What does hockey's first organized league and a colony of creative rabbits have in common? One was black, one was white, but both buck expectations and deserve some overdue recognition for being really freaking good in their fields. Listen and learn about The Colored Hockey League and The White Rabbits (women sculptors) of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠ SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, @SharedHistory on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠@sharedhistorypod on Mastadon⁠⁠ SUPPORT: Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Snag some Shared ..read more

What the networks deem "newsworthy" barely scratches the surface of what it means to be a nation at war, a community at war, a civilian at war. Cultural anthropologist Dr. Greta Uehling joins us to provide a window into life for noncombatant civilians in Ukraine looks like during the current conflict, and the humor and humanity that gets them through the day. More on Greta Greta Uehling began her career by working directly with refugees, helping them find work in the United States. Her experiences in refugee resettlement motivated her to pursue a PhD in cultural anthropology, and have informe ..read more

Today we're talking about two ladies who've got rhythm and music: black singer, composer and music critic, Nora Holt; and fierce beast of falmenco, Carmen Amaya. ⁠⁠⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠⁠⁠ SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, @SharedHistory on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠@sharedhistorypod on Mastadon⁠ SUPPORT: Support us on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’! ⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS: Original Theme: ⁠⁠⁠Garreth Spinn⁠⁠⁠ Original Art: ⁠⁠⁠Sarah Cruz⁠⁠⁠ Animations & Addtl Design: ⁠⁠⁠The Banditry Co. ⁠⁠⁠ About this podcast: Shared ..read more

As we explore overlooked figures from history, we often find ourselves shouting about how these folks should have been celebrities, either in their time or in history books. But this week we're taking a step further back to examine the history of celebrity itself. And who better to lead us on that journey than former managing editor of People and Money magazines, Landon "Lanny" Jones. More on Lanny Landon Y. Jones (Lanny) is an author and magazine editor. He is the former managing editor of People and Money magazines, author of the biography William Clark and the Shaping of the West, and edito ..read more

Remember when every TV show had a musical episode? Ring in the 100th episode of Shared History with the sweat and style of the history of house music and Chicago's notorious and naughty Everleigh club PLUS original and fully improvised songs courtesy of some of our very talented friends: the Then This Happened Podcast, S6 finale guest Alex DiVirgilio, Andi Sharavsky from Sports Kid/Drama Kid, Mike Amandes, Teddy Oliver and Eli Wilson. Huge thanks to Then This Happened: Musical Stories for really making this happen. More on Then This Happened Then This Happened: Musical Stories is a podcast w ..read more

Nobody puts Baby in the corner and nobody makes Merton Clivette pick a lane. Author and indie publisher, Michael MacBride, regales us with tales of painter, magician, writer and more Merton Clivette, aka Clivette the Great, aka The Man in Black, aka The Mysterious Strange. Join us to learn about all things Clivette and how/why MacBride found himself writing a whole book about him. More on Michael Originally from Michigan, Michael MacBride now calls Minnesota home. Michael received his PhD in 19th century American and 18th century British Literature, but his true focus was 1870-1930. He studied ..read more

Finally, more people are talking about Scythia and, of course, Chicago! And by more people, we mean us. Listen and learn about Persian-crushing Queen, Tomyris of Scythia and vinyl-crushing mayhem, Disco Demolition Night of Chicago 1979. Handy map of Scythians during Tomyris' time Tomyris straight dunking Cyrus' head 1979 coverage of disco demolition night (video) Steve Dahl with dumpster of disco records Dahl on the field Comiskey field in chaos ⁠⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠⁠ SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠, @SharedHistory on ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠@sharedhistorypod ..read more

We’re starting this season off with a bang…or at least Natalie is, as she traumatizes Cass with a harrowing tale from Chicago history: The Wingfoot Air Express Disaster before Cass shares the fashion and racism behind the Zoot Suit Riots. ⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠ SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠Twitter ⁠& ⁠Instagram ⁠ SUPPORT: Support us on ⁠Patreon⁠ MERCH: ⁠Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’! ⁠ CREDITS: Original Theme: ⁠Garreth Spinn⁠ Original Art: ⁠Sarah Cruz⁠ Animations & Addtl Design: ⁠The Banditry Co. ⁠ About this podcast ..read more

In a blast from the not-so-distant past, we're revisiting the tumultuous break up and deeply problematic aftermath of Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. Join us and our guest, host of the B-Sides Podcast, Hannah Weilbacher as we seek Justice for Britney! More on Hannah Hannah is the founder and co-host of The B-Sides, a pop music appreciation podcast and corner of the internet. She believes in community organizing and the healing power of a good Taylor Swift bridge. She lives in Astoria, Queens. If you're a progressive who loves pop music, listen to The B-Sides podcast and learn more about ..read more

Climb in the the Shared History sidecar as we go on a journey of the "discovery" and definition of what is now known as ADHD, then zip over to Flanders field WWI for the story of Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker aka the Angels of Pervyse [Pervice]. Sir Alexander Crichton Sir George Frederic Still Fidgety Phil in action The Story of Fidgety Philip by Heinrich Hoffman (video) Elsie Knocker & Mairi Chisholm in nurses uniform Elsie & Mairi with Dr. Munro in the sidecar (of Munro’s flying ambulance corps) Mairi & Elsie at their station Locations of Mairi & Elsie’s bases in relation ..read more