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Holly talks about Quisling's intellect and why her neighborhood crows are angry with her. She and Tr

Charles Nessler is usually credited with inventing the permanent wave in the early 1900s. And he mad

Vidkun Quisling

2024/8/12

His name is now a term that means traitor. That’s because after two decades of working for the Norwe

This 2011 episode, previous hosts Deblina and Sarah take a look at why four different warships from

Tracy and Holly talk about traveling for live shows, and the ways people often pick apart things peo

Three Eponymous Diseases

2024/8/7

Two of the eponymous diseases in this episode are transmitted through incredibly casual exposure. Th

This episode was recorded live at the Indiana History Center, where one of their current exhibits is

This 2014 episode covers the Teatro alla Scala, one of the most renowned opera houses in the world.

Holly talks about stories from Henri Charpentier's life that didn't make it into the latest eponymou

Domesday Book

2024/7/31

The Domesday Book sounds ominous, but it was actually a data gathering project that was compiled in

This edition of Eponymous Foods features a beautiful dessert, some myth busting about a very common

Hey Stuff You Missed in History Class listeners. Holly is hosting a new show we think you'll love ca

This 2019 episode covers Jeanne Baret, the first woman known to circumnavigate the globe. Her work t

Holly and Tracy talk through the problematic aspects of Harriet Strong's life. and share their thoug

Defunct Olympic Sports

2024/7/24

Over the course of the modern Olympics, there have been a number of sports that have been added and

Harriet Williams Russell Strong was quite a powerhouse of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. No

This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina explains how the 1900 Paris Olympics are consid

Holly and Tracy discuss the challenge of understanding concepts in fields outside their own. They al

The Laki Fissure Eruption was a volcanic event in Iceland in 1783 lasted for months, leading to the

John Venn

2024/7/15

John Venn created the Venn diagram, and though he’s an important figure in the fields of mathematics