Send us a text The plan was simple: drive to Charlottesville, see three presidential homes, soak in the views, and come back with a few good stories. What we got was a bracing look at how history is curated, where it gets messy, and how visitor experiences can either illuminate the past or accidentally hide it in plain sight. We start at Monticello, where Jefferson’s clever design choices and meticulous gadgets share space with a frank accounting of slavery, debt, and contradictions that won’...
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Send us a text The plan was simple: drive to Charlottesville, see three presidential homes, soak in the views, and come back with a few good stories. What we got was a bracing look at how history is curated, where it gets messy, and how visitor experiences can either illuminate the past or accidentally hide it in plain sight. We start at Monticello, where Jefferson’s clever design choices and meticulous gadgets share space with a frank accounting of slavery, debt, and contradictions that won’...
Send us a text Ever had a perfectly innocent morning vote turn into a full-blown drama series? Well, grab your popcorn, because Jon's story starts like a Hallmark movie—he breezes into the polling station, votes early, feels powerful, maybe even a little heroic, basking in the glow of democracy. Meanwhile, Matt's day takes a sharp left turn—he finds out his voter registration is as active as a sloth on a lazy Sunday. No vote for you, buddy! It's a plot twist so shocking, it might as well have...
Nailing History
Send us a text The plan was simple: drive to Charlottesville, see three presidential homes, soak in the views, and come back with a few good stories. What we got was a bracing look at how history is curated, where it gets messy, and how visitor experiences can either illuminate the past or accidentally hide it in plain sight. We start at Monticello, where Jefferson’s clever design choices and meticulous gadgets share space with a frank accounting of slavery, debt, and contradictions that won’...