History Written By The Losers

Join us in this quick extra, the first edition in our bonus episode series, The Lost Losers. Originally recorded during our War on Drugs episode (S2:E2), we discuss the stigma around prisons and what it's really like living behind bars. Be sure to tune in!
Check out the following links for more information:
https://newrepublic.com/article/153473/everyday-brutality-americas-prisons

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riot-at-attica-prison

https://timeline.com/attica-riot-prison-conditions-fbfdf96620f9

To celebrate February as Black History Month, we've lined up some special features on important Black figures who have shaped our world– some who you may know, and many you've probably never heard of. Join us to celebrate their historical achievements in the "Lost Losers" extra!
Check out the following links for more information:
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-facts

https://www.biography.com/news/claudette-colvin-rosa-parks-bus-boycott

https://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/news/16-surprising-facts-about-george-washington-carver.htm#:~:text=George%20Washington%20Carver%20was%20the%20first%20African%20American%20to%20have,the%20World's%20Fair%20in%201893.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/02/07/black-history-month-utah-school-backlash-ogden-naacp/4429616001/

How much is a college degree really worth? Is higher education still considered a vehicle for social mobility in the modern era? What barriers to accessing college still have legacies that extend into modern admissions and education? Join us as we educate ourselves on the answers to all of these questions and more in order to discover who wins and loses in the game of higher education.
Check out the following links for more information:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/education/Lay-education-and-the-lower-schools#ref47520https://www.mastersavenue.com/articles-guides/good-to-know/the-10-oldest-universities-in-the-worldhttps://dailyhistory.org/How_did_higher_education_develop_in_the_United_Stateshttps://scholar.harvard.edu/goldin/files/the_shaping_of_higher_education_the_formative_years_in_the_united_states_1890-1940.pdfhttps://www.npr.org/2014/03/18/290868013/how-the-cost-of-college-went-from-affordable-to-sky-highwww.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/why-is-college-so-expensive-in-america/569884/https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/11-lessons-history-higher-edhttps://www.nas.org/academic-questions/20/2/review_the_chosen_the_hidden_history_of_admission_and_exclusion_by_jerome_karabel

After a break, we are back with a new episode about one of the most prevalent modern day issues: abortion. Our conversation isn't meant to change opinions or force beliefs- we simply seek to explore to broader history behind reproductive healthcare through a lens that many of us don't often look through. Join us on this journey as we uncover a piece of the history that may be the key to our futures.
As always, check out the following links for more information:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10297561/

https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/abortion-central-history-reproductive-health-care-america

https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/23/health/abortion-history-in-united-states/index.html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12340403/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/roe-v-wade-the-tumultuous-history-that-led-to-the-landmark-ruling

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/scarlet-letters-getting-the-history-of-abortion-and-contraception-right/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/roe-v-wade-the-tumultuous-history-that-led-to-the-landmark-ruling

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/10/abortion-history-right-white-evangelical-1970s-00031480

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8274866/

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/08/1097514184/how-abortion-became-a-mobilizing-issue-among-the-religious-right

https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/state-policies-later-abortions

We kick off our first episode with two infamous men: Robert E. Lee and John C. Calhoun. Let's take a deeper look at these men from the perspective of those they oppressed and discover their ongoing impact on modern-day society.
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