In today's episode, Rachel talks about the 2nd Amendment, gun control, and the surprising history of the NRA. And you might be shocked to learn that we have, once again, been held hostage by a small group of white men.
On Season 5 Episode 2 of Your Grandparents Did What? we are talking about Grannies that have Gone Wild. Not like that you little perverts! Maggie dives into the story of Doris Payne, an international jewel thief, and Rachel recounts the tale of Fredericka “Marm” Mandelbaum the woman who ran America’s first major organized crime syndicate.
Join Maggie and Rachel as they journey through vintage episodes!
This week we are looking back at our second episode, released January 24th, 2021, on Swaddling. While Rachel dives into binding on babies to keep them straight, Maggie discusses the history of safe sleep.
Come with us as we look back to the beginning!
Welcome to Season Five!
Maggie covers the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of Mats Steen and the online community he created in World of Warcraft and Rachel has found some of the most ridiculous, shocking, and funny board games ever created.
Join us for a re-listen to our very first episode about Car Seats!
Maggie and Rachel listen back with you and give commentary and context to our first attempt at being podcasters. We discuss the state of the world in 2021 and give you facts at a mile a minute about car seats and car safety.
So buckle up and join us on our adventure through our Vintage Episodes!
Maggie and Rachel chit chat and get asked the hard hitting questions by their kids in our very first Safe For Work episode!
Cults! Are you as fascinated as we are? Join us as we discuss what cults are evil and problematic and which cults we would fall victim to.
Maggie and Rachel discuss families with more children than you can shake a stick at!
Maggie and Rachel tell each other stories of survival under extreme circumstances. Listen in for the stories of 3 babies abandoned at birth and what happened during the Chowchilla Kidnapping.
In our longest episode of the season, Maggie and Rachel shock each other with stories of exploited children and really get some use out of the inflation calculator.
Join us for some truly wild stories of the lives of working children!
This week Maggie and Rachel discuss the infamous Divorce Colony in Sioux Falls and a few off the wall custody cases thanks to a deep dive of Wikipedia!
What does early human life have to do with the creation of religion and how we view fatherhood in modern life? Is DNA testing really the black and white answer we have come to think it is? Listen to our episode on The History of Fatherhood to find out all this and more!
Season Four of Your Grandparents Did What? drops October 31st!
Join Maggie and Rachel on an adventure with their ADHD hyper fixations. Maggie goes on a deep dive about tuberculosis and the Black Angels and Rachel tells the story of the Jane Collective and the state of abortion rights before Roe v Wade. Surprise guest appearance by on of our kids!
Ever wonder what in the heck people used as period products throughout time? How about what happens to us when when our periods stop? Well then join us as Rachel and Maggie give you and episode packed full of wild information about periods, period products, menopause, and random tangents vaguely related to the topic at hand!
Maggie and Rachel are coming at you with a special podcast recommendation!
Hosted by Deborah Copperud and Katie Curler, Spock Talk is a new podcast all about Dr. Benjamin Spock
Check them out wherever you listen to podcasts!
So you think you know the history behind some of the most famous nursery rhymes? You might want to think again!
Follow along with Maggie and Rachel as they uncover the real meanings of:
Ring Around the Rosie
Rub-a-dub-dub
Oranges and Lemons
Georgie Porgie
Rock-a-bye-baby
Three Blind Mice
Jack and Jill
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
Guest Appearance by Emerson as The Nursery Rhyme Reader
Get ready to get weird!
This week on Season 3 Episode 10 Your Grandparents Did What? we are covering Millennials. Our season 3 finale is a wonderful romp through millennial traumas and crunchy parenting.
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This week on Season 3 Episode 9 of Your Grandparents Did What? we are covering Baby Boomers. Rachel and Maggie discuss the huge upheaval of the Baby Boomers' childhood and their parenting techniques.
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