Episodes
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SYMHC Classics: Rose Bertin, the First Fashion Designer
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addWe're revisiting an episode from 2014, where we discuss the legendary wardrobe of Marie-Antoinette. Where did all those glorious clothes come from? In large part, they were the work of Rose Bertin, a milliner who found herself the stylist to the queen.
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Paul Julius Reuter
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addPaul Julius Reuter had a knack for filling in the gaps in communication systems, and make a lot of money doing so. And eventually, he managed to to turn Reuters - which he had named himself after - into the largest international news service in the world.
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Mary Winston Jackson, NASA Engineer
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addJackson is most well known as the first black woman to become an engineer at NASA. But she also worked to clear the way for other underrepresented people at NASA, in particular black women.
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SYMHC Classics: Victoria and Albert
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addWe're looking back at an episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. She's one of Britain's best-loved queens, but Victoria's parentage made her an unlikely heir. When she became queen at 18, she rebelled from her upbringing. But an early marriage to her cousin Albert changed the way she lived and ruled.
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A. Gustave Eiffel, Part 2
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addThe second part of our look at Gustave Eiffel's life picks up just after he closed down all business interests in South America, and leads into some of his most famous work, including the Statue of Liberty and the Parisian tower that bears his name.
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A. Gustave Eiffel, Part 1
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addGustave Eiffel’s expertise in iron work was sought for projects throughout Europe and South America, and he worked on one of the most iconic structures in the U.S. His career is mostly an impressive series of successes, save one colossal scandal.
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SYMHC Classics: Leading the Charge - The Massachusetts 54th
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addThis episode revisits a 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. A 1792 law prevented African Americans from taking up arms in the Civil War. As attitudes against blacks serving changed, black regiments were formed. But prejudices remained until the heroism of black soldiers won the attention of the nation.
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The Perdicaris Incident
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addThe Perdicaris kidnapping happened in Morocco in the early 20th century, but impacted American history significantly. It has been fictionalized in writing and film, but it is plenty dramatic all on its own.
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The Regulator War
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addThis episode was inspired by the TV series "Outlander." The Regulator War, aka the War of the Regulation, aka the Regulator Movement, was a North Carolina event which arose in response to unfair taxes, poor representation and corruption.
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SYMHC Classics: The Flannan Isles Disappearance
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addThis 2013 episode delves into a maritime history mystery. The Flannan Islands have been rumored for centuries to be haunted or have some supernatural darkness. In 1900, three men vanished from the lighthouse on Eilean Mor, leaving behind an unfinished meal and a mystery that's never been conclusively solved.
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Sushruta, Father of Plastic Surgery
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addSushruta’s Compendium is one of the foundational texts of Ayurveda, India’s traditional system of medicine. He’s also known as the father of plastic surgery, and was writing about medicine and surgery at least 200 years before Hippocrates.
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Teresa Carreño
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addNot only was Teresa Carreño the most famous pianist of her day, she is considered to be Venezuela’s first international super star. And her personal life was just as compelling as her public persona.
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SYMHC Classics: Lisztomania
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addThis 2015 episode is all about pianist, composer and conductor Franz Liszt. He was basically the first rock star who drove fans into fits of swooning and screaming. Some fans even stole the detritus of his life (unfinished coffee, broken piano strings) to carry with them.
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Sojourner Truth, Pt. 2
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addLast time, we talked about Sojourner Truth's enslavement and how a religious vision after she was free led her to moving to New York City. Today, we’re picking up with another vision, which marked a huge shift in how she lived her life.
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Sojourner Truth, Pt. 1
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addSojourner Truth was an abolitionist and women’s rights activist in the 19th century. But because a speech most famously associated with Truth is a version rewritten by someone else, she’s commonly imagined as a different person from who she actually was.
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SYMHC Classics: The Famous Speech Chief Seattle Never Made
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addToday we're revising a 2013 episode about the Suquamish chief who is best remembered for a speech he gave upon discovering that Governor Stevens wanted land to build a railroad. However, the speech's origins are nebulous (and in some quotations completely fabricated).
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A Brief History of Ballet, Pt. 2
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addIn the first part of this two-parter, we covered ballet’s origins and early evolution. We left off with the founding of the Academie Royale de Musique, and the ways Jean-Baptiste Lully worked to ensure that his academy had as much prestige as possible.
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A Brief History of Ballet, Pt. 1
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addFor a long time, there was no formalized dance in western culture. Eventually, court performers in Europe were asked to also teach their audiences how to dance, blending the worlds of performance and social dancing, and creating a new art form.
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SYMHC Classics: Catherine de' Medici and the Scarlet Nuptials
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addIn this classic 2010 episode of the Medici super series, Katie and Sarah follow up on the further adventures of Catherine de'Medici. Listen in and learn how the St. Bartholomew Day's massacre contributed to Catherine's notorious reputation.
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Unearthed! in 2018! Part 2
Stuff You Missed in History Class starstarstarstarstar addWrapping up coverage of things found, discovered and dug up in 2018, this second in our two-part Unearthed! episode includes a little potpourri, edibles and potables, shipwrecks, exhumations and repatriations.
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