Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast.
Episodes
Season 1 · 114 Episodes
Two 504 Figures: Kitty Cone and Brad Lomax
Rickets
George Stephenson, Father of Railways
Behind the Scenes Minis: Odd Baby Train
John Evelyn's 'Fumifugium'
Notable Early Women Olympians
Behind the Scenes Minis: Pollution Olympics
The Rendition of Anthony Burns, Part 1
The Rendition of Anthony Burns, Part 2
Behind the Scenes Minis: It's Not Unprecedented
Benzedrine, Pervitin, and WWII
Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Behind the Scenes Minis: Whoopsy Whimsy
Melitta Bentz and the Coffee Filter
Francisco Menéndez & Fort Mose
Behind the Scenes Minis: Coffee, Pirats and Sea Robbers
Hercules Posey & the President’s House
Théophile Steinlen Beyond 'Le Chat Noir'
Behind the Scenes Minis: Censorship Cats
Elizabeth Bisland, Beyond the Trip Around the World
Gustave Flaubert and the ‘Madame Bovary’ Trial
Behind the Scenes Minis: Carry-on Bags
Elizabeth Peratrovich
The IUD: A History
Behind the Scenes Minis: Alaska and Contraceptives
Richard Peters and Early Atlanta History
Elizabeth Fulhame’s Colorful Chemistry
Behind the Scenes Minis: Atlanta and Textiles
Émile Coué and Autosuggestion
The Pompey Stone Hoax
Behind the Scenes Minis: Self-talk Hoax
Gladys Bentley
James Braid, Surgeon and Father of Hypnotism
Behind the Scenes Minis: Serving Lip and Ethics
Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid, Part 1
Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid, Part 2
Behind the Scenes Minis: Oh, Kropotkin
Unearthed! In Spring 2026, Part 1
Unearthed! In Spring 2026, Part 2
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Greeting Cards
The Memphis Massacre
Behind the Scenes Minis: Greetings and Context
John Graunt
Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old
Behind the Scenes Minis: Friends and Bubble Guns
United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
Carrington Event
Behind the Scenes Minis: Bad Laws, Bad Cats
Uffizi: A Painting, A Bombing, A Restoration
Interview: Leslie Iwerks
Behind the Scenes Minis: Art and Theme Parks
Carlos Juan Finlay
Samuel Hartlib and the Hartlib Circle
Behind the Scenes Minis: Disease Pact
The Literary Life of Viola Roseboro'
Behind the Scenes Minis: The Apostrophe and the Rich Guy
E. Virgil Neal: Hypnotist, Fraudster, Tycoon - Part 1
E. Virgil Neal: Hypnotist, Fraudster, Tycoon, Part 2
Behind the Scenes Minis: Piece of Work
The Life and Afterlife of Casimir Pulaski
Rebecca Smith Pollard, aka Kate Harrington
Behind the Scenes Minis: Unexpected Information
Catacombs of Rome
Louis Le Prince, the Missing Inventor of Motion Pictures
Behind the Scenes Minis: Pacts and Facts
The Many Meanings of the Bunker Hill Monument
Elizabeth Blackwell's Curious Herbal
Behind the Scenes Minis: Stairs and Trains
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin’s Crystalline Chemistry, Part 1
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin’s Crystalline Chemistry, Part 2
Behind the Scenes Minis: Dorothy Everywhere
Charles Goodyear and Vulcanized Rubber
Running Through Sneaker History
Behind the Scenes Minis: Shoes, Shoes, Shoes!
Unearthed! In July 2026, Part 1
Unearthed! In July 2026, Part 2
Behind the Scenes Minis: Problematized
The Flying Gang
Thomas Henry Huxley
Behind the Scenes Minis: Pirate Evolution
Three Historic Heatwaves
Samuel Plimsoll, the ‘Sailors’ Friend’
Behind the Scenes Minis: Air Conditioned Rabble Rouser
Swing Riots
Frederick Walton and the Invention of Linoleum
Behind the Scenes: Smashing Linoleum
Sayyida al-Hurra
Adam Weishaupt and the Bavarian Illuminati
Behind The Scenes Minis: Morocco and Bavaria
Mary Mallon & Typhoid Revisited
Beulah Louise Henry
Behind the Scenes Minis: Mary, Beulah, Baby Alive
Percy Fawcett, Manuscript 512, and a Lost City in the Amazon, Pt. 1
Percy Fawcett, Manuscript 512, and a Lost City in the Amazon, Pt. 2
Behind the Scenes Minis: Percy Theories
Six Impossible Episodes: Back-to-Court
Ashurbanipal
Behind the Scenes Minis: Paddles and The British Museum
Philippe Pinel
Coley's Toxins and the Origins of Immunotherapy
Behind the Scenes Minis: Progressive Medicine
Robert Moses and the Shaping of New York, Part 1
Robert Moses and the Shaping of New York, Part 2
Behind The Scenes Minis: Busses and Overpasses
Two Beer Riots
Elizabeth Fry
Behind the Scenes Minis: Lager, Ale, Emo Girl
Sara Weiss's Journey to the Planet Mars
Two Screaming Skulls
Behind the Scenes Minis: Martian Skulls
Red Barn Murder
Eponymous Foods: Full Bars
Behind the Scenes Minis: Pistols and Candy Corn
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