History's Agenda
Exploring recent and historic events that have defined America, this podcast is perfect for understanding the foundations of American culture. Have you always wondered about the events that led to the deaths of JFK or the story of Son of Sam? What about the full story behind the Founding Fathers? Each episode of History's Agenda provides detailed storytelling of these issues and many others. This is an ideal podcast for fact-hungry listeners.
History's Agenda
Latest Episodes
Early Recording Battles: The Fight for the Future of Recorded Sound.
Acid-etched zinc discs, nearly blank labels, bootlegged pressings, and courtroom knife fights over patents: the early disc recording era is wilder than most people realize. We pick up part three of our conversation with collector and historian ...
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Rise and Progress of the Negro: William Howard Taft gives a campaign speech on August 5, 1908
Rise and Progress of the Negro: William Howard Taft gives a campaign speech in Hot Springs, Virginia, on August 5, 1908 in which he stresses the advancement of the Negro since his freedom from slavery and the Republican platform demanding justi...
Washington's Farewell Address Performed by Harry E. Humphrey (1913) Played on the Edison Amberola 1A
“No words can increase the glory of the immortal Washington” is the kind of line that can turn a founder into a statue. We go the other direction and treat Washington as a living source of leadership lessons, pulling from the language of his fa...
Part Two: The Phonograph Changed Everything
Recorded sound is so normal now that we barely notice it, but the first time people heard a phonograph it felt impossible. Jack Stanley returns to unpack the social history of early sound recording: the disbelief, the tests, the accusations of ...
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Thomas Edison: Part 1 - "The Wizard Of Menlo Park"
Thomas Edison didn’t just invent. He performed. Historian Jack Stanley joins us to unpack the side of Edison most biographies smooth over: the theatrical, image-aware operator who knew how to turn a technical breakthrough into a world-stopping ...
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I love your podcast! I’ve been a phonograph enthusiast/collector for over 40 years and was very glad to discover this on the Antique Phonograph Forum. Thank you for sharing your experience and passion with us! Best regards, Robert Pridgen, Raleigh,NC
Raleigh, North Carolina
