The Stories We Forgot | History with the Hursts
The Stories We Forgot is the history podcast for non-historians. Join husband and wife team, AJ and Pearl Hurst, as they tell stories from history ranging from the obscure to the unheard of. AJ and Pearl Hurst have been married since 2004 and are currently raising 4 amazing children in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, they have lived in Virginia since 2017. AJ and Pearl's hobbies include, feeding their children (again), trying to homeschool their kids, pretending to be farmers, spending time with friends, and waiting for the kids to go to bed so they can Netflix and chill. The Stories We Forgot podcast started originally because Pearl thought it sounded like a cool name for a podcast and was hoping that someone would start one like it. After a month or two of simultaneously wishing someone would make that podcast and wishing she was hosting her own podcast so she could pretend to be a radio host like Frasier Crane, Pearl asked her amazing and accommodating husband to host the show with her. All her favorite podcasts have two hosts and she felt like the conversation and banter would be interesting between two nerds who have been married a decent amount of time. The Stories We Forgot is a weekly podcast featuring true stories from history that we...forgot. AJ and Pearl will cover the lives of people from history and events from history because even though they love history, they aren't history professors and feel like most people only have a basic grasp on all of history at best. The Stories We Forgot will primarily focus on stories from American history (since that's where it was founded). However, other stories from world history will pop up from time to time. AJ and Pearl will cover stories mostly from the last two hundred plus years of history but occasionally will sprinkle in older stories because those tend to be even more...forgotten. AJ and Pearl make no claims at accuracy. You have a smart phone. If you're curious about a story, feel free to look it up yourself because we all have access to the same internet. They'll be pulling from google search results to give you the "broad strokes" about a story. Sometimes google is wrong, you know? Also, there are so many interpretations to any event in history. It's very possible that you won't agree with our interpretation of an event. Feel free to hit us up on Twitter (@TSWF_Podcast) with all your thoughts. If they're entertaining enough, AJ and Pearl will even talk about them on the podcast.
Episodes
Today we're going back to 1965 to meet 6 boys from Tonga who survived life on a deserted island. They didn't just survive either; they raised wild chickens, planted crops, wrote songs, and a comfortable island life for themselves--for 15 months.
Plus, we'll find out the ill-fated end of the first man to fly around the earth.
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Join us on the pod today as we tell you about the stories of two amazing women in American history.
You'll learn about the second Paul Revere who rode her horse all through the night for over 40 miles which is more than three times further than Revere rode that one night in history. Her name was Syil Ludington and she was just 17 years old.
Our next story is all about a girl who ran to catch a train and caught the ey...
We're Ba-aack! Season 2 of The Stories We Forgot kicks off with a good old fashioned tragedy. Listen you guys; it's history, and history shapes the future. If you want to understand more about the world we live in, it helps to know how we got here. Join husband and wife team, AJ and Pearl Hurst as they cover the story of the St. Francis Dam disaster in 1928, and learn why we've all but forgotten this story today.
Join us today and listen along as we hear from our first podcast guest, John W. McCaskill of History Alive. He is, of course, a historian, but also an educator, speaker, and historical reenactor. He'll be telling us a little about his career and a few of the amazing encounters he's had along the way. We'll hear about the journey that People of Color had in the military leading up to the Tuskegee Airmen and another pe...
Join us for todays journey into the not so distant past and meet two heroes from WW2. You'll learn about Phyllis Latour Doyle and her work as a spy for the British Secret Service and a Navy Messman named Charles Jackson French who only received a commendation for saving the lives of 24 wounded sailors.
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Join us today as we introduce you to a little-known Native Alaskan Hero--Ada Blackjack. Plus, our secret recipe for smoked chicken enchiladas, how not to do a beer podcast, and whether or not Elon Musk would have settled the arctic.
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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ada-blackjack-arctic-survivor
https://www.outsideonline.com/2274756/inuit-woman-who-surv...
Hey! It's us again--AJ and Pearl Hurst. We forgot to introduce ourselves on the podcast so we're doing it now. Join us as we discuss some forgotten stories from history. We're covering Medal of Honor recipient, Joe Hayashi, that crazy time the US attacked the UK on their own shores, and the 369th Infantry Regiment from WWI, otherwise known as the Harlem Hellfighters.
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https://www.britannica...
Join us as we uncover the best part of NCAA tournament, take a brief look at this week in history, and highlight the life of César Chávez.
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https://chavezfoundation.org/about-cesar-chavez/
https://www.history.com/topics/mexico/cesar-chavez
https://www.npr.org/2016/08/02/488428577/cesar-chavez-the-life-behind-a-legacy-of-farm-labor-rights
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
Today on the podcast we're jumping into a forgotten story from WW2 with the most decorated unit in US military history, as well as a parenting hack from our hearts to yours. You're welcome. Plus, a movie suggestion, tea recommendations, and a book excerpt. We're really batting a thousand these days.
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https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/442nd-regimental-combat-team
https://www.gofo...
Listen along with us as we talk about life with four kids and some history thrown in just for funzies. We're covering the incredible careers of The Soviet Night Witches and a couple great This Day In History facts for you as well.
*This podcast doesn't contain swear words. As always, we want you to feel comfortable listening to this podcast with kids in the room.
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https://www.wrightmuseum.org/2...
Join us as we discuss the food of the future (bugs), debunk an old wives' tale, and cover some of the experiences faced by Native American women as we continue to remember Women's History Month.
So, pop in your headphones and take a walk or listen to us on your drive home. We're talking about the widespread sterilization of Native American Women--often without their consent or knowledge, and a native Alaskan wom...
Join us this week as we discuss the impacts and lives of four women in history. We're covering Shirley Chisholm, Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, Sophia Jex-Blake, and Fannie Lou Hamer. These women exemplified courage, determination, and the ability to achieve their goals in the face of racism, sexism, and danger.
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Today on the pod, we've got four shorter history stories for you. We'll cover the passing of Robert Ashby and his career starting as one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the time Mohandas Ghandi led a march to make salt, a crazy story about the medical miracle cure known as insulin, and how the Boston Tea Party was really rough on women.
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https://atlantablackstar.com/2021/03/11/robert-ashby-one-of-three-last-...
Today on the pod, we're heading into Cold War territory and discussing how close we came to World War 3 in 1983. We'll tell the story of the time one man held the fate of the world in his hands when he was only fifty percent sure he was right. Follow us on instagram or Twitter for pictures and don't forget to watch the documentary-drama of this story on Amazon Prime Video.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/d...
Join your favorite non-historians with a cup or glass of your beverage of choice. We'll be popping open a bottle of TYKU saké as we take on a story that you've probably never heard of. That's right, we'll be covering what is possibly the longest running human experiment in history. Follow along with us as we uncover the facts behind a government cover-up and the lives that were affected.
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Join us for this two-part podcast as we discuss everything from a massive accident that almost happened in the United States, the Donner party (because, winter), and a good old fashioned hero story. In true parents-homeschooling-four-kids-in-winter-during-a-pandemic-fashion, we start recording on Tuesday and finish on Friday. That means you get twice the "This Day in History" segments as normal, and we get to finish off ...
We’re covering a couple different stories on the podcast today, including the only time in history that men in ships were captured by men on horseback, a man who broke down bigotry in the US Navy during WW2 and inspired Americans for generations to come, a book of short stories written by one of my neighbors, and of course tea.
Doris “Dorrie” Miller
October 12th 1914-November 23rd 1943
Today on the pod we'll be talking about the only time in American history we've seen the overthrow of a democratically elected government by military force. We're covering the story of the Wilmington Massacre on November 10th, 1898. This podcast was a doozy, and we can't begin to adequately cover this story in one episode. Please take a look at our website: www.thestoriesweforgot.com for all our resource links. ...
Today on the pod, we'll be talking about the top three worst years in the last 1500ish years of human history. Shockingly, 2020 doesn't make the list. We'll cover the pandemic of 1918 as well as give it a more accurate name than The Spanish Flu; we'll talk about The Black Death and it's origins--including the surprising reason behind the name; and then we'll go all the way back to 536 AD when the su...
Today on the pod, we'll be talking about non other than the enigmatic Peter Freuchen. What's that you say? Never heard of him? We hadn't either. Listen along with us as we cover his colorful life and just a handful of the crazier stories. Like the time he escaped the Nazis, or starred in an Oscar-winning movie, or perhaps the 30 books he wrote, and of course, don't forget about the poop knife.
Peter ...
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