What The History

What The History

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What The History episodes

  • What The History – Prohibition Party and Totally Flat
    In this episode Suzie visits with Izzy and Moe and Trevor explores a flat Earth.
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    REFERENCES
    IZZY AND MOE
    Abbott K 2012, ‘Prohibition’s Premier Hooch Hounds’ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/prohibitions-premier-hooch-hounds-16963599/
    Hanson D 2021, ‘Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith: Famous Prohibition Agents’ https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/izzy-einstein-and-moe-smith/
    Maeder J 2017, ‘Rumhounds Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith turned Prohibition arrests into comedy’ https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rumhounds-izzy-moe-turned-prohibition-arrests-comedy-article-1.787185
    Time Magazine 1925, ‘PROHIBITION: Izzy and Moe’ http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,928717,00.html
    The History Guy 2017, ‘Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, Prohibition Agents’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcl_HrmtgIk
    THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY
    Neil DeGrasse Tyson Gets Into A Rap Battle With B.o.B Over Flat Earth Theory (NPR 26 Jan 2016)
    Why some still believe the flat Earth conspiracy (MPR News 14 Feb 2022)
    ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes’ Last Ride: Inside a Flat-Earther’s Doomed Mission (Rolling Stone 15 February 2022
    The Flat Earth (Donald E Simanek 2006)
    This Month in Physics History (APS Physics June 2006)
    Eratosthenes (World History Encyclopedia 3 March 2022)
    When Sailors from Ancient Egypt Discovered the World is Not Flat, No One Listened (Ancient Origins 21 Sep 2018)
    The Curious History of The International Flat Earth Society (Smithsonian Magazine 29 Jn 2016)
    Do they really think the earth is flat? (BBC News 4 August 2008)
    Flat wrong: the misunderstood history of flat Earth theories (The Conversation 29 Jan 2016)
    Are flat-earthers being serious? (Live Science 17 December 2021)
    THE FLAT EARTH THEORY (Chapter 4: Metaphysics, Introduction to Philosophy, an online textbook by Philip A Pecorino Ph.D.)
    Documenting the Existence of "The International Flat Earth Society" (The TalkOrigins Archive, 1993)
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – From Flat to Fact - Ellect (Featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    40 min
  • What The History: The Cheesy Goose and The Pirate Badger
    In this episode Suzie checks out the Nottingham Cheese Riot and Trevor finds out what he can about Charlotte Badger.
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    REFERENCES
    NOTTINGHAM CHEESE RIOT
    Breese C 2017, ‘Cheese riots and dragoons: The complete history of Nottingham Goose Fair’ https://nottstv.com/cheese-riots-and-dragoons-the-complete-history-of-nottingham-goose-fair-2016/
    Patowary K 2020, ‘The Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766’ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/11/the-nottingham-cheese-riot-of-1766.html
    Rossen J 2021, ‘Revenge of the Curds: Remembering the Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766’ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649200/nottingham-cheese-riot-of-1766
    Visit Nottinghamshire 2021, ‘The Fantastic History of Goose Fair’ https://www.visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk/blog/read/2019/09/the-fantastic-history-of-goose-fair-b5961
    Yarnspinner V 2011, ‘Damn his Charity, we’ll have the Cheese for nought! Nottingham’s Great Cheese Riot & other 1766 Food Riots’ https://peopleshistreh.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/cheeseriotsebook.pdf
    CHARLOTTE BADGER
    Story: Badger, Charlotte - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1990)
    Who is Charlotte Badger? - Quiet Mutiny
    Charlotte Badger - Rejected Princesses
    The first woman settler? - New Zealand History (8 Apr 2016)
    Pirate Mystery: the story of Charlotte Badger - Radio National New Zealand (19 Mar 2018)
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – Cheese - Tim Minchin
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    0 min
  • What The History: What The Halloween 5
    Join Suzie and Trevor as they delve into two darker bits of history for our annual Halloween special!
    Content warning: Description of domestic violence and murder from 18:40 to 19:06.
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    REFERENCES
    THE GUNPOWDER PLOT
    Hewitt, L 2021, ‘Gunpowder Treason and Plot 1605’ https://www.historicmysteries.com/gunpowder-plot/
    History.com Editors 2019, ‘Gunpowder Plot’ https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/gunpowder-plot
    History Extra 2015, ‘Guy Fawke and the Gunpowder Plot: Everything You Need to Know’ https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/guy-fawkes-gunpowder-plot-facts-bonfire-night/
    The National Archives, n.d., ‘Gunpowder Plot’ https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/gunpowder-plot/#background
    Trueman, C 2015, ‘English Catholics 1603 to 1606’ https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/stuart-england/english-catholics-1603-to-1606/
    UK Parliament 2021, ‘Frequently Asked Questions: The Gunpowder Plot’ https://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/house-of-commons-faqs/gunpowder-plot/ and ‘Thanksgiving Act’ https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/the-gunpowder-plot-of-1605/collections/thanksgiving-act/
    THE GREENBRIER GHOST
    How a Ghost's Evidence Convicted a Murderer - Huffington Post 19/2/16
    The Unbelievable Story of The Greenbrier Ghost, Who Helped Solve Her Own Murder - Dusty Old Thing
    Greenbrier Ghost: the deceased who had her husband condemned for murder - Random-Times 9/6/19
    Greenbrier Ghost, Zona Heaster Shue - Greenbrier Valley
    The Greenbrier Ghost - Appalachian History 23/1/18
    The full tale of West Virginia's remarkable Greenbrier Ghost - West Virginia Explorer Magazine 14/9/21
    HOW A GHOST’S EVIDENCE CONVICTED A MURDERER - Dying Words 13/2/16
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    0 min
  • Jailbird Jack and Not So Skylab
    In this episode Suzie examines the remarkable life of Jack Sheppard and Trevor recounts the downfall of Skylab.
    What the History?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to [email protected].
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    REFERENCES
    JOHN SHEPPARD
    History Collection n.d., ‘Jack Sheppard’ https://historycollection.com/money-life-5-famous-highwaymen-lived-fast-died-young/5/
    Johnson B, n.d., ‘The Amazing Escapes of Jack Sheppard’ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Amazing-Escapes-of-Jack-Sheppard/
    National Portrait Gallery 2020, ‘Portrait of John Sheppard’ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp04091/john-sheppard
    Old Bailey Online 1724,Joseph Sheppard, Theft > housebreaking, Theft > housebreaking, Theft > burglary, 12th August 1724’ https://web.archive.org/web/20120105154748/http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?ref=t17240812-52 Original manuscript: https://web.archive.org/web/20131206005442/http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/images.jsp?doc=172408120007
    Spitalfields Life 2020, ‘Jack Sheppard, Highwayman’ https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/01/18/jack-sheppard-highwayman/
    The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica 2020, ‘Jack Sheppard’ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-Sheppard-English-criminal
    The Ex Classics Website n.d., ‘The Newgate Calendar - Jack Sheppard’ https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng173.htm
    SKYLAB
    The Day Skylab Crashed to Earth - history.com (11/7/2012)
    Skylab - NASA
    40 Years Ago, NASA's Skylab Space Station Fell to Earth - space.com (11/7/2019)
    NASA's Skylab met its demise in Australia more than 40 years ago — but was it really an accident? - ABC News (31/5/2020)
    When Skylab fell to earth - ABC Local (9/7/2009)
    Balladonia, Skylab crash site in Australia: How a fallen space station caused mayhem in the outback - traveller.com.au (20/8/2020)
    Great Balls Of Fire! - Perth Observatory (11/7/2019)
    Dogs in Space - imdb.com
    The Ballad Of Balladonia Night - Family - youtube
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – The Ballad of Balladonia Night - Family
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    0 min
  • Artichoked and Bibles Gone Wild
    In this episode Suzie finds out why the artichoke caused a kerfuffle and Trevor reads some very unfortunate typos in one of the world's most famous books.
    What the History?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to [email protected].
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    REFERENCES
    THE ARTICHOKE WARS
    Food Passages n.d., ‘The Artichoke Wars’ http://www.foodpassages.com/jottings-by-joel/jottings/the-artichoke-wars/
    Lum L 2020, ‘Exploring Artichokes’ https://delishably.com/vegetable-dishes/Exploring-Artichokes
    Smith N 2018, ‘When Marilyn Monroe Reigned as California’s Artichoke Queen’ https://medium.californiasun.co/when-marilyn-monroe-reigned-as-californias-artichoke-queen-3017ce58c1a5
    Stradley L 2021, ‘Artichokes History’ https://whatscookingamerica.net/History/ArtichokeHistory.htm
    The Kitchen Project n.d., ‘The History of Artichokes’ http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/Artichoke/index.htm
    BIBLE TYPESETTING ERRORS
    Good Omens - neilgaiman.com
    The 10 worst typos in the Bible - The Guardian 22 Oct 2015
    History’s Worst Biblical Misprints - history.com 29 Aug 2018
    Printing errors in the Bible - didyouknow.org 
    The Bible Museum’s ‘Wicked Bible’: Thou Shalt Commit Adultery - The Washington Post 19 Nov 2017
    The ‘Wicked Bible’ Exists Thanks to a 17th Century Typo - Gizmodo 15 Feb 2021
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – On The Bible - Deuce
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    0 min
  • What The Halloween 4
    In this special Halloween episode Suzie visits Glamis Castle and Trevor checks out a vase with a difference.
    What the History?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to [email protected].
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    REFERENCES
    GLAMIS CASTLE
    Castle Ghosts of Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSAW2wMUDWs
    Dash M 2012, ‘The Monster of Glamis’ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-monster-of-glamis-92015626/
    Dunning B 2011, ‘The Monster of Glamis’ https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4276
    Glamis Castle n.d., https://www.glamis-castle.co.uk/
    Haunted Rooms 2020, ‘Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland’  https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/glamis-castle-angus-scotland
    Magical Europe 2019, ‘Glamis Castle Considered The Most Haunted Castle in Scotland’ https://magical-europe.com/2019/09/01/glamis-castle-considered-the-most-haunted-castle-in-scotland/
    Royal Central 2015, ‘Ghosts of Glamis: Tales from Glamis Castle’ https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/insight/ghosts-of-glamis-ghastly-tales-from-glamis-castle-52672/
    Sullivan K 2019, ‘The Dark Secret Behind the Hidden Room of Glamis Castle’ https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/dark-secret-behind-hidden-room-glamis-castle-006821
    The Douglas Archives 2020, ‘Lady Janet Douglas of Glamis’ http://douglashistory.co.uk/history/ladyjanetdouglas.htm
    THE BASANO VASE
    The Curious and Deadly Tale of the Basano Vase - Gypsy Corner (12 March 2018)
     The Bizarre Story Of The Curse Of Basano Vase - Planet Today (29 September 2020)
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – Things That Go Bump In The Night (Public Domain)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    0 min
  • Killer Fashion and the The Hippo Cartel
    In this episode Suzie looks into deadly clothes and Trevor finds Hippos in a unlikely place.
    What the History?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to [email protected].
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    REFERENCES
    CRAPE CLOTHING
    Australian Museum 2018, ‘Mourning - Victoria Era’
    https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-victorian-era/
    Calberg A 2012, ‘19th Century Widower etiquette, Victorian era,  Antebellum                                                                       
    https://ladyamcal.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/19th-century-widower-etiquette-victorian-era-antebellum/
    Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History 2018, ‘Courtaulds’
    https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Courtaulds
    Sears J 2018, ‘Wearing a 19th-Century Mourning Veil Could Result in — Twist — Death’                                                                          
    https://www.racked.com/2018/3/29/17156818/19th-century-mourning-veil
    Today I Found Out 2016, ‘Why Do People Wear Black for Mourning’
    http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/11/people-wear-black-mourning/
    United Nations of Roma Victrix 2019, ‘The Clothing of Ancient Romans’
    https://www.unrv.com/clothing.php
    University of Michigan, The Dietetic and hygienic gazette. v.14 1898, p. 260
    https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015076525693;view=1up;seq=296
    SOUTH AMERICAN HIPPOS
    Pablo Escobar - Encyclopedia Britannica
    Pablo Escobar’s hippos: A growing problem - BBC News (26 June 2014)
    Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' may be helping river ecosystems in Colombia - Live Science (30 March 2020)
    Could Pablo Escobar's escaped hippos help the environment? - National Geographic (31 January 2020)
    Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Fill a Hole Left Since Ice Age Extinctions - The New York Times (26 March 2020)
    Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Have A Big Impact On Colombian Lakes - Forbes (30 January 2020)
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas (Public Domain)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    0 min
  • Tasty Tasty Sin and the Unhappiest Place on Earth
    In this episode Suzie looks into the Sin Eaters and Trevor visits Disneyland on its opening day.
    What the History?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to [email protected].
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    REFERENCES
    The Sin Eaters
    Sharia M 2017, ‘History’s Worst Job: Village Sin Eater’ http://omgfacts.com/historys-worst-job-village-sin-eater/
    Valjak D 2018, ‘The Macabre Story of Sin-Eaters’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/06/sin-eaters/
    Zarrelli N 2017, ‘The Worst Freelance Gig in History Was Being the Village Sin Eater’ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-worst-paid-freelance-gig-in-history-was-being-the-village-sin-eater
    Disneyland's Opening Day
    Disneyland’s Disastrous Opening Day - History.com (17 July 2015)
    10 Things to Know About Disneyland’s Opening Day in 1955 - Mickey Is Life (4 December 2018)
    10 Things That Went Disastrously Wrong on Disneyland’s Opening Day - Mental Floss (17 July 2018)
    Um, Disneyland's Opening Day In 1955 Sounds Like It Was A Dystopian Hell - Buzz Feed (17 October 2017)
    Tour The Legendary Danish Amusement Park That Inspired Disneyland - Business Insider Australia (4 December 2012)
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – Mickey Mouse March - Andrew WK (2009)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
    0 min
  • Exclusive Bonus – Join Our Cult: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
    Welcome to the preview edition of "Join Our Cult".
    Join Trevor and Kristian as they geek out over the cult movie classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".
    If you want to hear, or even see, the full version head over to The Rufus Project Presents Patreon page and become one of our awesome friends.
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  • Bad Poetry and Mad Inspiration
    In this episode Suzie examines the work of the alleged worst poet in history and Trevor finds one of the stranger impacts of Rasputin's legacy.
    What the History?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to [email protected].
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    REFERENCES
    William McGonagall
    Abrahams M 2011, ‘Cheesy poems get a new audience’ https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/mar/07/improbable-research-william-mcgonagall
    BBC News 2019, 'Worst poet' outsells boy wizard http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7402920.stm
    Bort E 2011,’Review: Poet McGonagall’ https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/pdfplus/10.3366/scot.2012.0034
    Hunt C 2020, ‘McGonagall Online’ https://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/
    Interesting Literature 2020, ‘Five Fascinating Facts about William McGonagall’ https://interestingliterature.com/2015/09/five-fascinating-facts-about-william-mcgonagall/
    Johnson B n.d., ‘William McGonagall - The Bard of Dundee’ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/William-McGonagall-The-bard-of-Dundee/
    McSmith A 2008, ‘The story of William McGonagall, the worst poet in the history of the English language’ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/the-story-of-william-mcgonagall-the-worst-poet-in-the-history-of-the-english-language-829993.html
    Patowary K 2019, ‘The Tay Bridge Disaster And The World’s Worst Poem’ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/11/the-tay-bridge-disaster-and-worlds.html
    Poetry Foundation 2020, ‘Knight of the White Elephant of Burmah William McGonagall’ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-mcgonagall
    Rasuputin and Felix Yusupov
    Poisoned, shot and beaten: why cyanide alone may have failed to kill Rasputin - The Guardian 13 Jan 2017
    How Rasputin Initiated the ‘All Persons Fictitious’ Disclaimer in Movies - The Vintage News 4 Mar 2019
    The Shocking Story of Rasputin the Mad Monk - 13th Floor 2 Jan 2017The Strange Reason Nearly Every Film Ends by Saying It’s Fiction (You Guessed It: Rasputin!) - Slate 26 Aug 2016
    Other stuff:
    The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
    History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
    History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
    Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
    You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
    Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
    Fade out – Rasputin - Boney M
    All music used under fair use provisions.
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