Stuff You Missed in History Class

We’re taking a look at Francisco Franco and the Spanish Civil War. We’ve talked about Spain’s parliament voting to exhume the remains of dictator Francisco [Read more]

We’re taking a look at three creative works that have become staples of the Christmas season. All three of them have played a huge part [Read more]

This episode revisits the story of Charles Dickens on tour, featuring previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. Dickens is best known for chronicling life in London, [Read more]

Bolden is often referred to as the first jazz performer, and his playing is legendary. But his life story, cluttered by lack of documentation and [Read more]

Mary Stuart is one of history’s most memorable figures, with myriad compelling chapters in her life. The Babington Plot was a convoluted bit of intrigue [Read more]

Today we revisit an episode from 2009 in preparation for a new episode coming this week about the Babington Plot. Although they were cousins, Elizabeth [Read more]

Museum Hack writer Hayley Milliman joins Holly to talk about the company’s irreverent approach to getting people excited about history, and discusses the new book [Read more]

Several times over the past few years, we’ve done an episode on something from U.S. history, and afterward we’ve gotten notes from listeners about the [Read more]

We’re revisiting an episode from 2014: the Filles du Roi, or King’s Daughters. While the building of a population in a new colony seems like [Read more]

Nell Donnelly Reed built a successful business starting before women even had the right to vote in the U.S. Her story combines fashion, education, workers’ [Read more]