Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Networks:
Autio
Description:
Revolutionary heroes, political thinkers, cultural innovators, athletes, writers, and reformers connected to Boston emerge through individuals whose influence reshaped ideas, traditions, and social boundaries.
Language:
English
The Untaxable Dr. Harriot K. Hunt
1/5/2026
Doctor, suffragist, and amateur historian, there are few women as accomplished as Harriot K. Hunt. Narrated by Connie Weber.
Duration:00:02:29
Dorothy West
1/5/2026
Novelist Who Wrote About Life of an Upper-Class Black Family. Narrated by Machelle Williams.
Duration:00:03:42
Katherine Switzer
1/5/2026
In 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor. Narrated by Meesh Pierce.
Duration:00:03:28
Fannie Farmer
1/5/2026
The Pioneer of Modern Cookery. Narrated by Misty Menees.
Duration:00:03:39
The Distance In Smoots
1/5/2026
The smoot is a unit of measurement named after a 5’7’’ Texan whose body was used as a ruler by his fellow fraternity pledges. Narrated by WF Strong.
Duration:00:03:23
Frances Perkins
1/5/2026
First Woman to Serve in the U.S. Cabinet as Secretary of Labor. Narrated by Connie Weber.
Duration:00:03:41
Founding Father John Adams
1/5/2026
The United State’s second president and founding father was also a prolific letter writer and wise political philosopher. Narrated by Ean Leppin.
Duration:00:02:44
MA’s 80-year-old Minuteman
1/5/2026
There are tough heroes and then there’s Samuel Whittemore. Narrated by Bill Werlin.
Duration:00:02:45