<![CDATA[Effigy]]>bc7542ff-ca4b-568e-bff5-ae2963f7385dMon, 09 Mar 2026 01:00:15 +0000Captivate.fmChris Schoenhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/b308af60-dbd9-4d6d-a762-8f0244c2eb1d/Ek0zpe4nDLpzs2g3lhHV1nMU.jpgEffigyChris SchoenChris SchoenHistory with detours. Written, read, and sound-designed by Chris Schoen. Season One "Ludlow: Story of a Strike," now streaming across the pod-o-sphere. Season Two: Coming in 2026 For access to bonus content and other perks, visit https://www.patreon.com/effigypod http://effigypod.com/falseepisodicyespodcastUNLOCKED Bonus Episode 1: Pioneer DanUNLOCKED Bonus Episode 1: Pioneer Dan"Traits of the Mine Mule," New York Sun, August 1893

Uncredited wire report, an example of the late 19th century genre of "“occupational animal ethnography.”

Read by Colm O'Reilly

Sound design by Chris Schoen

]]>"Traits of the Mine Mule," New York Sun, August 1893

Uncredited wire report, an example of the late 19th century genre of "“occupational animal ethnography.”

Read by Colm O'Reilly

Sound design by Chris Schoen

]]>1835e07d-485f-482d-89f5-5df04764972eSun, 08 Mar 2026 20:00:00 -050007:05falsefull1991S1:E8 Firing Squad AmbitionsS1:E8 Firing Squad AmbitionsClips:

(28:00) Mike Livoda interviewed by Eric Margolis, June 1978; Victor Bazanale interviewed by Eric Margolis, 1975. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

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]]>Clips:

(28:00) Mike Livoda interviewed by Eric Margolis, June 1978; Victor Bazanale interviewed by Eric Margolis, 1975. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

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]]>f8a21c63-61a5-4ef3-98b7-295276a02d14Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -050056:13falsefull1881S1:E7 The Bosom of AbrahamS1:E7 The Bosom of AbrahamFor a transcript, please visit the podcast website at http://effigypod.com/.

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]]>For a transcript, please visit the podcast website at http://effigypod.com/.

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]]>0697da42-13db-4b93-8acd-9f09b37253cfWed, 07 Aug 2024 00:45:00 -050046:59falsefull1771S1:E6 FolkloreS1:E6 FolkloreCold open:

"Time May Be Later Than We Think!" Denver Catholic Register, January 26, 1950.

Read by Emmy Bean.

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]]>Cold open:

"Time May Be Later Than We Think!" Denver Catholic Register, January 26, 1950.

Read by Emmy Bean.

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]]>79a0c7ba-607c-4a6a-bc2d-bd375ef1a42bMon, 18 Mar 2024 10:30:00 -050002:16:43falsefull1661S1:E5 Cracked Skull with Cracked SkullS1:E5 Cracked Skull with Cracked SkullCold open:

Promotional circular of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, 1893

Read by Guy Massey

Interlude:

Helen Ring Robinson, testimony before the Industrial Commission, 1916

Read by Rita O'Connell

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Clips:

(48:44) "Interviewing Retired Miners" (Speakers uncredited). Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder

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]]>Cold open:

Promotional circular of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, 1893

Read by Guy Massey

Interlude:

Helen Ring Robinson, testimony before the Industrial Commission, 1916

Read by Rita O'Connell

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Clips:

(48:44) "Interviewing Retired Miners" (Speakers uncredited). Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder

***

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]]>245f62ae-7d4a-47fa-9c58-0fc27e9923d4Sun, 07 Jan 2024 02:15:00 -050055:47falsefull1551S1:E4 Peril To Your HeadS1:E4 Peril To Your HeadCold opens:

Letter to the Editor, The Survey, June 18, 1921.

Read by Diana Slickman

"What Is A Bohunk?," print advertisement by mail order tycoon Earle Liederman, 1928.

Read by Jeff Dorchen

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Clips:

(18:29) Martha Todd interviewed by Eric Margolis, February 1978. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

(30:40) Jane Bracco interviewed by Eugene Craig, May 1971. Colorado Coal Mining Project,  Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History, California State University, Fullerton.

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]]>Cold opens:

Letter to the Editor, The Survey, June 18, 1921.

Read by Diana Slickman

"What Is A Bohunk?," print advertisement by mail order tycoon Earle Liederman, 1928.

Read by Jeff Dorchen

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Clips:

(18:29) Martha Todd interviewed by Eric Margolis, February 1978. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

(30:40) Jane Bracco interviewed by Eugene Craig, May 1971. Colorado Coal Mining Project,  Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History, California State University, Fullerton.

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]]>902f16c6-d626-4968-859b-7da87e94dbb4Sun, 01 Oct 2023 21:30:00 -050051:43falsefull1441S1:E3 Steel BattleshipS1:E3 Steel BattleshipCold open read by Jeff Dorchen, (Lord Melbourne, Letter to Durham County Magistrates, 1832.)

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Clips:

(21:27) Pete Gergich interviewed by Eric Margolis, February 1978. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

**

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]]>Cold open read by Jeff Dorchen, (Lord Melbourne, Letter to Durham County Magistrates, 1832.)

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Clips:

(21:27) Pete Gergich interviewed by Eric Margolis, February 1978. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

**

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]]>6b99cdfd-17ae-4894-a639-6a40f9e14fe6Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -050037:45falsefull1331S1:E2 When The Mine Roof FallsS1:E2 When The Mine Roof FallsFeaturing what may be the the longest cold open in podcast history, read by Colm O'Reilly. (From Coal and the Coal Mines, 1889, by Homer Green).

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Clips:

(27:42) Mike Livoda interviewed by Eric Margolis, September 1980. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

(42:00) Steve Surisky interviewed by Eric Margolis, February 1978. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

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]]>Featuring what may be the the longest cold open in podcast history, read by Colm O'Reilly. (From Coal and the Coal Mines, 1889, by Homer Green).

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Clips:

(27:42) Mike Livoda interviewed by Eric Margolis, September 1980. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

(42:00) Steve Surisky interviewed by Eric Margolis, February 1978. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

**

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]]>6abf4976-64b1-4627-a6a3-3cdf89136d4fMon, 17 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -050051:58truefull1221S1:E1 Glück Auf!S1:E1 Glück Auf!The premiere episode of Effigy's first season: Ludlow, story of a strike.

Cold open from "Coal Catechism" (1906), William Jasper Nicholls. And we orienteer from there.

Clips:

(28:15) Mike Livoda interviewed by Harold Black, November 1968. University of Denver Special Collections Digital Repository. Bessemer Historical Society.

(42:50) Mike LIvoda interviewed by Eric Margolis, June 1978. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

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]]>The premiere episode of Effigy's first season: Ludlow, story of a strike.

Cold open from "Coal Catechism" (1906), William Jasper Nicholls. And we orienteer from there.

Clips:

(28:15) Mike Livoda interviewed by Harold Black, November 1968. University of Denver Special Collections Digital Repository. Bessemer Historical Society.

(42:50) Mike LIvoda interviewed by Eric Margolis, June 1978. Colorado Coal Project, University of Colorado, Boulder.

**

For a transcript, please visit the podcast website at http://effigypod.com/.

To support the show, become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/effigypod.

]]>1d652ee6-938c-49a7-a3c6-e58e3c7436b6Sun, 18 Jun 2023 22:10:00 -050045:54falsefull1111