Jake @ HUBhistory
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Host of HUB History, a Boston history podcast that goes far beyond the Freedom Trail. Freelance podcast producer. Recovering marathoner and current YMCA swimmer. Dog lover.
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Inventing the Boston Game: Football, Soccer, and the Origins of a National Myth, with Kevin Tallec Marston and Mike Cronin (episode 340) - HUB History: Boston history podcast
This will be our 2025 Thanksgiving episode, and nothing says Thanksgiving quite like football… At least for most people, I guess. Somehow, the gene for caring about football missed me. The last footb...
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In our latest episode, learn what a humble stone slab that was placed on Boston Common 100 years ago this week can tell us about the earliest American games of football. No soccer. No football. Now wait a minute here...
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Boston Public Schools is the first district in the U.S. to swap out Mercator maps for the Peters projection, a more accurate and equitable depiction of the world that avoids the exaggerated size of Euro-centric countries.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Boston Public Schools is the first district in the U.S. to swap out Mercator maps for the Peters projection, a more accurate and equitable depiction of the world that avoids the exaggerated size of Euro-centric countries.
Welp, this should get everyone on the internet to hate me...
1. Rogue One
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Last Jedi
5. Star Wars 1977
6. The Force Awakens
7. Revenge of the Sith
8. Attack of the Clones
9. Rise of Skywalker
10. Solo
11. Phantom Menace
1. Rogue One
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Last Jedi
5. Star Wars 1977
6. The Force Awakens
7. Revenge of the Sith
8. Attack of the Clones
9. Rise of Skywalker
10. Solo
11. Phantom Menace
Star Wars ranking discourse is my favorite discourse because nobody and everybody is wrong
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Welp, this should get everyone on the internet to hate me...
1. Rogue One
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Last Jedi
5. Star Wars 1977
6. The Force Awakens
7. Revenge of the Sith
8. Attack of the Clones
9. Rise of Skywalker
10. Solo
11. Phantom Menace
1. Rogue One
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Last Jedi
5. Star Wars 1977
6. The Force Awakens
7. Revenge of the Sith
8. Attack of the Clones
9. Rise of Skywalker
10. Solo
11. Phantom Menace
If Trump and the DoD follow through on this threat to court martial a US Senator/war hero/astronaut/devoted husband for reminding US troops that they swore an oath to the Constitution and not to any one man, the reaction of the uniformed military will be a useful measure of how screwed we all are.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If Trump and the DoD follow through on this threat to court martial a US Senator/war hero/astronaut/devoted husband for reminding US troops that they swore an oath to the Constitution and not to any one man, the reaction of the uniformed military will be a useful measure of how screwed we all are.
I regularly include the pumpkin samp and/or Indian pudding recipes from this book in my Thanksgiving feasts.
Are you looking for a little 17th century inspiration for your Thanksgiving Menu? Stop by to grab a copy of "The Pleasure of the Taste" which includes recipes from local Native American cultural traditions as well as British imports. #MuseumShopMonday bit.ly/2TO6sfK
The Pleasure of the Taste - Paul Revere House
$7.00 Created by the Partnership of Historic Bostons, this cookbook gives you insight into the foodways of early Americans. Includes both 17th-century recipes with helpful 20th-century equivalents. P...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I regularly include the pumpkin samp and/or Indian pudding recipes from this book in my Thanksgiving feasts.
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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On the latest episode of the Object of History podcast, we visit Boston’s Museum of African American History to learn about the imposing stone used by William Lloyd Garrison to create the abolitionist newspaper, "The Liberator."
Listen now: www.masshist.org/podcast/seas...
Listen now: www.masshist.org/podcast/seas...
July 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
On the latest episode of the Object of History podcast, we visit Boston’s Museum of African American History to learn about the imposing stone used by William Lloyd Garrison to create the abolitionist newspaper, "The Liberator."
Listen now: www.masshist.org/podcast/seas...
Listen now: www.masshist.org/podcast/seas...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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West Point is committing "a crime of serious proportion" then.
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
West Point is committing "a crime of serious proportion" then.
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when they come for boston i hope keytar bear leads our costumed warriors
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
when they come for boston i hope keytar bear leads our costumed warriors
We're seriously getting a lecture in appropriate dress from Secretary Real World?
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We're seriously getting a lecture in appropriate dress from Secretary Real World?
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Abigail Adams was born #OTD in 1744. Learn more about this fascinating figure from the history of the Revolution and Early Republic who served as the 1st Second Lady and the 2nd First Lady by listening to her special episode. #history #FLOTUS #AbigailAdams www.presidenciespodcast.com/2095-abigail...
2.095 – Abigail Adams
Year(s) Discussed: 1744-1818
This special episode is all about the life and times of Abigail Smith Adams, the learned woman from Weymouth who became the second F…
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November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Abigail Adams was born #OTD in 1744. Learn more about this fascinating figure from the history of the Revolution and Early Republic who served as the 1st Second Lady and the 2nd First Lady by listening to her special episode. #history #FLOTUS #AbigailAdams www.presidenciespodcast.com/2095-abigail...
"The T needs to replace a 130-year-old piece of the Green Line tunnels that houses the trains’ overhead wires. Described as a wooden “trough,” it has been there since the line was first constructed in the late 1890s."
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19th-century pieces of wood are forcing a ‘huge’ train shutdown in Boston. MBTA officials explain why
MBTA leaders shared more details with MassLive about why they are shutting down a broad section of the Green Line through the heart of Downtown Boston for half of December.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
"The T needs to replace a 130-year-old piece of the Green Line tunnels that houses the trains’ overhead wires. Described as a wooden “trough,” it has been there since the line was first constructed in the late 1890s."
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"War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
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Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength"
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Prince Hall & his collaborators twice endeavored to pass legislation in the Massachusetts state senate to end slavery. In a 1777 petition they argued for “the Natural Right of all Men” & against “the inconsistency of [people] acting themselves the part which they condemn and oppose in others . . .”
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Prince Hall & his collaborators twice endeavored to pass legislation in the Massachusetts state senate to end slavery. In a 1777 petition they argued for “the Natural Right of all Men” & against “the inconsistency of [people] acting themselves the part which they condemn and oppose in others . . .”
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WHOLSOME FRIDAY VIDEO THREAD GO
GRAB A TISSUE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT.
GRAB A TISSUE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT.
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
WHOLSOME FRIDAY VIDEO THREAD GO
GRAB A TISSUE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT.
GRAB A TISSUE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT.
Remember when MTG used to follow school shooting survivors around, screaming at them and harassing them and threatening to shoot them?
Remember when she urged President Trump to hang President Obama and shoot Nancy Pelosi in the head?
Pepperidge Farms remembers... www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/p...
Remember when she urged President Trump to hang President Obama and shoot Nancy Pelosi in the head?
Pepperidge Farms remembers... www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/p...
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Remember when MTG used to follow school shooting survivors around, screaming at them and harassing them and threatening to shoot them?
Remember when she urged President Trump to hang President Obama and shoot Nancy Pelosi in the head?
Pepperidge Farms remembers... www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/p...
Remember when she urged President Trump to hang President Obama and shoot Nancy Pelosi in the head?
Pepperidge Farms remembers... www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/p...
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Yeah well let's see Mamdani do *this*
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yeah well let's see Mamdani do *this*
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22 NOVEMBER 1775, BOSTON: As the army enters winter quarters, William Howe recommends (but doesn’t order) every redcoat who’s never had smallpox be inoculated against it. “If there are any Men who Refuse to be Innoculated, a list of their Names be sent to the D.A.G. immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
22 NOVEMBER 1775, BOSTON: As the army enters winter quarters, William Howe recommends (but doesn’t order) every redcoat who’s never had smallpox be inoculated against it. “If there are any Men who Refuse to be Innoculated, a list of their Names be sent to the D.A.G. immediately.”
I've been reading this helpful guide that helps Wikipedia editors root out AI generated writing, and have come to the disturbing conclusion that I write like an LLM. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
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November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I've been reading this helpful guide that helps Wikipedia editors root out AI generated writing, and have come to the disturbing conclusion that I write like an LLM. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records
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Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records - Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School's Nuremberg Trials Project has finalized the first complete, keyword searchable online collection of more than 750,000 pages of Nazi war tribunal documents.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records
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🧵 Call me old fashioned, but I think it's BAD when a domestic so-called "law enforcement" agency lies so constantly and shamelessly that a judge finds the entire cabinet level department can't be treated as credible or truthful in court proceedings.
Judge Ellis says all these errors, no matter how minor, add up. "[A]t some point, it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to believe almost anything that [DHS] represent[s]."
E.g., a top officer testified protestors had shields with nails in them; there were no nails and mostly it was carboard.
E.g., a top officer testified protestors had shields with nails in them; there were no nails and mostly it was carboard.
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🧵 Call me old fashioned, but I think it's BAD when a domestic so-called "law enforcement" agency lies so constantly and shamelessly that a judge finds the entire cabinet level department can't be treated as credible or truthful in court proceedings.
Just the stupidest goddamn headline imaginable. Snow on a 14,000 foot peak halfway around the world does not have "Boston bracing itself."
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just the stupidest goddamn headline imaginable. Snow on a 14,000 foot peak halfway around the world does not have "Boston bracing itself."
"I should be glad, if I could flatter myself, that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours, as you did in two minutes."
Bostonian Edward Everett to Lincoln after they both spoke at Gettysburg #OnThisDay in 1863.
Everett's letterbook copy via @mhs1791.bsky.social
Bostonian Edward Everett to Lincoln after they both spoke at Gettysburg #OnThisDay in 1863.
Everett's letterbook copy via @mhs1791.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"I should be glad, if I could flatter myself, that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours, as you did in two minutes."
Bostonian Edward Everett to Lincoln after they both spoke at Gettysburg #OnThisDay in 1863.
Everett's letterbook copy via @mhs1791.bsky.social
Bostonian Edward Everett to Lincoln after they both spoke at Gettysburg #OnThisDay in 1863.
Everett's letterbook copy via @mhs1791.bsky.social
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I didn't learn about the Black Panther Party in Boston until a few years ago, although I didn't go to school in Boston. I learned about the BPP in general from watching "Eyes on the Prize" back in the 1990s. schoolyardnews.com/what-were-yo...
What were you taught about the Black Panther Party in Boston?
A Black Panther talks with with Mary Lyon High students
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November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I didn't learn about the Black Panther Party in Boston until a few years ago, although I didn't go to school in Boston. I learned about the BPP in general from watching "Eyes on the Prize" back in the 1990s. schoolyardnews.com/what-were-yo...