Best Nutmeg Magazine Podcasts (2024)

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185. Connecticut Industries Unite for WWII Victory: Pratt, Read & Co Gliders 39:40

3d ago39:40

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In this episode, we uncover a Connecticut World War II story that features airplanes without engines. Sound crazy? You’ll learn how these engineless gliders helped beat the Nazis. Executive Producer Mary Donohue will also talk to the author of a new book that details the role that over 45 Connecticut companies played in producing the ammunition, we…

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184. The Borinqueneers: Puerto Rico’s Men of the 65th Regiment 30:32

17d ago30:32

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In this episode, we celebrate and commemorate National Borinqueneers Day coming up on April 13th. It recognizes the bravery, service, and sacrifice of the 65th Infantry Regiment, a United States Army unit that consisted mostly of soldiers from Puerto Rico and the only segregated Latino unit in the United States Army. But the honor and fidelity of t…

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183. Margaret Rudkin of Pepperidge Farm 26:05

1M ago26:05

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One of the most recognizable food brands in the world got started in a kitchen in Fairfield, Connecticut. In this episode, Natalie Belanger chats with historian Cathryn J. Prince about Margaret Rudkin, the woman who founded Pepperidge Farm. Read Prince's full-length article about Rudkin on the Connecticut Explored website here: https://www.ctexplor…

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182. Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution 50:00

2M ago50:00

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Are they pirates, profiteers or legitimately authorized extensions of George Washington’s almost non-existent American Navy? We’ll find out with guest historian Eric Jay Dolin, author of Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American RevolutIon. Dolin will underscore an element missing from most maritime histories of the American Revolution: a ragtag …

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181. Hartford and the Great Migration, 1914-1950 28:56

2M ago28:56

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181. Hartford and the Great Migration, 1914-1950 In the February 4, 2024 issue of the New York Times, journalist Adam Mahoney describes the Great Migration as a time when millions of Black people left the South to escape segregation, servitude and lynching and went North in search of jobs and stable housing. In this episode, host Mary Donohue will …

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180. Colonial Connecticut: Sugar, Slavery and Connections to the West Indies 40:59

3M ago40:59

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Although Connecticut sometimes seems like such a small, isolated place on the map, it was connected to the far-flung, complex, cosmopolitan British empire even in the 17th century. This year on Grating the Nutmeg, we’re going to explore Connecticut’s maritime history with episodes on Colonial Connecticut’s trade with the British colonies of the Car…

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179. Connecticut’s Benedict Arnold: America’s Most Hated Man 36:30

3M ago36:30

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179. Connecticut’s Benedict Arnold: America’s Most Hated Man This is our first new episode for 2024 and we’ve got some big news! Thanks to you-our listeners-we had 30,106 downloads in 2023! That’s our best year ever! We have brand new Facebook and Instagram pages under Grating the Nutmeg-please follow us and you’ll get behind the scenes photos, sne…

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178. Mark Twain, Spiritualism and Ghost Stories 39:19

5M ago39:19

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Did you ever think the universe was trying to tell you something? I just finished reading Anderson Cooper’s book on the Vanderbilt family. In it, he describes family patriarch Commodore Vanderbilt’s interest in Spiritualism and clairvoyance. Cooper writes “Evidence suggests that the Commodore had begun attending seances as early as 1864, but given …

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177. Murder on Prospect Street 39:12

5M ago39:12

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In this episode of Grating the Nutmeg, Natalie Belanger sits down with acclaimed crime writer M. William Phelps to get to the bottom of a notorious early 20th century Connecticut murder story. In the 1910s, Amy Archer Gilligan operated an innovative business in Windsor: a convalescent home for the ill and elderly. Her benevolent facade, however, hi…

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176. Witchcraft Uncovered: New Discoveries and Exonerations 33:21

6M ago33:21

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Witchcraft accusations began in Connecticut in May, 1647, with the trial and execution of Alice Young of Windsor, 45 years before the better-known witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Connecticut had witchcraft accusation outbreaks in the early 1660s in Hartford and again in Fairfield in 1692, with criminal trials ending in 1697. In colonial Conne…

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175. Sleeping with the Ancestors in Connecticut 42:49

6M ago42:49

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Podcast host and historic preservationist Mary Donohue started following a project on Facebook four or five years ago. It was based on a very simple idea-sleeping overnight in historic buildings-but it was also genius. The project was the Slave Dwelling Project. Joseph McGill,Jr., a Black historic preservationist and Civil War reenactor based in So…

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E81 - Interview: Liam Grimshaw 41:46

7M ago41:46

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Good day! Please have a think about trying our print magazine, via nutmegmagazine.co.uk In this War of the Roses special, Dundee United’s ex-Motherwell Lancastrian Liam Grimshaw joins Yorkshireman and Nutmeg magazine editor Daniel Gray for a conversational meander from his youth days at Manchester United to Tannadice times now. On the way, there is…

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174. Asher Benjamin, Connecticut’s Early Builder and Architect 1773-1845 33:35

7M ago33:35

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From the rural backwater of Hartland, Connecticut in 1773, Asher Benjamin would rise to become one of the most important figures of early American architecture. In addition to training as a skilled finish carpenter, he published the first architectural guidebooks-how-to books by an American-born author. These went through many editions and left a l…

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E80 - Back Onside: Footballers Talk About Mental Health 33:37

7M ago33:37

33:37

Hello! Please have a think about trying our print magazine, via nutmegmagazine.co.uk In this honest and emotional conversation, two footballers – Andy Munro and Kerr Fraser – and one manager – Greig McDonald – discuss mental health struggles within football, and how the game deals with them. They are joined by Libby Emmerson from the Back Onside ch…

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173. Baseball Runs in the Springer Family 39:12

7M ago39:12

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This fall the Connecticut Museum is hosting the Smithsonian traveling exhibition ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas. It explores the historic role that baseball has played as a social and cultural force within Latino communities across the world, and how Latinos in particular have influenced and change…

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172. Connecticut Lighthouses: Lifesaving Beacons Along the Shore 33:11

8M ago33:11

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In any gift shop in New England, you’ll probably find lighthouses pictured on tea towels and tee shirts and in snow globes. Lighthouses are fondly thought of as community landmarks and icons. Connecticut has fourteen active lighthouses, two of which are maintained as private aids to navigation; six are standing but inactive. Some are located on dry…

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171. Connecticut’s Very Pink House-Roseland Cottage 35:08

8M ago35:08

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It’s the summer of Barbie. Barbiecore, an homage to the stylish doll, is everywhere in fashion and home furnishings. It’s time to think pink! So this episode is on Connecticut’s own Victorian Barbie Dream House - Roseland Cottage in Woodstock. How many shades of pink has Roseland Cottage been? We’ll find out! Executive Producer Mary Donohue talks t…

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E79 - My Favourite Year: Colin McCredie, St Johnstone 2013/14 44:00

9M ago44:00

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Best known for his starring role in Taggart, the actor Colin McCredie is a diehard St Johnstone supporter. Here, he discusses Saints’ astounding cup winning season with Nutmeg editor Daniel Gray. Before that, Colin tells us of life as one of the 25th Perthshire Cubs’ star players, flying coins behind the Muirton Park goal and a rammy between John L…

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170. Connecticut Senator George McLean Protects America’s Wild Birds 27:00

9M ago27:00

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Connecticut Senator George P. McLean’s crowning achievement was overseeing passage of one of the country’s first and most important wildlife conservation laws, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The MBTA, which is still in effect today, has saved billions of birds from senseless killing and likely prevented the extinction of entire bird species…

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169. Connecticut’s 17th Regiment Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg 37:21

9M ago37:21

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This episode was recorded on July 5th, 2023 just two days after the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg-the turning point of the American Civil War. With more than 50,000 estimated casualties, the three-day engagement was the bloodiest single battle of the conflict. It’s been said that there are over 5,000 books written about the three-da…

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168. Connecticut’s Cape Verdean Community 44:31

10M ago44:31

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In this episode of Grating the Nutmeg, Natalie Belanger of the Connecticut Museum of History and Culture chats with some members of Connecticut’s Cape Verdean community to learn about the culture’s deep roots in the state. Roberta Vincent has been a passionate advocate for the Cape Verdean community in her home town of Norwich, Connecticut for deca…

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167. New Lives for Old Factories: Cheshire’s Ball & Socket Arts 31:01

10M ago31:01

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What’s being done to save the state’s industrial history? In today’s episode, Producer Mary Donohue talks to Renee Tribert, Preservation Services Coordinator for adaptive reuse and redevelopment for industrial buildings at Preservation Connecticut. Podcast audio engineer Patrick O’Sullivan and Donohue share some of their favorite places to go aroun…

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166. Connecticut at the 1964 New York World’s Fair 31:19

11M ago31:19

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It’s almost summertime and kids everywhere are already dreaming about their summer vacation. In 1964, Jimmy O’Sullivan of Cheshire, Connecticut had his heart set on a family outing from Connecticut to the see the World’s Fair in New York City’s Flushing Meadows Park with its futuristic, space-themed exhibits and “Peace Through Understanding” overar…

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165. Connecticut's Would-Be Woodstock: The Powder Ridge Festival 34:03

11M ago34:03

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In this episode of Grating the Nutmeg, Natalie Belanger of the Connecticut Historical Society takes you back to the greatest rock concert that never happened. In 1970, a planned 3-day rock concert at Powder Ridge in Middlefield was cancelled after an injunction by the town. But tens of thousands of young people showed up anyway and proceeded to hav…

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164. Philip Johnson’s Glass House 42:27

12M ago42:27

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“Lifestyle site Thrillist set out to find the most beautiful building in each state and Philip Johnson's New Canaan Glass House got the nod for Connecticut,” reported CT Insider. The Glass House, internationally famous for its design is also a landmark in the history of historic preservation and the history of the LGBTQ community. To celebrate May …

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E78 - Interview: Tessel Middag Part 2 34:37

1y ago34:37

34:37

From Joy Division to the delight of a crisp one-two, here is part two of our engrossing chat with the Rangers WFC midfielder, Tessel Middag. This time, Tessel talks us through her transfer to Manchester City and then swapping Corrie for Eastenders with a move to West Ham United. There is World Cup jubilation and ACL devastation (twice), a discussio…

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163. How Connecticut Got Zoning (CTE Game Changer Series) 29:02

1y ago29:02

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You may have heard the phrase “it’s not zoned for that” as in “Can I build a factory next to my house?” or “Can I put a trailer park in my north forty?” But we may not understand the difference between the town’s master plan, land use requirements and zoning regulations. So let’s break that down. The State of Connecticut mandates that every ten yea…

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185. Connecticut Industries Unite for WWII Victory: Pratt, Read & Co Gliders 39:40

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184. The Borinqueneers: Puerto Rico’s Men of the 65th Regiment 30:32

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183. Margaret Rudkin of Pepperidge Farm 26:05

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182. Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution 50:00

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181. Hartford and the Great Migration, 1914-1950 28:56

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180. Colonial Connecticut: Sugar, Slavery and Connections to the West Indies 40:59

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179. Connecticut’s Benedict Arnold: America’s Most Hated Man 36:30

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178. Mark Twain, Spiritualism and Ghost Stories 39:19

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177. Murder on Prospect Street 39:12

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176. Witchcraft Uncovered: New Discoveries and Exonerations 33:21

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175. Sleeping with the Ancestors in Connecticut 42:49

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E81 - Interview: Liam Grimshaw 41:46

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174. Asher Benjamin, Connecticut’s Early Builder and Architect 1773-1845 33:35

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E80 - Back Onside: Footballers Talk About Mental Health 33:37

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173. Baseball Runs in the Springer Family 39:12

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172. Connecticut Lighthouses: Lifesaving Beacons Along the Shore 33:11

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171. Connecticut’s Very Pink House-Roseland Cottage 35:08

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E79 - My Favourite Year: Colin McCredie, St Johnstone 2013/14 44:00

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170. Connecticut Senator George McLean Protects America’s Wild Birds 27:00

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169. Connecticut’s 17th Regiment Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg 37:21

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168. Connecticut’s Cape Verdean Community 44:31

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167. New Lives for Old Factories: Cheshire’s Ball & Socket Arts 31:01

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166. Connecticut at the 1964 New York World’s Fair 31:19

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165. Connecticut's Would-Be Woodstock: The Powder Ridge Festival 34:03

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164. Philip Johnson’s Glass House 42:27

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E78 - Interview: Tessel Middag Part 2 34:37

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163. How Connecticut Got Zoning (CTE Game Changer Series) 29:02

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