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The famous Supreme Court decision delivered by Chief Justice Roger Taney was supposed to settle the "question of slavery" once and for all, but instead, it quickened the pace of the nation tearing itself apart.  As we begin Black History Month, join the Rebeccas as they examine not only the impact of this exceptionally flawed legal decision, but also the human beings behind this pivotal case.    Have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall     Some links you might find helpful: National Archives: Dred Scott vs Sandford: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dred-scott-v-sandford PBS - Dred Scott’s Fight for Freedom: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html Justice Stephen Breyer on the Dred Scott Case, 2009: https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/speeches/sp_06-01-09.html National Museum of African-American History & Culture - The Human Factor of History: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/human-factor-history-dred-scott-and-roger-b-taney   You’re Listening To: Becca Crawl and Rebecca Fachner Produced and Edited by: Dan King Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

For this week's Minisode, we lost Canden but have Dan to explain the latest controversy swirling around the new addition to the Korean War Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC. $22 million dollars to make an addition to add all the names of those lost in the war, making it more like the Vietnam Veterans' War Memorial nearby.  What could be wrong with that?  Lots!     Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall     Some links you might find helpful:   National Park Service site on the original memorial design  Washington Post article from 1992 on the original controversies surrounding the monument.  New York Times article on the controversy over the new addition. The Barker Brothers' Korean War Project You’re Listening To: Dan King Produced and Edited by: Dan King Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

The sad case of Leo Frank is a good window into the supposedly "New South" of the early 20th century.  Join Becca and Rebecca as they delve into the horrific case of a young girl brutally murdered in Atlanta, a case that ultimately would lead directly to both the creation of civil rights mainstay the Anti-Defamation League, and the reformation of the KKK in Georgia.       Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall     Some links you might find helpful:   Library of Congress Research Guide - Trial and Lynching of Leo Frank: https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-leo-frank Brandeis University - Leo Frank Trial Collection: https://www.brandeis.edu/bnc/philanthropy/honoring-our-history/collections/leo-frank-trial.html Jewish Virtual Library - Leo Frank: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/leo-frank (warning - graphic imagery) You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl Produced and Edited by: Canden Arciniega and Dan King Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is worthy of a full episode and story but for now, here is a little bit of her amazing life. If you're interested in learning more: Negley, Keith. Mary Wears What She Wants, January 15, 2019 Kaminski, Theresa. Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War: One Woman's Journey to the Medal of Honor and the Fight for Women's Rights   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com   Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall   You’re Listening To: Canden Arciniega and Dan King Produced & Edited by: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero    

As the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol rolls around, join The Rebeccas as they look at another episode of violence at the Capitol by examining the case of Rep. Preston Brooks beating Sen. Charles Sumner on the floor of the Senate in the few years preceding the Civil War.  Learn about what lead up to this terrible incident, and also what the reactions of citizens across the country meant for the immediate future of the United States. 

As we finish up our third year, the Rebeccas cover the amazing story of General George Washington's clever plan to launch a sneak attack against the wintering British Army in Trenton, New Jersey right before Christmas, making it a wonderful American Christmas tale....just like Die Hard is an American Christmas movie!     Happy Holidays from the team at Tour Guide Tell All!

Let's find out about some of the hidden things you can find in DC with Canden and Dan.   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com   Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall   You’re Listening To: Canden Arciniega and Dan King Produced & Edited by: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero    

PART THREE: The election of 1968 was such a big deal that it’s gonna take us 3 episodes to get though it! Part One emphasized the cultural and political context of this turbulent year and sets us up for what is to come. Now we take a look at just how close this pivotal race was and why.    Join Rebecca and Becca as we ride through a couple "October Surprises" and into Election Day 1968, and the legacy of that outcome.

Make sure you've listened to part I of this episode: The election of 1968 was such a big deal that it’s gonna take us 3 episodes to get through it! Part One emphasized the cultural and political context of this turbulent year and sets us up for what is to come. Join Rebecca and Becca as we sift through the spring and summer of 1968. It’s a wild ride!   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall   Some links you might find helpful: A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/timeline-seismic-180967503/ 1968: A Year of Turmoil and Change: https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/1968-a-year-of-turmoil-and-change The Washington Post - “The Year America Unraveled”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/1968-history-major-events-in-pop-culture/ I’ve Been To the Mountaintop Speech (1968):  https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm On The Mindless Menace of Violence (1968): https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/robert-f-kennedy/robert-f-kennedy-speeches/remarks-to-the-cleveland-city-club-april-5-1968 Robert F. Kennedy, Indianapolis (April 4, 1968): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kWIa8wSC0 You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl Produced and Edited by: Canden Arciniega & Dan King Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero    

Canden and Dan are back with a short episode about Embassy Row, a uniquely DC place in Washington DC. Find out more about Embassy Row: https://freetoursbyfoot.com/embassy-row/   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall   You’re Listening To: Canden Arciniega and Dan King Produced & Edited by: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero    

Election Day at TGTA means only one thing: an election pod! We have done several election related pods in the past: 1912, 1860, and 1976, but this year we wanted to tackle our toughest election challenge yet! The election of 1968 was such a big deal that it’s gonna take us 3 episodes to get though it! Part One emphasizes the cultural and political context of this turbulent year and sets us up for what is to come.   Join Rebecca and Becca as we sift through the spring and summer of 1968. It’s a wild ride!     Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall   Some links you might find helpful:   A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/timeline-seismic-180967503/ 1968: A Year of Turmoil and Change: https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/1968-a-year-of-turmoil-and-change The Washington Post - “The Year America Unraveled”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/1968-history-major-events-in-pop-culture/ I’ve Been To the Mountaintop Speech (1968):  https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm On The Mindless Menace of Violence (1968): https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/robert-f-kennedy/robert-f-kennedy-speeches/remarks-to-the-cleveland-city-club-april-5-1968 Robert F. Kennedy, Indianapolis (April 4, 1968): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kWIa8wSC0 You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl Produced and Edited by: Canden Arciniega & Dan King Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

Welcome to the first mini-episode! Dan and Canden briefly talk about why it is called the District of Columbia. Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall You’re Listening To: Canden Arciniega & Dan King Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

BUY CANDEN'S NEW BOOK: https://citybyfootdc.checkfront.com/reserve/?item_id=1592 In celebration of Canden's newest book, LeDroit Park: A History and Guide, Canden chats with music historian, Ken Davis and local LeDroit Park homeowner, Aaron Rinaca, about two of the former residents of this historic neighborhood. Be sure to follow us on Social Media @tourguidetellall to see images of Aaron's LeDroit Park home. Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: International Sweethearts of Rhythm Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WczP3PyHt20 Fountain Peyton's Book: https://www.betweenthecovers.com/pages/books/408199/fountain-peyton/a-glance-at-the-life-of-ira-aldridge You’re Listening To: Canden Arciniega, Ken Avis, Aaron Rinaca Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega  Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

October is Spooky Season at TGTA, and everywhere else, so we have brought you some Witches for your spooky delight. The Salem Witch Trials are shrouded in myth and legend but is there more than you’ve heard to this story? You bet there is. Join Rebecca and Becca as we discuss the petty grievances, misogyny and religious fervor that leads to some very dark results.  Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ • Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: We reference Arthur Millers play, The Crucible, and the movie of the same name: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0115988/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 This provides a good timelines of the events:  https://www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials/The-trials Smithsonian Magazine article about the Witch Craze: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ Last witch exonerated: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/08/06/us/salem-witch-trials-exonerated-elizabeth-johnson-cec/index.html   You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega & Dan King Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

Hi all ... Dan and Canden are rejoining the hosting team to bring you a special mini-episode twice a month on the weeks The Rebeccas are off. Focusing on people, places, and things in DC that you may have heard of or maybe not. What questions do you have about DC? Let us know at tourguidetellall@dcbyfoot.com

I have a dream... That is the most famous moment from the March on Washington in 1963, but Rebecca and Becca will tell you all about the whole event.   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/march-washington-jobs-and-freedom National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/march-on-washington NAACP, 1963 March on Washington Resources: https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/1963-march-washington National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/articles/march-on-washington.htm Official Program, National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/official-program-for-the-march-on-washington Give Us The Ballot Speech, 1957: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/give-us-ballot-address-delivered-prayer-pilgrimage-freedom You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega   Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

In May 1886, workers in Chicago were rallying for an 8 hour workday when a bomb changed the course of labor rights, the working class and labor unions. Becca and Rebecca talk more about the Haymarket Affair.   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-haymarket-affair Illinois Labor History Society: http://www.illinoislaborhistory.org/the-haymarket-affair The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/haymarket-affair-1886 The Anarchists and the Haymarket Square Incident, PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/chicago-anarchists-and-haymarket-square-incident/ The Haymarket Riot Remembered, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2006/04/29/5369420/the-haymarket-riot-remembered Haymarket Memorial in Chicago: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartthehaymarketmemorial.html You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega   Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

We are headed out west again, talking about perhaps the quintessential battle in the Plains Wars: The Battle of Little Bighorn, aka Custers Last Stand   Join Becca and Rebecca as we discuss Custer, his great head of hair, his fascinating wife and his date with his own mortality   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: Full length books: This has been well represented in book form, these are just a couple Crazy Horse and Custer by Stephen Ambrose  The Last Stand by Nathanial Philbrick   His hair though: https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/george-armstrong-custer   National Park Service site for the battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/libi/learn/historyculture/lt-col-george-armstrong-custer.htm   Custer, SD https://visitcuster.com/   American Battlefield Trust on the battle and Custer: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/george-armstrong-custer     You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega   Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

Tour Guide Tell All is BACK for the fall! We are starting with a pivotal moment at the end of world war 2, the Yalta Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin discussing war aims and peace negotiations   Join Rebecca and Becca as we discuss the fate of the post-war world.   Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:   Full length books: Yalta, the Price of Peace by SM Plokhy Eight Days at Yalta by Diana Preston Daughters of Yalta by Catharine Grace Katz   Standard overview with some good photos: https://www.britannica.com/event/Yalta-Conference   What went wrong with Poland: https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/what-went-wrong-on-poland-reconsidering-the-legacy-of-the-yalta-agreement/   Big 3 Joint statement at the conclusion of the conference: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/joint-statement-with-churchill-and-stalin-the-yalta-conference   FDR statement to congress post Yalta: https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/march-1-1945-address-congress-yalta   You’re Listening To: Becca Grawl & Rebecca Fachner Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega   Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

Melissa brings the story of Helen Hayes as our special July episode as Tour Guide Tell All takes a short summer break. We'll be back in August with all new episodes. Helen Hayes is remembered in DC as the name of the theatre awards, but there is a lot more to know about this theatre pioneer.  Follow Becca's Disney journey at @disneygrawlgirls on Instagram!  Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/ Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall   You’re Listening To: Melissa Gilbert Produced / Edited by: Canden Arciniega   Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero