An Old Timey Podcast

Welcome back to part two of Norm’s coverage of famed anti-slavery crusader, John Brown. In this episode, John and his squad prepare for their infamous raid on Harpers Ferry. In the leadup to the attack, John dodges saboteurs, refuses to compromise, and bores the ever-loving shit out of Frederick Douglass. Plus, he comes up with a cool new invention - a knife on a stick! Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Norm pulled from:  “Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War” by Tony Horwitz “To Purge This Land With Blood: A Biography of John Brown” by Stephen Oates “Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era” by Nicole Etcheson Civil War on the Western Border - https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/ Kansas Historical Society - https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/john-brown/11731 Are you enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Then please leave us a 5-star rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts! Are you *really* enjoying An Old Timey Podcast? Well, calm down, history ho! You can get more of us on Patreon at patreon.com/oldtimeypodcast. At the $5 level, you’ll get a monthly bonus episode (with video!), access to our 90’s style chat room, plus the entire back catalog of bonus episodes for Kristin’s previous podcast, Let’s Go To Court.

Good history hoes probably think they know about Carry Nation. She was the woman who busted into saloons with a hatchet and smashed everything to booze-soaked bits! In fact, she liked smashing up bars so much that she did it again. And again! And again!! People called her crazy! And ugly! And tall! …which we all can agree is equally bad!(?)  In this episode, Kristin posits that Carry A. Nation deserves more respect than she has been given. Then again, in this episode, Kristin also tries to sell you a bubble mailer full of pig butter. So… should you really listen to anything she says? Remember, kids, history hos always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life,” by Fran Grace “Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition,” by Mark Lawrence Schrad “The Use and Need of the life of Carry A. Nation,” written by Carry A. Nation in 1905. “Carry A. Nation,” Kansas Historical Society website “Carry A. Nation,” Historic Missourians “Activist Carry Nation used a hatchet to smash booze bottles before prohibition,” by Erin Blakemore for History.com “Hatchet Nation,” by Mark Lawrence Schrad for Slate “Carry Nation,” clip from the documentary Prohibition To get bonus episodes of the show, watch videos of the full recording, or just chill with us in Discord, support us on Patreon! By signing up, you'll get immediate access to all of the bonus episodes and videos from Kristin's previous podcast, Let's Go To Court!

Clear everything off your calendar — this episode is a MEATY BOY! Norm kicks off our first episode by introducing himself as my lover/husband, then launches into a veeerrry deep dive into famed anti-slavery crusader, John Brown. You’ll laugh! You’ll get uncomfy! You might even get a lil’ turned on, imagining John Brown on the cover of Threatening Boyz magazine! And if you want to learn more about John Brown, you’re in luck. This episode is just about the rise of John Brown. Norm will cover John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry, and his subsequent execution, in episode three. Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Norm pulled from: “Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War” by Tony Horwitz “To Purge This Land With Blood: A Biography of John Brown” by Stephen Oates “Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era” by Nicole Etcheson Civil War on the Western Border - https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/ Kansas Historical Society - https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/john-brown/11731 To get bonus episodes of the show, watch videos of the full recording, or just chill with us in Discord, support us on Patreon! By signing up, you'll get immediate access to all of the bonus episodes and videos from Kristin's previous podcast, Let's Go To Court!