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From Here to History

From Here to History

De: Chris Swanson & Jason Weidert
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The history podcast where Chris Swanson and Jason Weidert discuss events and people of the past with as much openness, understanding, and fairness as we can muster. Our only agenda is to inform in an entertaining and engaging way.

We teach high school, after all, and that's a tough audience. Our hope is that if we can keep teenagers interested we may be able to pull off a worthwhile podcast, too.

We try to release one episode every month. But we're teachers with busy young families so if we go a little longer than that between episodes, bear with us!

© 2025 From Here to History
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  • A Podcast Among the Spirits
    Oct 31 2025

    Just in time for Halloween! In the first of two parts, we will weave a kind of dual biography: Harry Houdini and the spiritualist movement. While Houdini is perfecting his craft to become the world's most famous illusionist, scores of Americans and Europeans are being drawn into darkened rooms with mediums who can talk to the dead. Eventually, maybe inevitably, these two, the magician and the movement, will intersect and then clash.

    As usual, here is a possible reading list for your enjoyment:

    The Spiritualists by Ruth Brandon

    The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher

    Houdini! by Kenneth Silverman

    Ghost Hunters by Deborah Blum

    Talking to the Dead by Barbara Weisberg

    Calling the S

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    3 horas e 45 minutos
  • Dolly Parton: No Slowing Down
    Aug 31 2025

    In our second and final episode on the life and music of Dolly Parton, we pick up in the 1980s. Dolly makes a splash into Hollywood, endures some dark times in her personal life, gets dropped by her long-time record label, and roars back under new management. Then Jason makes his pitch for Dolly being among the top 5 American women in history and we reflect on how profiling a pop culture figure differs from the other subjects we've tackled.

    If you're interested in listening to any of the songs we've discussed, here's a list of titles to try out:

    Mule Skinner Blues

    Jolene

    Silver Dagger

    Wildflowers

    My Tennessee Mountain Home

    Just Because I'm a Woman

    I Will Always Love You

    If I had Wings

    The Bargain Store

    Shine (Austin City Limits)

    PMS Blues

    Backwoods Barbie

    If you hadn't been there I wouldn't be here

    9 to 5

    Rockstar

    Travelin Prayer

    Blue Smoke

    Cash on the Barrelhead

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    1 hora e 31 minutos
  • Dolly Parton: Her Early Life and Career
    Jun 12 2025

    It's time for Jason to make his case! In part 1 of 2 biographical sketches of Dolly Parton, we discuss Dolly's background, her early music career, her challenges and opportunities, and try our hands as music critics with a handful of her songs. Along the way, we light-heartedly discuss covered songs, opine on whether Whitney or Dolly did I will Always Love You better, trot out a few other famous personalities who worked with Dolly, and at one point Jason shares a shocking take on whether Carl Perkins or Elvis did Blue Suede Shoes better.

    Further Reading
    There is no shortage of information on Dolly Parton available. Most of her story has been told her way or by Dolly herself. Maybe that's one-sided but, then again, it has worked to create an image of Dolly that almost nobody dislikes. Very few can lay claim to that feat.

    My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton

    Songteller: My life in lyrics by Dolly Parton

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    1 hora e 41 minutos
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