Episodi

  • The Testament of Ann Lee with Ashley Rattner
    Jul 3 2026

    Ashley Rattner, a scholar of early American utopian movements, discusses The Testament of Ann Lee, a recent biopic of the 18th century founder of the Shaker movement, whose three remaining members live in Sabbathday Lake in Maine.

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    1 ora e 30 min
  • The Phantom Punch with Andrew Holman
    Jun 28 2026

    Andrew Holman discusses the infamous World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston held in Lewiston, Maine in 1965.

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    1 ora e 15 min
  • The First Historical Society with Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai
    Jun 3 2026

    Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Chief Historian at the Massachusetts Historical Society--America's first and oldest state historical society--hosts Ian and Tiffany for this special road show episode about the creation of the oldest historical society in the United States.

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    1 ora e 7 min
  • Maine's Liberal Republicans with James Melcher
    Apr 20 2026

    James Melcher returns to the show to discuss the Pine Tree State's history of electing liberal Republicans, and the 20th century political coalitions making that not only possible, but common.

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    56 min
  • Maine's Great Awakening with Douglas Winiarski
    Feb 15 2026

    Renowned historian of the Great Awakening Douglas Winiarski discusses the major role southern Maine played in the origins of American Evangelical Protestantism.

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    1 ora e 15 min
  • The 12 Dogs of Christmas with Vaughn Joy
    Dec 23 2025

    Tis the season for our Christmas bonus episode, featuring returning film historian Vaughn Joy and a discussion of The 12 Dogs of Christmas, a movie about a fictional Maine town that outlawed dogs during the Great Depression.

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    1 ora e 33 min
  • Death by Lightning with Gideon Cohn-Postar
    Dec 20 2025

    Gilded Age historian Gideon Cohn-Postar returns to the show to discuss the Netflix Series Death by Lightning, which dramatizes the election and assassination of James A. Garfield, and includes a major focus on Maine's own James G. Blaine.

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    1 ora e 20 min
  • Civil War Hauntings with Amy Fluker
    Oct 29 2025

    Amy Fluker is the guest for this Halloween discussion of Civil War hauntings, the marketing and reception of ghost stories, and which states are the most haunted.

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    52 min