Throughout human history, mankind has used the potty. But in London, this common practice became a massive, stinky problem. Discover the reason behind the Great Stink of London and one of the U.K.'s greatest plumbers, Thomas Crapper.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/the-legend-of-thomas-crapper/

https://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/toilet-humour-the-case-of-thomas-crapper/

https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/noxious-stink-early-modern-londons-sewage-problems#:~:text=Long%20before%20Joseph%20Bazalgette%20delivered,sometimes%20even%20taken%20to%20court!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper

https://heritagecalling.com/2019/03/28/the-story-of-londons-sewer-system/

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What's better than choosing not to run today? Laughing about a comedy of errors when other people choose to run. The 1904 Olympics was a discordant backdrop to one of the worst marathons in history, starring a cast of genuinely amazing runners in terrible circumstances.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lordan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Mellor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Garcia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychnine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hicks_(athlete)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andar%C3%ADn_Carvajal

https://olympics.com/fr/olympic-games/st-louis-1904/results/athletisme

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Corey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2010-08-10/sports-legend-revealed-a-marathon-runner-nearly-died-because-of-drugs-he-took-to-help-him-win

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_Summer_Olympics

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/

https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a37039437/1904-olympic-marathon/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitrios_Veloulis

https://www.uselessinformation.org/st_louis_olympics/index.html

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What makes Rhode Island different from every other colony? Why is it full of religious outcasts? Find out with Scoot as Red tells the stories of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rhode_Island

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williams

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinomian_Controversy

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson

https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/rhode-island

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Puritans_in_North_America#:~:text=In%201630%2C%20the%20first%20ships,Great%20Migration%2C%20beginning%20in%201630.

https://artsci.wustl.edu/ampersand/pilgrims-puritans-and-importance-unexceptional#:~:text=Whereas%20102%20Pilgrims%20came%20over,from%20the%20Church%20of%20England.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/Sem-3dTbOwUC?hl=en&gbpv=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenant_theology#Covenant_of_grace

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Bat Bombs in WWII were a top secret project, envisioned by dentist Doc Adams and implemented by a ... very strange group of people. Listen for the dramatic conclusion to our bat bomb saga, with veterans Red & Scoot!

If you missed part 1, I highly recommend starting there for the whole journey!

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

Couffer, Jack. Bat Bomb: World War II’s Other Secret Weapon. University of Texas Press, 1992. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

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It's US Civilians vs. the US Military in this humdinger of a story about bat bombs in WWII. Get an inside scoop on how our military has functioned in the past, discussed by veterans who have seen the military of the present. Grab a drink, join Red & Scoot, and let's all laugh while learning!

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

Couffer, Jack. Bat Bomb: World War II’s Other Secret Weapon. University of Texas Press, 1992. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb

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The drama behind Michelangelo & the Sistine Chapel, in which Scoot has too many margaritas.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://www.romewise.com/michelangelo-and-the-sistine-chapel.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Torrigiano

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo

https://mymodernmet.com/michelangelo-sistine-chapel-ceiling/#How_Did_Michelangelo_Paint_the_Sistine_Chapel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling

https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/artwork/michelangelo-biography4.htm

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/renaissance-art-europe-ap/a/michelangelo-ceiling-of-the-sistine-chapel

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Hemingway's lesser known legacy: the incredible, ridiculous micronation built by Leicester Hemingway. Find out what floating islands, bat guano, and carob beans have in common.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/2015/07/30/throwback-thursday-contents-of-a-country-leicester-hemingways-republic-of-new-atlantis/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester_Hemingway#:~:text=Hemingway%20founded%20his%20micronation%20of,half%20for%20the%20United%20States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis_(micronation)

https://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/2023/09/18/new-atlantis-hemingway/

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/a-profile-of-leicester-les-hemingway-and-his-new-atlantis-micronation-12385490

https://www.grunge.com/104998/ernest-hemingways-unbelievable-real-life-story/

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Cheer along with the fightin' Irish...Pirate Queen Grace O'Malley, that is.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_O%27Malley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_conquest_of_Ireland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clew_Bay

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/grace-o-malley-irish-female-pirate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_Ireland#Blackrent

https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/irelands-pirate-queen-twelve-fascinating-facts-about-legendary-grace-omalley-129406

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Dance plagues were a very real thing, where people danced themselves to death in the streets of Europe. Learn the stories behind them with Scoot as Red takes us on a journey to medieval Europe.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/strange-case-dancing-mania-struck-germany-six-centuries-ago-today-180959549/

https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(09)60386-X/fulltext

https://bigthink.com/the-past/dancing-plague-middle-ages/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/

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Take on America's first really weird rich guy, and decide for yourself if he's brilliant...or just annoyingly lucky. Listen to the story of "Lord" Timothy Dexter, a man who surged from indentured servitude to one of the richest men in early American history.

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexter

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/timothy-dexter-ridiculous-millionaire-sold-coals-newcastle/

https://priceonomics.com/the-strange-life-of-lord-timothy-dexter/

https://historicipswich.net/2021/03/26/lord-timothy-dexter/

http://www.lordtimothydexter.com/Antiquarian_Transcript.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_American_currency

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