Join me each week as I take a look at all things history! Whether it be a person, a place, event, or just something really interesting, I will cover many of the stories our past has to offer.
110: Isabel, Anacaona & Columbus's Demise: 1498-1502 Retold: A Conversation with Andrew Rowen
Hello!In this weeks episode, I am joined by Andrew Rowen to discuss his most recent release, the Historical Novel Isabel, Anacaona & Columbus's Demise: 1498-1502 Retold.
This week marked our annual recognition of what is now indigenous peoples day on October 12 but had been Columbus day for almost 90 years. This day and what it means has evolved over time, and in speaking with andrew about his research into this time period, we can gain just a bit more knowledge on how these three individuals, Isabel, Anancaona, and Columbus lived this experience.
This novel is grounded in primary sources and anthropological research that reconstructs from both European and Native perspectives the period of Caribbean history when permanent European colonial settlement began, commencing with Columbus's third voyage.
Andrew Rowen has researched the history of the initial encounters between Europeans and the Caribbean's Taíno peoples for over a dozen years. His novels retell that history from a bicultural perspective based on primary sources, anthropological studies, and site research. He is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and Harvard Law School and practiced law as a partner at a law firm before writing.
You can find Andrew here: https://www.andrewrowen.com
You can find the book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/isabel-anacaona-columbus-s-demise-1498-1502-retold-andrew-rowen/5f0dab1f27d21191?ean=9780999196168&next=t
8 Oct 2026
109: The History of Ice Cream
Hello! In this week's episode we are taking a look at the history of Ice Cream. Ice Cream is a dessert that has many different origins, as multiple cultures from around the world have enjoyed eating some version of an ice cream style dessert for centuries.
There have been multiple inventions that have helped Ice Cream become the everyman dessert we know it as today, including the Hand Crank Ice Cream Maker.
There is also a bit of myth with this history as we look at just how waffle cones became popular.
Sources for today episode include:
An article from the Museum of Ice Cream titled The History of Ice Cream: How Every Culture Invented It Independently
https://www.museumoficecream.com/blog/history-of-ice-cream/
Another article from the Museum of Ice Cream titled: A Scoop of History: Nancy Johnson's Ice Cream Revolution
https://www.museumoficecream.com/blog/a-scoop-of-history-nancy-johnsons-ice-cream-revolution/
An article from PBS titled Explore the Delicious History of Ice Cream by Tori Avery
https://www.pbs.org/food/stories/explore-the-delicious-history-of-ice-cream
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1 Oct 2026
108: Crossing Division Street: A Conversation With Rebecca Chamian Ribaudo
Author Rebecca Chamian Ribaudo discusses her book "Crossing Division Street," exploring four generations navigating Chicago's history and the tension between belonging and individuality in an interview with the host.
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