Equal Time With Martha Burk

When the Declaration of Independence was written, the "fathers of our country" looked in the mirror, and guess what they saw?

For decades U.S. storms and hurricanes had exclusively female names. Male forecasters had snickers and snide remarks about the female storms' "temperament" and "instability."  No more.

Juneteenth, marking June 19th, 1865 is a federal holiday celebrated each year to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Most people think that was the day President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves. Wrong. 

Trump's throwing a "big beautiful" birthday parade, masquerading as a tribute to the troops.  At a cost of $40 million and counting, what could Americans have instead?

Most people think June weddings are the follow-on to High School or college graduations, but the tradition actually goes back to antiquity.

Official history says the first Memorial Day celebration was held in Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868, where Union and Confederate soldiers from the Civil war are buried.  Nope. The earliest ceremony was years earlier, and the participants not the people you learned about in school.

The world has been all atwitter for the last couple of weeks since the new Pope Leo XIV was installed. The Old Perp has been busy too -- starting with a picture of himself as pope. Let's see how they compare.

We just celebrated Mother’s Day, honoring our moms, grandmoms, caretakers, and other women who helped us along the way. But let’s not forget some who gave a different kind of birth – the mothers of invention.  Though you’ve probably never heard of them, their work has advanced society and made life easier. Here are just a few. 

Trump claims to love women. Let’s see how the majority of the population, majority of registered voters, and majority of those who actually show up at the polls have fared since his inaugural.

Ever heard (or heard of) honky tonk music? How about the moniker "honky" given to whites by Black folks? Any relation? Listen and find out.

Many people think Earth Day was just a hippie invention that went away with the 1970s. Think again.

 The Trump-caused stock market crash is all over the news, but there’s another national disaster going on under the radar at the same time, with senior citizens the on the receiving end.

We're all used to April Fool legends and pranks, but over time A LOT more has happened (and still is happening) than most people know about.

Universal suffrage for women came to the US in 1920. But poet from the 1800s tells a much earlier tale.

The Department of Defense operates 161 schools in 11 foreign countries, Guam and Puerto Rico serving about 65,000 students. The Musk/Trump administration has banned various books in those schools. You know, such dangerous books as No Truth Without Ruth, a children’s book about Ruth Bader Ginsburg that are now banned.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide, and the day's namesake is honored as green thru and thru. But was he actually Irish?

Women from all over the world are meeting at the U.N. this week in New York.  Where does the good 'ol USA rank?

Same old, same old. Amid the glitz and glam, there's still one category that comes out last every time. Can you guess?

Ever been stiffed by an insurance company or hit with a "resort fee", "processing fee", or other charges you weren't told about? There's been a watchdog bureau on the case to limit these scams and recover money, but TrumpMusk has shut it down.

Our president's through the years have mostly served us well -- along with some notable accomplishments -- and weirdness.