I think it's important to learn about people from different political perspectives. I learned about Paul Robeson from Stuff You Missed in History Class. Missed In History

This 2014 episode covers the invention of the canned meat known as Spam. The Hormel Foods product was invented in the 1930s to make use of a surplus of shoulder meat from pigs, and was an instant hit in the U.S. and abroad.

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Maria Y. Orosa featured in my favorite podcast Missed In History 🤩

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Sophia Jex-Blake was a young English woman who initially pursued a career in teaching before she fell in love with medicine while visiting the U.S. Part one covers the early part of her life and education.

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You know it’s been a wild few weeks when you are catching up on Missed In History for your #PhDinSYMiHC and you read this as the PRINCESS in the tower.

Holly Frey and Tracy V. Wilson Joined the iHeart Podcast Union, thank you for keeping me sane! 💜💜💜

Maria Ylagan Orosa was born in the Philippines, and she spent her life working to eliminate food insecurity there. She revived the use of locally available ingredients, and wrote recipes that are found in Filipino cuisine today. 

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A lecture about World War Two, you say?

Let me get my women in history trumpet at the ready.

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George Gustav Heye’s work in curating a collection of Native American artifacts has enabled many people to learn about indigenous cultures. But his colleting practices and relationship to those cultures are complicated.

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Holly talks with previous podcast guest Dr. Rachel Lance about her new book 'Chamber Divers,' which details the WWII research that advanced underwater science. 

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The Bradley Martin Ball is sometimes referred to as the last big moment of the Gilded Age. It was a very ostentatious event that sparked a lot of debate, and in some ways helped usher in the crumbling of New York’s Victorian-era society culture.

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Tracy and Holly discuss Sir Humphry Davy's less than spectacular poems, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' and the end of Davy's career and life. 

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Holly and Tracy discuss Ward McAllister as the ultimate historical mean girl. They also talk about how people were reacting to the Blitz when it was happening. 

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This 2012 episode from hosts Sarah and Deblina covers dentist Horace Wells. At an exhibition in 1844 he became certain that nitrous oxide could revolutionize medicine. He tried to demonstrate his findings, but things didn't go as planned.

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Davy's career after his work in nitrous oxide included the invention of a miner's lamp designed to make mining safer. This invention came with a bit of controversy.

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This 2020 episode shares the story of the ridiculously wealthy Croesus, which was likely fictionalized in a number of ways. It has become sort of a cautionary tale about pride and hubris, and what really has value in life.

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Holly and Tracy discuss George Heye using his senior thesis to drink beer and how his collection was almost purchased by Ross Perot. They also discuss Maria Orosa and the types of bananas used to make banana ketchup. 

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This 2014 episode covers the Sultana, which sank the day after John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed for the murder of Abraham Lincoln So the maritime tragedy didn't make headline news. 

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I’m sadly a week behind but!!!…the way I just screamed “UNEARTHED!!!” when I saw todays episode of Missed In History 😱😱😱😍😍😍