Stuff You Missed in History Class

Part one of this quarter's edition of Unearthed! features updates, medical things, books a... more

This 2022 episode covers how Courbet was iconic even in his own lifetime. He flew in the f... more

Tracy shares her intentions to cover Peter Kropotkin years ago, and also unpacks some of t... more

After returning to Russia, Kropotkin was captured and imprisoned. But his life took many t... more

Peter Kropotkin was incredibly influential in the development of anarchism in the 19th and... more

This 2021 episode examines the Haymarket Riot, one of the many interconnected events and p... more

Holly talks about Gladys Bentley's gender presentation, and the trouble with Maceo Sheffie... more

Braid is known for his work in hypnotism. But he was also a surgeon with a reputation for ... more

Gladys Bentley was a part of the Harlem Renaissance as a performer – she played pian... more

This 2022 episode covers Moms Mabley, whose career lasted more than six decades. She was h... more

Holly and Tracy discuss the idea of autosuggestion and positive self-talk. Tracy shares he... more

The Pompey Stone was discovered in the early 1820s, and was believed to be hundreds of yea... more

Émile Coué genuinely seems to have wanted to help people by teaching them ho... more

This 2021 episode covers Louis Daguerre, who comes up almost any time we mention photograp... more

Holly talks about the frustration of not finding any solid evidence of where Richard Peter... more

Elizabeth Fulhame’s biography is largely a mystery, but in 1794 she wrote a book on ... more

Peters is responsible for many of the institutions that make up the identity of the city o... more

This 2021 episode shares how in the U.S., the idea that people should know about the risks... more

Tracy talks about a "Molly of Denali" episode that references Elizabeth Peratrovich. She t... more