Stuff You Missed in History Class

This 2011 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina covers John Dillinger, whose robbery career actually began when he was paroled in 1933. Several escaped [Read more]

Holly and Tracy talk about their experiences with dentists, and the legacy of Crawford Long in Atlanta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As promised, part two covers dental chairs and amalgams, as well as support careers in dental medicine, and a bit about orthodontics. Research: Britannica, The [Read more]

This first episode covers the earliest ways humans cared for their teeth, including the belief that demons might have something to do with tooth decay. [Read more]

This 2017 episode covers how animals and humans have been living together for centuries, but standardized veterinary care developed over a long period of time [Read more]

Tracy and Holly discuss their knowledge of rabies and how often it appears in popular culture. They then talk about touring former prisons and how [Read more]

Dramatic prison escapes often have some common themes — they often include a lot of tunneling. Here are six highly ingenious and low-violence prison breaks [Read more]

Today’s rabies prophylaxis is almost 100% effective at preventing human death from the bite of a rabid animal. How did people come to understand rabies, [Read more]

This 2014 episode covers a 1930s a New York socialite with a dream. She wanted to be the first person to capture a panda from [Read more]

Holly and Tracy discuss the ways Europeans explorers wrote about the indigenous peoples of Africa, and just how good the okapi’s natural camouflage is. They [Read more]