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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
💼 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
🏺 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
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 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. 🎙️
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October 17, 2025 at 2:48 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
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 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
October 3, 2025 at 2:55 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...
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 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
September 20, 2025 at 2:50 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
September 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Many stories of Black history in the U.S. remain untold or under-preserved. 📖✨ In the first episode of Say It With History, Voncher Walker sheds light on the Eleanor Roosevelt Schoolin Warm Springs, GA, which was built for Black students in the 1930s. #Podcast #History
August 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM