In 1846, a slave by the name of Dred Scott after several attempts to buy his own freedom from his master Eliza Sanford, sued. In...
Oswaldo Paya attempted to bring Cuba closer towards all the broken promises of Fidel Castro by peaceful, democratic means, which in the end cost Paya...
The Federalist Papers argued on why the Articles of Confederation needed to be ditched for the United States Constitution. On this episode we learn...
(Finster with Keith Haring) Welcome to our third and final installment of our series on folk artist and preacher Howard Finster. If you haven’t heard...
Originally published in 1961, Houdini’s Fabulous Magic was written by Walter B. Gibson and Morris Young, both of which knew and worked with the said...
In the golden era of the 50’s, Howard Zeller began his adventure into the weird wonderful world of Southern California custom car culture, pinstriping, hand...
In the golden era of the 50’s, Howard Zeller began his adventure into the weird wonderful world of Southern California custom car culture, pinstriping, hand...
Here’s part two of filmmaker Todd Zeller’s talk with Spun Counterguy regarding his 1980s fantasy homage, The Ten Tracks Mixtape Tasks! To hear on Stitcher,...
Host Spun Counterguy wrote a book called The Ten Tracks Mixtape Tasks and filmmaker Todd Zeller talks to him about it, including questions from readers....
On this third installment of our series on singer, songwriter and musician Una Mae Carlisle we talk with Charlie Young, the nephew of music publisher...
Music journalist and author Bill Adler is Back by the Woodpile to talk a little more about his memory of the history of hip hop....
Keren Kmanwey is a Cuban-born rapper who took some time to discuss her artistry and personal journey with us recently. Do you remember when you...
Keren Kmanwey es una rapera nacida en Cuba que recientemente se tomó un tiempo para hablar con nosotros sobre su arte y viaje personal. ¿Recuerdas...
Before the United States Constitution, Americans lived under the government of the Articles of Confederation. So why the overhaul? This episode tries to explain the...
We’re back with another installment of our talk with Reformation scholar Carlos Eire. This time we discuss the joys of historical research and discovery, the...
Uncle Paul is back for a third chapter regarding his interesting life and experiences. This time we talk about climbing into a girl’s dormitory to...
In early 1980, a city bus crashed into the Peruvian embassy in Havanna Cuba. Somehow this incident would lead to the mass exodus of over...
Franklin Pierce is not one of the better known presidents in U.S. history but is still worth examining if for anything the lessons that can...
The 1920’s were a time marked by new and more affordable technology, massive economic growth, a renewed push for civil rights and relative peace, its...
Spun Counterguy sets out to present the most thorough biography to date of jazz singer, songwriter and pianist Una Mae Carlisle, including her adventures in...
The singer and songwriter Una Mae Carlisle is a name tragically lost to modern memory. On this first of two episodes, Spun Counterguy talks about...
Tanya Bowman of Plans 4U Youth Organization talks not only her time working for The Door of Hope crises pregnancy center but how they ended...
Former Cuban political dissident Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo is now a writer and blogger advocating for his home country’s liberataion from the current oppressive regime....
We’re going back to Europe, specifically France and Switzerland, and five hundred ago on top of that. Serving as our tour guide is once again...
Seth and Nirva Ready not only have their own musical career as a duo and host a theological/cultural podcast called FreeMind but they have also...