Stuff You Missed in History Class iHeartPodcasts
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Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
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SYMHC Classics: Horace Wells and the Gas War
This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers dentist Horace Wells. At an exhibition in 1844 he became certain that nitrous oxide could revolutionize medicine. He tried to demonstrate his findings, but things didn't go as planned.
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Bad Poetry
Tracy and Holly discuss Sir Humphry Davy's less than spectacular poems, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," and the end of Davy's career and life.
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Sir Humphry Davy and the Miner’s Lamp (Part 2)
Davy's career after his work in nitrous oxide included the invention of a miner's lamp designed to make mining safer. This invention came with a bit of controversy.
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Sir Humphry Davy and Nitrous Oxide (Part 1)
Chemist Sir Humphry Davy is known for his work with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. That early part of his career is the focus of part one of this two-parter.
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SYMHC Classics: S.S. Sultana
This 2014 episode covers the Sultana, which sank the day after John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed for the murder of Abraham Lincoln So the maritime tragedy didn't make headline news.
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Extreme Wealth and Wild Research
Holly and Tracy discuss Ward McAllister as the ultimate historical mean girl. They also talk about how people were reacting to the Blitz when it was happening.
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Recensioni dei clienti
Interesting and fun to listen to
The podcast is interesting covering parts of history that are generally not covered in school. I find the hosts intelligent, interesting and fun to listen to.
Embarassing,the texts are uninteresting
It is particularly irritating the way the two ladies speak and laugh,playng fool
terrible I have unsubscribed
It used to be my favorite podcast, now hosts are annoying, constantly laugh and not giving structure to the podcast. they just ramble on. very disappointed