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Behind the Times (Working Title)

Works in Progress · January 1, 2021

Behind the Times (Working Title)

Etymology Adventures Children’s Series (Working Title)

Works in Progress · January 1, 2020

Etymology Adventures Children’s Series (Working Title)

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After around 20 episodes, season 2 of the Vocabbet

After around 20 episodes, season 2 of the Vocabbett podcast is coming to a close!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Long story short, I'm starting UCSD's college counseling program. Get all the details (and peek behind the scenes at the $$ side of Vocabbett) in ep. 76!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Simply search "Vocabbett" in your favorite podcast player, or head to the link in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#podcast #educationalpodcast #historypodcast #college #collegeprep #sat #satprep #finale #seasonfinale #sneakpeek #money #moneymatters #ucsd #collegecounseling #vocabbett #education #teach #teachersofinstagram

If you’ve seen The Durrells in Corfu, you’ll u

If you’ve seen The Durrells in Corfu, you’ll undoubtedly remember the slightly dotty daughter in the series, Margo.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When I finished the show (a slightly heartbreaking moment – I hope they release a new season in the future!), I was exceptionally curious about what happened next for the family. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The show offers a fictionalized account of the Durrells’ lives, but the characters were based on real people. To think of them in the clutches of World War II…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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For episode 75 of the Vocabbett podcast, I share more about the remarkable life of Margo Durrell.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tune in on your favorite podcast player! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#history #durrells #thedurrells #corfu #greece #pbs #masterpiece #pbsmasterpiece #ww2 #women #podcast #historypodcast #listen #learn #education #onlinelearning #teach #teachersofinstagram #vocabbett

We’ve all heard of Cleopatra, but how many peopl

We’ve all heard of Cleopatra, but how many people know she had a little sister — and a pretty remarkable one at that?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Arsinoe IV was about ten years younger than Cleopatra, but my guess is that, had their ages been reversed, we’d all know Arsinoe and it would be, “Cleopatra who?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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At around 12 years old, she was commanding an army and outwitting Julius Caesar!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Listen to episode 74 of the Vocabbett podcast to learn all about her. Simply search "Vocabbett" in your favorite podcast player, or head to the link in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And as promised, here is the episode of “Drunk History” about Arsinoe for those who want to watch! 👇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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https://youtu.be/5ab4rYDR0yY⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I said it in the podcast, but I’ll say it again here: there is a *lot* of profanity in this video!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s hilarious if you don’t mind that sort of thing, but there are about 1,000 swear words in 10 minutes and some PG-13-level vulgarity. Consider yourself warned!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Until next time!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#history #ancient #Cleopatra #egypt #ancientegypt #rome #caesar #forgottenhistory #women #womenshistory #siblingrivalry #sisters #drunkhistory #comedycentral #queen #vocab #education #learn #vocabbett #teachersofinstagram #teach #podcast #historypodcast

When most of us think of suffragettes (a.k.a. wome

When most of us think of suffragettes (a.k.a. women who fought for the right to vote), we think of Susan B. Anthony or Emmeline Pankhurst.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We should, however, also be thinking about the extraordinary Nazek al-Abid!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In the latest installment of our “forgotten women” mini-series, we explore the story of this remarkable woman. Exiled countless times for voicing (and acting upon) her beliefs, she never stopped fighting.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Get the whole story in episode 73 of the Vocabbett podcast!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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(By the way, because her name is transliterated from Arabic, it’s sometimes spelled “Naziq” or “Nazik.” None are incorrect; I just went with what was on the Syrian stamp!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#history #forgottenhistory #women #womenshistory #suffrage #suffragettes #syria #middleeast #coolhistory #podcast #historypodcast #learn #education #grow #teach #teachersofinstagram #onlinelearning #collegeprep #vocabulary #vocabbett

“18th-century heiress-turned-pirate” may sound

“18th-century heiress-turned-pirate” may sound like the tagline of a cheesy romance novel, but remarkably, it’s a fairly accurate description of the indomitable Anne Bonny!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A few episodes into our “Forgotten Women” mini-series — where I sneakily boost your vocabulary by sharing stories you probably didn’t learn about in school — we’re shedding light on one of the most famous female pirates from the “Golden Age” of piracy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s a story you won’t want to miss! You can listen for free on your favorite podcast player (just search "Vocabbett"), or head to the link in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#pirates #history #fun #podcast #historypodcast #vocabulary #vocab #education #onlinelearning #teach #teachersofinstagram #annebonny #heiress #read #learn #pirate #forgottenwomen #womenshistory #vocabbett

Any other #TheLastKingdom fans out there?⠀⠀⠀

Any other #TheLastKingdom fans out there?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It's quite violent, so make sure to ask your parents before watching, but I must say...it taught me a lot!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Aside from learning more about medieval England, I found that I loved Aethelflaed's storyline from season 2 so much, I needed to know what happened to her later. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tune in to episode 71 of the Vocabbett podcast to learn about the *other* British warrior queen! (When you hear that phrase, most people tend to think of Boudica). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#TheLastKingdom #Netflix #Uhtred #Aethelflaed #history #vikings #danes #medieval #podcast #learn #historypodcast #onlinelearning #education #teach #teachersofinstagram #vocabbett #england #british #queen #warriorqueen

“Mary had a little lamb…”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Be honest. Did you go, “little lamb” again after you read that?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Those five words are so catchy, they were the first words Thomas Edison ever recorded in the phonograph (making them the first words ever recorded on a machine). Not only that, but they were also some of the first words Alexander Graham Bell spoke into the telephone!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s astonishing to me that a mere century (or so) after her death, Sarah Josepha Hale — the creator of this nursery rhyme — has faded into obscurity. It would be one thing if her accomplishments had also faded, but we’re still hugely impacted by her legacy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And I’m not just talking about ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb.’ In fact, if you’d asked Sarah to list what she was most proud of, “Mary had a little lamb” probably wouldn’t even make the first page!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The only reason I know about this woman is that I’m lucky to be (very) loosely related to her. But it got me thinking, how many other stories of remarkable women have been forgotten?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In episode 70 of the Vocabbett podcast, I share the (very abbreviated) story of Sarah Josepha Hale in a new “Forgotten Women” mini-series. I’m still boosting your vocabulary throughout; I’m just finding new, fun stories to incorporate while doing it! : )⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You can listen to the podcast for free on your favorite player, or check out a sneak peek of the members-only video ver at Vocabbett. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Become a Vocabbett member to watch the whole thing! : ) Links in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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