Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Tonight, we tell the story of Helen Brach — candy heiress, socialite, horse enthusiast — and the mystery that still lingers nearly fifty years later. Was it kidnapping? Was it murder? Or was it something even darker? Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Brach https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7576712/helen-marie-brach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brach%27s https://www.brachs.com/about-us https://www....

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today’s episode is about warmth — not just the kind that fills a room on a winter night, but the kind that comes from innovation, persistence, and vision. This is the story of Alice H. Parker — the woman whose groundbreaking heating system laid the foundation for the central heating systems we rely on today. Let’s travel back to the early 1900s. Imagine it’s January in the northeastern United States. There’s no thermostat on...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! In 1871, a woman stood accused in a courtroom that did not fully recognize her as a legal equal—or, in many ways, as a full person. The charge against her was serious. But what mattered just as much as the alleged crime was who she was believed to be: a wife, a woman, and—according to the State—someone who had stepped far outside her proper role. This is not just a story about guilt or innocence. It’s a story about how justi...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom. Today’s story has a connection to the assasination of Abraham Lincoln. Do you recognize the name Eugenia Surratt or Elisabeth Surratt or Mary Surratt? Anna: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9723985/eugenia_susanna-tonry https://civilwartalk.com/threads/anna-surratt-%E2%80%9Ca-daughter-is-a-daughter-for-all-her-life%E2%80%9D.170818/ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jenkins-2705 https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/09...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! It’s been a while since we have been able to record. Life has been wild since Thanksgiving between work and family stuff. Today, we have the Teen Daughter with us. I wanted today’s episode to be festive with this going live the week of Christmas. I have the history of the Christmas tree and a story about a Christmas Tree along with two AITA stories. All the things: Music: by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixab...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today, we’re stepping back into the 1940s, to a moment in World War II when the United States desperately needed pilots. Not just any pilots, but more pilots. Faster and in larger numbers than ever before. What came next was an unexpected revolution in military aviation. This is the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots known simply as the WASP, the first women in U.S. history to fly military aircraft. This ...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom. Today’s story is about a woman I stumbled upon in my research about someone else. I found this woman interesting and deserving of her own episode rather than a highlight in someone else’s. Here is the back story of how I found Doris. I found a list of names I made 3 years ago. My list contained the names and links to the 11 confirmed murders the Barrow Gang committed. Bonnie and Clyde were credited wi...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Happy Halloween, and until next time—stay curious, and stay safe. All the things: Music: Scary Horror Music SoundGalleryByDmitryTaras https://pixabay.com/music/scary-childrens-tunes-scary-horror-music-118577/ Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured Episode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10009...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! In honor of Halloween, we will dive into the eerie life — or rather, afterlife — of one of the most infamous figures in American folklore: The Headless Horseman. The Headless Horseman — a figure that has galloped through the imaginations of generations — is best known from Washington Irving’s classic story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” But who was he? And where did this terrifying apparition come from? Sources: https://en....

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to Breakfast with Mom! Today, we dive into the remarkable life of Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard — a woman whose courage not only challenged the 19th-century mental health system but also became a beacon for women's rights and legal reform. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Packard https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/elizabeth-packard https://strongwomeninhistory.com/2024/12/02/elizabeth-ware-packard-silent-no-mo...