Perks Remix Ep. 186 - The Past and the Curious with Guest Mick Sullivan - 8/30/23

This week we are giving you something we are calling a "remix" episode. We have a new interview with former guest Mick Sullivan combined with some of his previous interview way back in 2019.

Amy is traveling this week so we’ve reconnected with former guest Mick Sullivan, who is the curator of guest experience at the Frazier History Museum and is also the creator of the award winning children's history podcast, The Past and the Curious, which grew out of the stories he tells people at the museum. His quirky combo of humor and music keeps both kids and adults interested and sneaks in a little history in the process.

The success of his podcast led to the publication of his first children's book, The Meat Shower, which is a fun telling of the historical event of meat falling from the sky in the 1800s. He has now published a book for older kids called I See Lincoln’s Underpants: The Surprising Times Underwear (and the People Wearing Them) Made History.

This episode is a little something new and something old. In this combo episode, we chat with Mick to see what he has been up to since his last book was published and you can also hear more about his first book which we discussed with him in the early days of the show in episode 27.

You can find more from Mick Sullivan including podcast episodes at thepastandthecurious.com/.

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Books Discussed in This Episode:

1- The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough

2- The Meatshower by Mick Sullivan

3- I See Lincoln’s Underpants: The Surprising Times Underwear (and the People Wearing Them) Made History by Mick Sullivan

4- Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

5- Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontes by Devoney Looser

6- Braiding Sweetgrass For Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

7- Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz

8- Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz

9- Life of Pi by Yann Martel

10- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Podcasts mentioned— The Past and the Curious