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    The 2025 movie, Nuremberg, based on the book, The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, was written by author Jack El-Hai. The psychiatrist being Dr. Douglas Kelley, who at the time was a Lt. Colonel in the Army and assigned to assess the Nazi leadership imprisoned at Nuremberg - most importantly being Reichmarshall Hermann Göring. This episode is an in-depth interview with El-Hai covering the interwoven topics of: his writing and research for the book, who Dr. Kelley was as a person and the "translation" of this book into the movie. You will find this interview was both revealing and engaging.

    Jack's website (listing his publications and including all upcoming speaking engagements) can be found at this link or www.el-hai.com.

    My website link is here or www.kathleenlangone.com. The biography, The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune, is available at all major book outlets such Barnes and Noble, Amazon with links to all outlets at the website. Feel free to connect with me using the Contact page at that website.

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    This episode will cover a fascinating and little known period in the art history of Paris as told in the book titled: "The Club - Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris". I will interview Jennifer Dasal, author of the book, who will share fascinating highlights. You will learn about what was essentially a boarding house in Paris that supported a generation of independent American women artists as early as 1893 for a number of decades. These women were a broad mixture of artists - in all fields of artistic talents - painters, sculptors, etc. The "Club" allowed them the opportunity to interact with other famous and established artists like Mary Cassatt and Auguste Rodin.

    I was interested in "The Club", since my book, the biography of miniature portrait artist, Amalia Kussner - covered a similar time period. And there was indeed some interesting overlap in content between the two books - such as with sculptor Auguste Rodin.

    Note: Some of the works of the impressive sculptor, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, who is discussed in this episode, can be seen at the Danforth Museum, in Framingham, MA.

    Jennifer's Website link is here or www.jenniferdasal.com. If you are interested in ordering her book - you can use this link from her website.

    My website link is here or www.kathleenlangone.com. The biography, The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune, is available at all major book outlets such Barnes and Noble, Amazon with links at the website. Feel free to connect with me using the Contact page at that website.

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    Dear LIsteners,

    I am providing some exciting news about three upcoming episodes that will all be available by the end of May.

    1) Talking with author Jennifer Dasal about her recently published book - The Club - which details the "hidden history" of a women's art club that provided lodging and support for women artists coming to Paris from America during the Belle Epoque period. This "club" allowed them career opportunities and an ability to challenge the "male-dominiated" art world.

    2) A fascinating discussion with author, Jack El-Hai, who wrote The Nazi and the Psychiatrist. This book was an indepth study of army psychiatrist, Dr. Douglas Kelley and his numerous interviews with Hermann Göring leading up to the Nuremberg trials. This book was also the basis of the movie, Nuremberg from 2025.

    3) This episode will detail the "behind the scenes" life of Marilyn Monroe, during the filming of Some Like it Hot. Author Lucy Jane Santos will share some of the "hidden in history" aspects of the film and some recent found materials about Marilyn Monroe.

    Also a reminder that this series now has 34 full length episodes and has almost 10,000 downloads! Please do review all of them - that cover four centuries of "hidden history" and fascinating people.

    And finally - please do checkout my book, The Miniature Painter Revealed, the biography of Gilded Age artist, Amalia Kussner. Details can be found at my website, link here, or www.kathleenlangone.com.

    Enjoy!!

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    This episode recommended for those 16 and older.

    This episode covers the brave relationship between Margarete and Milena, when imprisoned in the RavensbrĂŒck concentration camp during WW2 and how those in same-sex relationships were viewed in Germany. The author of their story, Gwen Strauss, also shares details about the only all-women concentration camp and the worsening conditions with time.

    Gwen Strauss is a New York Times bestselling author and poet, whose titles include Trail of Stones, The Night Shimmy, Ruth and the Green Book, The Hiding Game, and The Nine, a work of historical non-fiction, released in 2021 and sold to seventeen countries, as well as being under option for a TV series. This episode we'll discuss her most recent historical non-fiction, Milena and Margarete, A Love Story in RavensbrĂŒck, which Publisher’s Weekly described as “a propulsive recounting of a powerful love.” Strauss lives in Southern France and works as the Executive Director of the Dora Maar House, an artist residency program and cultural center.

    Ms. Strauss's website: link here or www.gwenstrauss.com.

    Book link: Link at MacMillan.

    As mentioned this podcast series has two other episodes that detail the importance and "power" of the arts in the WW2 concentration camps. Those episodes are:

    1) The Women of Terezin, Jan 2024 and 2) Viktor Ullman: Music and a Will to Live During the Holocaust, Aug 2022.

    I am also pleased to announce my podcasts about Amalia Kussner resulted in her biography titled: The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Pursuit of Fame and Fortune. See my website, for online links to purchase (www.kathleenlangone.com).

    Kathleen's social media: Instagram/Threads: @phihpod, Facebook: Kathleen Langone Author.

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    In this episode we’ll go back to the middle of the 20th century and learn about one of the most iconic children’s programs - Howdy Doody. We’ll hear that history from Ron Current - who grew up watching Howdy Doody and has truly become an expert on all aspects of that show. You’ll hear how the show was started and fun anecdotes. Ron has his own online history blog and that link and some others related to this children’s how are in this show write-up below.

    Note that I have published a book this year - its a biography of a fascinating Gilded Age artist - Amalia Kussner. There are two podcasts on Kussner in this series (Jan 2022 and Apr 2020). See below a link for my book website.

    Ron’s blog about Howdy Doody (in 12 parts).

    Note: His blog is called: Still Current is available through Wordpress.com at this link or this address: stillcurrent.blog, and covers a number of history topics.

    Other Links related to Howdy Doody:

    Facebook Page: The Doodyville Historical Society

    YouTube: Howdy Doody offered through Mill Creek Entertainment.

    Kathleen's website and information on her book (or www.kathleenlangone.com).

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    This is an interview with author Elizabeth DeWolfe, who tells the fascinating story of two women "hidden in history" from the Gilded Age. Her recent book, Alias Agnes - The Notorious Tales of a Gilded Age Spy, brings to light a woman, Madeleine Pollard, who was promised a better life from a Kentucky congressman, and continued an affair with him for a number of years. The congressman eventually married someone else, and Madeline decided to bring him to trial, frankly with solid evidence that he had promised to marry her. The defense team for the congressman, came up with the clever idea to hire another woman - to become a friend of Madeleine's with an assumed alias, essentially to "spy" on her. This interview will definitely "whet your whistle" to learn more and read the full story of the outcome of this trial and eventually the lives of two women, navigating the sometimes difficult society of the 1890's.

    Elizabeth DeWolfe is professor of history at the University of New England (Biddeford, Maine) and the award-winning author of The Murder of Mary Bean, and, Shaking the Faith. Her most recent work is Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy. Her website is:

    www.elizabeth.dewolfe.com or (link here).

    Her book is available at number of online venues or please check your local bookstore:

    University Press of KentuckyDeWolfe and WoodBookshopAmazonBarnes and Noble

    I too just published a Gilded Age biogrhapy - The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune. It can be purchased either at your local bookstore or online at: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookshop.org, or the Indiana Historical Society.

    There is a new podcast series, exclusively about her life and the many unsolved mysteries, Searching for Amalia - link here. It can also be found on Apple, Spotify and most other podcast platforms (just look up "Searching for Amalia").

    My social media: Threads (@phihpod), Instagram (@phihpod), or Facebook ( Kathleen Langone Author). My website: www.kathleenlangone.com (link here).

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    Dear Listeners, I have just published a Gilded Age biography of Amalia Kussner titled: The Miniature Painter Revealed - Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Forutne. Kussner was the famed miniature portrait artist during the 1890's through the 1900's. The start of this book - was in part the two podcasts that I published in April of 2020 and January of 2022, which you can find in this podcast series.

    This book covers her whole life, from simple beginnings being born in Indiana, then on to her meteoric career in New York City, and then onto Europe, to paint Royalty and many titled women. The book not only details her life but the many fascinating people she painted - such as Edward VII and the Czar and Czarina of Russia. The biography contains more than 70 illustrations - with many images of her artwork and photographs of her family and husband. The book website is:

    www.kathleenlangone.com or at this link.

    Please check your local bookstore or order online at these sites:

    AmazonBarnes and NobleBookshop.org (supporting local bookstores)Indiana Historical Society

    There is now also a separate podcast called - Searching for Amalia, which will detail more about her life and some of the mysteries, such as the details of the 1901 lawsuit against her and the locations of her many missing miniature paintings. This podcast series is available on all major platforms, just like People Hidden in History. The Apple link is here; the Spotify link is here.

    Feel free to get in touch with me with any questions using the contact page at my website. My social media is:

    Threads (@phihpod), Instagram (@phihpod), or Facebook ( Kathleen Langone Author). My website: www.kathleenlangone.com (link here).

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    An episode of a “different nature” for your listening pleasure - People Hidden in History was part of an episode swap with the impressive series - History Daily and I am sharing their episode titled “The Return of Lewis and Clark” discussing the journey in 1806.

    It was narrated by Lindsay Graham - a host from the History Daily series. They in turn shared my episode about a Navy nurse in WW2 - a complete narrative of her wartime experiences and her return to civilian life. The link is here and was aired Saturday, May 24th, 2025.

    The History Daily website is www.historydaily.com and at this link.

    Also informing my listeners - that my book, The Miniature Painter Revealed - Amalia Kussner’s Pursuit of Fame and Fortune - is officially published and please check out details at my author website - www.kathleenlangone.com or at this link.

    Please connect with me through my various social media outlets:

    Instagram/Threads: @phihpod, BlueSky: @phihpod.bsky.social.

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    Muriel White was born into great wealth during the Gilded Age and both her parents was well known in society. Her mother's impressive beauty was written about by authors Edith Wharton and Henry James. Her father, Henry White, was one of the most respected diplomats of that era, with a career extending through WW1. Muriel married a Prussian count just before World War I and for a while had an idyllic life and became the mother of three children. The marriage ultimately failed and as Germany was overshadowed by the Nazis, Muriel was quite vocal on her opposition to them. She was allowed to stay in the family castle and sent her children away to America. While deprived of financial support and with her passport confiscated, she risked her own life in various acts of defiance, including helping to smuggle out a Jewish family. This interview with author Rick Hutto will highlight this woman's incredible life and you'll also learn about his journey as a author to write this biography.

    Richard Hutto website or https://rickhutto.com

    Book website or www.thecountess.net

    Kathleen's author site or www.kathleenlangone.com

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    Facebook or search "Kathleen Langone Author"

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    I am excited to share with you, that there is currently a stunning art exhibition – featuring the works of Maxfield Parrish, at the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. To celebrate this exhibition of Parrish’s work – you are now listening to a re-release of the interview with Judy Goffman Cutler and her fascinating insights on Maxfield Parrish.

    The exhibition is from the American Imagist collection at the National Museum of American Illustration in Newport, RI where Ms. Goffman Cutler is the founder and executive director. The museum art works are housed in Vernon Court, a stunning, Gilded Age mansion on Bellevue Avenue.

    At the Flagler museum – you will see 80 works by Parrish - 20 original artworks and 60 vintage prints, photographs, letters and related ephemera items.

    You will hear in this interview details of Parrish’s career and techniques and gain an appreciation for both his artistic and impressive commercial success. I hope that listening to this entertaining interview will encourage you to see this amazing exhibit – where his works evoke a fantastical sense of beauty.

    This show – called The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish, will be at the Flagler museum – and due to popular demand, is now extended through May 25th. Link to the Flagler Museum Parrish exhibit is here.

    Please follow me on social media: Instagram and Threads: @phihpod

    *** Excited to announce my publication this year - please look at my author website: www.kathleenlangone.com, which has details (and purchase links) of my Gilded Age biography, "The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune".

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    Otto Antoine, who was discussed in the September 2022 episode, has gotten much attention recently through a September 2024 article in the online magazine Art News (link here). The article also helped promote efforts to get the collection of his works, owned by Todd Barrowcliff, hopefully into a museum or academic institution. Not only was Todd interviewed but also Dr. Jacquelyn McDonald, (University of Texas, Dallas), who has an expertise in early 20th century German art.

    The news of this article also prompted a presentation hosted by the Fritz Ascher Society, who's mission it is to present history on artists persecuted by the Nazis. Both Dr. McDonald and myself were interviewed (link to this at YouTube).

    Having this artist get national and potentially international attention again is a delight for me - since it highlights that this podcast series does profile poeple that have some importance historically.

    Otto Antoine Episode (Appe Link)
    Todd Barrowcliff's Website - Otto Antoine Art ( www.ottoantoine.com)

    *** Excited to announce my publication - please look at my author website: www.kathleenlangone.com, which has details (and purchase links) of my Gilded Age biography, "The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune".

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    NOTE: All of the People Hidden History episodes are on all podcast platforms - including Spotify.

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    You will hear a detailed discussion on how with time the hysteria of the Salem Witch trails ended. Various factors, such as the changing local political climate and the rules around convictions changed - but not overnight. Also provided will be an explanation of the archaic court system used then in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, that in some ways hastened both convictions and hangings. And provided will be a better understanding of those who were still in jail as of 1693 and their eventual fate. The events between 1692 through to 1711 will be covered, through interviews with Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack, both descendants of those tried and convicted at the time.

    This is the third podcast on this topic of New England Witch Trials and links to the other two are below. Note that the earlier podcasts primarily discussed the Connecticut Witch trials also, which pre-dated the Salem trials. (can also be found on Spotify and Apple). Links below are through Buzzsprout:
    Episode 1
    Episode 2

    Josh and Sarah have their own podcast series (Witch Hunt) and information about witch trials and information on past and current day issues around accused witches:
    YouTube
    Spotify
    Website

    !!! I am also pleased to announce my 2 podcasts about Amalia Kussner resulted in a published biography! See links for Amazon and Barnes and Noble (on sale now). For more information - book website or www.kathleenlangone.com.

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    Website - www.peoplehiddeninhistory.com

    Image: Salem Witch Trial Engraving, by Howard Pyle, 1892. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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    In this episode you’ll hear a fascinating but largely unknown story from the Civil War about slaves who actually were enlisted to become spies for the Union side. You’ll learn about this in an interview with author Robert Hilliard, who published an intensively researched book last year - titled - In Freedom’s Shadow. Robert’s book - has had the distinction of TWO book awards: The Firebird Book Award for African American Fiction and the PenCraft 2024 Spring Best Book Award for Historical Fiction. Note that this episode, recorded last December, was delayed since I was working on my book which will be out next Spring, details to be found below.

    Robert Hilliard has written on sports, history, and the outdoors. He started his professional career as a marine biologist - in fact, his first paid publication was in Florida Oceanographic Magazine. After moving back home to western Pennsylvania, Rob worked as a reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and wrote for other outlets such as Upland Almanac, Pennsylvania Wildlife, and Pittsburgh History Magazine. His first book, A Season on the Allegheny, was published in 2012, and went to the “Top 10” in two Amazon categories. His historical espionage thriller: In Freedom's Shadow, is based on the true story of slave John Scobell, who escaped to the North during the Civil War, only to return to the Confederacy as a clandestine Union spy. In Freedom's Shadow was published in November 2023 and became a #1 Bestseller in multiple Amazon categories in its first week of publication.

    In Freedom's Shadow at Amazon
    Robert Hilliard's Website - roberthilliardwrites.godaddysites.com and Link

    *** Excited to announce my publication this year - please look at my author website: www.kathleenlangone.com, which has details (and purchase links) of my Gilded Age biography, "The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune".

    Website: https://peoplehiddeninhistory.com
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    This episode with be an enlightening interview with Laurence Jurdem, Ph.D., adjunct professor at Fordham College, who pubished a fascinating and well reserached book detailing the friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge. You will hear of the enduring relationship between two men - who were very different characters in history, but in actuality had many things in common.

    Here is a great review of "The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Change American History"
    from Publishers Weekly:

    "This fascinating study reveals a new perspective on both Roosevelt and Lodge, and the impact of friendships on the course of events. Jurdem ably navigates the huge cache of letters exchagned between the two --- some 2,500 in all --- to tell a story rich with personal detail."

    The book can be purchased through Amazon at this link.

    *** Excited to announce my publication this year - please look at my author website: www.kathleenlangone.com, which has details (and purchase links) of my Gilded Age biography, "The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune".

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    This is a follow-up to the Viktor Ullman episode, recorded in August 2022(link at end). Again - I am fortunate to interview Mark Ludwig (Director of the Terezin Music Foundation) and learn about the women at Terezin and their role in the music and the arts at this concentration camp. Though Terezín’s male composers — Gideon Klein, Viktor Ullmann, Hans Krása and others — are well known, many outstandingly talented women were at the epicenter of the camp’s cultural community as well.

    In this episdoe we will learn about the life and artistry of poet and composer Ilse Weber and about how she and women like Regina Jonas, who was the first ordained woman rabbi, and Bauhaus artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis helped their fellow prisoners transcend the horrors of TerezĂ­n. There were also the singers, pianists, and educators who comforted and enriched life within the walls of this concentration camp. Two images of the artwork from the children in Terezin will be posted at the podcast website, in the Viktor Ullman page (link).

    Podcast website:- link - or www.peoplehiddeninhistory.com
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    Terezin Music Foundation - Link

    Links to Vicktor Ullman podcast episode (Aug 2022):
    Buzzsprout
    Apple

    *** Excited to announce my publication this year - please look at my author website: www.kathleenlangone.com, which has details (and purchase links) of my Gilded Age biography, "The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune".

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    This episode will present a very complete view of Hutchinson, from her early adoption of certain religious beliefs to her clash with Gov. Winthrop. Dr. Hermes will provide not only the story of her life but the religious and social background of the Massachusetts Bay Colony of the 1630's. Though the early years of the Bay Colony are often depicted as a haven for religious freedom, you will learn of philosophical divides and the involvement of the political leaders. And how these deep disagreements, as part of the Antinomian* Controversy, lead to the outright banishments of some of the early inhabitants. Hutchinson's unwavering alignment with controversial beliefs and misogyny, in part, contributed to her family's tragic fate. Provided at the end of the episode, will be excerpts from the trial exchanges with Hutchinson and Winthrop (at 44min, 12sec).

    *(from Greek, loosely translated to "Against the Law")

    Link to trial transcript

    Dr. Katherine A. Hermes is the publisher of Connecticut Explored (magazine of Connecticut History). Her impressive academic career includes: (A.B. History, cum laude, Univ. of CA- Irvine, M.A. & M.Phil History, Yale Univ., J.D. from Duke Univ. School of Law, Ph.D. in Colonial American History, Yale Univ.). Her dissertation, "Religion and Law in Colonial New England, 1620-1730", covered the Antinomian Controversy and Anne Hutchinson. She has had numerous publications, the most recent co-authored with Beth Caruso, "Between God and Satan: Thomas Thornton, Witch-Hunting, and Religious Mission in the English Atlantic World, 1647-1693," Connecticut History Review (Fall 2022).

    Connecticut Explored, the magazine of Connecticut history: ctexplored.org

    *** Excited to announce my publication this year - please look at my author website: www.kathleenlangone.com, which has details (and purchase links) of my Gilded Age biography, "The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune".

    Website: https://peoplehiddeninhistory.com
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    Welcome to the People Hidden in History Podcast series, You will hear a brief preview of an upcoming podcast episode – to be recorded and released later this fall.

    This is to be a follow-up episode from August 2022, which was an interview with Mark Ludwig, Director of the Terezin Music Foundation. The episode focused on Viktor Ullman, a composer and music critic, who was a prisoner at the Terezin concentration camp.

    However, this upcoming episode will focus on the many talented women at Terezin (pianists, composers, educators). These women comforted and enriched the life within the walls of this concentration camp. The Robert Schumann piano piece you hear at the beginning and end, was known to have been played by women pianists at Terezin.

    To highlight these women, the Terezin Music Foundation – is excited to give them their due on the great stage of Symphony Hall in Boston at their next Gala Event on November 19th (details here).

    Do listen to the first podcast (link here), that will give a better understanding of life at Terezin, and how those living there were under constant threat of deportation to Auschwitz but also how music still could enrich their spirits.

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    This episode is an interview with Catherine Musemeche who wrote a fascinating biogrpahy on Mary Sears, titled: Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II. It tells the story of how the U.S. Navy was unprepared to enact its island-hopping strategy to reach Japan when World War II began and how oceanographers came to the rescue. Our efforts were severely hindered in that there was inadequate data on tides, planning for coral reefs, etc. - to enact effective amphibious landing. Mary Sears, an overlooked oceanographer with untapped talent who, along with her team, became instrumental in turning the tide of the war in the United States’ favor.

    Episode Markers (in mins:secs)

    Introduction (0:0)Start of Interview (2:12)Early Education (5:13)History of Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. (7:45)Mary Sears Life in 1941 (11:30)Return to Woods Hole (15:50)Difficult Island Landings(Pacific) & Tarawa Island (19:36)Using Data from Mary Sears Reports (27:06)Mary Sears - becoming a Naval Officer (37:35)Recognition of Mary Sears (40:42)Inspiration for Book (45:16)

    This book is far more than a biography, and it weaves the multiple story lines – of our war efforts in the Pacific, the efforts of these scientists to bring about the critical victories and of course the incredible life of Mary Sears.

    Amazon Link to BookBook reviews - Kirkus & Barnes and Noble

    As mentioned in this episode, Kate will be speaking at a December WW2 conference (at this link).

    Catherine “Kate” Musemeche is a graduate of the University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas and the University of Texas School of Law. Musemeche’s first book, Small, was longlisted for the E.O. Wilson/Pen American Literary Science Award and was awarded the Texas Writer’s League Discovery Prize for Nonfiction in 2015. Her second book, Hurt, was named one of the top ten EMS books of the decade. She has also contributed to Smithsonian Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times’ “Motherlode” blog, KevinMD.com, Creative Nonfiction magazine and EMS World. She lives in Austin, Texas.

    *** Excited to announce my publication this year - please look at my author website: www.kathleenlangone.com, which has details (and purchase links) of my Gilded Age biography, "The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune".

    Website: https://peoplehiddeninhistory.com
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    Sharing with my listeners some updates:
    1) I have an upcoming webinar on Amalia Kussner, offered through the New York Adventure Club (www.nyadventureclub.com, category Gilded Age). It will offer recent research on Kussner and many images, detailing her life and the Gilded Age. Date is Aug. 14th but content is available for a week. Please join my virtual audience!!
    For further background: Kussner Podcast 1, Kussner Podcast 2
    2) Planning upcoming podcasts -

    Anne Hutchinson - A Defiant Voice in the 1630's (for October)The Women of Terezin (for November)Potential: Camp Century - Cold War Mishap (date TBD)

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    Thanks to all the loyal listeners over the last 3 years!!

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    This episode will provide the background to the successful exoneration (by the passing of Resolution HJ 34 in Connecticut). You'll hear from the same 4 people that were interviewed in my series (from July 2022) and the tremendous efforts it took to get this bill passed. There were many components to this positive outcome - working w/ local representatives (including Rep. Jane Garibay), many volunteers and the power of various social media outlets. Also this team's involvement with Dr. Leo Igwe, a human right's activist from Nigeria, fighting modern day witch killings. These 4 people will also tell how this has impacted their lives. Please see related links at the end.
    1st Interview: Beth Caruso, Josh Hutchinson, Sarah Jack
    2nd Interview: Mary Louise Bingham

    Episode Markers: (in min:secs)

    Details and Timeline on Resolution (1:22) Introductions & Activities over the last year (2:22)The group in CT for the passing of the bill (24:03)Impacts personal & otherwise (24:59)Reading the names of witches who were hanged (33:47)Wrap-up of 1st Interview (38:47)Postscripts - 1st Interview (39:33)2nd Interview & Activities (40:38)Role of John Winthrop Jr. in Witch Trials (42:54)Future research on John Winthrop Jr. (46:47)Impacts personal & otherwise (50:52)Postscripts - 2nd Interview (55:00)Conclusion (55:49)

    Thou Shalt Not Suffer Website & Podcast
    https://advocacyforallegedwitches.law.blog/
    https://connecticutwitchtrials.org
    Connecticut History Review - Article by K. Hermes and B. Caruso
    "Between God and Satan: Thomas Thornton, Witch-Hunting, and Religious Mission in the English Atlantic World, 1647-1693"
    One of Windsor - Website and Links to Beth Caruso's Books
    Massachusetts Historical Society - John Winthrop Jr. Medical Papers

    I am also pleased to announce my podcasts about Amalia Kussner resulted in a biography to be published next Spring! See link here for the Amazon (on sale now).

    Website: https://peoplehiddeninhistory.com
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    "A Salem Witch Trial" by Frank O. Small, in Stepping-stones of American History. W. A. Wilde Company, publishers (1904)