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The History Chicks Podcast

The History Chicks Podcast is an Internet-based podcast that was created by Beckett Graham and Susan Vollenweider in December of 2010. The show's episodes serve as biographies of female historical figures, with a special emphasis on women of the 19th century. As of June of 2014, The HIstory Chicks have produced 77 episodes.

Name[edit] The "chicks" referenced in the title are, in fact, Graham and Vollenweider themselves, though their subject matter leaves open to interpretation that the "chicks" may also refer to each episode's subjects.

Format[edit] Most The History Chicks episodes take the form of a conversation between the two hosts and are focused on one subject, or group of subjects. For example, their xx episode covers the life of Jennie Jerome, the mother of Winston Churchill, while their xx episode relates the stories of several Gilded Age heiresses who married titled men at the turn of the 20th century. They are also known for their "Fictional" episodes, which are aired third in each season and have featured the likes of "Cinderella" and "1950s Housewives." [2] There are also shorter episodes featuring Graham alone, expounding on smaller topics.

Recognition[edit] The History Chicks was nominated for best educational podcast in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Podcast Awards.[3] The UK Daily Telegraph named the program among its list of best travel podcasts in 2009.[4] Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National, Australia's public radio, featured Graham's "Gilded Age Servants" podcast on their Top Of The Pods program in 2013. Graham and Vollenweider have been featured in fourteen "mini-bios" which aired on The Biography Channel in 2014.

Kansas City Star Article "History Chicks Bring Personality To A Dusty Subject" http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article344486/%E2%80%98History-Chicks%E2%80%99-bring-personality-to-a-dusty-subject.html

References[edit] Jump up ^ Interview with Brian Lehrer on BrianLehrer.TV, November 8, 2010 Jump up ^ "The History Chicks" thehistorychicks.com 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2011-01-09. Jump up ^ One Technologies, LLC. "PodCastAwards.com". PodCastAwards.com. Retrieved 2011-01-09. Jump up ^ Strachan, Donald (2009-08-03). "The best travel podcasts: Now listen up...". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-01-09. Jump up ^ "Bowery Boys' Are Amateur But Beloved New York Historians" NPR Last modified 08/08/2013 11:15:03. (accessed 8/8/2013).

External links[edit] Official website

Podcast Episodes 1. Marie Antoinette (released 2. Laura Ingalls Wilder 3. Cinderella 4. Abigail Adams 5. Dolley Madison Lizzie Borden Helen Keller "The" Mrs. Astor (Caroline Schermerhorn Astor) Gilded Age Heiresses Jennie Jerome