Stuff You Missed in History Class

Ignatius Sancho was the first black Briton known to vote in a parliamentary election – that happened in 1774. He became something of a celebrity [Read more]

This episode travels back to a 2018 episode. Perceptions and interpretations of Phillis Wheatley’s life and work have shifted since the 18th century. Learn more [Read more]

Holly and Tracy talk about the soothing nature of bonsai as well as the places in popular culture it pops up. They also unpack the [Read more]

The Flexner Report in the early 20th century is often credited with changing the medical field and shaping what medical education looks like today. But [Read more]

Bonsai’s origins go all the way back to ancient China, long before Japan became infatuated with the art form. Over time, the western world also [Read more]

The second of our 2016 episodes on Robert Smalls. After his daring and impressive escape from slavery, Smalls was considered to be contraband, which was [Read more]

Holly and Tracy share stories about touring, and the long period of time Tracy has been planning to work on the falsehood of Irish slavery. [Read more]

This whole idea of Irish slaves distorts some things that really did happen. So today we’re going to talk about that history, and how it’s [Read more]

Since the podcast isn’t going on tour this year due to the pandemic, we thought it would be fun to have an episode that’s something [Read more]

This 2016 episode covers Robert Smalls, who was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839. He escaped from enslavement during the U.S. Civil [Read more]