Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
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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The Flying Gang
For part of its history, Nassau was a notorious hotbed of pirate activity. And it was home to a maritime criminal network known as the Flying Gang.
SYMHC Classics: Scarlet fever
This 2023 episode covers scarlet fever, which is treatable with antibiotics. But in the middle of the 19th century, it was the leading cause of death...
Behind the Scenes Minis: Problematized
Tracy shares her irritation with word use in a recent government report. There is also discussion of strangers visiting manor houses.
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Unearthed! In July 2026, Part 2
The wrap up of things unearthed in the second quarter of 2026 includes the potpourri category, lots of books and letters, shipwrecks, and neanderthals...
Unearthed! In July 2026, Part 1
Part one of the mid-year coverage of things literally and figuratively unearthed in the last quarter includes updates, more updates, animals, edibles...
SYMHC Classics: Raincoats
This 2023 episode covers how humans have worked on ways to make garments water resistant almost since they started to wear them. But figuring out how...
Behind the Scenes Minis: Shoes, Shoes, Shoes!
Holly and Tracy discuss how frustrating Charles Goodyear could be. Then Holly talks a lot about shoes and how much she loves them.
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Running Through Sneaker History
The evolution from leather-soled shoes of the 19th century to the sneakers people wear today started slowly, then built momentum. Many of the big name...
Charles Goodyear and Vulcanized Rubber
Charles Goodyear's work is important to so many things we have in the 21st century. But his life and his work to create a stable rubber was full of pr...
SYMHC Classics: Penicillin
This 2022 episode covers the development of penicillin, which started – but definitely did not end – with the chance discovery of some mold in a petri...
Behind the Scenes Minis: Dorothy Everywhere
Tracy shares stories of her time in London. There is also a discussion of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin’s marriage.
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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin’s Crystalline Chemistry, Part 2
After earning her first-class degree in chemistry from Oxford, Dorothy embarked on an impressive career in the new field of X-ray crystallography. She...
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin’s Crystalline Chemistry, Part 1
Dorothy Hodgkin's career in X-ray crystallography impacted a lot of science in the 20th century. Part one of her story covers her early life and forma...
SYMHC Classics: Sarah Bradlee Fulton
This 2023 episode covers Sarah Bradlee Fulton, sometimes called the Mother of the Boston Tea Party. But available information about her is basically a...
Behind the Scenes Minis: Stairs and Trains
Tracy talks about her visit to the Bunker Hill monument. She then describes a very early morning start when she went to visit Oxford on her recent tri...
Elizabeth Blackwell's Curious Herbal
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in London in the early 18th century, and was known in her lifetime for her achievements as a botanical illustrator.
The Many Meanings of the Bunker Hill Monument
Very soon after it was completed in 1842, the Bunker Hill monument started to be about a lot more than just the battle that took place on June 17, 177...
SYMHC Classics: Four Paperclippers
This 2021 episode talks about several specialists – most with some involvement with the Nazi party – who entered the U.S. and became citizens through...
Behind the Scenes Minis: Pacts and Facts
Holly talks about the agreement known as the Pact of the Catacombs and recent developments related to it. There's then discussion of Daguerre's Legion...
Louis Le Prince, the Missing Inventor of Motion Pictures
On September 16, 1890, Louis Le Prince vanished. He was never seen or heard from again. While that is the most well-known thing about him, he had a wh...
Catacombs of Rome
The story of the Roman catacombs is vastly different than that of the catacombs of Paris, as Rome’s are much older and were created for very different...
SYMHC Classics: Operation Paperclip
This 2021 episode covers Operation Paperclip, which was the U.S. effort to bring German scientists to work in the U.S. after World War II.
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Unexpected Information
Tracy talks about how she first became interested in Casimir Pulaski's story, and how her focus changed during research. She also talks about selectin...
Rebecca Smith Pollard, aka Kate Harrington
Rebecca Smith Pollard published a book of poems to mark the U.S. centennial in 1876, and also a novel with some questionable messages. She also develo...
The Life and Afterlife of Casimir Pulaski
Pulaski is often built up into an almost mythic figure who represents patriotism, bravery, freedom, independence, and the U.S. as a melting pot. a nat...
SYMHC Classics: Redpath Murders
This 2022 episode covers the 1901 discovery of Ada Maria Redpath and her son Jocelyn Clifford dead in their home. What exactly happened between the t...
Behind the Scenes Minis: Piece of Work
Holly and Tracy talk about how frequently the U.S. Post Office has stopped criminals, and about E. Virgil Neal using his intellect for shady business...
E. Virgil Neal: Hypnotist, Fraudster, Tycoon, Part 2
In the early 20th century, Neal's company Force of Life was investigated for fraud. But somehow, Neal managed to get through the scandal and went on t...
E. Virgil Neal: Hypnotist, Fraudster, Tycoon - Part 1
E. Virgil Neal’s career started out with writing successful textbooks, but then took a turn into being a stage hypnotist and then a series of dicey ma...
SYMHC Classics: Mancini Sisters
This 2022 episode covers Hortense and Marie Mancini, who tried to make a place for themselves in 17th-century Europe, defying all kinds of conventions...
Behind the Scenes Minis: The Apostrophe and the Rich Guy
Tracy talks about a book that she didn't use for research on Viola Roseboro'. Holly talks about how wealth inequality has shaped science history.
Robert Boyle
Boyle is frequently described at the first modern chemist, but his work encompassed much more than that. Among other things, he was a founding member...
The Literary Life of Viola Roseboro'
Viola Roseboro’ isn’t well-known today, but she played a big behind-the-scenes role in the careers of a lot of American writers in the late 19th and e...
SYMHC Classics: Vanport Flood
This 2016 episode covers the May 30, 1948 flood that destroyed Vanport, Oregon. What really makes the story more than a historical footnote is how it...
Behind the Scenes Minis: Disease Pact
Tracy talks about a strange statement in a paper she read while working on the Carlos J. Finlay episode. Holly shares her amusement at the pact Hartli...
Samuel Hartlib and the Hartlib Circle
Samuel Hartlib doesn’t exactly spring to mind when thinking about influential figures of the 17th century. But he served as a sort of conduit for info...
Carlos Juan Finlay and Yellow Fever
Carlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban doctor who did a lot of work to understand the spread of Yellow Fever. But Walter Reed got most of the credit.
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SYMHC Classics: Deborah Sampson
This 2022 episode covers Deborah Sampson, who could count William Bradford and Myles Standish in her family tree. That tree didn’t include Robert Shur...
Behind the Scenes Minis: Art and Theme Parks
Holly shares a quote from Daniela Lippi about the importance of ongoing learning in the restoration profession. There is then discussion of the nerve-...
Interview: Leslie Iwerks
Disneyland's opening seemed like an impossibility throughout the construction process. Holly interviews filmmaker Leslie Iwerks about her new film "Di...