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Podcast: GEMS with Genesis Amaris Kemp
Episode: Ep. 382 - History of American Holidays with Jeff Bensch
Description: Holidays help bring together the melting pot that is America.
In this segment, Jeff Bensch shares how holidays define America's social and cultural fabric. They are celebrated without many of us knowing their origins, purpose, and history. America is unique in that we are not unified by geography, a common religion, or a unifying ethnicity.
See video here - https://youtu.be/gpPeU96kB2I
WHO IS JEFF?
I grew up in a small town in southern Minnesota working odd jobs during the summer...