18 Spotlight | The Pilgrims & Plymouth Colony [1605-1690]

Enjoy another Spotlight episode featuring: The Pilgrims & Plymouth Colony*Relax while you learn all about the Mayflower, Plymouth Rock, the First Thanksgiving, John Carver, William Bradford, Myles Standish, Squanto, Samoset, Chief Massasoit, and more.

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(((Sample))) New Bonus Episode | “Titanic 360 [1912] – Part 4: Brave Women in the Lifeboats”

Enjoy this SAMPLE of my newest Bonus Episode.  The full version is now available on the Bonus Podcast for Silk+ Members!

Summary of this bonus episode:  The lifeboats that were lowered from the Titanic were filled mostly with women.  Along with some men, some of these women also were overtaken by the tragedy as it unraveled.  But many other women rose up and demonstrated bravery, fortitude, leadership, and heroism during these challenging moments.  These are some of their stories.

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17 Serial | A Titanic Survival Story [1912] – Part 4: Lowering The Lifeboats

Enjoy another Serial episode featuring: A Titanic Survival Story – Part 4: Lowering The Lifeboats*.

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(((Sample))) New Bonus Episode | Visit to Cairo & The Great Pyramid [1905]

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Summary: You will hear the true, and sometimes humorous, experiences of two visitors to Egypt in 1905.  Join them on their adventures while you learn about the City of Cairo, The Great Mosque, Dragomans, Mamelukes, The Great Pyramid, The Sphinx, & more.

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*Update* Older episodes are now on the new “Calm History Archives Podcast”

The older episodes of Calm History are now available on the new premium podcast titled, “Calm History: Archives Podcast.”  This new Archives Podcast is available exclusively to all current and future Silk+ Members (at no additional charge!).

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16 Spotlight | The Great Pyramid of Egypt [2560 BC/BCE]

Enjoy a Spotlight episode featuring: The Great Pyramid of Egypt* (also known as The Great Pyramid of Giza, Khufu, or Cheops).  You will hear fun facts about its size and construction, curious beliefs by ancient historians, diverse theories of how it was built, and I will take you on a guided tour through its mysterious chambers and hidden passages.

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(((Sample))) New Bonus Episode | The Case of the Stolen Nitroglycerin [1882]

Enjoy this sample of Bonus Episode #11.  The full version is now available on the Bonus Podcast for Silk+ Members! Learn all about the history of how oil rigs were unclogged.  It is a fascinating episode that involves moonshiners, torpedoes, explosions, dirty deeds, and a True Crime Story about a stolen ton of nitroglycerin.

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15 Quiz Quest | 30 new trivia questions about history

Enjoy another Quiz Quest episode featuring 30 new trivia questions about the historical information in the prior four episodes (Easter Island, Titanic Survival 3, Florence Nightingale, Henry Ford 3) & prior bonus episodes (Treasure Hunt of William Phips, Origins of Country Names, W. African Voyage of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Titanic 360, Great Prison Escape).

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