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Christory: History Where You Least Expect It

Dr. Christine Contrada
Christory: History Where You Least Expect It
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  • Christory: History Where You Least Expect It

    Christory S3 E3: The Anatomy of a Stamp Pane and a Revolution

    02/06/2026 | 31 min
    We hit a massive milestone! We are celebrating the 25th episode of Christory with the energy of this season’s Happy 250th USA vibes. Who would you put on the list of 25 American Revolution MVPs? The US Postal Service dropped their 25 picks and, as usual, Christory’s got something to say. Most importantly, thank YOU listeners. Like Notorious B.I.G. said, the sky’s the limit. Here’s to the next 25 and the off-the-wall history that paves the way for so many unforgettable stories.
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    Christory S3 E2: What were You Doing in the 1990s?

    20/05/2026 | 30 min
    What was Christory doing in the 1990's? She was listening to the Golden Age of Hip Hop of Hot 97 and up to her eyeballs in a news cycle she can’t forget. Explore 9 of the most shocking and memorable news stories to come out of the 90's. Dare to ask why we are so nostalgic for the decade? Was it really all that and a bag of chips? History doesn’t have to be distant or exotic to be the bomb. Now get off the internet, I have to use the phone!
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    Christory S3 E1: Won't the Real Marie Antoinette Please Stand Up?

    19/03/2026 | 29 min
    Do you love history, but the Semiquincentennial’s political drama has more beef than the 90s East Coast-West Coast hip hop battle and that’s got you down? This season is for you. We are rollin’ in like neutral Switzerland starting with the French Rev which is the wild cousin of the much tamer American Rev. Marie Antoinette, who never said anything about cake, lives rent free in our minds for good reason. Have you ever asked what’s up with that?
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    Christory S2 E10: Arrivederci Roma

    04/01/2026 | 27 min
    The Papal Jubilee is finally rounding home plate. We’ll have to wait outside the club for the next shot at redemption in 2033. In the meantime, Christory knows well that barbarians have a nice long history at the Roman gate. If you think you know everything about the mac daddy of Rome’s falls, think again. Reconsider 476 CE the way you didn’t learn about it in high school.
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    Christory S2 E9: Where My Taphophiles At?

    02/11/2025 | 20 min
    Heading to Naples for the pizza? Well, don’t forget All Souls Day and bring some to your dear departed because nothing says lovin’ like pizza. Where my taphophiles at because Chistory is riding the runaway Jubilee train to the cemetery through Samhain and rocking the liminal space of transitioning to the dark half of the year like a Gaelic boss.
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Dr. Christine Contrada is a native New Yorker whose true passion is history. She has taught countless historical topics over the years at elite liberal arts colleges, public research universities, inner-city and rural community colleges, in continuing education, and for study abroad programs. No matter where she is, nothing brings her as much joy as getting an adamant naysayer excited about history - and that's the focus of the Christory podcast.Her podcasts weave history and popular culture so she is always searching, wherever she is, for a hidden corner that has some spicy bit of historical significance to share. Making any historical topic interesting is her favorite challenge.
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