Armchair Historians
Episodes
110 episodes
Sonja Mongar on Writing Cora Paul Back into History
What happens when one forgotten diary, a trunk full of artifacts, and decades of research bring an erased woman’s story back into view?In this episode of Armchair Historians, I’m joined by writer, teacher, and my former multimedia...
Molly Houses and Queer Georgian London with Marcus James
Armchair Historians Show NotesMarcus James — Queer History of London / Molly HousesEpisode SummaryIn this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie Cannon talks with Marcus James, founder of Queer London Tours, about the h...
Gigi Berardi on Bianca’s Cure, Bianca Capello, and Women Alchemists in Renaissance Florence
Author Gigi Berardi joins Anne Marie Cannon to discuss Bianca’s Cure, a historical novel inspired by Bianca Capello, Renaissance Florence, women’s hidden knowledge, and the search for a cure for malaria. Together, they explore alchemy, medicine...
Janis Robinson Daly and #31TitlesWomenInHistory: Celebrating Women’s Stories Through Historical Fiction
In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne-Marie Cannon talks with award-winning historical fiction author Janis Robinson Daly about her inspiring #31titleswomeninhistory initiative, a Women’s History Month project that spotlights historical ...
Laurie Marr Wasmund on Homesteading, Family History, and Colorado Territory
Author Laurie Marr Wasmund returns to Armchair Historians to talk about her new historical novel Catching It Lovely, inspired by her great-great-grandmother Jane Morton Scott—a Scottish immigrant whose journey carr...
Dr. Khama Ennis, Faces of Medicine
In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne-Marie Cannon sits down with Dr. Khama Ennis, emergency physician and creator of Faces of Medicine, a documentary and podcast that shares the powerful, candid stories of Black w...
Black History Month Rewind: Buffalo Soldiers—Fighting on Two Fronts
Black History Month Rewind: Buffalo Soldiers (Fighting on Two Fronts) — with Nick BrooksEPISODE SUMMARYIn honor of Black History Month, we’re rewinding some of Armchair Historians’ strongest episodes that spotlight Black history, Bl...
Stitching a Safe Passage: Barbara Stark-Nemon on Isabela’s Way
In this episodeAnne-Marie Cannon is joined by author Barbara Stark-Nemon, whose novels span centuries and borders. They dive into Barbara’s newest historical novel, Isabela’s Way, set in Inquisition-era Portugal, Spai...
Germanic Tribes: Rocco of the North Country
Puppy Chronicles and Early Germanic Tribes: A Heartwarming Historical JourneyIn this episode of Armchair Historians, host Anne-Marie Cannon introduces her new puppy, Rocco, and explores the early Germanic tribes through his eyes. Drawing...
Janis Robinson Daly: Celebrating Women's Stories through Historical Fiction
In this episode of Armchair Historians, host Anne Marie Cannon interviews historical fiction author Janis Robinson Daly, whose work unearths the forgotten stories of early women doctors and the generations who paved the way for ...
Ruffs, Reformation, and Real Life: Why I Write the Tudors
Episode summary:This is a personal, behind-the-scenes episode on why Tudor England became the setting for The Bedlam Series: the whiplash of religious change, the evolving Tudor monarchs, and how “madness” was understood, fe...
New Season, New History
ARMCHAIR HISTORIANS — Season 5, Episode 1“Under One Roof: A New Season, A New Chapter”Hello, fellow Armchair Historians. Welcome back.In this Season 5 premiere, I’m officially bringing everything I create—podcasting, histori...
Jason Sandy: How A Riverbed Became The Largest Open-Air Museum In London
This week’s Rewind episode brings back one of our most memorable conversations—perfect for anyone who’s ever felt that jolt of wonder holding a fragment of the past. Anne Marie sits down with noted mudlark Jason Sandy—member of the Socie...
Eric Walter, My Amityville Horror, Minisode
In this special Halloween edition minisode, host Anne Marie Cannon continues her conversation with documentary filmmaker Eric Walter, diving into the making of his award-winning film My Amityville Horror.In the doc...
Eric Walter, Dark Side of the Mountain, The Disappearance of Keith Reinhard
Every town has its ghosts. For the quiet Colorado mining town of Silver Plume, those ghosts are real people who vanished without a trace.In this two-part Halloween special of Armchair Historians, host Anne Marie Cannon...
Last Train Leaving Belgium, Part 2: Jeff Lipkes
This is part one of an interview Anne Marie did in 2020. Sadly, shortly after the interview, Jeff Lipkes passed away. This episode is dedicated to him.Jeff Lipkes was born and raised in Los Angeles and educated at U.C. Berkeley and Prin...
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Last Train Leaving Belgium, Part 1
It's been a while, fellow Armchair Historians! Welcome back to the show!! This episode is the first in a series. This supplementary podcast to the in-production documentary Last Train Leaving Belgium is the first episode, which introduces the s...
Charlie Chaplin vs. America, Scott Eyman
Hello, fellow Armchair Historians. We're back and ready to bring more amazing histories. In this episode, Anne Marie talks to bestselling author Scott Eyman. Scot is a prolific writer whose muse is the enduring careers of iconic film industry l...
PART 2: Under the Banner of King Death, Marcus Rediker and David Lester
PART 2listen to PART1 here:Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, t...
John Blanke, The Black Tudors, Mini Episode
In this mini episode, Anne Marie revisits Black Tudors, by Miranda Kaufmann. Anne Marie purchased the book whilst visiting Mary Rose Museum back in 2017 to research the African presence in Tudor England. One of the central figures, per...
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Under the Banner of King Death, Marcus Rediker and David Lester, Part 1
Ahoy, mateys! Anne Marie here! In this episode, we share part 1 of Anne Marie's interview with Marcus Rediker and David Lester about their graphic novel, Under the Banner of King Death. Yup, that’s right, we’re going to talk about Pira...
Mini Episode, Henry VIII Party Favors? & Lets get Quizzical
When 34-year-old Charlie Clarke was feeling down about losing his beloved dog to cancer, he decided to go metal detecting to take his mind off of his loss. Sometimes good things happen at the worst of times, and that's just what happened to Cha...
Anna Borzello, Dancing on the Foreshore, Part 2
Part 2 of Anne Marie's interview with Anna Borzello about her years foraging along the foreshore for remnants of the lives of everyday people, breadcrumbs that lead to snapshots of the past, bringing into sharper focus the commonplace, for the ...
February 4, This Day in History, Patty Hearst, Yalta, Banks go Bust
Minisode: February 4, This Day in HistoryListen to this episode to discover what happened on this day in history. Clues are in the title!The People History: https://www.thepeoplehistory...
Anna Borzello, Dancing on the Foreshore, Part 1
In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Anna Borzello. Previously, she worked as the BBC correspondent for Focus in Africa in Uganda from 1995 to 2001. These days you can find Anna on the River Thames foreshore foraging for historical artifa...
