In which Matt says farewell as a regular host of the show, Phil learns a bit about various aquatic animals, and we revisit and discuss our favorite episodes.  We also share the finale of our Bonus Episode series, History's B-Side Battles, announce a new Bonus Episode series (available to members on historysbside.com), and discuss the future of the podcast.

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In which Phil tells the story of Hetty Green, America's wealthiest woman and the world's greatest miser, Matt tries to explain cryptocurrency using LEGOS, and we vouch for the quality of dollar store silverware.

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In which Matt tells the story of Agoston Haraszthy, the Hungarian businessman who orchestrated and self-funded California viticulture, Phil espouses his distaste for avocado toast, and we revisit a host of former B-Siders and their unique parallels to this week's unfortunate legend.

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In which Phil tells the story of Zura Karuhimbi, the Rwandan healer whose fake "witchcraft" helped saved lives during the Rwandan Genocide, Matt explains his strategy if he ever got into a fist fight, and we discuss race as a social construct.

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In which Matt tells the story of Stephen Foster, one of the most popular American composers in history, Phil divulges a scandalous secret from his trombone playing days, and the we wrestle with our B-Sider’s imperfect past to decide if he deserves the such a legendary title.

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In which Phil tells the story of William Stetson Kennedy, the folklore writer who went undercover to learn and expose the secrets of the Ku Klux Klan, Matt explains how he spent his time at the beginning of the pandemic, and we discuss our favorite super heroes.

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In which Matt tells the story of mathematician and computing pioneer Ada Lovelace, Phil gives his take on our modern day relationship with technology,  and we both struggle to understand the math behind any of this stuff.

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In which Phil tells the story of Witold Pilecki, the Polish resistance soldier who volunteered to be arrested and sent to Auschwitz in order to investigate and report on the conditions at the concentration camp, Matt ponders living through modern history-book events, and Phil talks in depth about his recent travel experiences.

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In which Matt tells the story of the Clovis People, who are one of the earliest known groups of human beings to inhabit the Americas, Phil imagines how future generations will study our present-day civilizations, and we both struggle to understand the science behind prehistoric research.

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In which Phil tells the story of Grace D. Banker and the Hello Girls, the Female Telephone Operators who were the first women to formally serve with the US Army, Matt manages to drive from LA to Portland without the aid of a cell phone, and we remember our comfort (or lack thereof) with talking to girls in our youth.

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