What The History

What The History

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What The History episodes

  • The Ultimate Drag Queen and Playing Games With History
    In this episode Suzie investigates a very strange tale regarding Queen Elizabeth I and Trevor delves into the hidden origins of Monopoly.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    THE BISLEY BOY
    Jones N 2015, ‘Bram Stoker and the Legend of the Bisley Boy’ https://www.spookyisles.com/2015/01/bram-stoker-and-the-legend-of-the-bisley-boy/
    Stoker B 1910, ‘Famous Imposters’ https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/s/stoker/bram/famous-imposters/chapter10.html
    The Elizabeth Files 2009, ‘The Bisley Boy’ http://www.elizabethfiles.com/the-bisley-boy/3255/
    Tudor History.org n.d, ‘Elizabeth I, Queen of England’ http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/
    Tudor Place n.d, ‘Blanche Parry’ http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/BlancheParry.htm
    White F 2015, ‘The Secret of the Virgin King: Was Queen Elizabeth I really a man?’ https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/kings-queens/the-virgin-king-was-queen-elizabeth-i-really-a-man/
    THE LANDLORD’S GAME
    6 Facts About Lizzie Magie: Monopoly’s Lost Female Inventor – biography.com
    Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magie, Inventor of Monopoly – Mental Floss
    Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism – BBC
    The secret history of Monopoly: the capitalist board game’s leftwing origins  – The Guardian
    Monopoly’s Inventor: The Progressive Who Didn’t Pass ‘Go’ – The New York Times
    Monopoly Was Designed to Teach the 99% About Income Inequality – Smithsonian Magazine
    Global MONOPOLY Celebration to Honor 75 Years of the World’s Favorite Family Game Brand – Hasbro press release 25 August 2010
    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 – Monopoly Commercial (year unknown)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
     
    21 min
  • The War of the Words Special

    In this episode Suzie and Trevor have a rare convergence where their stories are related.  Suzie looks into an infamous radio broadcast and Trevor checks out a controversial headline from the 1870s.

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

    Sources:

    WAR OF THE WORLDS

    Chilton M 2016, ‘The War of the Worlds panic was a myth’, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-to-listen-to/the-war-of-the-worlds-panic-was-a-myth/

    Cruz G 2008, ‘Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds’ http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1855120,00.html
    Emery D 2016, ‘Did the 1938 Radio Broadcast of ‘War of the Worlds’ Cause a Nationwide Panic?’ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/
    History.com 2018, ‘This Day In History – October 30 – Welles Scares Nation’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/welles-scares-nation
    Schwarz A 2015, ‘The Infamous “War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke’ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/infamous-war-worlds-radio-broadcast-was-magnificent-fluke-180955180/
    The New York Times 1938, ‘Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact Many Flee Homes to Escape `Gas Raid From Mars’–Phone Calls Swamp Police at Broadcast of Wells Fantasy’ http://www.war-of-the-worlds.org/Radio/Newspapers/Oct31/NYT.html

    Welles O 1938, ‘Orson Welles – War Of The Worlds – Radio Broadcast 1938 – Complete Broadcast’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g

    THE NEW YORK ZOO HOAX

    The Central Park Zoo Escape – The Museum of Hoaxes

    23 min
  • The War of the Words Special
    In this episode Suzie and Trevor have a rare convergence where their stories are related.  Suzie looks into an infamous radio broadcast and Trevor checks out a controversial headline from the 1870s.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Sources:
    WAR OF THE WORLDS
    Chilton M 2016, ‘The War of the Worlds panic was a myth’, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-to-listen-to/the-war-of-the-worlds-panic-was-a-myth/
    Cruz G 2008, ‘Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds’ http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1855120,00.html
    Emery D 2016, ‘Did the 1938 Radio Broadcast of ‘War of the Worlds’ Cause a Nationwide Panic?’ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/war-of-the-worlds/
    History.com 2018, ‘This Day In History – October 30 – Welles Scares Nation’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/welles-scares-nation
    Schwarz A 2015, ‘The Infamous “War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke’ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/infamous-war-worlds-radio-broadcast-was-magnificent-fluke-180955180/
    The New York Times 1938, ‘Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact Many Flee Homes to Escape `Gas Raid From Mars’–Phone Calls Swamp Police at Broadcast of Wells Fantasy’ http://www.war-of-the-worlds.org/Radio/Newspapers/Oct31/NYT.html
    Welles O 1938, ‘Orson Welles – War Of The Worlds – Radio Broadcast 1938 – Complete Broadcast’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g
    THE NEW YORK ZOO HOAX
    The Central Park Zoo Escape – The Museum of Hoaxes
    ‘A carnival of death’ on New York’s streets: The newspaper hoax that panicked a city – The Washington Post
    “A Shocking Sabbath Carnival of Death” – Slate
    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 music – The Eve of the War – Jeff Wayne (1978)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
     
    23 min
  • Highland Haunts and Japery Jaunts

    In this episode Suzie visits some battles that didn’t know when to quit and Trevor explores the exploits of a very cheeky man.

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

    Horace Cole & Virginia Woolf (Source: Public Domain via Creative Commons)

    Sources:

    HAUNTED BATTLEFIELDS

    Castelow E n.d., ‘The Battle of Killiecrankie’, Historic UK http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/The-Battle-of-Killiecrankie/

    Harrington J 2013, ‘Haunted Battlefields: The Ghosts of Flodden’ https://wizzley.com/battlefields-flodden-hauntings/
    Harrington J 2013, ‘Haunted Battlefields: The Ghosts of Killiecrankie’ https://wizzley.com/battlefield-killiecrankie-hauntings/
    Johnson B n.d., ‘The Battle of Flodden’, Historic UK http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Battle-of-Flodden/
    Johnson B n.d., ‘Phantom Battle of Edgehill’, Historic UK http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Phantom-Battle-of-Edgehill/

    HORACE DE VERE COLE

    A Fool There Was – The New York Times

    King of the pranksters – the uproarious story of the Prime Minister’s brother-in-law – The Daily Mail

    Horace de Vere Cole—The Great Prankster of Britain – Historian Hut Biographies

    Horace De Vere Cole – The Inquisition

    21 min
  • Highland Haunts and Japery Jaunts
    In this episode Suzie visits some battles that didn’t know when to quit and Trevor explores the exploits of a very cheeky man.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
    Horace Cole & Virginia Woolf (Source: Public Domain via Creative Commons)
    Sources:
    HAUNTED BATTLEFIELDS
    Castelow E n.d., ‘The Battle of Killiecrankie’, Historic UK http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/The-Battle-of-Killiecrankie/
    Harrington J 2013, ‘Haunted Battlefields: The Ghosts of Flodden’ https://wizzley.com/battlefields-flodden-hauntings/
    Harrington J 2013, ‘Haunted Battlefields: The Ghosts of Killiecrankie’ https://wizzley.com/battlefield-killiecrankie-hauntings/
    Johnson B n.d., ‘The Battle of Flodden’, Historic UK http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Battle-of-Flodden/
    Johnson B n.d., ‘Phantom Battle of Edgehill’, Historic UK http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Phantom-Battle-of-Edgehill/
    HORACE DE VERE COLE
    A Fool There Was – The New York Times
    King of the pranksters – the uproarious story of the Prime Minister’s brother-in-law – The Daily Mail
    Horace de Vere Cole—The Great Prankster of Britain – Historian Hut Biographies
    Horace De Vere Cole – The Inquisition
    The Pranks of Horace de Vere Cole – The Museum of Hoaxes
    William Horace de Vere Cole – Sniggle.net
    Downton Was Right About the Prankster in Neville Chamberlain’s Family – Time Magazine
    Violet Crawley – Downton Abbey Wiki
    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 music – Original Prankster – The Offspring (2000)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
     
    21 min
  • Timely Wanderings and Lunar Wonderings

    In this episode Suzie investigates the mystery of the Moberly-Jourdain Incident and Trevor looks at the remarkable plan of John Wilkins.

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

     

    Sources:

    THE MOBERLY-JOURDAIN INCIDENT

    Chateau de Versailles n.d., ‘History – The Reign of Louis XVI’ http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history#the-reign-of-louis-xvi-

    Docevski B 2018, ‘The Moberly–Jourdain incident: In 1901, two female academics claimed to have experienced a timeslip into pre-revolutionary France’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/01/14/versailles-time-slip-3/
    McGowan K 2013, ‘The Mystery of the Versailles Time Slip – PART ONE – The Original Time Slip of 1901’ http://www.kathleenmcgowan.com/the-mystery-of-the-versailles-time-slip/

    JOHN WILKINS

    Bishop John Wilkins – University of Cambridge

    The Jacobean space programme: the life of John Wilkins – Royal Astronomical Society

    The ‘jacobean space programme’: Rediscovering bishop John Wilkins – Science Daily

    Cromwell’s moonshot: how one Jacobean scientist tried to kick off the space race – The Independent

    The 17​th​-Century Moon Mission That Never Got Off the Ground – Atlas Obscura

    19 min
  • Timely Wanderings and Lunar Wonderings
    In this episode Suzie investigates the mystery of the Moberly-Jourdain Incident and Trevor looks at the remarkable plan of John Wilkins.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
     
    Sources:
    THE MOBERLY-JOURDAIN INCIDENT
    Chateau de Versailles n.d., ‘History – The Reign of Louis XVI’ http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history#the-reign-of-louis-xvi-
    Docevski B 2018, ‘The Moberly–Jourdain incident: In 1901, two female academics claimed to have experienced a timeslip into pre-revolutionary France’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/01/14/versailles-time-slip-3/
    McGowan K 2013, ‘The Mystery of the Versailles Time Slip – PART ONE – The Original Time Slip of 1901’ http://www.kathleenmcgowan.com/the-mystery-of-the-versailles-time-slip/
    JOHN WILKINS
    Bishop John Wilkins – University of Cambridge
    The Jacobean space programme: the life of John Wilkins – Royal Astronomical Society
    The ‘jacobean space programme’: Rediscovering bishop John Wilkins – Science Daily
    Cromwell’s moonshot: how one Jacobean scientist tried to kick off the space race – The Independent
    The 17​th​-Century Moon Mission That Never Got Off the Ground – Atlas Obscura
    Amazing story of a 17th-century Moon mission – Sky Mania
    Oliver Cromwell’s brother-in-law wanted to organize a space exploration program in the 17th century – Vintage News
    Oliver Cromwell – History.com
    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 music – Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra (1964)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
     
    19 min
  • The Tasty Shed and The Dire Digits

    In our first episode of 2018 Suzie visits the infamous Dulwich Shed and Trevor examines the founding of the Anti-Digit Dialing League.

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

     

    Sources:

    THE SHED AT DULWICH

    Butler O 2017, ‘I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor’ https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/434gqw/i-made-my-shed-the-top-rated-restaurant-on-tripadvisor

    THE ANTI-DIGIT DIALING LEAGUE

    The Anti-Digit Dialing League – Orange Crate Art

    Phones are for People – Orange Crate Art

    HAYAKAWA, Samuel Ichiye – Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

    The Anti-Digit Dialing League – The Village Voice Feb 14, 1963

    Bay Area Residents Fight Digit System – The Ogden Standard-Examiner Jul 24, 1962

    Now You Need an Area Code Just to Call Your Neighbors – The New York Times May 7, 2001

    Our Numbered Days: The Evolution of the Area Code – The Atlantic

    Ma Bell’s Officially Recommended Exchange Names

    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 music – Call Me – Blondie (1980)

    All music used under fair use provisions.

     

    24 min
  • The Tasty Shed and The Dire Digits
    In our first episode of 2018 Suzie visits the infamous Dulwich Shed and Trevor examines the founding of the Anti-Digit Dialing League.
    WHAT THE HISTORY?
    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
     
    Sources:
    THE SHED AT DULWICH
    Butler O 2017, ‘I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor’ https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/434gqw/i-made-my-shed-the-top-rated-restaurant-on-tripadvisor
    THE ANTI-DIGIT DIALING LEAGUE
    The Anti-Digit Dialing League – Orange Crate Art
    Phones are for People – Orange Crate Art
    HAYAKAWA, Samuel Ichiye – Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
    The Anti-Digit Dialing League – The Village Voice Feb 14, 1963
    Bay Area Residents Fight Digit System – The Ogden Standard-Examiner Jul 24, 1962
    Now You Need an Area Code Just to Call Your Neighbors – The New York Times May 7, 2001
    Our Numbered Days: The Evolution of the Area Code – The Atlantic
    Ma Bell’s Officially Recommended Exchange Names
    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 music – Call Me – Blondie (1980)
    All music used under fair use provisions.
     
    24 min
  • What The Christmas

    In our final episode for 2017 we get festive with people all around the world!

    WHAT THE HISTORY?

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

    Sources:

    Cooper J 2017, ‘Christmas Around The World’

    Spain: https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/spain.shtml
    The Netherlands: https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/holland.shtml
    Ukraine: https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/ukraine.shtml and The Christmas Spider: https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/trees.shtml#spider
    Fox News 2013, ‘35 weirdest Christmas traditions around the world’ http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2013/12/24/35-weirdest-christmas-traditions-around-world.html
    Jessop T 2016, ‘What Is the Caganer, the ‘Defecating’ Catalan Christmas Figurine?’ https://theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-catalan-caganer/
    Lewis D 2016, ‘Each Christmas, Iceland’s Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme’, Smithsonian.com https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

    Gävle Goat

    The Unfortunate Fates of the Gavle Goat: A Timeline – Atlas Obscura

    The Yule Goat – Storey

    The Gävle Goat – A Global Christmas Symbol – Visit Gävle

    The strange legend of the Swedish Yule goat – CBC Kids

    This Colossal Goat Sculpture Is a Swedish Tradition, and Almost Every Year It Goes Up in Flames – Hyper Allergic

    28 min

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