The Revisionists

Help us say farewell to our Medical History miniseries with special guest Allison Rose as we discuss medical pioneer Rebecca Lee Crumpler! Zach revisits some of our saddest hits, Allison refuses to save Brian from himself, and Brian asks the question on everyone’s lips.

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The Black Plague? That shouldn’t feel topical! We welcome back the hilarious Brad Galli to help us talk about *checks notes* the largest mass death event in recorded history. Look, we promise this is a fun episode. Zach has his judging work cut out for him, Brad has the hot gos on literally every single person, and Brian briefly tries a new way of telling the actual history.

NOTE: Since we had to use the audio from Zoom for this episode, there are some spots where the audio is weird. Apologies it doesn’t sound as good as usual!

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Heads up! We’re diving back into medical history with the wonderful Josh Hollis, who joins us to talk about the strange case of Phineas Gage! Zach speaks to the true believers, Josh talks about the hole craze that swept the country, and Brian introduces a regrettable new segment.

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Happy Halloween! For the final episode of our annual Spooktacular, we welcome back the brilliant Kira MagCalen to discuss the life and crimes of H.H. Holmes! Zach celebrates a slice of Chicago history, Kira picks her favorite weapon, and Brian accidentally slanders Jon Favreau. BOO! SPOOKY!

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Lock the door, it’s part 2 of 3 in our annual Halloween Spooktacular! We’re so excited to have the wonderful Gena Radcliffe (co-host of Kill by Kill and writer for The Spool) join us to talk about the bizarre story of Spring-Heeled Jack. Zach has The Boss on the brain, Brian dives into the robust Victorian justice system, and Gena tells us of brand-new invention, you know, for kids.

*NOTE* So, there is a slight audio problem with this episode. One of the tracks accidentally exported with a click track, and by the time we caught it, it was too late to get rid of completely. We did the best we could, but it is noticeable at times. BUT! This is episode was so much fun and we hope it doesn’t bother you.

Children of the night, what sweet themed comedy podcasts they make! We kick off our three-episode Halloween Spooktacular with special guest and co-host of Movie Trap Russel Carlsen as we discuss the Highgate Vampire. Zach pulls us out of an N64 hole, Russel blows some fat clouds, and Brian breaks out his 2020 Dracula impression.

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Soup’s on! The wonderful Jen Kolic returns to help us talk about the mysterious National Hotel Disease! Zach remembers his first Toblerone, Jen spoils the surprise disease like, right up top, and Brian thinks he’s doing a cowboy character? It’s hard to tell.

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It’s bloodsuckers and bad poetry this episode as we discuss Malaria researcher and semi-toolbag Ronald Ross with returning favorite Kate Strobel! Zach sings the pop-punk hits of 1888, Kate asks you to support public broadcasting, and Brian reads off his browser history.

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Brian is tending to a sick cat, so no new episode this week. We’ll be back in two weeks with more timely medical history! In the meantime, enjoy this episode of the First World Privilege Hour, our late, lamented podcast with friend of the show Pat Medaugh. We watched the awful Bill Murray, Megan Fox, Mickey Rourke movie Passion Play, which I had to google Passion Play Movie Mickey Rourke to find.

We recorded this in 2011 when the world was better and we, as individuals, were worse. Enjoy!

Get your alchemy supplies ready, because we’re talking about the weird science of rumored real-life Frankenstein, Johann Conrad Dippel! It’s also a Movie Trap crossover with special guest Kris Boruff. Zach plays metaphysical drinking games, Kris puts some pepper in our butts (metaphorically), and Brian gets extorted by a cat.

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