Broadcast March 31, 2021
Join Revolutionary Spaces for the 2nd episode of Tea Party Tonight! With Rob Crean, Boston’s only history-themed comedy talk show! This episode, Rob and the gang will explore Boston’s monuments and historical memory with special guests artist & activist Tory Bullock and historian Jacqueline Beatty.
Written by Rob Crean, Nick Ortolani, Kendra Dawsey, Wes Hazard, Gary Petersen, and Matthew Wilding.
This event is generously sponsored by the Lowell Institute and New England Women’s Club Fund at the Boston Foundation.
Tea Party Tonight is our first-of-its-kind history comedy talk show. Host Rob Crean welcomes special guests to discuss history, give a unique spin on current events, and play some very stupid games.
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Tea Party Tonight! Episodes
- Tea Party Tonight!
DEC 17: Our history-themed comedy talk show returns for our fifth episode!Read more → - VIDEO | Tea Party Tonight! Episode 4
For our fourth episode, host Rob Crean is going forth to conquer… Philadelphia’s Carpenters’ Hall!Read more → - VIDEO | Tea Party Tonight! Episode 3
VIDEO: The third episode of our late-night comedy/history talkshow, with host Rob Crean!Read more → - VIDEO | Tea Party Tonight! Episode 2
EP 2: Host Rob Crean returns with guests Tory Bullock, Jacqueline Beatty, a short film by Tawanda Gona, games including Monumental Accessories, The Statue-lor, Boston Versus, a recipe for grog, and more!Read more → - VIDEO | Tea Party Tonight! Episode 1
EPISODE 1: Marking the 247th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party with guests William Fowler, Ben Carp, and Chernoh Sesay, games including Boston Nice, Past & Presents, and a drink you’ll absolutely flip for.Read more →
Upcoming Events
- Massacre and Memory Tour
A half-mile guided walking tour that explores the surprisingly small geography of colonial Boston to uncover the roots of the Boston Massacre and includes entry to the Old State House and Old South Meeting House.Read more → - Boston Reconsidered Tour
See how events in our backyard have shaped the entire nation. Trace the ideals of the Revolution through Independence, abolition, struggles for civil rights, and into the present day.Read more → - Getting Engaged: Inspiring Civic Bystanders to Action
SEP 29: Exploring the ins and outs of voting among young people in America today, this special program aims to inquire and inspire!Read more → - Representation and How to Get It
SEP 28-30: The new one-woman play about Julia Ward Howe performed at Old South Meeting House, featuring unique programs after every performance.Read more → - Material Memory: Warren Powderhorn
OCT 4: Witness a recently uncovered artifact from the home of Joseph Warren and learn about its legacy.Read more → - The Queen’s Visit
Explore mementos and artifacts that commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s historic reign and visit to the Old State House in 1976.Read more →
Recent Online Events
- We Were Always Here
Join two esteemed professors to uncover the legacies of LGBTQ+ Colonial Americans and learn what life was like for those lived outside the gender and sexual norms of early America.Read more → - Cry Havoc! Legislative Violence in America
VIDEO: Explore an iconic artifact from the Revolutionary Spaces’ collection and the legacy of what this American relic symbolizes: violence perpetrated in the hallowed halls of Congress.Read more → - Unfinished Business Film Series
A film series exploring the legacy of protest, representation, and revolution embodied in our historical sites.Read more → - Joseph Warren, Medicine, and Activism
VIDEO: Explore the intersection of activism and medicine in this timely virtual panel discussion with scholars and doctors.Read more → - Violence, Revolution, and Memory
VIDEO | In commemoration of the Boston Massacre, this panel explores political violence, revolution, and memory in a global context.Read more → - Protest and Commemoration at the 1973 Boston Tea Party Anniversary
Who inherits a legacy of protest and revolution? Can we look back at a moment frozen in time and still march forward in the spirit of change?Read more → - Legacy of the Loyalists
A panel discussion on the legacy of Loyalists. How does the cultural memory of those early Americans left in the shadows transform over time?Read more → - Preserving All Under Heaven: The Gentrification of Chinatown
VIDEO | How can we preserve and empower the voice of the community, its history and its heart, in the face of encroaching development, displacement, and decline of housing?Read more → - Tea Party Tonight!DEC 17: Our history-themed comedy talk show returns for our fifth episode!Read more →
Upcoming Events
- Massacre and Memory TourA half-mile guided walking tour that explores the surprisingly small geography of colonial Boston to uncover the roots of the Boston Massacre and includes entry to the Old State House and Old South Meeting House.Read more →
- Boston Reconsidered TourSee how events in our backyard have shaped the entire nation. Trace the ideals of the Revolution through Independence, abolition, struggles for civil rights, and into the present day.Read more →
- Getting Engaged: Inspiring Civic Bystanders to ActionSEP 29: Exploring the ins and outs of voting among young people in America today, this special program aims to inquire and inspire!Read more →
- Representation and How to Get ItSEP 28-30: The new one-woman play about Julia Ward Howe performed at Old South Meeting House, featuring unique programs after every performance.Read more →
- Material Memory: Warren PowderhornOCT 4: Witness a recently uncovered artifact from the home of Joseph Warren and learn about its legacy.Read more →
- The Queen’s VisitExplore mementos and artifacts that commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s historic reign and visit to the Old State House in 1976.Read more →
Recent Online Events
- We Were Always HereJoin two esteemed professors to uncover the legacies of LGBTQ+ Colonial Americans and learn what life was like for those lived outside the gender and sexual norms of early America.Read more →
- Cry Havoc! Legislative Violence in AmericaVIDEO: Explore an iconic artifact from the Revolutionary Spaces’ collection and the legacy of what this American relic symbolizes: violence perpetrated in the hallowed halls of Congress.Read more →
- Unfinished Business Film SeriesA film series exploring the legacy of protest, representation, and revolution embodied in our historical sites.Read more →
- Joseph Warren, Medicine, and ActivismVIDEO: Explore the intersection of activism and medicine in this timely virtual panel discussion with scholars and doctors.Read more →
- Violence, Revolution, and MemoryVIDEO | In commemoration of the Boston Massacre, this panel explores political violence, revolution, and memory in a global context.Read more →
- Protest and Commemoration at the 1973 Boston Tea Party AnniversaryWho inherits a legacy of protest and revolution? Can we look back at a moment frozen in time and still march forward in the spirit of change?Read more →
- Legacy of the LoyalistsA panel discussion on the legacy of Loyalists. How does the cultural memory of those early Americans left in the shadows transform over time?Read more →
- Preserving All Under Heaven: The Gentrification of ChinatownVIDEO | How can we preserve and empower the voice of the community, its history and its heart, in the face of encroaching development, displacement, and decline of housing?Read more →
- Tea Party Tonight!DEC 17: Our history-themed comedy talk show returns for our fifth episode!Read more →