https://www.podcasts.com/strait-talk-9f66f1230https://www.podcasts.com/strait-talk-9f66f1230https://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts-image-uploads/strait-talk-9f66f1230-large.pngcjhemler@gmail.comNoNoen-USWhat makes Detroit the City of Champions? How are the histories of Detroit's major sports teams intertwined? Two US History teachers, Adam Hellebuyck and Chris Hemler speak with Charles Avison, author of "Detroit City of Champions: the Story of the Most Important Season in Detroit Sports History" and "Detroit City of Champions: The Players (Volumes 1 and 2)" to answer those questions and many more. Learn about the year that saw Gar Wood, Joe Louis, the Tigers, Lions, Wings and many more celebrate records and championships. A special thanks to James Linck whose music is featured in the podcast.

]]>What makes Detroit the City of Champions? How are the histories of Detroit's major sports teams intertwined? Two US History teachers, Adam Hellebuyck and Chris Hemler speak with Charles Avison, author of "Detroit City of Champions: the Story of the Most Important Season in Detroit Sports History" and "Detroit City of Champions: The Players (Volumes 1 and 2)" to answer those questions and many more. Learn about the year that saw Gar Wood, Joe Louis, the Tigers, Lions, Wings and many more celebrate records and championships. A special thanks to James Linck whose music is featured in the podcast.

]]>https://www.podcasts.com/strait-talk-9f66f1230/episode/Champions-Day-b1f2Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:52:55 +0000Strait TalkStrait TalkFull43:01Champions-Day-b1f2Adam and Chris investigate different epidemics and pandemics in Detroit in the 1910s. Topics include: whooping cough and typhoid in 1913 and 1914, the founding of Grosse Pointe Country Day School amidst a quarantine in Detroit, the unexpected prevalence of smallpox in Detroit, Detroit's water quality, the scarlet fever epidemic of 1917, housing codes, the influenza epidemic of 1918 (sometimes called Spanish Flu), and Dr. James Inches. How can the stories of Detroit's experiences with epidemics 100 years ago give us hope for the future during the current coronavirus pandemic?

]]>Adam and Chris investigate different epidemics and pandemics in Detroit in the 1910s. Topics include: whooping cough and typhoid in 1913 and 1914, the founding of Grosse Pointe Country Day School amidst a quarantine in Detroit, the unexpected prevalence of smallpox in Detroit, Detroit's water quality, the scarlet fever epidemic of 1917, housing codes, the influenza epidemic of 1918 (sometimes called Spanish Flu), and Dr. James Inches. How can the stories of Detroit's experiences with epidemics 100 years ago give us hope for the future during the current coronavirus pandemic?

]]>https://www.podcasts.com/strait-talk-9f66f1230/episode/Epidemics-and-Pandemics-of-Detroit-in-World-War-I-ddb0Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:12:25 +0000Strait TalkStrait TalkFull33:41Epidemics-and-Pandemics-of-Detroit-in-World-War-I-ddb0noTue, 28 Apr 2020 15:52:55 +0000