Episode 3: Ghost Towns and Abandoned Places

08/27/18 • 9 min

What comes to mind when you here the words "ghost towns?" Do you think of the old west, boarded up buildings with tumble weeds rolling by? Or do you think about modern abandoned places? Episode 3 explores an old ghost town in California, Bodie, and two modern day abandoned towns, Centralia and Pripyat.

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Episode 2: Women in Flight

Episode 2 focuses on women in flight - in the air and on the ground, commercial pilots and war heroes. Amelia Earhart and Sally Ride were well known in their respective fields, but do you know what Bessie Coleman achieved? What impact Mary Ellis and Helen Richey had on the war effort during World War II? Or how about Katherine Johnson's influence on NASA's space program in the 1960s? Join me as we talk about these heroic, brave women and their legacy on flight.

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Episode 4: Canadian History

In America, we spend most of our education learning about American history, early European history, and the history that affects the United States, but we learn little about other countries, including the neighbors to the north. This week's episode explores Canadian history, from its beginnings to modern day, including how French, British, and American history is intertwined with Canada.