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 illuminates the circumstances and events that led to the Boston Massacre.Read more → - Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution
JUNE 9: Join Revolutionary Spaces for the launch of Eli Merritt’s new eye-opening book.Read more → - Benjamin Franklin, Rattlesnakes, & Pepe the Frog
JUNE 29: Join us for a conversation with Dr. Joan Donovan on her new book, “Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America.”Read more →
Recent Online Events
- William Apess’s Eulogy on King Philip
APR 28: Celebrate the legacy of both Apess and Metacom and commemorate the ideals for which they fought—ideals that were not so different from those that Americans fought for in 1775.Read more → - A Potent Force: A Material Memory Program
MAR 14: Join us as we unearth a treasure from our expansive collection, the iconic Liberty Tree Flag, and explore the great American tradition of protest.Read more → - Political Violence: From the Boston Massacre to Today
VIDEO: Hear from poets and storytellers who will speak to their personal experiences with the reverberations of violence by the state.Read more → - The Boston Tea Party in History
JAN 10: Moderated by Revolutionary Spaces President & CEO Nat Sheidley, acclaimed historians will explore how the events preceding the Boston Tea Party led to this historic occasion.Read more → - Piracy and Liberty by the Sea
SEP 19: Join three swashbuckling experts on the struggle for freedom and equality in the pirate and maritime community. Eyepatches optional, registration is not.Read more → - 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 →
Upcoming Events
- Massacre and Memory TourA half-mile guided walking tour that illuminates the circumstances and events that led to the Boston Massacre.Read more →
- Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American RevolutionJUNE 9: Join Revolutionary Spaces for the launch of Eli Merritt’s new eye-opening book.Read more →
- Benjamin Franklin, Rattlesnakes, & Pepe the FrogJUNE 29: Join us for a conversation with Dr. Joan Donovan on her new book, “Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America.”Read more →
Recent Online Events
- William Apess’s Eulogy on King PhilipAPR 28: Celebrate the legacy of both Apess and Metacom and commemorate the ideals for which they fought—ideals that were not so different from those that Americans fought for in 1775.Read more →
- A Potent Force: A Material Memory ProgramMAR 14: Join us as we unearth a treasure from our expansive collection, the iconic Liberty Tree Flag, and explore the great American tradition of protest.Read more →
- Political Violence: From the Boston Massacre to TodayVIDEO: Hear from poets and storytellers who will speak to their personal experiences with the reverberations of violence by the state.Read more →
- The Boston Tea Party in HistoryJAN 10: Moderated by Revolutionary Spaces President & CEO Nat Sheidley, acclaimed historians will explore how the events preceding the Boston Tea Party led to this historic occasion.Read more →
- Piracy and Liberty by the SeaSEP 19: Join three swashbuckling experts on the struggle for freedom and equality in the pirate and maritime community. Eyepatches optional, registration is not.Read more →
- 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 →