History Shaken Not Stirred

Diana Nyad

In honor of pride month, our episode is about Diana Nyad! Also, this is our 1 year anniversary of doing the podcast. We have had so much fun talking with you about history. Remember to reach out on our socials or email Historyshakennotstirred on insta and facebook historyshakennotstirred@gmail.com [historyshakennotstirred@gmail.com] Stay curious!

Nina Simone

Tonight we are talking about one of my all time favorite musicians, Nina Simone. We discovered Miss Simone at an exhibit at the High Museum of Art, way back in 2015 or 2016. The exhibit was https://high.org/exhibition/paul-stephen-benjamin-black-is-the-color/ [https://high.org/exhibition/paul-stephen-benjamin-black-is-the-color/] . It was beautiful and haunting. This led us to seek out Nina Simone’s music as well as her story. We hope you enjoy this episode! We’d love to hear from you, please send comments to historyshakennotstirred@gmail.com [historyshakennotstirred@gmail.com], or check out our socials at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558538134104 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558538134104] https://www.instagram.com/historyshakennotstirred/ [https://www.instagram.com/historyshakennotstirred/] Links to the Documentaries mentioned What Happened Miss Simone https://www.netflix.com/watch/70308063?trackId=268410292&tctx=0%2C1%2C54ac20f1-0f2f-479d-95e6-8bc56ce5d4ef-38185840%2C54ac20f1-0f2f-479d-95e6-8bc56ce5d4ef-38185840%7C2%2Cunknown%2C%2C%2CtitlesResults%2C70308063%2CVideo%3A70308063%2CminiDpPlayButton [https://www.netflix.com/watch/70308063?trackId=268410292&tctx=0%2C1%2C54ac20f1-0f2f-479d-95e6-8bc56ce5d4ef-38185840%2C54ac20f1-0f2f-479d-95e6-8bc56ce5d4ef-38185840%7C2%2Cunknown%2C%2C%2CtitlesResults%2C70308063%2CVideo%3A70308063%2CminiDpPlayButton] Summer of Soul, which I erroneously said was on Netflix. It is on Disney+ https://www.disneyplus.com/play/87d249a9-f236-40cc-bfd5-fbf9cbc44dff [https://www.disneyplus.com/play/87d249a9-f236-40cc-bfd5-fbf9cbc44dff] Thanks for listening and stay curious!

Tarot Cards

Kate and I went on a wonderful trip in early February this year. Unfortunately, we got sick when we got home. This put us way behind in our Podcast schedule, so we decided to post an episode that we recorded in November, 2023. Kate takes over the show and tells us about Tarot cards! Come and join us for History, Stirred not Shaken. We thank you for listening and supporting our show! Stay curious.

Happy Birthday Barbie & Kate

It's March 9th, Birthday of both Barbie and Kate! Join Kate and I as we chat about the history of one of the world's most popular toy phenomenon's, Barbie.

The Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster

On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39 a.m. EST. It was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft while in flight and it happened as thousands of school children and millions of people around the world watched live on television. Join us as we discuss the accident and also the Netflix series Challenger: The Final Flight. https://www.netflix.com/title/81012137 [https://www.netflix.com/title/81012137]