Yesteryear's News Today
Summary: A weekly podcast where we discuss the weeks news events, from years long past. Beginning with the week of January 1st, 1901, and working our way through the next century one year at a time. Each week, a new year.
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Podcasts:
A Special Edition of Yesteryear's News Today: A commentary track on Charlie Chaplin's 1918 feature "Shoulder Arms" (as discussed in #18).
The latest episode of Yesteryear's News Today (July 12th 2015) in which Shane & Johnny look at some more lighter-than-air advances, a classic comic-strip by Frank King and anything else that was making the news This Week In 1919.
As the war winds down, we look at one of the other mass killers of the year, The Spanish Flu. Released this week was "Shoulder Arms" by Charlie Chaplin. And we discuss the works of Ernest Hemingway, who just this week was wounded in the War. For the Free audio-books recommended, check out: audibletrial.com/yesteryearsnewstoday
This weeks marks the 3 year anniversary of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, and the event that would send the world into one of the most disastrous conflicts in history. As America enters the war, we look at one of the big game changers of the current conflict, the introduction of Arial warfare. Meanwhile, more advances in film with the introduction of colour. And we look at another, more feel-good war journal. For the Free audio-book recommended, check out: audibletrial.com/yesteryearsnewstoday
World War 1 reaches the half way mark, and J.R.R Tolkien ships off to France. The commander-in-chief signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America. And the English Starling bird is on trial for its life. We also read from the War Journals of Thomas Fredrick Littler. Make sure to check out our new sponser and get a free audiobook at www.Audibletrial.com/yesteryearsNewsToday
In which we unfortunately land on two stories of early 20th century racism within the entertainment industry, but find some laughs at the expense of those involved in the minor tragedies of the week. The song Shane refers to is called Minstrel Parade & can be heard here: http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/1288/
A Little Green Man is spotted in Texas, Mother's Day is made official by orders of the commander-in-chief himself, Witchcraft is discussed at length, and our imaginations might hold the answers to two mysteries from the news as it was this week In 1914.
In which we pitch the next three seasons of True Detective. Stories include, a murder in a pencil factory, The investigation into a mysterious madman. And the case of Bobby Dunbar. The photo's we refer to at the beginning of the episode can be seen here http://yesteryearsnewstoday.tumblr.com/post/118357549201/from-our-episode-this-week-in-1913-anastasia
The week of one of the biggest news stories of the 20th century, we chose to ignore most of it and instead talk about Kim Il-sung & North Korea, the first woman to fly across the English channel, Bram Stokers Death, Dracula & Vlad The Impaler.
One for the lawmen, as members of The Black Hand are hauled off to the big house. Tragedy strike in Alabama, when an explosion kills 128 at the Pratt Company coal mine. And We look at the works of Animator & Cartoonist Winsor McCay, the man who inspired Walt Disney.
April Fools Day 2015 has passed, and we've survived it without falling for any outlandish claims. But in the spirit of that ridiculous day, we take a look at some bogus news stories that made the papers in the 19th and early 20th century, including Poes' Balloon hoax, The Great Moons hoax (not to be confused with the conspiracy theory surround the 1st moon landing), The Daredevil that wasn't, and many more.
In which we discuss the bizarre crimes of the week; the first motion picture adaption of Mary Shelly's iconic novel, Frankenstein. How people held long distant arguments before the age of the internet, and more.
President Lincoln travels 100 years into the future and conquers Mars, Roosevelt exits and Taft steps in, the race for the poles heats up, and somewhere a family is mourning the death of George Millet; who died trying to escape his colleagues kisses.
A man finds a displaced arm in a wood pile, another man starts his very own flea circus, rebellion is stirring once again in Russia, and many Italian-American Citizens are living in fear after receiving threats from the dreaded Black Black Hand Society. Just some of the News as it was, this week in 1908. For show-notes see: http://yesteryearsnewstoday.tumblr.com/post/112318785201/this-week-in-1908-feb-27th
We cast Shia Labeouf in the action packed adaption of the true 1907 man hunt for four California bank robbers, tell the bizarre (and mostly just sad) story of Evelyn Nesbit & the murder of her former lover, and share our views on Victorian dog breeding. For more info on Evelyn Nesbit and the Trial of the Century, check out the book American Eve, and The Movie The Red Velvet Swing. And to view the work's of Shia Labeouf, Check out these films https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/shia-labeouf/id186493997?uo=4&at=1l3vvUA
