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...