Stuff you Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Ned Kelly's Last Stand
Ned Kelly's cropped up in the news again, but who ...
Ned Kelly's cropped up in the news again, but who was he? The bushranger Ned Kelly became an outlaw in 1878, and his gang successfully conducted several raids. Tune in to learn why many Australians think of him as a folk hero in this classic episode.
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5 Historical Hoaxes
Historical hoaxes are surprisingly common. For example, a N.Y. cigar ...
Historical hoaxes are surprisingly common. For example, a N.Y. cigar maker once commissioned a gypsum skeleton to pass off as a 10-foot-tall petrified man called the Cardiff Giant. Join Deblina and Sarah as they explore history's most successful hoaxes.
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The Great Stink of 1858
By the 1840s, London faced a sanitation crisis. One summer ...
By the 1840s, London faced a sanitation crisis. One summer the stench of the Thames drove Parliament to soak their curtains in lime, an experience that led to funding for a modern sewer system. Tune in to learn about modern toilets, germ theory and more.
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The Bone Wars, Part 2
In Part 2 of this podcast, we examine the tactics ...
In Part 2 of this podcast, we examine the tactics rival paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh used in their battle to achieve preeminence. Ultimately, the men took their war to D.C. and the press. In the end, did either win?
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Double Agent: James Armistead and the American Revolution
James Armistead was a slave in Virginia, but got his ...
James Armistead was a slave in Virginia, but got his master's approval to enlist when the Revolutionary War came. Armistead worked as a spy, and his story is one of many free and enslaved African-Americans who fought in the Revolutionary War.
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Unearthed in 2012: Part 2
In the second part of this annual episode, we cover ...
In the second part of this annual episode, we cover historical discoveries made in 2012, from evidence of vampire burials in Bulgaria to discoveries of ancient temples and more. Tune in to learn more about the exciting archaeological discoveries of 2012.
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The Bone Wars: Part 1
In this two-part podcast, we explore the rivalry between paleontologists ...
In this two-part podcast, we explore the rivalry between paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. Marsh was a farmer's son and Cope grew up in a wealthy household. The two started out as friends, but their friendship soon soured.
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Unearthed in 2012: Part 1
In this episode, we look back on some of the ...
In this episode, we look back on some of the biggest historical news of 2012s. Tune in to learn how researchers revealed new theories regarding mercury’s involvement in Tycho Brahe’s death, and startling insights into the Great Wall of China.
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Who was Good King Wenceslas?
King Wenceslas is best known as a Christmas carol, but ...
King Wenceslas is best known as a Christmas carol, but he was a real 10th-century Bohemian prince. Wenceslas was known for his kindness to children and promotion of Christianity, but he was murdered at only 22. Listen in to learn more about the Good King.
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Why was Juana called “la Loca”? Part 2
In this second part of our series, Juana has become ...
In this second part of our series, Juana has become her mother’s unlikely heir. Just a few years after inheriting Castile, she is declared insane and imprisoned. But was she actually mad? And why didn’t her son free her when he came to power?
