Stuff You Missed in History Class

Albert Bierstadt’s story runs counter to the romanticized idea of a passionate starv... more

The first electrocardiograph was invented in 1895. That device looked a lot different from... more

This 2020 episode covers one of the transitional events between the Black Death and the Re... more

Holly and Tracy talk about Tracy growing up in a mostly Protestant community with little e... more

The Christiana Incident offers a snapshot of the U.S. when the country was sorting into st... more

Pope Leo XIII sought to find a way forward for the Catholic church at a time when the worl... more

This 2022 episode covers Griswold v. Connecticut, the U.S. supreme court decision that ove... more

Tracy talks about her experiences with the Blue Ridge Parkway growing up, including her mi... more

The Blue Ridge Parkway is the longest roadway in the U.S. that was planned as a single uni... more

Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park is a scenic road tied to the “See America ... more

This 2016 continuation of our coverage of the Palmer Raids covers a series of raids on per... more

Tracy outlines all the way RFK Jr.'s claims regarding disease history make no sense. Holly... more

The Library of Congress has a lot of responsibilities. It’s massive in both physical... more

Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Crohn’s disease are autoimmune diseases that share ... more

Part one of this 2016 classic covers the social unrest in the U.S. after WWI. There was a ... more

Holly shares her experience visiting the Meiji Jingu shrine. Tracy mentions that she never... more

The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also called the Triple Nickles, were the first Bla... more

Emperor Meiji of Japan’s reign began in 1867, and it marks a time of significant cha... more

This 2020 episode covers the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was fo... more

Tracy and Holly share tetanus shot stories and discuss getting boosters. They then discuss... more

Sidi Mubarak Bombay was sort of a combined guide, translator and nurse, and often the supe... more

Tetanus has probably been around for most of human history, or even longer. But it’s... more

This 2020 episode covers Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, an accomplished astronomer. She grew up... more

Holly talks about the dynamics of Altina Schinasi's family. Tracy shares a dispute over nu... more