Stuff You Missed in History Class

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.
Episodes
SYMHC Classics: Mancini Sisters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:22
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 along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Behind the Scenes Minis: The Apostrophe and the Rich Guy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:52
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Robert Boyle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:17
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 of the Royal Society.
The Literary Life of Viola Roseboro' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:01
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 early 20th centuries, shaping what’s thought of as the American literar…
SYMHC Classics: Vanport Flood [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:59
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 ties into the racial makeup of both Portland and Oregon at the time.Se…
Behind the Scenes Minis: Disease Pact [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:08
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 Hartlib and his friends made.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
Samuel Hartlib and the Hartlib Circle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:05
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 information and connections among them as he sought to promote his ideas r…
Carlos Juan Finlay and Yellow Fever [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:41
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.
SYMHC Classics: Deborah Sampson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:33
This 2022 episode covers Deborah Sampson, who could count William Bradford and Myles Standish in her family tree. That tree didn’t include Robert Shurtliff; that was the alias Deborah used to enlist in the Continental Ar…
Behind the Scenes Minis: Art and Theme Parks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:26
Holly shares a quote from Daniela Lippi about the importance of ongoing learning in the restoration profession. There is then discussion of the nerve-racking construction of Disneyland.See omnystudio.com/listener for pri…

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