“In July of 1999, a coalition of activists from LGBT groups and from Local 11 of the Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, dressed up as the Teletubbies character Tinky Winky and stormed the United Airlines ticket office in downtown San Francisco…”So begins today’s story from Dr. Ryan Patrick Murphy.For further reading: <a href="http://tupress.temple.edu/book/1088">Deregulating Desire: Flight Attendant Activism, Family Politics, and Workplace Justice</a> by Ryan Patrick Murphy (Temple University Press, 2016)

A Mother Shapes the Mongol Empire

90 Second Narratives is a weekly podcast featuring engaging true stories told by trained historians. Each episode includes a short story interwoven with expert analysis of the story’s historical significance. The concise length and storytelling format of the episodes make history accessible, dynamic, and entertaining. The subjects of the stories are diverse—spanning the globe and ranging from the pre-historic to the modern age. While individual stories stand alone, the episodes in each season are linked thematically and combine to offer comparative perspectives that illuminate connections from across the human experience. Every episode also includes recommendations for further reading. 90 Second Narratives provides a novel way to hear historians share the wonders of the past in their own voices.