Stuff You Missed in History Class

Theda Bara is often referenced as the first sex symbol, or the first celebrity to have an entire persona crafted by a PR team. Photos [Read more]

The okapi became known to European explorers in the late 19th century, and then several explorers tried and failed to even see a live okapi. [Read more]

Holly Frey, host of Stuff You Missed in History Cass, sits down with Lola Omalola, one of the ten winners of Seneca Women to Hear: [Read more]

This 2017 episode covers Maria Montessori, who worked in several fields, though is mostly associated with education. Her theories on early education still shape the [Read more]

Holly and Tracy talk about their love of savory pies, the wish for a shepherd’s pie with a crust, and efforts to tie pumpkin pie [Read more]

The Gallaudet 11 were a group of Deaf men who were subjects in NASA’s research into the human body in the early years of the [Read more]

The pie has been around for centuries, in both savory and sweet forms. But pies have been perceived and presented in a lot of different [Read more]

This 2018 episode covers a key figure in the battle over Prohibition, which was is often framed as a battle of the sexes, with women [Read more]

Tracy and Holly talk about the language used when talking about archaeology. They then talk about the domestication of geese. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This second part of our spring Unearthed! two-parter covers some listener-favorite categories: edibles and potables, books and letters, shipwrecks, and a bit of potpourri. Research: [Read more]