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Podcast versions of my Annette Tells Tales posts, read aloud in my inimitable British accent.

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Podcast: The First Day of the Blitz Listen now | 40 Mins. How Do People Cope When Their World Suddenly Ends? Lessons from the London Blitz.

Oct 13

Podcast: Slaves Selling in the Deep South Listen now | 45 mins. You read that right. Not a typo. And this is even more important than you might think.

Sep 29

Let There Be Light? FDR Is In The Dark (2)Podcast: Listen now | It's August, 1938. President Roosevelt is About to Learn the Limits of His Popularity in Georgia. And it's Going to be Awkward . …

Sep 1

Podcast: Let There Be Light? FDR Is In The Dark (1)Listen now (26 min) | A President Brings An Amazing Gift to an Adoring Audience . . . And Things Go Wrong.

Aug 25

Podcast: Margaret and Ledyard Go West (2)Listen now | 30 min The Frinks Launch A Business in California . . . Right in Time for the Pandemic. Does Their Future Really Lie in Sacramento?

Aug 13

Podcast: Margaret and Ledyard Go West (1)Listen now | 24 min. A Successful But Bored Young Couple Hop in an RV, and Go Nomad . . . in 1850. Welcome to the Gold Rush through their eyes.

Aug 6

A Black Craigslist Listen now (17 min) | Podcast. Two men and a horse in 1660: The start of a story in American history that could have had a very different ending.

Jul 26

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