Mr. Banner’s History Podcast: Recent Episodes
Kyle Banner
Join me for some extra history in your life! This podcast is designed for my 8th grade students and college students, but all are welcome. Please email me at mrbannerhistory@gmail.com if you have any questions or feedback.
In this episode, my students and I discuss Prehistoric New Jersey.
Map of Prehistoric regions and dinosaurs of NJ:
https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/freedwn/prehistoriclife.pdf
In this episodes, I use my magical rotary telephone to discuss The Declaration of Independence.
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In this episode, I tell you what to look for when we discuss The Declaration of Independence.
In this little snippet, I revisit the Salem Witch Trials. What caused those girls to act so strangely, and why did the courts believe them?
In this episode, I discuss the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as well as the hardships faced by Mrs. Lincoln.
IN this episode, I review a few facts about the life of a Civil War soldier, and present the activity for the week.
In this episode, we see Irish immigrants, the poor, and the working class of New York City clash with the army, police, the wealthy, and black people over the draft.
This is the same episode as my first Tik Tok video. Listen to this episode for an intro to the American Civil War.
Imagine you’re a slave who escapes to freedom. Then the government passes a law allowing slave-catchers to search for you. What do you do? What happens to you if you’re returned to your master?
In this episode, I share the sad childhood of our 7th president, Andrew Jackson. Before he was a slave owner, and prior to his wars with the Indians, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who had to make his way in the world. Hello
At first, it seems obvious…slaves had a worse life. But do we really know the similarities between these two groups? The Industrial Revolution changed America, and the world. But what about the people? And how did the non-slave North contribute to the continuation of slavery? Listen and find out.
Hold onto your heads as we take a trip back to the French Revolution. Join me as we discuss 10 interesting facts about the French Revolution .
In this episode, I discuss the death of Meriwether Lewis. In 1809, Lewis either committed suicide, or was murdered on his way from Louisiana to Washington, D.C. Seaman, his loyal dog, was with him, and refused to leave his mater’s grave. Suicide is a serious topic. This is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s website https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
This episode is by request; Colton wanted to hear about Roanoke. Join me as I discuss what we think happened to the “lost” colony.
In this brief episode, I discuss why old maps from the 1500’s had pictures of sea monsters in them, as well as Christopher Columbus’ 1493 encounter with three mermaids.
Welcome to my introduction episode. This podcast is designed for my students, both 8th grade and college. I’ll be discussing topics relevant to class, as well as topics outside of what we learn in school. Please message me with any suggestions at mrbannerhistory@gmail.com