As mentioned herein, history taught in our classrooms is too often stale and dusty and overly preoccupied with dates. History presented this way is far more entertaining.
Did you know that Warren Harding just couldn’t say no? That Eleanor Roosevelt and her mother-in-law couldn’t get along? "Scandals" bridges the gap between gossip and history, presenting the former as a valuable historical artifact. What’s heard here also makes you realize that political scandal is nothing new. Hearing about all the quirks of historical figures puts a human face to history lessons that can sometimes feel generic. It’s sort of like if the writers of US magazine wrote U.S. History textbooks. It moves along at the pace of reading the Page Six, but it’s also educational. No easy feat.
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Rob Shinnick
Posted on May 27, 2010 at 12:47 AM | Permalink
Fun and informative at the same time
As mentioned herein, history taught in our classrooms is too often stale and dusty and overly preoccupied with dates. History presented this way is far more entertaining.
Jonathan Goldstein
Posted on December 31, 2004 at 10:10 AM | Permalink
Review of Great American Scandals
Did you know that Warren Harding just couldn’t say no? That Eleanor Roosevelt and her mother-in-law couldn’t get along? "Scandals" bridges the gap between gossip and history, presenting the former as a valuable historical artifact. What’s heard here also makes you realize that political scandal is nothing new. Hearing about all the quirks of historical figures puts a human face to history lessons that can sometimes feel generic. It’s sort of like if the writers of US magazine wrote U.S. History textbooks. It moves along at the pace of reading the Page Six, but it’s also educational. No easy feat.