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Contributors for Honest History

Issue 23: A Home to Many

Writers

Dr. Menza Qato

Dr. Yitzhak Paz

Dr. Itai Elad

Nivine Sandouka

Emily Swetfeger

Grace MaGee


Illustrators

Amit Greenberg

Ayesha King

Hannah Moren

Melissa Sinclair

Lili Todd

Daniela Galliski

Jessamine Mejia

Karagh Byrne


Design

Emma Volodchinskaya

Vlada Fanbrahms


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 22: Northern Voyage

Writers

Brittany Johnson

Elyse Beard

Sarah Dowdey

Ben Shawn Ho


Illustrators

Faezeh Jafari

Yuki Murayama

Enkhbayar Munkh-Erdene

Abi Pate

Daniela Galliski

Jessamine Mejia

Luke Godding

Rose Skelton


Design

Samia Abu-Shawish


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 21: Across the Steppes

Writers

Grace MaGee

Jonathan Shipley

Mandy Woods

Alexandria Petrocelli

Bethany Shedrick

Ben Shawn Ho


Illustrators

Raina Jia

Itziar Barrios

Elizabeth Sanduvete

Grace Kelly

Hannah Bess Ross

Veridiana Camelo

Luke Godding

Marta Lanuza

Ayesha King


Design

Samia Abu-Shawish


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 20: From the Battlefront

Writers

Alexandria Petrocelli

Bethany Shedrick

Amanda Spino


Illustrators

Itziar Barrios

Serena Chini

Hannah Bess Ross

Noelia de Alda

Anna Lena Feunekes

Taryn Garrett

Luke Godding

Patrick Hulse

Cris Martin

Lisa Oki

Romina Ramirez


Design

Scout Gutzmerson


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 19: A Land Called Oz

Writers

Alexandria Petrocelli

Bethany Shedrick

Ben Shawn Ho

Jonathan Shipley


Illustrators

Anna Lena Feunekes

Georgina Luck

Hannah Bess Ross

Noa Paran

Daniela Galliski

MENGANITAdecual

Taylar Piers

Jorge Puente


Advisor

Tylissa Elisara


Design

Scout Gutzmerson


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 18: A Magnificent Reign

Writers

Bethany Shedrick

Grace Seeman

Ben Shawn Ho

Alexandria Petrocelli


Illustrators

Katie McLoughlin

Melissa Sinclaire

Katy Knapp

Hannah Bess Ross

Itziar Barrios

Danamarie Hosler

Luke Godding

Neil Godding

Gabi Yoxtheimer


Special Thanks

Dr. Kent Schull

Dr. Christine Isom-Verhaaren


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 17: An Age of Legends

Writers

Grace Seeman

Ben Shawn Ho

Khadija Tauseef

Jonathan Shipley

Julian McBride


Illustrators

Itziar Barrios

Elizabeth Sanduvete

Hannah Ross

Aimee Hagerty Johnson

Daniela Galliski

Luke Godding

Jordan Houston-Taylor

Ellen Duda

Ashling Tu

Hannah Bruton

Patricia Bolaños

Lorena Bayona

Marian Femenias Moratinos


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 16: The Way of the Samurai

Writers

Ben Shawn Ho

Britty Johnson

Jonathan Shipley


Illustrators

Nicole Xu

Hannah Ross

Helen Geiger

Ashley Neagle

Kathleen McLaughlin

Itziar Barrios

Danielle Ridolfi

Luke Godding

Kendra Minadeo


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 15: A Native Story

Writers

Dr. Farina King

Danielle SeeWalker

Brooktynn Blood

Meredith Schramm

Grace Seeman

Jonathan Shipley

Ben Shawn Ho


Illustrators

Aly McKnight

Hannah Ross

Isaiah Stewart

Lynne Hardy

Daniela Galliski

Kaley Hickman


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 14: A Russian Winter

Writers

Rose Connelly

Britty Johnson

Jonathan Shipley

Sheelah Santos

Ben Shawn Ho

Noel Hernandez

Peter Zablocki


Illustrators

Eleanor Atkinson

Hannah Ross

Natalia Grebtsova

Leslie Barber

Racheal Kazembe

Chelsea Ragan

Isabelle Vandeplassche

Michelle Tran

Olivia Strohm

Kendra Minadeo

Itziar Barrios

Karolina Piotrowska


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Theresa Kay

Issue 13: The Golden Rule

Writers

Bethany Shedrick

Grace Seeman

Jonathan Shipley

Britty Johnson

Sheelah Santos

Shannel Julius

Rose Connelly

Noel Hernandez


Illustrators

Delaina Sylvain

Tamara Martin

Hannah Ross

Leslie Barber

Racheal Kazembe

Nedda Nagel

Jordan Houston-Taylor

Sara Peterson


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 12: Special Delivery

Writers

Sarah Breslin

Grace Seeman

Jonathan Shipley

Rebecca Pace

Christal Snyder


Illustrators

Rialda Dizdarevic Obuljen

Ellen Duda

Adele Leyris

Prerana Rai

Rose Wilkinson

Hannah Ross

Ellie Atkinson

Patrick Hulse

Elena Hayward

Nivrata Bharwani

Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 11: Journey Through the Jungle

Writers

Sarah Breslin

Grace Seeman

Rachel Serkin

Rebecca Sgouros

Jonathan Shipley


Illustrators

Daniela Galliski

Lily Fossett

Lorena Bayona

Katherine Harris

Hannah Ross

Elise Tel

Skylar White


Advisor

Sheba Velasco


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Romy Godding

Issue 10: A Portrait of India

Writers

Joanne O'Sullivan

Rishvika Mehta

Rebecca Sgouros

Grace Seeman

Oksana Solano

Bethanie Hestermann


Illustrators

Malavika Sivaraju

Claudia Guse

Avani Dwivedi

Vidhya Nagarajan

Aditi Kakade Beaufrand

Phung Banh

Sarah Elliot

Hannah Ross

Rose Wilkinson

Daniela Galliski


Advisor

Shoaib Alam


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Sarah Breslin

Romy Godding

Issue 9: An Era of Exploration

Writers

Jonathan Shipley

Janice Hansen

Grace Seeman

Jessica Patton


Illustrators

Nate Burbeck

Becca Stadtlander

Rose Wilkinson

Hannah Ross

Prerana Rai

Rebecca McCarthy


Design

Carly Barton


Content & Copy Editor

Sarah Breslin

Issue 8: The Spirit of the Games

Writers

Janice Hansen

Jessica Patton


Illustrators

Owen Davey

Nicola Ferrarese

Uta Krogmann

Kevin Ward

Bethany Lord

Rebecca McCarthy

Leia Kaprov


Design

Xela Gold


Content & Copy Editor

Sarah Breslin

Issue 7: Into the Deep

Writers

Janice Hansen

Alex Mizumoto-Gitter

Jessica Patton


Illustrators

Cynthia Cliff

Rose Wilkinson

Prerana Kirat Rai

Kaja Kajfez


Design

Xela Gold


Content & Copy Editor

Rachel McMurray-Branscombe

Issue 6: A Secret Mission

Writers

Molly Varley

Alex Mizumoto-Gitter


Illustrators

Natasa Jovanic

Rose Wilkinson

Kaja Kafja

Olivia Wilson

Kaitlin Mechan

Austin Miller


Design

Xela Gold


Content & Copy Editor

Rachel McMurray-Branscombe

Issue 5: The Race to Space

Writers

Molly Varley


Illustrators

Jemma Jamie Skidmore

Rose Wilkinson

Rosie Fossett

Prerana Rai

Heidi Griffiths


Design

Reid Stubblefield


Content & Copy Editor

Rachel McMurray-Branscombe

Issue 4: Story of an Empire

Writers

Rachel Reeves


Illustrators

Caroline Bonne-Müller

Katherine Harris

Rose Wilkinson

Prerana Rai


Design

Xela Gold


Content & Copy Editor

Sarah Breslin

Issue 3: War of the Currents

Writers

Rachel Reeves


Illustrators

Cynthia Cliff

Rose Wilkinson

Brooke Greenberg


Design

Xela Gold


Content & Copy Editor

Amy Bernstein

Issue 2: A Pirate's Tale

Illustrators

Brooke Smart

Nesta Fitzgerald

Aaron Ughoc

Rebecca McCarthy


Advisors

Jaimie Leung

Sarah Tuite


Design

Xela Gold


Content & Copy Editor

Emily Bernstein

Issue 1: The Swan King

Illustrator

Sarah Walsh


Advisors

Sarah Tuite

Dawn Palmer


Design

Xela Gold


Content & Copy Editor

Amy Betz

Anytime Now Podcast

Episode 43: Lighting Up The World: Nikola Tesla


Host

James Adomian


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

Robot Pirate Media

Episode 42: Queen Of Egypt


Host

Sam Taha


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 41: Fast Food in Pompeii


Host

Zak Toscani


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 40: Mary Anning and the Sea Monster


Host

Nikki Bon


Writer

Alexandra Petrocelli


Production

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Episode 39: Composer, Swordsman, & Soldier: Joseph Bologne


Host

Curtis Cook


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

Robot Pirate Media

Episode 38: The Seamstress


Host

Alyssa Yeoman


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

Robot Pirate Media

Episode 37: Franz Werfel's Banned Book


Host

Jake Silberman


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 36: Truth Teller: Gareth Jones


Host

Joe Dombrowski


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 35: A Supreme Duel


Host

Bruce Gray


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 34: Roxelana


Host

Kelly Ryan


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 33: Balto & the Nome Serum Run


Host

Becky Braunstein


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 32: The Native Champion: Jim Thorpe


Host

Aly McKnight


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 31: Fighting with Manners: Sibyl Hathaway


Host

Nowal "Zee" Massari


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 30: Harriet Tubman's Secret Mission


Host

Mia Jackson


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 29: Frankenstein's Monster


Host

Bri Pruett


Writer

Brooke Knight


Production

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Episode 28: Mad Honey


Host

Sean Jordan


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 27: The Enchantress: Dolores del Río


Host

Carmen Morales


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 26: True North


Host

Thomas Lundy


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 25: A World Away: Dr. Madhumala Chattopadhyay


Host

Sandeep Parikh


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 24: Aliens, War, & Fake News


Host

Patton Oswalt


Writer

Brooke Knight


Production

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Episode 23: Hydna's Daring Sabotage


Host

Randall Lawrence


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

Arlo Weierhauser

Episode 22: The Limping Lady: Virginia Hall


Host

Arlo Weierhauser


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 21: Building the White House


Host

Amy Miller


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 20: Airmail Adventure: The Story of Jack Knight's Flight


Host

Kyle Kinane


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 19: Abraham Lincoln's Daring Escape


Host

Adam Ray


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 18: Drawing Japan: Tezuka Osamu


Host

Cameron Peloso


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 17: Ups and Downs: Charles Dow


Host

Kenny Malone


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 16: Speak Up: Rigoberta Menchú Tum


Host

Julia Corral


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 15: A Love of the Sea: Rachel Carson


Host

Amanda Arnold


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 14: Standing Bear's Pursuit of Happiness


Host

Cliff Taylor


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 13: Harriet Tubman's Secret Mission


Host

Mia Jackson


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 12: Ira Aldridge Takes the Stage


Host

Shain Brenden


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 11: Uncovering Khufu: A Rare Find


Host

Annelise Baer


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 10: Ferris Wheel & Lightbulbs: The Chicago World’s Fair


Host

JoAnn Schinderle


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 9: Dining with Aboriginal Australians


Host

Pete Campbell


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 8: Stealing Shark Fins: Civil Forfeiture


Host

Maclen and Ashleigh Stanley


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 7: Hot Stuff: The Creation of the Microwave


Host

Chris Duffy


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 6: Making UN History: Mary McLeod Bethune & Eleanor Roosevelt


Host

Abiola Afolayan


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 5: The Story Of Sugar Hill


Host

Don Gavitte


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 4: A History of . . . History: Leopold von Ranke


Host

Joshua Zurbrick


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 3: Put On Your Thinking Cap: Talking About Fashion


Host

Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 2:  Ada Lovelace: Making It Count


Host

Craig Benzine aka WheezyWaiter


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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Episode 1: The Incredible Crafts


Host

Clare Brown


Writer

Heidi Coburn


Production

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