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Heart of the Matter Radio Podcast

Nov 26, 2025

You think you know Thanksgiving: turkey, pie, and family. But the truth is, this holiday almost didn't happen. 

In the mid 1800s America was deeply divided. The holiday we know and love was just a scattering of local feasts, until one determined woman decided the whole country needed to stop and give thanks.

She wasn't...


Nov 23, 2023

Welcome to the Thanksgiving episode of Heart of the Matter Radio/Podcast. Cynthia steps back ino history and hightlights Sarah Josepha Hale. Sarah, who lived during the Civil War, believed a national day of thanksgiving would unite and fractured nation. Due to her persistance, President Lincoln finally made the...