Stuff You Missed in History Class

This 2020 episode covers the Flexner Report, which is often credited with changing the med... more

Tracy and Holly talk about corporal punishment in schools and student loans. Tracy relays ... more

Ashurbanipal was the ruler of the Assyrian empire in the 7th century BCE. His 38-year reig... more

This episode takes a quick look at six U.S. Supreme Court cases that all have to do with t... more

This 2021 episode covers Olympe de Gouges, known primarily for her 1791 pamphlet “De... more

Holly shares additional details of Percy Fawcett's life, including theories about his inte... more

The second part of Percy Fawcett's story delves into his fascination with a document known... more

Fawcett’s life has invited controversy and speculation, because he was a man who did... more

This 2021 episode covers a period of time when the milk supply in New York was anything bu... more

Tracy shares a story of looking for an article in the wrong historical journal. Holly read... more

Beulah was such a prolific inventor in the early 20th century that the press nicknamed her... more

Mary Mallon became known as Typhoid Mary in the early 20th century. She has often been vil... more

This 2022 episode examines the development of a systematic approach to food safety, which ... more

Tracy and Holly talk about their time visiting Chefchaouen during their Morocco trip. Holl... more

The reality of the Bavarian Illuminati is much less dramatic than conspiracy theories woul... more

A lot of European accounts of Sayyida al-Hurra’s life characterize her as a pirate, ... more

This 2021 episode covers Jethro Tull. Today, most people only know that as the name of a b... more

Tracy talks about papers about history written by economists. Holy talks about linoleum ha... more

Frederick Walton caused a lot of financial family friction on the way to developing linole... more

The Swing Riots took place in eastern and southern England in the years between the Luddit... more

This 2018 episode covers the Battle of Amiens, near the end of World War I. It was the sta... more

Tracy and Holly talk about experiences in intensely hot weather. Holly shares how moved sh... more