Holley Snaith
@holleysnaith.bsky.social
📜 Host of Say It With History Podcast | Historian & Storyteller | Specializing in 20th Century History
🏛️ Formerly with the FDR Library, Eleanor Roosevelt Center, & Nixon Foundation
🖋️ Exploring stories that shaped the modern era
🌐 www.holleysnaith.com
🏛️ Formerly with the FDR Library, Eleanor Roosevelt Center, & Nixon Foundation
🖋️ Exploring stories that shaped the modern era
🌐 www.holleysnaith.com
Thankful Thursday 💛
A huge thank-you to everyone who listened, shared, rated, and supported Say It With History. And to my amazing guests who made Season 1 unforgettable.
Season 2 is booked and recording now — launching early 2026! 🎧
#SayItWithHistory #ThankfulThursday #HistoryPodcast
A huge thank-you to everyone who listened, shared, rated, and supported Say It With History. And to my amazing guests who made Season 1 unforgettable.
Season 2 is booked and recording now — launching early 2026! 🎧
#SayItWithHistory #ThankfulThursday #HistoryPodcast
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thankful Thursday 💛
A huge thank-you to everyone who listened, shared, rated, and supported Say It With History. And to my amazing guests who made Season 1 unforgettable.
Season 2 is booked and recording now — launching early 2026! 🎧
#SayItWithHistory #ThankfulThursday #HistoryPodcast
A huge thank-you to everyone who listened, shared, rated, and supported Say It With History. And to my amazing guests who made Season 1 unforgettable.
Season 2 is booked and recording now — launching early 2026! 🎧
#SayItWithHistory #ThankfulThursday #HistoryPodcast
🍂 October recap! A new American Heritage article on a legendary woman in country music, a New York Archives piece on my Val-Kill photo restoration project, and five new #SayItWithHistory episodes wrapping up Season 1.
Catch up here: holleysnaith.substack.com/p/notes-from...
#Newsletter
Catch up here: holleysnaith.substack.com/p/notes-from...
#Newsletter
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🍂 October recap! A new American Heritage article on a legendary woman in country music, a New York Archives piece on my Val-Kill photo restoration project, and five new #SayItWithHistory episodes wrapping up Season 1.
Catch up here: holleysnaith.substack.com/p/notes-from...
#Newsletter
Catch up here: holleysnaith.substack.com/p/notes-from...
#Newsletter
💼 Frances Perkins was a true trailblazer — overcoming personal struggles to shape America’s social safety net and dedicate her life to public service. Alycia from @civicspod.bsky.social says, she was “the perfect example of institutionalizing community care.” redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
💼 Frances Perkins was a true trailblazer — overcoming personal struggles to shape America’s social safety net and dedicate her life to public service. Alycia from @civicspod.bsky.social says, she was “the perfect example of institutionalizing community care.” redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
Honored to have my article “Eleanor’s Pictures” published in New York Archives Magazine. It tells the story of restoring Eleanor Roosevelt’s photographs at Val-Kill with the National Park Service. It was a career highlight I’ll never forget. 📰 #HistoryWithHolley #EleanorRoosevelt #Preservation
October 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Honored to have my article “Eleanor’s Pictures” published in New York Archives Magazine. It tells the story of restoring Eleanor Roosevelt’s photographs at Val-Kill with the National Park Service. It was a career highlight I’ll never forget. 📰 #HistoryWithHolley #EleanorRoosevelt #Preservation
🏺 Pharaoh Akhenaten changed everything — art, religion, even the capital city itself. Amarna was one of Ancient Egypt’s boldest (and briefest) experiments. I talked with Melissa in De Nile about why it still fascinates her. open.spotify.com/episode/5HS7...
#SayItWithHistory #AncientEgypt
#SayItWithHistory #AncientEgypt
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🏺 Pharaoh Akhenaten changed everything — art, religion, even the capital city itself. Amarna was one of Ancient Egypt’s boldest (and briefest) experiments. I talked with Melissa in De Nile about why it still fascinates her. open.spotify.com/episode/5HS7...
#SayItWithHistory #AncientEgypt
#SayItWithHistory #AncientEgypt
Ever think about the difference between teaching civics and government? 🤔 As Paul Rader says on Say It With History, civics is about us — the citizens. Government is about them — how it works. A fine but powerful distinction. 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/2oyD...
open.spotify.com/episode/2oyD...
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ever think about the difference between teaching civics and government? 🤔 As Paul Rader says on Say It With History, civics is about us — the citizens. Government is about them — how it works. A fine but powerful distinction. 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/2oyD...
open.spotify.com/episode/2oyD...
The Vietnam War deeply shaped artists across generations — including Bruce Springsteen. Before Born in the U.S.A., he was already confronting the war’s legacy, using his voice to oppose it while honoring veterans. 🎙️
#SayItWithHistory #BruceSpringsteen #VietnamWar #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #BruceSpringsteen #VietnamWar #HistoryPodcast
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Vietnam War deeply shaped artists across generations — including Bruce Springsteen. Before Born in the U.S.A., he was already confronting the war’s legacy, using his voice to oppose it while honoring veterans. 🎙️
#SayItWithHistory #BruceSpringsteen #VietnamWar #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #BruceSpringsteen #VietnamWar #HistoryPodcast
🌟 In 1987, #MarleeMatlin made history. In her first-ever film role, she won the Oscar for "Children of a Lesser God," making her the first Deaf actor to take home the award.
This was a groundbreaking win that gave Deaf stories visibility and proved talent knows no barriers. #Hollywood
This was a groundbreaking win that gave Deaf stories visibility and proved talent knows no barriers. #Hollywood
October 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🌟 In 1987, #MarleeMatlin made history. In her first-ever film role, she won the Oscar for "Children of a Lesser God," making her the first Deaf actor to take home the award.
This was a groundbreaking win that gave Deaf stories visibility and proved talent knows no barriers. #Hollywood
This was a groundbreaking win that gave Deaf stories visibility and proved talent knows no barriers. #Hollywood
🎙️ If you’ve listened to even one episode of Say It With History, I’d love your feedback as I plan Season 2!
The survey only takes a few minutes and is open until Oct 21. Your thoughts help shape future guests & stories. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast #Podcasters
The survey only takes a few minutes and is open until Oct 21. Your thoughts help shape future guests & stories. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast #Podcasters
October 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🎙️ If you’ve listened to even one episode of Say It With History, I’d love your feedback as I plan Season 2!
The survey only takes a few minutes and is open until Oct 21. Your thoughts help shape future guests & stories. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast #Podcasters
The survey only takes a few minutes and is open until Oct 21. Your thoughts help shape future guests & stories. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast #Podcasters
Women risked everything as spies in the American Revolution—yet their stories are often forgotten. Author Aly Riley uncovers Lydia Darragh, Anna Strong & the mystery of Agent 355 in She Spies. 🕵️♀️🇺🇸 Hear our convo on the latest "Say It With History"! 🎙#SayItWithHistory #SheSpies #AmericanRevolution
October 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Women risked everything as spies in the American Revolution—yet their stories are often forgotten. Author Aly Riley uncovers Lydia Darragh, Anna Strong & the mystery of Agent 355 in She Spies. 🕵️♀️🇺🇸 Hear our convo on the latest "Say It With History"! 🎙#SayItWithHistory #SheSpies #AmericanRevolution
Are we in a Second Gilded Age? On the latest episode of Say It With History, historian Matthew Hild unpacks the parallels between the 19th-century Gilded Age and today—plus his surprising turn to writing about Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John. #SayItWithHistory open.spotify.com/episode/4ywT...
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Are we in a Second Gilded Age? On the latest episode of Say It With History, historian Matthew Hild unpacks the parallels between the 19th-century Gilded Age and today—plus his surprising turn to writing about Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John. #SayItWithHistory open.spotify.com/episode/4ywT...
Historian Heath Hardage Lee reveals the real Pat Nixon—far more than the narrow, often misogynistic lens the media used. Behind the headlines was a warm, witty First Lady who advanced diplomacy & served with grace. Listen to the episode! 🌍 #SayItWithHisotry #PatNixon #FirstLadies
September 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Historian Heath Hardage Lee reveals the real Pat Nixon—far more than the narrow, often misogynistic lens the media used. Behind the headlines was a warm, witty First Lady who advanced diplomacy & served with grace. Listen to the episode! 🌍 #SayItWithHisotry #PatNixon #FirstLadies
New episode! 🎙️ I talk with biographer Heath Hardage Lee about Pat Nixon—her diplomacy, quiet push for women’s rights, and the myths that obscured her legacy. Listen wherever you get podcasts.
#SayItWithHistory #PatNixon #FirstLadies #Diplomacy #HistoryPodcast sites.libsyn.com/586495/the-e...
#SayItWithHistory #PatNixon #FirstLadies #Diplomacy #HistoryPodcast sites.libsyn.com/586495/the-e...
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New episode! 🎙️ I talk with biographer Heath Hardage Lee about Pat Nixon—her diplomacy, quiet push for women’s rights, and the myths that obscured her legacy. Listen wherever you get podcasts.
#SayItWithHistory #PatNixon #FirstLadies #Diplomacy #HistoryPodcast sites.libsyn.com/586495/the-e...
#SayItWithHistory #PatNixon #FirstLadies #Diplomacy #HistoryPodcast sites.libsyn.com/586495/the-e...
📣 Starting this Wednesday, Say It With History goes weekly!
🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday through the end of October.
Season One will feature 10 episodes, and I can’t wait to share the remaining conversations with the people keeping history alive and relevant. #SayItWithHistory #Podcast
🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday through the end of October.
Season One will feature 10 episodes, and I can’t wait to share the remaining conversations with the people keeping history alive and relevant. #SayItWithHistory #Podcast
September 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
📣 Starting this Wednesday, Say It With History goes weekly!
🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday through the end of October.
Season One will feature 10 episodes, and I can’t wait to share the remaining conversations with the people keeping history alive and relevant. #SayItWithHistory #Podcast
🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday through the end of October.
Season One will feature 10 episodes, and I can’t wait to share the remaining conversations with the people keeping history alive and relevant. #SayItWithHistory #Podcast
Community stories often get overshadowed by national ones—but they’re what connect us most. 🎙️ Shae Corey and I dive into the power of local history on the latest Say It With History. Tune in! sites.libsyn.com/586495/commu...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast #CommunityStories
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast #CommunityStories
September 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Community stories often get overshadowed by national ones—but they’re what connect us most. 🎙️ Shae Corey and I dive into the power of local history on the latest Say It With History. Tune in! sites.libsyn.com/586495/commu...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast #CommunityStories
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast #CommunityStories
New episode of Say It With History is live! 🎙️
I spoke with public historian and preservationist Shae Corey about community memory, oral history, and how everyday voices reshape the stories we tell.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
#SayItWithHistory
sites.libsyn.com/586495/commu...
I spoke with public historian and preservationist Shae Corey about community memory, oral history, and how everyday voices reshape the stories we tell.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
#SayItWithHistory
sites.libsyn.com/586495/commu...
September 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New episode of Say It With History is live! 🎙️
I spoke with public historian and preservationist Shae Corey about community memory, oral history, and how everyday voices reshape the stories we tell.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
#SayItWithHistory
sites.libsyn.com/586495/commu...
I spoke with public historian and preservationist Shae Corey about community memory, oral history, and how everyday voices reshape the stories we tell.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
#SayItWithHistory
sites.libsyn.com/586495/commu...
The other day I asked your favorite routine from "Top Hat." 🎩
So, in honor of my latest podcast—what’s your favorite routine/song from "Swing Time"?
I think my favorite scene is “A Fine Romance.” 🎶
#SwingTime #FredandGinger #ClassicHollywood
So, in honor of my latest podcast—what’s your favorite routine/song from "Swing Time"?
I think my favorite scene is “A Fine Romance.” 🎶
#SwingTime #FredandGinger #ClassicHollywood
August 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The other day I asked your favorite routine from "Top Hat." 🎩
So, in honor of my latest podcast—what’s your favorite routine/song from "Swing Time"?
I think my favorite scene is “A Fine Romance.” 🎶
#SwingTime #FredandGinger #ClassicHollywood
So, in honor of my latest podcast—what’s your favorite routine/song from "Swing Time"?
I think my favorite scene is “A Fine Romance.” 🎶
#SwingTime #FredandGinger #ClassicHollywood
Working on a new piece ✍️ …
Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire pictured in Top Hat (1935), dancing to “Isn’t This a Lovely Day?” 🌧️
I love this routine. Classic film lovers, what’s your favorite number from Top Hat? 🎩
#TopHat #Musicals #FredandGinger #Dance
Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire pictured in Top Hat (1935), dancing to “Isn’t This a Lovely Day?” 🌧️
I love this routine. Classic film lovers, what’s your favorite number from Top Hat? 🎩
#TopHat #Musicals #FredandGinger #Dance
August 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Working on a new piece ✍️ …
Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire pictured in Top Hat (1935), dancing to “Isn’t This a Lovely Day?” 🌧️
I love this routine. Classic film lovers, what’s your favorite number from Top Hat? 🎩
#TopHat #Musicals #FredandGinger #Dance
Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire pictured in Top Hat (1935), dancing to “Isn’t This a Lovely Day?” 🌧️
I love this routine. Classic film lovers, what’s your favorite number from Top Hat? 🎩
#TopHat #Musicals #FredandGinger #Dance
🎧 New on Say It With History: I talk with author @martinturnbull.bsky.social about the hidden costs of fame in Hollywood’s Golden Age. We cover the likes of #HumphreyBogart (pictured at the Garden of Allah Hotel) and how Martin brings this world to life. Give it a listen!
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August 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🎧 New on Say It With History: I talk with author @martinturnbull.bsky.social about the hidden costs of fame in Hollywood’s Golden Age. We cover the likes of #HumphreyBogart (pictured at the Garden of Allah Hotel) and how Martin brings this world to life. Give it a listen!
linktr.ee/SayItWithHis...
linktr.ee/SayItWithHis...
New episode of Say It With History is live! 🎙️
I spoke with @martinturnbull.bsky.social about the personal cost of fame in Golden Age Hollywood—and how he brings those stories to life through his writing.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: sites.libsyn.com/586495/the-h...
#SayItWithHistory
I spoke with @martinturnbull.bsky.social about the personal cost of fame in Golden Age Hollywood—and how he brings those stories to life through his writing.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: sites.libsyn.com/586495/the-h...
#SayItWithHistory
August 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New episode of Say It With History is live! 🎙️
I spoke with @martinturnbull.bsky.social about the personal cost of fame in Golden Age Hollywood—and how he brings those stories to life through his writing.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: sites.libsyn.com/586495/the-h...
#SayItWithHistory
I spoke with @martinturnbull.bsky.social about the personal cost of fame in Golden Age Hollywood—and how he brings those stories to life through his writing.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts: sites.libsyn.com/586495/the-h...
#SayItWithHistory
On August 18, 1920, after decades of struggle, the United States ratified the #19thAmendment, granting women the right to vote. Tennessee cast the decisive vote when young legislator Harry Burn, urged by his mother to “be a good boy,” changed his vote in favor of the amendment. #History
August 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
On August 18, 1920, after decades of struggle, the United States ratified the #19thAmendment, granting women the right to vote. Tennessee cast the decisive vote when young legislator Harry Burn, urged by his mother to “be a good boy,” changed his vote in favor of the amendment. #History
#MarilynMonroe on the beach at the #HoteldelCoronado in 1958. 🏖 Filming Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot with Jack Lemmon & Tony Curtis, the movie debuted in 1959 and is still ranked the greatest comedy of all time by American Film Institute. 🎬 #ClassicHollywood #SomeLikeItHot
August 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#MarilynMonroe on the beach at the #HoteldelCoronado in 1958. 🏖 Filming Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot with Jack Lemmon & Tony Curtis, the movie debuted in 1959 and is still ranked the greatest comedy of all time by American Film Institute. 🎬 #ClassicHollywood #SomeLikeItHot
In this photo, FDR is attending the dedication of a Rosenwald School for Black students in Warm Springs, GA—a school he personally helped fund. He named it in honor of Eleanor Roosevelt, a fierce advocate for educational equality. #FDR #RosenwaldSchools #CivilRightsHistory #EleanorRoosevelt
August 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In this photo, FDR is attending the dedication of a Rosenwald School for Black students in Warm Springs, GA—a school he personally helped fund. He named it in honor of Eleanor Roosevelt, a fierce advocate for educational equality. #FDR #RosenwaldSchools #CivilRightsHistory #EleanorRoosevelt
Excited to share the first episode of Say It With History! 🎙️
I spoke with Voncher Walker about preserving the #EleanorRooseveltSchool in Warm Springs, GA, which was a Rosenwald School.
Listen here: sites.libsyn.com/586495/savin...
#SayItWithHistory #BlackHistory #Preservation #RosenwaldSchools
I spoke with Voncher Walker about preserving the #EleanorRooseveltSchool in Warm Springs, GA, which was a Rosenwald School.
Listen here: sites.libsyn.com/586495/savin...
#SayItWithHistory #BlackHistory #Preservation #RosenwaldSchools
August 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Excited to share the first episode of Say It With History! 🎙️
I spoke with Voncher Walker about preserving the #EleanorRooseveltSchool in Warm Springs, GA, which was a Rosenwald School.
Listen here: sites.libsyn.com/586495/savin...
#SayItWithHistory #BlackHistory #Preservation #RosenwaldSchools
I spoke with Voncher Walker about preserving the #EleanorRooseveltSchool in Warm Springs, GA, which was a Rosenwald School.
Listen here: sites.libsyn.com/586495/savin...
#SayItWithHistory #BlackHistory #Preservation #RosenwaldSchools