notice/the-huguenot-refuge-in-america/  -Leisler’s Rebellion: https://www.britannica.com/event/Leislers-Rebellion

Welcome to episode 1 of our new series: American Rebellion! This week, we're going all the way back to the 1600s (so yes, not technically "America" yet, but you get it) to talk about Bacon's Rebellion. We'll take a look at what led up to the rebellion, what went down, and if Bacon was the hero or villain of the story. Sources for today's episode:  -Library of Congress: Virginia Records Timeline https://tinyurl.com/49yec9ex-Tobacco in Colonial VA: https://tinyurl.com/463737zx -Slavery-VA Museum of History & Culture:   https://tinyurl.com/57yraa75 -Historic Jamestown: https://tinyurl.com/bdcmchu5-Nathaniel Bacon: https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/bacon-nathaniel-1647-1676/ -Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the years 1675 & 1676https://tinyurl.com/avfvvadm -Nathaniel Bacon: Saint or Sinner? https://research.colonialwilliamsburg.org/Foundation/journal/Spring15/bacon.cfm -Preservation VA Blog: https://tinyurl.com/yu7d36py CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: [email protected]