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106: The Golden Age of Islam

Morgan and Emileigh go back 1000 years to discuss the Islamic Golden Age. Math, science, art, medicine, and philosophy thrived in the Islamic Empire, and concepts derived during this time formed the foundation of modern ideas and currently existing practices. 
 
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Sources:
 
“The Islamic Golden Age: Exploring 500 Years of Progress” by Cosima Brand (Sept 14 2023, updated Jan 4 2024)
https://www.culturefrontier.com/the-islamic-golden-age-exploring-500-years-of-progress/
 
“The Islamic Golden Age: A Flourishing Era of Science and Culture” 
https://www.muslimhut.com/islamic-golden-age
 
“What was the Islamic Golden Age?” 
https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/islamic-golden-age/ 
 
“Islamic Golden Age Achievements” 
https://www.studentsofhistory.com/achievements-of-the-islamic-golden-age
 
“What Was the Islamic Golden Age?” by Michael Anissimov (May 23 2024)
https://www.historicalindex.org/what-was-the-islamic-golden-age.htm
 
“The Islamic Golden Age” 
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-worldhistory/chapter/the-islamic-golden-age/
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“Desert Voices” by ArtSlop_Flodur
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105: The Truth Behind the Midnight Ride of 1775

Emileigh and Morgan dive into the truth behind the three riders of the midnight ride that kicked off the Revolutionary War and American Independence from the British.
 
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Sources:
https://www.paulreverehouse.org/biography/
 
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/americanrevolution/timeline.htm
 
https://www.britannica.com/event/Townshend-Acts
 
https://www.jyfmuseums.org/learn/research-and-collections/essays/the-tea-act-and-the-boston-tea-party
 
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/william-dawes
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iwZFI5g6Yg
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx15T7C0UaY
 
https://hum54-15.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/461
 
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/samuel-prescott
 
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/patriotsday-william-dawes/
 
https://www.paulreverehouse.org/the-real-story/
 
https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Revolution
 
https://www.paulreverehouse.org/longfellows-poem/
 

104: The Chinese Exclusion Act

In the 1850s, thousands of Chinese immigrants came to the US for the gold rush. Many white Americans did not like that. In the 1880s, Congress passed legislation limiting the immigration and rights of an entire ethnic group, the first and only time to do so. Listen how immigrants persisted anyway, despite the violence and discrimination they faced. 
 
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Sources:
 
“Chinese Immigration and the Chinese Exclusion Acts” 
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/chinese-immigration
 
“Chinese Immigrants in the United States” by Madeleine Greene and Jeanne Batalova (Jan 15 2025)
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/chinese-immigrants-united-states
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_Americans
 
“Chinese Immigration” 
https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/chinese-immigration/
 
“Chinese migration to US is nothing new - but the reasons for recent surge at Southern border are” (Apr 10 2024)
https://umbc.edu/stories/chinese-migrants-to-us/
 
“Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)”
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/chinese-exclusion-act
 
“The History of Chinese Immigration to the U.S.” by Qin Wan (2005)
https://www2.hawaii.edu/~sford/alternatv/s05/articles/qin_history.html
“What drove last year’s surge in Chinese migrants at the southern border?” by Huo Jingnan (Aug 9 2024)
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/07/nx-s1-5032835/chinese-migrants-southern-border
“Untold History of Chinese Immigration to America” by the American Old West Tales channel on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzaFH7TBUfU
 
“Becoming American: The Chinese Experience” 2003 PBS documentary by the P O’Brien channel on YouTube 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IkDn08i-A4&t=5024s 
 
“Qing China’s Internal Crisis: Land Shortage, Famine, Rural Poverty”
https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1750_demographic.htm
 
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/resources/data/cigarette-smoking-in-united-states.html#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20an%20estimated%2011.6,every%20day%20or%20some%20days. 
 
https://www.driveresearch.com/market-research-company-blog/coffee-survey/ 
 
“Chinese Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History”
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/chinese/searching-for-the-gold-mountain/
 
“Chinatowns” The Stories of Its History and Community” by World Channel 
https://worldchannel.org/press/article/chinatowns-films-viewers-guide/ 
 
“Looking Like the Enemy: Political Identity & the Vietnam War” by Karen L. Ishizuka (May 7 2019)
https://www.pacificcouncil.org/newsroom/looking-enemy-political-identity-vietnam-war
 
“Our History”
https://www.aafe.org/our-history/ 
 
“Vincent Chin”
https://www.nps.gov/people/vincent-chin.htm 
 
“Opposition to Chinese Exclusion (1850-1902)” by Edward O’Mahoney (Spring 2022), Volume 27:1 Asia in World History: Comparisons, Connections, and Conflicts Pt. 2.
https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/opposition-to-chinese-exclusion-1850-1902/ 
 
“The Forgotten History of the Purging of Chinese From America” by Michael Luo (Apr 22 2021)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-forgotten-history-of-the-purging-of-chinese-from-america 
 
“Angel Island State Park” 
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=468 
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103: Video Games Part 2: Console Wars through Today

Emileigh and Morgan finish out video games starting with the revival of the at-home consoles and ending on where we are today! 
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4dPSOncwVQ
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVJPcQ8G7nc
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmi_xZwTPYo
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apple_products
 
https://nypost.com/2022/12/05/was-the-tetris-co-creator-the-victim-of-a-russian-mob-hit/
 

102: Video Games Part 1: Early Conception to the Crash of Consoles

In this first part, Emileigh and Morgan discover the vast history of the first few generations of video games in the United States. Starting at computers that took up entire rooms to the crash of the in-home consoles of 1980s, this episode showcases how the industry and technology progressed in the early years!
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4dPSOncwVQ
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVJPcQ8G7nc
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmi_xZwTPYo
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apple_products
 
https://nypost.com/2022/12/05/was-the-tetris-co-creator-the-victim-of-a-russian-mob-hit/
 

101: The Hundred Years War Part 2

It's part two of the Hundred Years War. After a 28-year peace treaty, England and France are back at it again and taking land from each other. An unexpected hero, however, helps turn the tide for France. 
 
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Sources: 
 
“Hundred Years’ War - Full Story, Every Battle - Animated Medieval History” on the Kings and Generals channel (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvoejM-cls0 
“Hundred Years’ War” by history.com editors (Sept 3 2024)
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/hundred-years-war
“Isabella of Valois Was Just Six When She Married King Richard II” by Cecilia Boggard (Dec 14 2022)
https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/isabella-valois-0017656 
“Treaty of Paris 1259” by Calvin Hartley (Nov 14 2024)
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryofEngland/Treaty-Of-Paris-1259/ 
“The Hundred Years’ War” 
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-westerncivilization/chapter/the-hundred-years-war/#:~:text=Historians%20commonly%20divide%20the%20war,Joan%20of%20Arc%20in%201429.
 
Sound Credits 
Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/nesrality-22721863/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=8429">Trygve Larsen</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=8429">Pixabay</a>
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100: The Hundred Years War Part 1

Holy crap y'all, we've made it to episode 100! Thank you so much for sticking by us and continuing to provide your support! <3 
 
Today's episode covers the first 50 or so years of the Hundred Years War between England and France. It started with land and title claims, which continued for the duration of the war. Tune in to learn about petty squabbles that turned into absolute horrors in medieval Europe. 
 
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“Hundred Years’ War - Full Story, Every Battle - Animated Medieval History” on the Kings and Generals channel (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvoejM-cls0 
“Hundred Years’ War” by history.com editors (Sept 3 2024)
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/hundred-years-war
“Isabella of Valois Was Just Six When She Married King Richard II” by Cecilia Boggard (Dec 14 2022)
https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/isabella-valois-0017656 
“Treaty of Paris 1259” by Calvin Hartley (Nov 14 2024)
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryofEngland/Treaty-Of-Paris-1259/ 
“The Hundred Years’ War” 
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-westerncivilization/chapter/the-hundred-years-war/#:~:text=Historians%20commonly%20divide%20the%20war,Joan%20of%20Arc%20in%201429.
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Sound Effect by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/freesound_community-46691455/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=39405">freesound_community</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=39405">Pixabay</a> 
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99: Y2K: The Millennium Bug

In honor of episode 99, we will be partying like it's 1999! to better discuss why everyone was so panicked about Y2K, we have a very special guest!  Below are some links to videos we discussed in the episode! 
 
Grace Hopper Lecture Part 1 and 2: 
1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si9iqF5uTFk
2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW7ZHpKuqZg
 
Leonard Nimoy Y2K Survival Video 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEhEQEG43RU
 
 
 
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/24-hour-clock
 
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/28/nx-s1-5116271/y2k-year-2000-preparations
 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CKNP2SDM/ref=atv_dp_sign_suc_3P?tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_ovf__hbomax-20
 
https://time.com/5752129/y2k-bug-history/
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia_of_Montana
 
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-18-mn-47795-story.html
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/y2k-dry-run/
 

98: Marco Polo and the Silk Road

Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant and traveler who was in the very good graces of the Mongolian Emperor, Kublai Khan. He traveled up and down the Silk Road and had so much fun, he wrote a book about what he saw (while in prison!). Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss the life and times of one of the most famous namesakes! 
 
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Sources:
 
“Silk Road” by history.com editors (Nov 3 2017, updated Jun 6 2023)
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/silk-road
 
“Marco Polo” by history.com editors (July 30 2012; updated June 6 2023)
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/marco-polo
 
“Marco Polo: The travel writer who shocked medieval Europe”, adapted from interview by Christina Burack with Margaret Kim, edited by Elizabeth Grenier (Mar 30 2024)
https://cmrs.ucla.edu/news/marco-polo-the-travel-writer-who-shocked-medieval-europe/
 
The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo. Fourth Edition (1919)
 
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Music by Samuel F. Johanns from Pixabay 
https://pixabay.com/users/samuelfjohanns-1207793/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=119039 
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97: The 6888 Central Directory Postal Battalion: No Mail, No Morale

For our final Black History Month Episode we will be discussing the amazing story of the 6888 Battalion in the Woman's Army Corps. Through hard work and determination, they defied the odd placed against them and helped the allies win WW2. 
 
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https://www.netflix.com/title/81590591
 
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https://www.americanairmuseum.com/stories/real-history-six-triple-eight
 
https://www.pbs.org/video/lift-connecting-humanity-6xizfc/