Hidden History

Hidden History

By Ellis TucciSociety & CultureEducationHistoryPhilosophy
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    14 min

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Hidden History episodes

  • Episode 6: Dem Bones

    Episode 6: From chemotherapy to advanced medical X-rays, radiation has changed the way we live our lives, but it hasn't always been for the better. In this episode of Hidden History, learn about the darker side of early radioactive technology, from the the tragically infamous Radium Girls to the shoe-fitting fluoroscope. 

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    11 min
  • Episode 5: Time in a Bottle
    For over 70 years, the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola was pinned at 5 cents. The nickel coke lasted through a depression, two world wars, massive inflation, the introduction of Pepsi, and much more. Episode 5 goes into one of the most notable examples of psychological branding association in the history of the United States.
    9 min
  • Episode 5: Time in a Bottle

    Episode 5: For over 70 years, the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola was pinned at 5 cents. The nickel coke lasted through a depression, two world wars, massive inflation, the introduction of Pepsi, and much more. Episode 5 goes into one of the most notable examples of psychological branding association in the history of the United States.

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    9 min
  • Episode 4: The Color Purple
    Since its discovery thousands of years ago, up until 1856, the color purple was associated with royalty, power, and wealth. A completely accidental discovery changed all that. Learn about the color of everyday life on this week's episode of Hidden History.
    10 min
  • Episode 4: The Color Purple

    Episode 4: Since its discovery thousands of years ago, up until 1856, the color purple was associated with royalty, power, and wealth. A completely accidental discovery changed all that. Learn about the color of everyday life on this week's episode of Hidden History.

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    10 min
  • Episode 3: The Sweetest Place on Earth
    Tune in this week to hear about the hidden history behind H.B. Reese and one of America's favorite candies, the Reese's Cup, as well as the local legend Milton Hershey, the pragmatic candy wizard who dreamed of building the sweetest place on earth.
    12 min
  • Episode 3: The Sweetest Place on Earth

    Episode 3: Tune in this week to hear about the hidden history behind H.B. Reese and one of America's favorite candies, the Reese's Cup, as well as the local legend Milton Hershey, the pragmatic candy wizard who dreamed of building the sweetest place on earth.

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    12 min
  • Episode 2: Music From Mathematics
    Electronic is among one of the most popular genres of modern music- it's existed in various incarnations since the first electronically synthesized sounds almost 100 years ago. How did it get from a series of primitive beeps and buzzes on a computer the size of a room to the commercially successful genre it is today? Find out on Hidden History's second episode.
    18 min
  • Episode 2: Music From Mathematics

    Episode 2: Electronic is among one of the most popular genres of modern music- it's existed in various incarnations since the first electronically synthesized sounds almost 100 years ago. How did it get from a series of primitive beeps and buzzes on a computer the size of a room to the commercially successful genre it is today? Find out on Hidden History's second episode. 

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    18 min
  • Episode 1: Brother John Birch
    Founded in the late 1950s, the radical fringe political group, the John Birch Society, quickly grew to dominate right-wing discourse (and embody midcentury cartoonish McCarthyism) during the height of the Cold War, but... what exactly was it, and what happened to it?
    14 min

About Hidden History

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Hidden History is a bi-weekly podcast by Ellis Tucci that covers the unknown, and often intentionally hidden, parts of our history. Whether it's on the CIA’s secret armies, the Lavender Scare, or…

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  1. Number 1: Episode 1: Brother John Birch
    14 min
  2. Number 2: Episode 2: Music From Mathematics
    18 min
  3. Number 3: Episode 2: Music From Mathematics
    18 min