History For Weirdos

History For Weirdos

Andrew & Stephanie

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Hedy Lamarr, the "Mother of WiFi"

Hedy Lamarr, the "Mother of WiFi"

Jan 16, 2023

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American Hollywood Actress from the Golden Age of cinema, yet was a technological pioneer. She began her acting career in her native Austria before emigrating to the United...

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The Mysterious Murder of Jane Stanford

The Mysterious Murder of Jane Stanford

Jan 09, 2023

Leland & Jane Stanford created a legacy of higher learning and of patronizing the arts...funded through illicit activity. When Jane Stanford died everyone believed she died of natural causes, but abou...

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The 1919 Christmas Whiskey Massacre

The 1919 Christmas Whiskey Massacre

Dec 26, 2022

We have something to cheer you guys up to keep you in the festive mood...a massacre that took place over Christmas about a century ago! Ok but in all seriousness, this week explores what has been coll...

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Boudica - the Celtic Warrior Queen

Boudica - the Celtic Warrior Queen

Dec 19, 2022

Our "Weirdo" spotlight this week is on a woman who did something that most of her male contemporaries would never dream of doing! During the first century AD, the Celtic "Warrior Queen" Boudica dared ...

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Olga of Kiev - Saint or Sinner?

Olga of Kiev - Saint or Sinner?

Dec 12, 2022

The "femme fatale" trope gets cranked up a notch in this week's episode. Our subject, Olga of Kiev, was a Kievan Rus' leader during the 10th century who made her enemies pay the ultimate price. Born o...

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The Nuremberg Celestial Phenomenon

The Nuremberg Celestial Phenomenon

Dec 05, 2022

On the day of April 14, 1561, strange phenomenon took place over the skies of Nuremberg, Germany that have puzzled onlookers, astronomers and historians for centuries. But the stranger thing was this ...

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The Mystery at Roanoke Island

The Mystery at Roanoke Island

Nov 21, 2022

The infamous, ill-fated English colony of Roanoke has gone down into historical lore. Before even Jamestown, the English attempted to create its first permanent colony in the Americas. But it was not ...

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Ona Judge & Her Journey to Freedom

Ona Judge & Her Journey to Freedom

Nov 14, 2022

This week, Stephanie dives into the story of Ona Judge, an enslaved woman who was "owned" by none other than the 1st President of the United States, George Washington. She escapes from the household o...

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Edward the Black Prince, Hero or Villain?

Edward the Black Prince, Hero or Villain?

Nov 07, 2022

This week's episode explores a controversial English leader who brilliantly commanded armies during the Hundred Years War in the Middle Ages. Celebrated in England yet hated in France...sometimes a he...

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The Pendle Witch Trials

The Pendle Witch Trials

Oct 31, 2022

Happy Halloween to our Weirdo family! While you have probably heard of the Salem Witch Trials, this sort of 17th century "justice" wasn't confined to the English colonies. In this week's episode, Step...

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