Stuff You Missed in History Class

Holly talks about nebulous passages in the writing of Jane Croly and her brother. Tracy an... more

The initial time period where a TV remote control was developed was pretty short. And it s... more

Jane Cunningham Croly, who wrote under the pen name Jennie June, was a journalist who advo... more

This 2022 episode discusses how modern rabies prophylaxis is almost 100% effective at prev... more

Holly talks about the arguments she found online about whether graffiti is art. Tracy talk... more

Maria Dickin wanted to raise the status of animals in society and bring more awareness to ... more

The possible contenders for the title of inventor of spray paint were actually working acr... more

This 2021 episode covers Eunice Newton Foote, who became the first person to make a connec... more

Tracy discusses the concept of race as it has and hasn't existed in European history. Both... more

Buck v. Bell is the 1927 SCOTUS decision that upheld the constitutionality of laws allowin... more

Estevanico was a translator and guide, and was probably the first person of any race from ... more

This 2022 episode covers six highly ingenious and low-violence prison breaks from history.... more

Tracy shares a funny confusion about Unitarians and the University of Utrecht she kept hav... more

William J. Sharkey was a pickpocket, a con man, a politician, and a murderer, though wheth... more

Polymath Anna Maria van Schurman was a very well-educated woman in the 17th century, makin... more

This 2019 episode covers Sappho, often described as the greatest female poet of ancient Gr... more

Holly talks about gaining compassion for Fitz Hugh Ludlow through reading his work. Tracy ... more

16th-century Swiss physician Paracelsus was frustrated with established medical practice a... more

Fitz Hugh Ludlow’s fame as a writer was directly tied to his drug use initially. In ... more

This 2020 episode covers James Baldwin, who was a brilliant essayist, one of the chronicle... more

Holly talks about an opera based on the life of Eadweard Muybridge. Tracy and Holly talk a... more

Beatrice Kenner’s inventions were focused largely on making life easier and less ann... more

The invention Eadweard Muybridge is known for is his zoopraxiscope, an early movie technol... more

This 2019 episode covers Mary Winston Jackson, best known as the first black woman to beco... more

Tracy talks about current events and how they relate to the show and education. She and Ho... more

This edition of Unearthed! continues, this time covering the mixed items we call potpourri... more

This installment ofUnearthed! starts with lots of updates! And then some art-related unear... more

This 2017 episode covers a very short time between Edward VI and Mary I when Lady Jane was... more

Holly and Tracy discuss the challenge of enlarging sewing patterns from small diagrams. Th... more