Dad and Me Love History

By: Paul Letters - WW2 novelist broadcaster history teacher; James Letters -
  • Summary

  • Get your kid away from screens for a fun fifteen-minutes, answering the big questions in history! Fun for parents too! Subscribe for free on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and wherever else you get podcasts! Join us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and our webpage. Graphics by Molly Austin of mollyavalon.com Instrumental music by Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com
    Paul and James Letters 2018
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Episodes
  • 60: Why is the Statue of Liberty so important?
    Apr 27 2024

    A beacon of hope, the Statue of Liberty has welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States and to a new life. The statue overlooks New York harbour, close to Ellis Island immigration centre: if the USA is a land of immigrants, Ellis Island is where those immigrants landed.

    Built by France for the USA, there was some debate about which city the statue should be placed in. Then there was how to pay for a pedestal large enough to hold Liberty.

    We are grateful to Suzanne Mannion, Director of Public Affairs at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, for arranging our visit, and to our interviewee, Jonathan da Silva, Assistant Manager of the American Family Immigration History Centre on Ellis Island.

    After the end theme music you’ll find these questions, followed by outtakes and an extra recording we made in the Statue of Liberty Museum:

    1. Where was the first federal immigration centre for the USA?

    2. What was the ‘kissing post’?

    3. Why do you think immigrants would be happy to see the Statue of Liberty when their ship arrived in New York?

    4. Who paid for the pedestal - the base platform - that the Statue of Liberty would be built on?

    5. Can you name any other city that requested that the Statue of Liberty be placed their area?

    6. What do the seven rays or spikes on the Statue’s crown represent?

    Here’s our website, where you'll find photos, info about each episode and links to our social media: https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/ - here, you can also listen to episodes.

    For mature history lovers: read industry reviews of Dad’s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available as e-books, as well as in paperback. Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II.

    Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going. We will bring you episodes throughout the year, so stay subscribed on your podcast app!

    Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

    All instrumental music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Sound effects are used under RemArc Licence. Copyright 2024 © BBC

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    18 mins
  • 59: The secret missions that made D-Day possible
    Dec 15 2023

    We investigate the special operations that occurred ahead of the D-Day landings of over 130,000 Allied troops on the Nazi-controlled beaches of northern France 

    We look at the role of special troops who parachuted into Nazi-occupied France ahead of the D-Day beach landings. With help from a very special expert guest, we focus on a mission for US Army Rangers at a headland near the beaches, called Pointe du Hoc. 

    After the end theme music you’ll find these questions, followed by the outtakes:

    1. Which Allied countries took part in the D-Day landings?

    2. What was this operation called? 

    3. Why did Allied special forces parachute into France before the D-Day beach landings?

    4. Why was it important to disrupt railway lines and German communication centres?

    5. Why was Pointe du Hoc an important piece of land?

    6. What challenges did the US Rangers face?

    Our website, where you'll find photos, info about each episode and links to our social media, is https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/ - where you can also listen to episodes.

    For mature history lovers: read industry reviews of Dad’s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available as e-books, as well as in paperback. Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II.

    Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going. We will bring you episodes throughout the year, so stay subscribed on your podcast app!

    Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

    All instrumental music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Sound effects are used under RemArc Licence. Copyright 2023 © BBC

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    31 mins
  • 58: A History of Women’s Football
    Aug 2 2023

    The history of the women’s game – from China to Britain, the US, Australia and Europe.

    Released with our recordings from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, we bring you not only the history but the vibes too – all sprinkled with plenty of dad jokes from James! At the end of today’s episode (after our outro theme song), you’ll hear some World Cup extras, a bonus dad joke from James, and an outtake or two. For a broader angle on football today – from powerchair to amputee – and how we try to make a positive difference, take a look at my webpage and socials for https://www.notyouraverageenglandfan.com/

    Our website, where you'll find photos, info about each episode and links to our social media, is https://www.dadandmelovehistory.com/

    For mature history lovers: read industry reviews of Dad’s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available as e-books, as well as in paperback. Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II.

    Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going. We will bring you episodes throughout the year, so stay subscribed on your podcast app!

    Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

    All instrumental music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    Sound effects used under RemArc Licence. Copyright 2023 © BBC

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    24 mins

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