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WASP of WWII with Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Part 2
The duties of the women of the WASP evolved over time, and some of them were quite dangerous. And...
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Hercules Mulligan, Spy on the Inside Pt. 1
Hercules Mulligan was indeed a real person who passed intelligence to George Washington, mostly...
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Hercules Mulligan, Spy on the Inside Pt. 2
After years of protesting and resisting British rule in New York, Mulligan passed important...
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A Brief History of Redlining, Part 2
Part two of this discussion of redlining explores the language that assessors used when making...
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Christopher Lee wasn’t just a film star – he was, by any account, an amazing man. He spoke...
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People have fermented foods to make alcohol for much of human history. For this episode, when we...
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Gilles Garnier, the Werewolf of Dole
Sixteenth-century France had a serious case of werewolf panic. Did Garnier really transform into...
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NY Super Week LIVE: Assassination History Pt. 1
In October, we went to New York Super Week for our first live show! Joining us was author Bryan...
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Sophia Duleep Singh, Part 2: Suffragette Princess
Sophia Duleep Singh's education was focused on turning her into a proper lady, in line with her...
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Sophia Duleep Singh, Part 1: Princess In Exile
A princess of the Sikh empire, Sophia Duleep Singh grew up in Great Britain, and was Queen...
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The Road to the Declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott met in London in 1840 and bonded instantly over a shared...
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Katharine Dexter McCormick: The Money Behind the Pill
Katherine McCormick made her mark in two different areas: She was a big part of the movement for...
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The Krampus and Friends Holiday Special, Part 1
Krampus has become really popular in recent years, but there are many holiday characters from...
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Resistance to excise taxes levied against U.S. whiskey distilleries in the 1790s led to violence...
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As has become an annual tradition on the show, we’re capping off 2015 slash starting 2016 with a...
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the Honey War wasn't really about honey. It was a dispute over state lines. There are some bee...
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Linda Hazzard and Starvation Heights
Hazzard had no medical training but called herself a doctor. Her patients often signed over all...
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A Condensed History of Rhodesia
In the 1888, Cecil Rhodes and John Smith Moffat duped the king of the Ndebele people into a...
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Diogenes of Sinope lived was the father of the Cynicism school of philosophy. He was also an...
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