Unhinged History

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Unhinged History episodes

July 28, 2023 Episode 27 | Cross Stitch and Screaming Cats
Get your popcorn ready; we'll wait. Theresa shares the story of 6th-century Frankish queens, Fredegund and Brunhild. These two women married into the Merovingian dynasty and reigned against each other during the 40-year civil war. There are assassins. There are battlefield tactics. This story has it all.

This episode pairs well with:
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Queen Tamar of Georgia
1 hr 5 min
July 21, 2023 Episode 26 | When in Doubt, Capitalism
Angie starts us out by telling the story of Cassius Marcellus Clay,
Former United States Ambassador to Russia, abolitionist, and a man who was just born to fight.

Theresa introduces Anandi Joshi, the very first female doctor in India.

This episode pairs well with:
The Wide Awakes who got Lincoln elected
General Harriet Tubman
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler
1 hr 12 min
July 14, 2023 Episode 25 | Help Me Stop Sharing
What a roundup. This week Angie starts us off by sharing the history of tignons and the Tignon Law of 1876, requiring Black women to cover their hair.

Theresa continues the thoughts of strong women with her retelling of Artemisia I of Halicarnassus, the female general, who fought against the Greeks under Xerxes in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE.

This episode pairs well with:
The Battle of New Orleans
The Lafitte Pirates
1 hr 7 min
July 07, 2023 Episode 24 | I Want War Elephants
Come for the story featuring war elephants and stay for the tale about America's first female activist. Theresa starts by sharing the story of Prince Dejatch Alemayehu, the son of Tewodros II of Abyssinia who was stolen to England.

Angie raises the mood by sharing Revolutionary activist, Penelope Barker and her Edenton Tea Party.

This episode pairs well with:
The history of war elephants
The smugglers of the Boston Tea Party
The Culper Spy Ring of the Revolution
1 hr 13 min
June 30, 2023 Episode 23 | Pockets and Fencing Lessons
What a raucous roundup of stories this week! Start your podcast with a rousing tale of the WWII Danish Nazi Resistance fighter, Willem Arondeous.

Then jet back 400 years earlier with Angie sharing the story of Julie d'Aubigny, the French opera singer and duel-winning extraordinaire.

This unhinged set of stories pairs well with:
Colin Gubbins, the creator of the SOE
Cassius Clay
1 hr 33 min
June 23, 2023 Episode 22 | Glitter is Forever
What a week. Theresa starts by sharing the story of Sally Ride, you know, the first American woman in space, and her tie-in to Pride Month.

Angie refuses to be outdone and shares the story of William Dorsey Swann, the first drag queen of history.

Stay proud with these stories:
NASA Astronaut – Kalpana Chawla
Christine Jorgeson – American GI Trans Woman
1 hr 26 min
June 16, 2023 Episode 21 | I’ve Eaten the Lipstick
Refresh your Victory red lipstick and settle in as Angie shares the story of fem fatale and WWII spy Nancy Wake. This delightful Australian bombshell joins the SOE and becomes "The White Mouse."

This pairs well with:
WWII Spy – Phyllis Latour Doyle
1 hr 8 min
June 09, 2023 Episode 20 | Nobody Eats a Puppy
Sit back and relax as Theresa shares the story of Shelly Bauman and how losing her leg in Seattle's Bastille parade triggered the series of events culminating in the opening of the first disco. This club, named Shelly's Leg, was a gay dance club and resulted in Seattle embracing its LQBTQIA+ community.

This episode pairs well with:
Sally Stanford
53 min
June 02, 2023 Episode 19 | The Madonna of Hideous Human Beings
Whatever you do, don't eat during this episode. Theresa shares the 18th-century story of the Frenchman known only as Tarrare and his insatiable appetite. Don't eat during this story. We warned you.

Angie offers a palette-cleanser by telling the story of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Hollow Earth theory.

This episode pairs well with:
The Werewolf Trials
1 hr 19 min
May 26, 2023 Episode 18 | Queen of Clapbacks
Brace yourself for two seriously unhinged moments of history. This week Theresa starts with one of the first cults of personality Sarah Bernhardt, actress, artist, and shit-disturber.

Angie refuses to be outdone and shares that time the US experimented with using bats to carry bombs to use during WWII.

This episode pairs well with:
Libby Holman - Actress
Japan bombing Brookings, Oregon during WWII
1 hr 31 min