Rethinking Our History
In this new weekly show from the host of The Paranormal Lovers we take a look at some of histories less well known events. Why are they less well known? Because " History is written by the victors."
So we are here to look at the other side of the story, and to give people a starting point to learn about the true history of this country.
Episodes
30 episodes
Episode 29: Missing in NC: Cole Thomas
This week we are going to do something different. We are going to be looking at the case of a missing person that needs attention.On the night of Thanksgiving 2016 Cole Thomas went missing from an intersection in Benson NC during a road ...
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Episode 28: The Match Girls Strike
Let's go to Britain this week, during the 1800's of it all. 1888 to be specific.After a newpaper article came out bringing light to the terrible conditions of the match making factories management attempted to make people sign a form ref...
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Episode 28
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Episode 27: The Bombing of MOVE
This week we are looking at one of the wildest events I personally have ever heard of.In 1985 an organization known as MOVE was causing waves in the community. They had already been run out of one home, and now the cops were on their way...
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Episode 27
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Episode 26: The Oklahoma City Bombing Part 2:
Last week we took a journey to look at what drove two men to decide to bomb a federal building, taking the lives of dozens.This week we look at that act that took those lives. On April 19th 1995 at 9:02 am, the bomb that Timothy McVeigh ...
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Episode 26
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Episode 25: The Oklahoma City Bombing Part 1:
This week we are looking back at the worst domestic terrorist attack in US history.After the mess that the US government made during Rudy Ridge and the siege at Waco, many homegrown terrorist were angry and looking to take revenge agains...
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Episode 25
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Episode 24: The Dancing Plague of 1518
We got a bit of a lighter episode for ya this week, but its still a weird story.On July 14th 1518 Frau Troffea walked out of her home in Strasbourg France and began dancing. But this was not joyful twirling, line dancing, or any of the d...
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Episode 24
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Episode 23: The Murder of Ruthie Mae McCoy
In 1992 the cult classic movie Candyman made it's way to movie theaters, and more than a few people recognized the story line to be much more than just a nightmare. For folks living in the ABLA homes, the thought of someone breaking in through ...
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Episode 23
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Episode 22: H.H. Holmes
This week we are back in Chicago looking into one of the most infamous names to come out of the city, and can you believe it is not a black man?!Naw, Herman, as he was named at birth, was a descendent of the first english colonist. And j...
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Episode 22
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38:49
Episode 21: Ida B. Wells Part 2:
This week we are looking at Ida's life after meeting her husband and having kids. For some women, this would slow down their fight, but not for Ida.No, if anything being a mother to young black children fueled Ida's fight even more. Even...
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Episode 21
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29:42
Episode 20: Ida B. Wells: Part 1:
This first episode exploring black excellence during Black History Month looks at one of the bravest and most influencial black women in the history of the US.Ida B. Wells was born as an enslaved child before the emancipation proclimatio...
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Episode 19: Eastern Airlines Flight 401
On the night of December 29th 1972 Eastern Airlines Flight 401 was making a regular flight from NYC to Miami.Things were going well until the went to land in Miami, and there was a malfunction with a light in the cockpit. This malfunctio...
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Episode 19
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Episode 18: The Gullah Wars
We recently began binging a new to us show, the United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell and in the 3rd season he goes to the Low Country to meet the Gullah people.While there he learns about Robert Smalls, an enslaved man who stole a...
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Episode 18
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Episode 17: Sidney Lanier
We got a short one for ya today folks. Last week on The Paranormal Lovers we covered the infamous Lake Lanier. This week we look at the man for whom the lake was named after.Sidney Lanier was a Georgia boy who loves music. After a short ...
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Episode 16: The St Francis Dam Failure
We are back for 2025 and boy do we have a good one for ya today.Back in the 1920's infrastructure regulations were not as strong as they are today, and they aren't great today. But by 1920 standards they are leaps and bounds better than ...
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Episode 16
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Episode 15: Fred Hampton
I once heard someone say, it's not crazy to say people are after you if people are after you. I have a feeling Fred knew people were after him, but that did not stop him from living his life's purpose.Helping people. From the age of 10 w...
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Episode 15
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Episode 14: The Great Emu War
I do hope this episode finds you well after the holiday weekend and ready for a few laughs.Back in 1932 after the end of WW1 veteran's set out in Western Australia to farm wheat for the world, but they had a native problem, just not the ...
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Episode 14
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Episode 13: Andrew Jackson Part 2:
We have come to the end of the tale of the life and legacy of the 7th president of the United States of America, Andrew Jackson.After his busy military career Jackson set out, and accomplished, reaching the highest office in the land. Hi...
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Episode 13
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Episode 12: Andrew Jackson Part 1:
So last week we looked at the forced removal of native nations from the southeastern US. One of the largest proponents of this removal was Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the US.But Jackson's life did not start out in circles of pow...
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Episode 12
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Episode 11: The Trails Of Tears
This week we take a look at the forced removal of " The Five Civilized Tribes" of the southeast region of the US.Starting in the early 1800's with the Creek Nation the US government drew up treaties for the native nations, giving the gov...
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Episode 11
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Episode 10: Ignaz Semmelweis
This week we take a look back in history at a man who changed the world with three simple words:Wash Your Hands!!!!!But during his time on earth Ignaz Semmelweis did not get the recognition he deserved and some people believe that...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: The Flying Hobos
This week we have a fun one for ya. Although he only lived till the age of 33, James Banning had quite the influence on the black community and aviation.One of the few black pilots of his day, Banning faced many hardships on his path to ...
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Episode 9
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Episode 8: Ruby Ridge
And we're back! This week we are going to look at one of the few case in which the US government actually, somewhat, held themselves accountable for a terrible event.The Weaver family were seen by most as extremist white supremasist. The...
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Episode 8
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Hurricane Helene Update:
Hey friends! We are glad to be back in the studio this week for a special update episode. As everyone knows we were in the direct path of Hurricane Helene. From 9/25 till 9/27 our region was, quite literally, drowned with over 40 in...
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