Holley Snaith
@holleysnaith.bsky.social
📜 Host of Say It With History Podcast | Historian & Storyteller | Specializing in 20th Century History
🏛️ Formerly with the FDR Library, Eleanor Roosevelt Center, & Nixon Foundation
🖋️ Exploring stories that shaped the modern era
🌐 www.holleysnaith.com
🏛️ Formerly with the FDR Library, Eleanor Roosevelt Center, & Nixon Foundation
🖋️ Exploring stories that shaped the modern era
🌐 www.holleysnaith.com
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Holley Snaith
@holleysnaith.bsky.social
· Jan 16
Intro post! I’m a historian passionate about uncovering the stories and images that shaped 20th century history. From presidential archives to stories of iconic figures, I’m thrilled to share my journey with you. Let’s dive in! 🚀📜✨
www.holleysnaith.com
#History #HistorywithHolley #Writer #Historian
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#History #HistorywithHolley #Writer #Historian
🎬 What does it mean to succeed in Hollywood when the spotlight is not the end goal? On #SayItWithHistory, I talk with author and historian @margaretporter.bsky.social about The Limits of Limelight and the remarkable life of Phyllis Fraser.
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
February 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
🎬 What does it mean to succeed in Hollywood when the spotlight is not the end goal? On #SayItWithHistory, I talk with author and historian @margaretporter.bsky.social about The Limits of Limelight and the remarkable life of Phyllis Fraser.
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
In her article for History in Progress, Mattie Bieberly explores the real history of the juke joint featured in Sinners.
Have you seen the film yet? With 16 Oscar nominations, it is already making history.
Read more and follow along for engaging, well researched history. 📖
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Have you seen the film yet? With 16 Oscar nominations, it is already making history.
Read more and follow along for engaging, well researched history. 📖
medium.com/history-in-p...
Sanctuary and Specter: The Juke Joint at the Heart of Sinners
How Club Juke became a main character in the cast of Sinners.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
In her article for History in Progress, Mattie Bieberly explores the real history of the juke joint featured in Sinners.
Have you seen the film yet? With 16 Oscar nominations, it is already making history.
Read more and follow along for engaging, well researched history. 📖
medium.com/history-in-p...
Have you seen the film yet? With 16 Oscar nominations, it is already making history.
Read more and follow along for engaging, well researched history. 📖
medium.com/history-in-p...
Most Americans will never serve in the #military. Nearly all of us know what it means to worry about someone we love.
In this episode of #SayItWithHistory, I talk with Jennifer Barnhill about why military family stories matter.
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#HistoryPodcast
In this episode of #SayItWithHistory, I talk with Jennifer Barnhill about why military family stories matter.
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#HistoryPodcast
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Most Americans will never serve in the #military. Nearly all of us know what it means to worry about someone we love.
In this episode of #SayItWithHistory, I talk with Jennifer Barnhill about why military family stories matter.
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#HistoryPodcast
In this episode of #SayItWithHistory, I talk with Jennifer Barnhill about why military family stories matter.
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#HistoryPodcast
🇺🇸I talk with journalist and author Jennifer Barnhill about The Military Stories You’ve Been Told & the Ones You Need to Hear — and why military family stories are essential to understanding service, sacrifice, and reform. Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast
February 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
🇺🇸I talk with journalist and author Jennifer Barnhill about The Military Stories You’ve Been Told & the Ones You Need to Hear — and why military family stories are essential to understanding service, sacrifice, and reform. Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast
I wrote about Seven Key Figures of the Sun Ra Arkestra — the musicians who helped bring Sun Ra’s visionary ideas to life through sound and performance. The documentary airs February 20 on PBS American Masters. Give it a read. 🥁
#SunRaArkestra #AmericanMasters #PBS
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#SunRaArkestra #AmericanMasters #PBS
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Seven key figures of the Sun Ra Arkestra | American Masters | PBS
Learn about seven key figures of the Arkestra, an ensemble of musicians who shared Sun Ra's commitment to experimentation and imagination.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I wrote about Seven Key Figures of the Sun Ra Arkestra — the musicians who helped bring Sun Ra’s visionary ideas to life through sound and performance. The documentary airs February 20 on PBS American Masters. Give it a read. 🥁
#SunRaArkestra #AmericanMasters #PBS
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#SunRaArkestra #AmericanMasters #PBS
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Some Broadway musicals were created for their moment, yet became timeless. Shows like Fiddler on the Roof continue to carry emotion and meaning across generations. In this episode of #SayItWithHistory, Brandon Davis from @frnclassics.bsky.social explores why these stories still resonate today. 🎭
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Some Broadway musicals were created for their moment, yet became timeless. Shows like Fiddler on the Roof continue to carry emotion and meaning across generations. In this episode of #SayItWithHistory, Brandon Davis from @frnclassics.bsky.social explores why these stories still resonate today. 🎭
My first article with History in Progress is now live.
I examine why the dinner between President #TheodoreRoosevelt and #BookerTWashington mattered, and what it revealed about the promise and limits of Black progress in Jim Crow America. #BlackHistory
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I examine why the dinner between President #TheodoreRoosevelt and #BookerTWashington mattered, and what it revealed about the promise and limits of Black progress in Jim Crow America. #BlackHistory
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How Booker T. Washington Broke Barriers at the White House in 1901
A White House dinner and the promise and limits of Black progress in Jim Crow America.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My first article with History in Progress is now live.
I examine why the dinner between President #TheodoreRoosevelt and #BookerTWashington mattered, and what it revealed about the promise and limits of Black progress in Jim Crow America. #BlackHistory
medium.com/history-in-p...
I examine why the dinner between President #TheodoreRoosevelt and #BookerTWashington mattered, and what it revealed about the promise and limits of Black progress in Jim Crow America. #BlackHistory
medium.com/history-in-p...
I talk with @frnclassics.bsky.social host Brandon Davis about the Golden Age of #Broadway and how mid-century musicals reflected social change, reshaped storytelling, and helped define American culture—from Oklahoma! to West Side Story. 🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I talk with @frnclassics.bsky.social host Brandon Davis about the Golden Age of #Broadway and how mid-century musicals reflected social change, reshaped storytelling, and helped define American culture—from Oklahoma! to West Side Story. 🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
I’m excited to announce History in Progress, a new history publication on Medium! I’m currently welcoming historians and writers who want to share well-researched, thoughtful history and retain creative control. Reach out if interested. #Writers #Historians #Storytelling
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medium.com/history-in-p...
Submission Guidelines — History in Progress
Updated January 2026
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January 28, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I’m excited to announce History in Progress, a new history publication on Medium! I’m currently welcoming historians and writers who want to share well-researched, thoughtful history and retain creative control. Reach out if interested. #Writers #Historians #Storytelling
medium.com/history-in-p...
medium.com/history-in-p...
For thousands of years, women leaders made bold decisions—yet history often overlooked them. In our conversation on #SayItWithHistory, historian Katy Clark shares the powerful stories behind African Women of the Ancient World.
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
For thousands of years, women leaders made bold decisions—yet history often overlooked them. In our conversation on #SayItWithHistory, historian Katy Clark shares the powerful stories behind African Women of the Ancient World.
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎧 Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire airs January 27 on American Masters.
It's an eye-opening and deeply moving documentary exploring Wiesel’s life, moral voice, and lifelong commitment to Holocaust remembrance. It's essential viewing that I highly recommend. #ElieWiesel #PBS #AmericanMasters
It's an eye-opening and deeply moving documentary exploring Wiesel’s life, moral voice, and lifelong commitment to Holocaust remembrance. It's essential viewing that I highly recommend. #ElieWiesel #PBS #AmericanMasters
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire airs January 27 on American Masters.
It's an eye-opening and deeply moving documentary exploring Wiesel’s life, moral voice, and lifelong commitment to Holocaust remembrance. It's essential viewing that I highly recommend. #ElieWiesel #PBS #AmericanMasters
It's an eye-opening and deeply moving documentary exploring Wiesel’s life, moral voice, and lifelong commitment to Holocaust remembrance. It's essential viewing that I highly recommend. #ElieWiesel #PBS #AmericanMasters
I talk with historian Katy Clark about African Women of the Ancient World and the women whose leadership, strategy, and resistance shaped ancient societies—and continue to challenge how we think about power in the past.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I talk with historian Katy Clark about African Women of the Ancient World and the women whose leadership, strategy, and resistance shaped ancient societies—and continue to challenge how we think about power in the past.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
✨ Excited to see Say It With History featured in the Up & Coming section of Women Who Podcast Magazine (Jan 2026). 🎧Thankful for the listeners, guests, and community who make the show possible! linktr.ee/SayItWithHis...
#SayItWithHistory #PodcastCommunity
#SayItWithHistory #PodcastCommunity
January 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
✨ Excited to see Say It With History featured in the Up & Coming section of Women Who Podcast Magazine (Jan 2026). 🎧Thankful for the listeners, guests, and community who make the show possible! linktr.ee/SayItWithHis...
#SayItWithHistory #PodcastCommunity
#SayItWithHistory #PodcastCommunity
Eleanor Roosevelt’s values feel especially necessary right now. Listening, compassion, and moral courage still matter.
I talk with Nina Roosevelt Gibson about her memoir Growing Up Roosevelt and the everyday lessons behind an extraordinary legacy. 🎧 #SayItWithHistory #EleanorRoosevelt
I talk with Nina Roosevelt Gibson about her memoir Growing Up Roosevelt and the everyday lessons behind an extraordinary legacy. 🎧 #SayItWithHistory #EleanorRoosevelt
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Eleanor Roosevelt’s values feel especially necessary right now. Listening, compassion, and moral courage still matter.
I talk with Nina Roosevelt Gibson about her memoir Growing Up Roosevelt and the everyday lessons behind an extraordinary legacy. 🎧 #SayItWithHistory #EleanorRoosevelt
I talk with Nina Roosevelt Gibson about her memoir Growing Up Roosevelt and the everyday lessons behind an extraordinary legacy. 🎧 #SayItWithHistory #EleanorRoosevelt
Excited to share that I recently renewed my work writing articles for #AmericanMasters! Looking forward to sharing more stories throughout 2026 and highlighting both well-known figures and those whose contributions deserve more attention. Always a pleasure to work with this team. ✨
#PBS #Writer
#PBS #Writer
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Excited to share that I recently renewed my work writing articles for #AmericanMasters! Looking forward to sharing more stories throughout 2026 and highlighting both well-known figures and those whose contributions deserve more attention. Always a pleasure to work with this team. ✨
#PBS #Writer
#PBS #Writer
🏛️I talk with author Nina Roosevelt Gibson about Growing Up Roosevelt, her reflections on life with her grandmother, #EleanorRoosevelt, and the everyday practices of compassion, courage, and service that shaped her legacy. redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🏛️I talk with author Nina Roosevelt Gibson about Growing Up Roosevelt, her reflections on life with her grandmother, #EleanorRoosevelt, and the everyday practices of compassion, courage, and service that shaped her legacy. redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #HistoryPodcast
Theatre has always given people space to reflect on emotion and history. As @elizamreese.bsky.social says, it’s one of our most important art forms. Listen as we explore Edwin Booth’s legacy—and what the theatre meant to him—on Say It With History. redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
January 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Theatre has always given people space to reflect on emotion and history. As @elizamreese.bsky.social says, it’s one of our most important art forms. Listen as we explore Edwin Booth’s legacy—and what the theatre meant to him—on Say It With History. redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
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I had such a wonderful time talking to Holley about Edwin Booth, grief, and celebrity!
🎭 I talk with historian and author @elizamreese.bsky.social about Edwin Booth and the Theatre of Grief — exploring the intersections of art, family, and fate in the aftermath of Lincoln’s assassination. Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #EdwinBooth #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #EdwinBooth #HistoryPodcast
Edwin Booth and the Theatre of Grief: A Conversation with Historian and Author Elizabeth Reese
Listen to Say It With History: Conversations That Shaped The Past with Holley Snaith on RedCircle
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January 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I had such a wonderful time talking to Holley about Edwin Booth, grief, and celebrity!
🎭 I talk with historian and author @elizamreese.bsky.social about Edwin Booth and the Theatre of Grief — exploring the intersections of art, family, and fate in the aftermath of Lincoln’s assassination. Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #EdwinBooth #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #EdwinBooth #HistoryPodcast
Edwin Booth and the Theatre of Grief: A Conversation with Historian and Author Elizabeth Reese
Listen to Say It With History: Conversations That Shaped The Past with Holley Snaith on RedCircle
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January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
🎭 I talk with historian and author @elizamreese.bsky.social about Edwin Booth and the Theatre of Grief — exploring the intersections of art, family, and fate in the aftermath of Lincoln’s assassination. Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #EdwinBooth #HistoryPodcast
#SayItWithHistory #EdwinBooth #HistoryPodcast
New article for #AmericanMasters on #ElieWiesel, a #Holocaust survivor whose writing turned memory into moral witness. The piece explores five defining works, beginning with Night. The documentary Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire airs on @pbs.org January 27, 2026.
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"Night" and beyond: Five defining works by Elie Wiesel | American Masters | PBS
Over the course of his career, Elie Wiesel published more than 40 works of fiction and nonfiction. Here are five of his most defining works.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
New article for #AmericanMasters on #ElieWiesel, a #Holocaust survivor whose writing turned memory into moral witness. The piece explores five defining works, beginning with Night. The documentary Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire airs on @pbs.org January 27, 2026.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
On January 6, 1941, #FDR outlined what he called the #FourFreedoms — Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. These were brought to life for millions by Norman Rockwell’s paintings, depicting the freedoms through scenes of everyday life.
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
On January 6, 1941, #FDR outlined what he called the #FourFreedoms — Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. These were brought to life for millions by Norman Rockwell’s paintings, depicting the freedoms through scenes of everyday life.
Adele Astaire knew fame, wealth, and privilege — but also loss and heartbreak.
🎙️On Say It With History, I talk with author Eliza Knight about what Adele’s life teaches us about resilience and reinvention. Listen now and check out Starring Adele Astaire! redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎙️On Say It With History, I talk with author Eliza Knight about what Adele’s life teaches us about resilience and reinvention. Listen now and check out Starring Adele Astaire! redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Adele Astaire knew fame, wealth, and privilege — but also loss and heartbreak.
🎙️On Say It With History, I talk with author Eliza Knight about what Adele’s life teaches us about resilience and reinvention. Listen now and check out Starring Adele Astaire! redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎙️On Say It With History, I talk with author Eliza Knight about what Adele’s life teaches us about resilience and reinvention. Listen now and check out Starring Adele Astaire! redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
🎬 I talk with author Eliza Knight about her book Starring Adele Astaire, the story of a dazzling performer, devoted sister, and woman of remarkable grace who helped define the Roaring Twenties. Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #AdeleAstaire #FredAstaire
#SayItWithHistory #AdeleAstaire #FredAstaire
Starring Adele Astaire and the World of Grace and Glamour: A Conversation with Author Eliza Knight
Listen to Say It With History: Conversations That Shaped The Past with Holley Snaith on RedCircle
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January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
🎬 I talk with author Eliza Knight about her book Starring Adele Astaire, the story of a dazzling performer, devoted sister, and woman of remarkable grace who helped define the Roaring Twenties. Listen here: redcircle.com/shows/6092bd...
#SayItWithHistory #AdeleAstaire #FredAstaire
#SayItWithHistory #AdeleAstaire #FredAstaire
What are you reading this winter? ❄️
I recently finished Scott Eyman’s book on Joan Crawford and just started his Cary Grant biography. Clearly, I'm on a Classic Hollywood kick right now! Share what you're reading below. 📚✨
#booksky #books #winterreading #classichollywood
I recently finished Scott Eyman’s book on Joan Crawford and just started his Cary Grant biography. Clearly, I'm on a Classic Hollywood kick right now! Share what you're reading below. 📚✨
#booksky #books #winterreading #classichollywood
December 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
What are you reading this winter? ❄️
I recently finished Scott Eyman’s book on Joan Crawford and just started his Cary Grant biography. Clearly, I'm on a Classic Hollywood kick right now! Share what you're reading below. 📚✨
#booksky #books #winterreading #classichollywood
I recently finished Scott Eyman’s book on Joan Crawford and just started his Cary Grant biography. Clearly, I'm on a Classic Hollywood kick right now! Share what you're reading below. 📚✨
#booksky #books #winterreading #classichollywood
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays! 🎄✨ May your days be filled with peace, joy, and warmth. #ItsAWonderfulLife #JimmyStewart #DonnaReed #HolidaySeason
December 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays! 🎄✨ May your days be filled with peace, joy, and warmth. #ItsAWonderfulLife #JimmyStewart #DonnaReed #HolidaySeason