A Night In

Ready for A Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about social media activism and the ways it is both effective and ineffective at bringing about change.  01:10 How dumb was the news last week? Pretty dumb… 02:04 Kim Kardashian may have missed the point this time with her instagram activism… 03:00 Who, After all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians? Who said it? Why?   04:50 the Turkish government attempts to make the genocide go away… 08:45 The term genocide was invented in the 40s by Raphael Lemkin to describe the horrors inflicted upon the Armenians 10:00 So what is the next step with social media activism?  Thanks again for listening. We know this is a short show. Please forgive us. It is surprisingly hard to work from home with the chaos that ensure when everyone is around all of the time. How have you been handling social distancing? We would like to hear from you. DM us on Instagram@anightinpodcast or Twitter@tylerandfrantz Intro song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by: Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Ready for a Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about women warriors.  01:00 So we are still recording apart, because of covid, and we have managed to maintain our sanity by doing yard work, participating in virtual cocktail hours, and watching movies on Netflix party  02:25 Mulan was supposed to be in theaters right now, but it is not, but it promised to be more akin to the original poem  04:00 So how was the original poem different? Some women in disguise you may have heard of, like: 06:10  Deborah Sampson 06:45 Margret Corbin 07:15 Cathay Williams  Some you may not have heard of, like: 07:55 Princess Wolonsky  08:10 Zoya Smirnow  But we wanted to talk about our favorites 09:00 The Trưng Sisters 14:09 Joan of Arch was pretty cool, but have you heard of... 15:10 Onorata Rodiani  Additional Reading: https://archive.org/stream/sexualhistoryofw00unse/sexualhistoryofw00unse_djvu.txt https://books.google.com/books?id=BeIAXRNSwOgC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=Tô+Định+trung+sisters&source=bl&ots=aZmpI_aR_I&sig=ACfU3U0pFAUzPMe3n7I7EWEaYhMxs9bbEw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6ts6OisXoAhWHmeAKHbgXAnUQ6AEwCHoECA4QLw#v=onepage&q=Tô%20Định%20trung%20sisters&f=false https://www.augustman.com/my/travel/trung-sisters-vietnams-famous-heroines/ Thanks as always for listening! Follow us on social media and let us know what you want us to talk about.  Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library You’re free to use this song in any of your videos, but you must include the following in your video description: Renaissance by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Ready for A Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about why the Census is important.  00:45 May you live in interesting times… and an explanation    02:25 Every vote counts and every count votes… by extension of their votes in the electoral college, which is dictated by census results 03:55 In 2010, over 1 million children under the age of 5 were not counted in the census 05:45 You cannot be deported for filling out the census. Census data cannot be used against you. Ever.  06:20 Fighting rumors about how your census data can be used  08:00 The cost analysis of a population miscount  09:00 History of the census  10:55 US census of 1790: each state can have representatives, but Native Americans cannot count as people… and enslaved peoples only count as 3/5th of a person…  11:50 Abolitionists use census data to prove that the populations of enslaved peoples was on the rise, thus furthering arguments against slavery.  12:40 Imperial England attempts to administer a census in India  14:30 England influences the Indian caste system  17:30 Census information helps health providers predict the spread of diseases through communities with children or elderly people. And when disasters hit, the census tells rescuers how many people will need their help. Additional reading  https://www.npr.org/2019/06/04/728034176/2020-census-could-lead-to-worst-undercount-of-black-latinx-people-in-30-years https://becountedmi2020.com/wp-content/uploads/CBAMS_Presentation_MNA_121218.pdf https://www.nap.edu/read/11727/chapter/6 https://www.prb.org/milestones-global-census-history/ Book: Ethnography of Alternative Enumeration Among Korean Americans in Queens, New York By Tai Kang  Thanks again for listening as always! Be sure to follow our social media! @Tylerandfrantz Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library

Ready for A Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about how the trailblazing actresses on Star Trek often paid the price for progress. Episode Guide: 00:45 Trekkie or Trekker? 01:30 The impact of Star Trek is both technological and cultural 02:00 Lucille Ball is the reason we have Star Trek  03:00 The first pilot of Star Trek failed because the women were too… 06:00 The ladies cannot control themselves  08:30 Nichelle Nichols makes waves and is told by MLK that she must stay on the show  13:00 Sexism is addressed by employing femininity, literally   17:00 Janeway answers to no one 19:40 The Bechdel Test 20:30 The Kent Test  Additional reading: https://www.businessinsider.com/lucille-ball-is-the-reason-we-have-star-trek-heres-what-happened-2016-7 https://ew.com/article/2016/07/08/lucille-ball-star-trek/ https://medium.com/athena-talks/the-radical-feminism-of-believing-women-fd02496e1df https://bechdeltest.com Feminist Enterprise? "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the Occupation of Femininity by Lynne Joyrich Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library Thanks again for listening! Please be sure to follow our social media @tylerandfrantz

Ready for A Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about history's intimate relationship with pandemics and why history keeps repeating itself every time a new illness emerges.  Episode Guide:  00:30 The Coronavirus spoils everyone’s fun time 01:15 SARS was a coronavirus too 02:45 History has shown us that illnesses have wreaked havoc on humanity for centuries so it is no surprise that we respond with an alarmist reaction to the onset of any pandemic that happens today 04:20 The black death really screwed us up, man… 05:00 How the plague spreads to humans  08:00 So the plague is still around and there is actually a plague season in Madagascar from October to April  09:00 The Spanish Flu also really screwed us up  09:45 The Spanish Flu was actually H1N1, and yes you have heard of that  11:25 The Swine Flu Outbreak and its Global Economic Impact  12:30The Guardian speculates on the cost of COVID-19 14:00 History keeps repeating itself over and over and over again  Thanks as always for listening. Be sure to check out our social media @tylerandfrantz on instagram and twitter Intro Song: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library

Ready for a Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about calendars and how they have played a significant role in our progression as a civilization.  00:45 Why does leap day exist? It's complicated  01:35 Calendar Intercalation: a day, week, or month added to a calendar to realign the lunar calendar with the solar calendar  01:55 Lunar Calendars start as civilizations first prehistoric calendar  02:45 Intercalations in the lunisolar calendar exist as months. This is necessary because the lunar calendar is 354 days long but a solar year is approx. 365 days long, so every few years a month was added to the lunisolar calendar to make up for the lost days that come from a lunar calendar  04:23 Calendar science leads to societies having many calendars  04:35 The Metonic Cycle was a 19-year cycle that included an intercalary month 7 times in a 19 year cycle to keep the average length of the year in 19 years approx. 265 days long  06:30 Mayan calendar  09:00 The Persian Calendar in the 11th century predicts the tropical year extremely accurately  09:41 The Gregorian calendar and why it replaced the Julian Calendar  13:30 Other cultures still maintain their lunisolar calendars for cultural traditions  16:55 The two types of lunar calendars  18:00 Bachelor’s Day  Thanks again for listening as always! Be sure to follow our social media! @Tylerandfrantz Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library

Ready for a Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they discuss the new proposed peace plan between Israel and Palestine, a history of the hostilities imbedded in the region, and the controversy surrounding modern criticism of Israel for human rights violations.

Ready for A Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about the history of Valentine's Day and how it is inaccurately depicted most of the time, yet no one seems to care...  01:20 Yes it was trendy to replace Pagan holidays with Christian holidays, but this is not what happened to Lupercalia  02:00 What was Lupercalia?  03:00 313CE Constantine converts the Romans to Christianity  03:20 Pope Gelasius I abolishes Lupercalia, but does he actually canonize St. Valentine?  05:00 Though multiple sources on the internet claim that Pope Gelasius canonized St. Valentine, no credible source is available to support this claim, thus the link between Lupercalia and Valentine's Day remains tenuous.  07:00 The Middle Ages result in the association between Valentine's Day and courtly love 08:10 The Valentine's Day card became popular in the Chaucer Era and were then perfected in the Victorian Era. Sending cards was so popular that in the late 1800s over a million Valentine's Day cards were processed by the general post office in London.  10:00 A Victorian Era NYTs critic decries the frivolity of Valentine's Day 11:00 In 1913 Hallmark Cards capitalizes off of the industrial revolution  11:45 Valentine's Day is a billion dollar industry  13:00 Valentine's Day reads as a mating ritual that we teach to children at an early age; A holiday that encourages gender roles, the idea that relationships are transactional, and stalker-like behavior.  Thanks for Listening. Be sure to follow our social media @tylerandfrantz on twitter and instagram. Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library

Ready for A Night In? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about why America can't be trusted with teaching its own history.  Episode Guide  00:25 What do two confederate generals and a gun manufacturer have in common with MLKJr? The answer is nothing, but somehow they have been included or almost included in the celebration of MLK day.  02:35 depending on where you live, you may hear the word slavery less than you might somewhere else  03:20 History of Black History Month 05:00 Criticisms of Black History Month 06:42 American Exceptionalism in contrast to historical scrutiny  08:11 AP curriculum too liberal, apparently  Additional Reading:  https://www.loc.gov/law/help/commemorative-observations/african-american.php https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/1/13/21058839/martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-day-states-recognize https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/08/28/what-do-students-learn-about-slavery-it-depends-where-they-live/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/02/who-should-decide-how-students-learn-about-americas-past/385928/ Music Credits: Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube audio library

Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about some teachable moments in ship building history. One failure and one success are covered in tonight's show, so grab a beverage, it's time for A Night In.  01:15 Sweden's Age of Greatness and Gustavus Adolphus  02:10 The Vasa Ship and the Vasa family  03:35 So why did the Vasa ship sink -no one would tell the king the ship was unstable  -the ship had too high a center of gravity -the ship was built using different units of measurement   06:53 August 10, 1628 the Vasa makes her maiden voyage  10:20 The most legendary of American vessels  11:45 We enter the War of 1812 13:00 The Constitution kedges away 14:20 The Constitution goes after the HMS Guerriere 16:30 Refit number one leads to the Jackson head debacle  18:15 Refit number two and her life as America's Sweetheart  Thanks again for listening. Please follow our social media pages @tylerandfrantz on twitter and instagram  Intro Music: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100357Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Ready for a Night In? Join the girls as they talk about why the Harry and Meghan drama should hardly count as drama when juxtaposed to the drama that was the English Reformation and subsequent battles over religious denomination during the reign of the House of Tudor and the House of Stuart.  Episode Guide 00:30 Fox News tabloids are so dumb... 1:15 Queen's Statement 02:50 Edward VIII marries socialite and meets Hitler 03:00 Charles and Camilla 03:08 Bookmakers closed when the Queen Mother passed away 03:13 Margret could really drink, smoke, and swear 03:50 The reign of Henry VIII raised the bar for royal scandals  05:00 The Protestant Reformation challenges the Catholic Church 06:45 Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, doesn't last long... Mary becomes the first Queen in power. After her comes Elizabeth. The Tudor name dies with Elizabeth and the House of Stuart then begins with James I of England. 09:20 Charles I as a Catholic sympathizer 10:15 Charles II is a Protestant  10:22 But James II is Catholic and really leans into it  12:45 William of Orange is married to his first cousin, who happens to be James II daughter Mary. They are also super Protestant.  13:30 More succession drama  14:05 The Glorious Revolution leads to the British Bill of Rights which states that the monarch rules only by the consent of Parliament and not by divine right.  15:15 Follow us @tylerandfrantz leave us a message and we will give you a shout out on the show. 15:40 BLOOPERS  For your convenience, a list of the monarchs: William the Conqueror  William II Henry I Stephen Henry II Richard I John Henry III Edward I  Edward II  Edward III Richard II Henry IV Henry V Henry VI Edward IV Edward V Richcard III Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Mary I Elizabeth I James I Charles I Charles II James II William III and Mary II  Anne George I George II George III George IV William IV  Victoria  Edward VII George V Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II

Ready for a night in? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about the assassination of Qasem Soleimani and another general, a general who we assassinated 77 years ago.  Episode Guide  00:45 Assassination of Soleimani  01:43 Trump avoids his own Benghazi Scandal 02:27 NYT Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was the last general to be assassinated by the United States  03:50 Yamamoto convinces the Naval High Command to bomb Pearl Habor  06:15 Operation Vengeance  07:50 Why is there a 77 year gap between Soleimani and Yamamoto? 08:40 Was it legal for Donald Trump to order the killing of a top Iranian general? Music Credits  Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library and C-Span

Ready for a night in? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk alternative origin stories for the winter holidays. Episode Guide: 00:30 Tabby and Kate talk about their own holiday traditions  03:15 Kate sounds like Arlo Guthrie  04:50 Tabby describes the Wild Hunt  07:45 Odin sounds a lot like Santa  08:15 Why do we celebrate the birth of Jesus on the 25th of December?  Mike Duncan: A History of Rome Christmas Thank you as always for listening. Be sure to tune into our other show Model Memoirs hosted by Rachel Reed and have a happy holiday season.  Intro Music: Bethlehem - Christmas by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100307 Artist: http://incompetech.com/  Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library

Ready for a night in? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about how being a rock star's girlfriend is not really as glamorous as it seems.  03:30 Pamela De Barres babysits Moon Unit and Dweezil  05:30 Lorrie Mattix is 13 years old 07:50 Anita Pallenberg is a Fashion Icon  09:20 Jerry Hall can't be Lois Lane  11:00 Bianca Jagger is the hero we all deserve  11:30 Sable Starr is carried away by a New York Doll 12:20 Bebe Buell is not a groupie  13:00 Cynthia Lennon deserves a medal 14:30 Why do we want to be with rock stars? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0305735613482025 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2014.0403 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0035626 16:50 Halo Effect- a type of cognitive bias in which our overall impression of a   person influences how we feel and think about his or her character. 18:00 Cleo's Adventures  Thanks for listening as always! follow us @tylerandfrantz on twitter and instagram  Additional Reading: https://www.vintag.es/2018/06/jimmy-page-lori-maddox.html  https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-muses-in-the-music-world/matthewcoleweiss https://listverse.com/2017/08/28/10-groupies-that-majorly-impacted-the-history-of-rock-n-roll/ https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/may/06/good-time-girl-memories-of-a-super-groupie https://vmagazine.com/article/anita-pallenberg-the-woman-who-out-keithed-keith/ Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library

Ready for a night in? Join Tabby and Kate as they talk about old methods of contraception and the origins of the culture of control that dictates modern policy on family planning.  00:20 New male birth control, reversible vasectomy  01:20 Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt and the use of acacia as both a pessaries (vaginal inserts) and abortifacients (inducers of abortion)  02:10 Family Planning-the effort to control the number of children a family has- predates modern history and for as long as anyone can remember, people have been trying to have sex without pregnancy  05:25 Control over the reproductive health of families has been dictated by circumstances throughout history. When war, disease, and famine killed people in mass, it was necessary for people to procreate to maintain the population. This demand for more people became imbedded in religious doctrine ultimately leading to the belief that it was immoral to have sex and not have children. Though times have changed, the framework of control has stayed within the power structures that dictate the institutions of modern society.      07:30 Social reformists argue that people need to have less children to rise above poverty.  07:45 Malthusianism seeks to reduce the population. Neo-Malthusianism leads to increased interest in contraception. 09:00 The purposeful dismissal of safe abortifacients by doctors in the 18th and 19th century and possible reasons for this decision.  12:30 Margret Sanger popularized the term birth control and lays groundwork for planned parenthood  Further reading: https://books.google.com/books?id=djB3SmeevRIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=1vS85LtlsnIC&pg=PA69&dq=ebers+medical+papyrus+contraception&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGhu_LspTOAhWMNT4KHVIyDogQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=acacia&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=BHRsBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT54&lpg=PT54&dq=bamboo+paper+cervical+block&source=bl&ots=-Tfbe5eB_-&sig=ACfU3U3ttKLXKz25NMeLTjUdp_bUkx-R0w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPnOqB2ZjmAhVBwVkKHZhGCkQQ6AEwAHoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=bamboo%20paper%20cervical%20block&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=8zvd92WUCmEC&pg=PA520&lpg=PA520&dq=co%C3%AFtus+interruptus+%22deprives%22+women&source=bl&ots=2a-jsHDUKE&sig=ACfU3U0LQyf91L4B8eJRwIxDh-4g0cmnWA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiCo7jq4ZnmAhUCmVkKHXzfAL8Q6AEwA3oECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=co%C3%AFtus%20interruptus%20%22deprives%22%20women&f=false Thanks again for listening as always! Be sure to follow our social media @ANightIn Intro Song by: Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud Additional music provided by the YouTube Audio Library