Historically Speaking Podcast
Uncommon history with an unconventional pair. Join married hosts Rebecca Robbins (a Broadway actress) and Kim Kimmel (her college history instructor) as they delve into topics that run the historical gambit. A gifted storyteller, Kim taught history at the collegiate level for 29 years while as a student, Rebecca always sat in the front row of his Western Civilizations class soaking up every word he said. For the record, she made an A in his class. She went on to pursue a Broadway career (The Phantom of The Opera, A Tale of Two Cities) while he continued to teach at her alma mater (Curtis Institute of Music). Though you couldn't get more different than these two with their 23-year age difference, together they bring history to life with their unique perspectives, entertaining banter, and shared love of the past. Sometimes quirky, sometimes obscure, this is the kind of history you’ll actually want to remember. Now in our Second Season. New episodes bi-weekly on Wednesday mornings.
Historically Speaking Podcast
Cheating The Hangman
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Rebecca Robbins & Kim Kimmel
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Season 2
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Episode 46
Imagine being hung three times… unsuccessfully. That’s exactly what happened to Englishman, John “Babbacombe” Lee in 1885. Or in the case of Herman Göring, being slipped a cyanide pill just hours before you were scheduled to be hung. Or foiling your pursuers by killing yourself first and being laid out in full regalia upon their arrival. Here in Episode 46, we explore seven individuals who cheated the hangman one way or another.
Books:
- Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy
- Queen Elizabeth I by J.E. Neale
- Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick
- "Babbacombe" Lee: The Man They Could Not Hang by John Lee
- Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Casebook by Richard Wittington Egan
- Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer
Film:
- Cleopatra (1963) with Elizabeth Taylor
- Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed (2021) Documentary
- Jack the Ripper (2017) Documentary with Trevor Marriott
- Judgement at Nuremburg (1961) with an all-star cast
- Downfall (2005) with Bruno Ganz as Hitler