We continue our deep dive into Henry Ford, the American Industrialist, and examine the childhood roots of his deep-seated anti-Semitism. During his elaborately stage camp outings with notables Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs, Ford shared his dark side and Burroughs made note of it.You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please remember to tell your friends and...

Episode: 8 Fordism, Part One, Into the little Ramapo Valley, Ford Motor Company set up shop in 1955. But what was behind this American Icon? In today's episode we look back at the origin of Fordism. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: [email protected]

Episode 7: The Ramapoughs, Part Three, Whether it is genealogists or ethnographers, the Keepers of the Pass face institutionalized racism, Still, as the locals know, the Ramapough Nation is undaunted in their drive toward recognition. Guest: Chief Mann of the Turtle ClanYou can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and...

Episode 6: The Ramapoughs, Part Two, In this episode we learn more about the 'People of the Land', and how they are continually identified according to the lens of a white dominant society. Guest: Chief Mann of the Turtle ClanYou can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own...

In this episode from Get the Lead Out, Chuck is introduced to a thread of culture that runs through the members of the Ramapough Nation. Sharing a church kneeler with a childhood friend many years ago he hears the whispered prayer of an ancient people. Guest: Chief Mann of the Turtle Clan.You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please remember to tell your friends and family about...

Family stories, history, and folklore mix to embody the nature of place. The Ramapo Pass with an industrial history emerging in the 18th century adjusted to a manufacturing economy by the 20th century, and experienced an ever-changing valley as it depended upon technology. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1 Please remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and...

The early industrial period in the Ramapo Mountains involved iron mining and the drawing of iron from stone. Stories emerged from this multi-cultural mix of native and non-native community. Follow the boy trapper into the library of the last patriarch of the Pierson Iron Works. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1 Please remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast...

Building upon a close understanding of the animals he hunted, Dr. Stead made observations of the changing nature of both the wildlife and their habitat. Ever the student naturalist, the boy trapper kept notes on his trapline and deepened his relationship with nature. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1 Please remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel...

Trappers Story, Part One: Raised in a hunting community, Dr. Stead shares his introduction to the rural woodlore of his childhood. Learning to trap, he follows his father back into a 19th century tradition that will expose him to a 20th century crisis. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1 Please remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us...