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Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

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Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

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Episodes

Divorce Ranches

3/18/2024
Divorce ranches sprung up in the 1930s when Nevada relaxed its divorce laws. This unique and controversial style of resort was incredibly popular for several decades before becoming obsolete. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:33:44

SYMHC Classics: Ambroise Paré

3/16/2024
This 2021 episode covers sixteenth-century barber surgeon Ambroise Paré, who has been called everything from “the gentle surgeon” to “the father of modern surgery.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:33:51

Behind the Scenes Minis: Arsenic and Arm Prosthetics

3/15/2024
Holly talks about the various theories about events in Charles Francis Hall's life. Tracy discusses some of the troubling sources she came across while researching Götz von Berlichingen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:25:33

Götz of the Iron Hand

3/13/2024
In the early 16th century Gottfried von Berlichingen was known as Götz of the Iron Hand because after an injury and amputation, he wore a prosthesis made of sheet iron that was painted to match his skin. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:34:34

Charles Francis Hall and His Mysterious Arctic Death

3/11/2024
Charles Francis Hall was inspired by expeditions like Sir John Franklin’s push to find the Northwest Passage, but he repeated the pattern of doom when he made a try for the North Pole – though he was the only one from his expedition to die. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:34:35

SYMHC Classics: Stephens Island Wren

3/9/2024
This 2017 episode covers the extinction of one New Zealand bird species that's often attributed to a single cat. While feline predation played a significant role in the end of the Stephens Island wren, the story is more complex. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:11

Behind the Scenes Minis: Fish Sandwich

3/8/2024
Holly and Tracy discuss how neither of them like Sloppy Joes, and a cocktail recipe Holly found during research. Tracy shares how very much she adores Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:23:25

Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer and the Coelacanth

3/6/2024
The coelacanth was believed to have gone extinct about 66 million years ago, until one was spotted in South Africa in 1938. Naturalist and museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer played a key part in that event. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:31

Eponymous Foods – Sandwiches Edition

3/4/2024
Sloppy Joe, Hot Brown, and the Reuben are all well-known sandwiches, and they are all named after people. Though the specific person is argued in two of these cases. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:51

SYMHC Classics: The End of Rinderpest

3/2/2024
This 2020 episode examines how, though rinderpest was declared eradicated fairly recently, rinderpest's history goes way back. Eradicating the disease took a coordinated, international effort. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:35:45

Behind the Scenes Minis: Source Chasing and Measles Shots

3/1/2024
Tracy mentions tracking down sources for quotes about Rebecca Crumpler during research. She and Holly also discuss measles vaccine protocols. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:25:02

Measles: Historical Highlights

2/28/2024
Though measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. decades ago, outbreaks do still happen here, and in other places it’s much more common. Before vaccines were widely available, it killed an estimated 2.6 million people worldwide each year. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:45:24

'Doctress' Rebecca Crumpler

2/26/2024
Rebecca Crumpler was the first Black woman in the United States to earn a medical degree. She also wrote one of the first, if not the first, medical texts by a Black person in the United States. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:38:53

SYMHC Classics: Three Astonishing Belles

2/24/2024
This 2017 episode features three unique women, all of whom are notable. They each have a surprising aspect to their stories, and they each have the name Belle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:34:05

Behind the Scenes Minis: George and Mad Jack

2/23/2024
Tracy shares why the story of George Washington Williams makes her so sad. Holly then offers some additional information about John Mytton that wasn't in the Wednesday episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:52

John ‘Mad Jack’ Mytton

2/21/2024
John Mytton is often called an eccentric, but that doesn’t really capture his whole story. Despite his wild behavior, he's something of a local hero, and sometimes a joke, but his life is sort of sad in many ways. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:38:21

George Washington Williams

2/19/2024
George Washington Williams was one of the first people to publicly describe the atrocities being carried out in the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium. But so much happened in his life before that. Research: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:44:19

Introducing: I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either! S3

2/18/2024
Through a “Mr. Rogers-styled-esque perspective B Daht presents #IDKMYDE (I Didn't Know, Maybe You Didn't Either) Podcast Series. An introspective interpretation of long lost history facts shared in an engaging, and informative way. Layered with originality and equipped with actual historical references and some hard truths, this journey of discovery is filled with comedy and entertainment for all ages to learn and be entertained. Listen here and subscribe to I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either! on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:01:20

SYMHC Classics: Mary Breckinridge

2/17/2024
This 2018 episode covers Mary Breckinridge, who advanced the medical field and found new ways to treat underserved communities. But there are problematic elements to her story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:07

Behind the Scenes Minis: Natalie Can't Be Contained

2/16/2024
Tracy explains why Natalie Clifford Barney needed two episodes. She also shares some of the stories from Barney's stories that didn't make it into either of the episodes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:17:15