Stuff You Missed in History Class

We’re revisiting part two of the Great Moon Hoax! As the New York Sun’s series of astonishing moon discoveries concluded, most people recognized that it [Read more]

From hand fans to today’s high-end air conditioning technology, people have always found ways to deal with heat and humidity. And as mechanical cooling became [Read more]

In the late 1820s, north Georgia became the site of the first gold rush in the United States, predating the more famous California gold rush [Read more]

We’re revisiting a silly two-parter from 2015. In August 1835, the New York Sun ran a series about some utterly mind-blowing discoveries made by Sir [Read more]

Two cities, both named Nogales, were established, one on each side of the U.S.-Mexico border, after the Gadsden Purchase but before Arizona’s statehood. In the [Read more]

Mary Robinette Kowal’s work has inspired several episodes of the podcast. She has just written a pair of books that are called the Lady Astronaut [Read more]

Today revisits an episode from Sarah and Deblina about Bessie Coleman, who dreamed of becoming a pilot. Because she was a black woman, no American [Read more]

This is the studio version of our live show from this years Seneca Falls Convention Days at Women’s Rights National Historical Park. Lucretia Mott was [Read more]

The word “riot” here is really a misnomer. This conflict wasn’t so much about property damage as it was about attacking people. It also wasn’t [Read more]

Today’s classic revisits an episode from Sarah and Deblina. Hedy Lamarr was an extraordinarily beautiful film star, but she wasn’t just another pretty face. In [Read more]