Retrospect: Recent Episodes
Ross Wilkinson
The podcast focuses on important people or events in American history. I explore narratives that have an impact on shaping America.
On August 4, 1892, the town of Fall River, Massachusetts was shocked with the news that one of its leading citizens, Andrew Borden, and his wife, Abby, were brutally slain in their home. A week later came another shock, the arrest of their daughter, Lizzie, who was charged with their murder.
This is the story of the trial of Lizzie Borden, recreated from material from the trial transcript. Find out what makes this story an enduring mystery to this day.
Cast for The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Chief Justice Albert Mason - Jack Diehl
District Attorney William Moody - Gene Traupman
Defense Attorney George Robinson - Joe Nemargut
Bridget (Maggie) Sullivan - Kelly Liese
Seabury Bowen - Nancy Nemargut
Alice Russell - Terry Montgomery
John Fleet - Jim Barnes
Philip Harrington - Mike Hassett
Michael Mullaly - Alice Lahoud
Dennis Desmond - JRW
William Dolan - Marcel Hogue
Dr. Edward Wood - Tony Oteri
Charles Gifford -Bonnie Daye
Mark Chase - Mike Hassett
Hymon Lubinsky - JRW
Charles Sawyer - Betty Odendahl
Emma Borden - Martha Manning
Mary Raymond - Sharon Nealey
Opening narrator — Bonnie Daye
Questioners:
Linda Aiken
Sharon Nealey
Jim Barnes
Betty Odendahl
Gloria Burrows
Martha Manning
Mike Hassett
This podcast examines the life of Ray Stannard Baker, one of the foremost journalists of the early 20th century. Baker covered many of the most important events of what today is known as the Progressive Era. He also was key aide of Woodrow Wilson during the Versailles Treaty talks.
On Nov. 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior near Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Since that time, it has been an enduring mystery as the ore freighter is too far down to be drawn up, and as no bodies were recovered. This episode, told in both fact and fiction, examines the possible reasons for the disaster and the effects on the survivors.
This episode focuses on Ida Tarbell, chronicler of Standard Oil, whose history of the giant trust shook the foundations of American capitalism.
Tarbell 's writings brought insight into the values and goals of the Progressive Era in American history. Her work brought a spotlight on life during the late 19th century and early 20th century, when America was growing into the greatest power on earth.
Ross Wilkinson narrates and Michele Bress is the voice of Ida Tarbell.
Horace Greeley owned the largest newspaper in the United States and had wide influence in the years leading up to the Civil War. He was a tireless reformer who fought for the rights of working people.
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Highlights and life of one of the major figures of journalism in the Progressive Era. He covered major events such as Coxey's March, the Pullman Strike, and the election of 1896. He also helped President Woodrow Wilson during the Versailles Peace Conference.