Introducing Family Lore
History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson
4.7 • 6.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical deep-dive to uncover the truth and meaning behind the tale.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, my friends. This is Professor Jackson. A new HDDS episode is coming this Friday, May 22nd, |
| 0:06.6 | a little early for your Memorial Day weekend. And it's a doozy. We're covering propaganda |
| 0:11.9 | from Bob Hope to Bugs Bunny. We'll even throw in a couple broadcasts so you can hear firsthand |
| 0:17.2 | what Americans were influenced by. In the meantime, here's a little something from our network |
| 0:22.0 | partner, Odyssey. Remember how we covered Rosie the Riveter in episode 205, the defining symbol |
| 0:28.2 | of American resolve during World War II, and a lasting representation of the women who powered |
| 0:32.9 | the arsenal of democracy? I mentioned that her origins are debated, but there's a whole lot more to say. |
| 0:39.7 | This preview of the new podcast, Family Lour, takes a closer look at a family story to try and |
| 0:45.6 | separate the icon from the historical reality. Was Rosie an actual person, a piece of wartime |
| 0:51.7 | propaganda, or something that evolved into the legend we recognize |
| 0:55.7 | today. Family lore is a new series that digs into the stories we inherit to uncover what's true, |
| 1:01.6 | what's myth, and why it matters. Enjoy. I want you to close your eyes or do whatever you do |
| 1:09.8 | when you're trying to think of something visual. And I want you to come up with or do whatever you do when you're trying to think of something visual. |
| 1:12.2 | And I want you to come up with what you think is the most famous image from World War II, like a photograph or a work of art. |
| 1:19.9 | What comes to mind? I'll give you a second. |
| 1:24.1 | Okay, maybe some of you are thinking of the photograph of the Marines hoisting up the American flag at Iwo Jima. |
| 1:30.0 | Or maybe you're conjuring the photo of the sailor dipping the nurse in Times Square and planting a kiss on her. |
| 1:35.9 | But there's another image that at least some of you probably thought of. |
| 1:40.1 | Unlike the others, it's not a photo, it's a poster. |
| 1:43.7 | It's a poster of a beautiful young woman, |
| 1:46.0 | her hair pinned up in a red bandana with white polka dots. She's rolling up her sleeve and flexing her |
| 1:51.3 | bicep. And above the image is a caption, We Can Do It. It might be the most famous image from |
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