Stuff You Missed in History Class

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Behind the Scenes Minis: The Grisly Shipwreck

Behind the Scenes Minis: The Grisly Shipwreck

Sep 26, 2025

Holly talks about the many survivor accounts of the Medusa shipwreck, which were questioned regarding bias and intent. There's also a follow-up on what happened to Géricault's son. See omnystudio.com/...

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Géricault and the Raft of the Medusa (Part 2)

Géricault and the Raft of the Medusa (Part 2)

Sep 24, 2025

In the aftermath of the shipwreck, France was scandalized by what had happened as the details emerged. And artist Théodore Géricault became obsessed with it. Research: Amigo, Ignacio. “How a biolog...

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Medusa Shipwreck (Part 1)

Medusa Shipwreck (Part 1)

Sep 22, 2025

The first episode of this two-parter covers the French mission to Senegal that the frigate Medusa led in 1816. Soon, the mission fell disastrously apart.  Research: Amigo, Ignacio. “How a biologist...

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SYMHC Classics: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Wars

SYMHC Classics: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Wars

Sep 20, 2025

This 2013 episode covers the years after the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War when the oyster supply became so scarce that people turned to oyster piracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Math and Falsehoods

Behind the Scenes Minis: Math and Falsehoods

Sep 19, 2025

Holly shares a story about Augustin Fresnel's early career. Tracy discusses an article criticizing the Smithsonian and points out its incorrect contents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

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Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton

Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton

Sep 17, 2025

Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton is known as one of the earliest Mexican-American authors published in English, and her life story is tied closely to the Mexican-American war and the establishment of Calif...

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Augustin Jean Fresnel

Augustin Jean Fresnel

Sep 15, 2025

Augustin Fresnel didn’t live a long life, but he contributed significantly to the understanding of light and to the safety of coastlines. Neither of those had anything to do with his career. Research...

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SYMHC Classics: Max von Pettenkofer

SYMHC Classics: Max von Pettenkofer

Sep 13, 2025

This 2020 episode talks about how Pettenkofer's ideas about cholera's spread weren’t exactly right, but they still had really beneficial impacts on the way we live. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: All Things Clean

Behind the Scenes Minis: All Things Clean

Sep 12, 2025

Tracy talks about her background writing copy for sanitation and cleaning products. She and Holly also discuss how the implementation of the Wells' recommendations could have prevented a lot of illnes...

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William Firth Wells and Mildred Weeks Wells

William Firth Wells and Mildred Weeks Wells

Sep 10, 2025

Husband-and-wife team William Firth Wells and Mildred Weeks Wells conducted research that had the potential to make a big difference in the safety of indoor air. But it didn’t really have a significan...

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