Nobody puts Baby in the corner and nobody makes Merton Clivette pick a lane. Author and indie publisher, Michael MacBride, regales us with tales of painter, magician, writer and more Merton Clivette, aka Clivette the Great, aka The Man in Black, aka The Mysterious Strange. Join us to learn about all things Clivette and how/why MacBride found himself writing a whole book about him. More on Michael Originally from Michigan, Michael MacBride now calls Minnesota home. Michael received his PhD in 19th century American and 18th century British Literature, but his true focus was 1870-1930. He studied Mark Twain and the period of American history from 1780-1930, and sought out the odd and unusual moments of history. Michael began his college career as an art student, then art history major and has continued to have a love for art and artists. For fun, Michael reads newspapers from 100 years ago--a habit he began in 2017 (which is how he initially became aware of Clivette). Michael taught English, Literature, and Humanities courses at universities and colleges in Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Illinois, but also held a number of odd jobs. He has delivered newspapers, worked for UPS, delivered pizzas, did collections at a bank, was a roadie for a country band, and was a grant-writer and funder-researcher for non-profits. Regardless of what he was doing and when, the two consistent things in his life have been: writing and his intense curiosity. Michael has written academic books about pedagogy and cultural studies, non-fiction about LGBTIA+ history, contemporary "bookclub" fiction, speculative/science fiction, and a series of mid-grade interactive detective books. Follow Michael @michaelmacbride on Instagram & Twitter, @mdmacbride on TikTok and @author.macbride on Facebook ⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠ SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠⁠Instagram, @SharedHistory on TikTok, @sharedhistorypod on Mastadon SUPPORT: Support us on ⁠Patreon⁠ MERCH: ⁠Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’! ⁠ CREDITS: Original Theme: ⁠Garreth Spinn⁠ Original Art: ⁠Sarah Cruz⁠ Animations & Addtl Design: ⁠The Banditry Co. ⁠ About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people. SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.