Letter 7: The Christmas Spectacular!
In this week's episode, JohnJo and William explore a letter to Santa Clause. Expect the history of St. Nick, an curmudgeonly old journalist and a look...
Through The Letterbox
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Once upon a time, we used to get more than online shopping, bills and bank statements through the post; we used to get letters. Each Wednesday, join JohnJo and Will as they sift through some of the great written words of history, from presidents, artists, movie stars and even the occasional criminal. If you want to explore history through the words of those who lived it, this is the podcast for you.
Letter 6: Ronald to Michael Reagan. P.S. I Love You
Ronald Reagan writes to his son Michael on his wedding day. A wedding day missed for some unknown reason. We cover toxic-masculinity, love in the 70's...
Letter 5: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor (Complicated Relationship 101)
Three letters, one of which can only be described as filth, between two of the most famous faces of the 60's onwards. This week we explore celebrity h...
Letter 4: Richard Nixon, In Event of Moon Disaster
Apollo 11 was a famous success... at least, to those of us who believe it wasn't a GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY. But what if it hadn't been? In this week's l...
Letter 3: Cult Writer Kurt Vonnegut, Make Your Soul Grow
In his 2006 letter to Xavier high school, American author Kurt Vonnegut gives sage advice to a class of posh students with names like Conguista and Mc...
Letter 2: From Hell. Jack the Ripper has some fun
In his From Hell letter, Jack The Ripper gives us all a fright by contacting the London police. Gruesome stuff, plenty of murder and grim details to ...
Letter 1: The History Of OMG! Winston Churchill Gets A Letter
When you first heard the term OMG what did you think? Did you think it was odd to hear textspeak out loud? Or perhaps that this was the calling card o...