Stuff You Missed in History Class
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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
Sir Humphry Davy and Nitrous Oxide (Part 1)
4/29/2024
Chemist Sir Humphry Davy is known for his work with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. That early part of his career is the focus of part one of this two-parter.
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Duration:00:37:58
SYMHC Classics: S.S. Sultana
4/27/2024
This 2014 episode covers the Sultana, which sank the day after John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed for the murder of Abraham Lincoln So the maritime tragedy didn't make headline news.
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Duration:00:21:47
Behind the Scenes Minis: Extreme Wealth and Wild Research
4/26/2024
Holly and Tracy discuss Ward McAllister as the ultimate historical mean girl. They also talk about how people were reacting to the Blitz when it was happening.
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Duration:00:29:19
Dr. Rachel Lance and 'Chamber Divers'
4/24/2024
Holly talks with previous podcast guest Dr. Rachel Lance about her new book "Chamber Divers," which details the WWII research that advanced underwater science.
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Duration:01:00:06
Bradley Martin Ball
4/22/2024
The Bradley Martin Ball is sometimes referred to as the last big moment of the Gilded Age. It was a very ostentatious event that sparked a lot of debate, and in some ways helped usher in the crumbling of New York’s Victorian-era society culture.
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Duration:00:35:33
SYMHC Classics: Croesus
4/20/2024
This 2020 episode shares the story of the ridiculously wealthy Croesus, which was likely fictionalized in a number of ways. It has become sort of a cautionary tale about pride and hubris, and what really has value in life.
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Duration:00:28:48
Behind the Scenes Minis: Piggy Banks and Ruby Slippers
4/19/2024
Tracy shares frustration over a historical find being described as a piggy bank. She and Holly then discuss the Van Gogh Pokémon and whether they would chase similar items.
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Duration:00:19:32
Unearthed! in Spring 2024, Part 2
4/17/2024
The spring 2024 edition of Unearthed! concludes with books and letters, fashion and cosmetics, medicine, shipwrecks, and the assorted finds that are categorized as potpourri.
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Duration:00:43:54
Unearthed! in Spring 2024, Part 1
4/15/2024
Time for all the things literally or figuratively unearthed in the first quarter of 2024. Part one includes updates, burial sites, walls, edibles and potables, and art and architecture.
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Duration:00:39:31
SYMHC Classics: Croquet History
4/13/2024
This 2020 episode looks at croquet's murky origins. Because of its relative ease of play and low barrier of entry, it went through a surge in popularity almost as soon as it was documented.
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Duration:00:27:46
Behind the Scenes Minis: Eclipse Games
4/12/2024
Tracy and Holly talk about how much Tracy loves eclipses. They also discuss their favorite TV jingles for the game of Life.
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Duration:00:25:10
Milton Bradley and the Game That Started It All
4/10/2024
Milton Bradley shaped not only the way people in the U.S. and around the globe play, but also how many kids in the U.S. were educated in their youngest years.
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Duration:00:39:06
Thales and the Battle of the Eclipse
4/8/2024
On May 28, in the year 585 BCE, there was a total solar eclipse during a battle between the kingdoms of Media and Lydia. This eclipse had been predicted by Thales of Miletus, and it led to the ends of both the battle and the war. Maybe.
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Duration:00:38:40
SYMHC Classics: Sylvia of Hollywood
4/6/2024
This 2019 episode covers Sylvia of Hollywood, famous in the 1920s and 1930s for shaping up starlets, cementing the idea that Hollywood's beauties were aspirational figures for the average woman.
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Duration:00:37:17
Behind the Scenes Minis: Vinnie's Wild Life
4/5/2024
Holly reads Vinnie Ream's account of when she met Franz Liszt. Then discussion turns to Ream's friendships, her shopping habits, and why she lived in Rome instead of closer to Carrara.
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Duration:00:19:51
Vinnie Ream, Part 2
4/3/2024
Part two of our episode on Vinnie Ream covers the completion of her first major work, and the rest of her life, which was just as controversial as her early adulthood.
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Duration:00:33:47
Vinnie Ream, Part 1
4/1/2024
Vinnie Ream became the first woman to be given an art commission by the U.S. Government when she was still a teenager. Part one covers the controversy that arose as she lobbied for that job.
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Duration:00:40:48
SYMHC Classics: Pig War
3/30/2024
This 2014 episode covers the story of how in 1859, the United States and Great Britain nearly went to war over an American settler shooting a Canadian pig that was rooting around his garden.
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Duration:00:24:38
Behind the Scenes Minis: Wrong Photo and the Rules
3/29/2024
Holly and Tracy ponder why the wrong photo has become used so frequently in mentions of Margaret E. Knight. Tracy shares the reasons she almost didn't cover Henry Martyn Robert on the show.
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Duration:00:25:26
Henry Martyn Robert’s Rules of Order
3/27/2024
Henry Martyn Robert was connected to multiple historical events, but his most lasting legacy is the set of guidelines he created that offered a standardized way to run meetings.
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Duration:00:42:01