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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
Hard to Kill
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Rebecca Robbins & Kim Kimmel
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Season 2
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Episode 34
There are a handful of people in history who seem to have had an uncanny ability to escape death. Whether evading a lone assassin, dodging friendly fire during the heat of battle, or simply defying the laws of nature by smoking over 200 cigarettes a day, these four historical figures featured in Episode 34 proved they were all Hard to Kill.
Books:
The Reign of Elizabeth by J.B. Black
Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner
King Zog: Self-Made Monarch of Albania by James Tomes
The Double Life of Fidel Castro by Juan Reinaldo Sanchez & Alex Gyldén
Film:
Elizabeth I and Her Enemies (2017) Documentary
Washington (2020) Documentary
The Fidel Castro Tapes (2014) Documentary