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Holidays: 1862 Reproduction C.S. Richmond Musket and New Years.
Katelin Staton takes us along the story of a New Year's Eve tradition in Cherryville, North Carolina--firing off a reproduction Civil War musket. Come along to hear about tipsy mummers and…
Holidays: Corned Beef and Cabbage
In this season's second episode about St. Patrick's Day, Nick Shelley shares a family recipe for Corned Beef and Cabbage. This classic holiday nosh tells us more about the resilience of immigrants in…
Holidays: Mardi Gras Souvenir Coin
With a small souvenir coin, Madeline Rorie takes us back to the early days of America's most libertine holiday: Mardi Gras!
Holidays: A Haymarket Gallows Pin
Matthew Parker unpacks the story and meaning behind a rather dark holiday object--a small pin shaped like a a gallows, created in support of those unfairly convinced in the Haymarket Affair of 1886.…
Holidays: Thomas Kincade Special Edition Snow Globe
Patrick McGovern's episode taps into the feeling of Christmas. . .and then historicizes it! He connects the creation of a now-kitsch item--the snow globe--to the hobby of collecting and the honing of…
Holidays: Times Square New Year's Eve Ball
John Keyser's contribution to the "Holidays" season offers a story of human perception of time in the service of technology rife with fascinating material details of a very familiar object: the Times…
Holidays: 1962 MLK Jr Vinyl Record
Chandler Hicks offers a thematically consistent episode about a vinyl recording of a Martin Luther King, Jr., speech delivered to members of the District 65 Distributive Workers of America union.…
Holidays: Lunar New Year, 1912
Haedyn Brewer delves deep into a 1912 Wells Fargo Chinese Lunar New Year Calendar. This podcast takes you on a global journey of immigration, geopolitical negotiations, and the financial settlement…
Holidays: Bagpipes and St. Patrick's Day
Brylie Branham taps into her Irish-American heritage to analyze a set of Scottish Great Highland Bagpipes, or in Irish, Piob Mhór(Pee-ob Mor). Tune in to learn what the material aspects of these…
The Great Depression: Mickey Mouse Sewing Pattern
UNCW Graduate Student (and Object Project veteran) Melissa Howdershelt takes us back to the early days of America's most lovable Mouse. Join us to find out how a modest sewing pattern for a Mickey…
The Great Depression: Action Comics #1 (Superman!)
UNCW graduate student Garrett Gray brings us back to childhood with the very first issue of the Superman Comic Book in 1938. From the labor and production of the object, to its representative…
The Great Depression: 1935 V-8 Ford Touring Sedan
Listen as Taylor Meadows revs up for a fast-paced trip to the 1930s via the 1935 V-8 Ford Touring Sedan. From gangsters to practical housewives, this sleek, innovative automobile's role in the Great…
The Great Depression: Dr. Meyers Nervine
Join UNCW grad student Alyssa Holton to explore the changing world of quack medicines during the Great Depression through the lens of a small, clear glass bottle.
The Great Depression: The Electric Mystifying Oracle
Public History MA student Hannah Transou regales us with the dark and hazardou details of a spiritual--and technological wonder. Was this Depression-era electric ouija board cursed? You decide.
The Great Depression: Wilmington's Dixie Cafe
Public History Master's student Brianne Snyder joins us to talk about the material culture and social history of a long-time Cape Fear hot spot. Learn how the Dixie Café--still a local…
The Great Depression: 1937 Emerson BT245 Radio Reciever
Graduate student Ryan Richards joins us to discuss the aesthetic and social meanings of radio receivers in a time of economic crisis. Hear about the technological advances and Art Deco designs that…
American Childhood: Baby Nancy
Karla Berrios explores the turbulent race context surrounding Baby Nancy, "the first Black baby doll made by African Americans for African Americans." Berrios takes us through the racist history of…
American Childhood: Mechanical Banks
Audrey Ross details what a cast iron children's toy from the late nineteenth century tells us about racial and economic instruction for white children. Through gross stereotypes of Black children and…
American Childhood: Boy Scouts of America Uniform
In this episode, Chase Warchol examines a 1940s Boy Scout Uniform. Come along with us to hear how the material details of this paramilitary garb represents the fears and hopes of a generation.…
American Childhood: Crayola Crayons
Brian Fiore walks up through a sensory journey of a nearly universal childhood staple: Crayola Crayons. Through examining a 1903 box of crayons on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American…
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