Stuff You Missed in History Class

Holly and Tracy compare the Apicius cookbook to cooking today, as well as some confusion over ingredients in the cookbook. They then talk about the [Read more]

King Christian VII ruled in the 18th century, and during his reign, his physician finagled a surprising amount of power, and basically ruled the country.  Learn [Read more]

“De re Coquinaria,” also referred to as “Apicius,” is a cookbook featuring recipes that may have been collected as early as the first century. Who [Read more]

This 2018 episode covers defenestrations – which just means “to throw out of a window.” And there’s been a surprising amount of defenestration in Czech [Read more]

Holly and Tracy talk about Child’s life, the ways in which she was ahead of her time socially, and the questions surrounding her marriage. The [Read more]

The Haymarket Riot, aka the Haymarket Affair or the Haymarket Massacre, is one of the many interconnected events and people and movements that are all [Read more]

Lydia Maria Child was a writer of children’s literature, historical novels, abolitionist tracts, and poetry. She also wrote literature for children and penned a holiday [Read more]

This 2014 episode covers the devastation of “Black Wall Street,” which was a nickname for Greenwood, a vibrant suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was destroyed [Read more]

Tracy and Holly discuss Tracy’s research on Operation Paperclip and how recently information about it has been uncovered. After talking about taking some time off, [Read more]

Under Operation Paperclip, about 1,600 specialists – most with some involvement with the Nazi party – entered the U.S., and many became citizens. Today, we’re [Read more]