Ill-Equipped History

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Two non-historians with a passion for history tell stories of the past in a way that will make you laugh.

  1. 4d ago

    The Nylon Stocking Craze of the 1940s

    Episode 160. The inventions of nylon was immediately purported to produce stockings for women in the 1940s. However, shortly after its invention it was rationed for wartime use during WWII. Women still needed their stockings, though! This episode covers the high demand for nylon stockings, what women did to get through the ration, and what happened when they came back. Spoiler alert: it wasn't pretty!    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory Sources “The 1946 Nylon Riots: Unruly Crowds of Women Battled for Stockings” by Rose Hiechelbech https://dustyoldthing.com/nylon-riots-of-1946/   “The Way It Was - Nylon Wars, 1946” by George Bulanda (Sept 25 2019) https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/nylon-wars-detroit/   “With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women would Paint their Legs so it Looked like Stockings, 1940s” (Sept 18 2025) https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/nylon-stockings-shortage-1940s/   “Nylon: the reason we won World War II - and started shaving our legs” by Shannon Corbeil (Dec 20 2022) https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/nylon-ww2-why-women-shave/   “WWII and the Nylon Riots!” (Oct 1, 2021) https://rosietheriveter.net/wwii-and-the-nylon-riots/   “Nylon Stockings: A Historical Journey from Wartime Rationing to Nylon Riots” by Zuzana (Dec 4 2021) https://www.lifescienceart.com/life/fashion-and-beauty/nylon-stockings-wartime-rationing-nylon-riots/   “The rise, fall and riots of nylons: A sheer success 85 years ago this month” by Monica Zurowski (May 20 2024) https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/the-rise-fall-and-riots-of-nylons-a-sheer-success-83-years-ago-today   “How Nylon Stockings Changed the World” by Kimbra Cutlip (May 11 2015) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-nylon-stockings-changed-world-180955219/   “The Fascinating History of Nylon Stockings: A Fashion Icon” by Matthew Elliott https://www.historyen.com/nylon-stockings/#google_vignette   “History of Hosiery” https://www.stockingirl.com/pages/history-of-hosiery   “The History of Silk Stockings”  https://www.girlsandnylons.com/history/silk-stockings.html   “The History of Stockings and Pantyhose: From 1900s Silk to Modern Tights” by Ditte J (Sept 26 2025) https://memery.us/blogs/historical/the-history-of-stockings-and-pantyhose-from-1900s-silk-to-modern-tights   “From Silken Threads to Nylon Dreams: A History of Stockings” (Jan 17 2025) https://missmonmon.com/2025/01/17/from-silken-threads-to-nylon-dreams-a-history-of-stockings/   Sound Credits:   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-angry-mob-loop-6847/   Music by MMAudio from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/modern-jazz-mission-possible-512526/

    1h 7m

  2. May 21

    SS Central America: The Ship of Gold

    Episode 160. In 1857, The SS Central America was full of gold rush era treasures when it encountered a category 2 hurricane. After enduring for 3 days, it eventually sank, taking most of the passengers and gold to the bottom of the ocean with it. Emileigh and Morgan look into the sinking and repercussions of the loss of this great steam ship.     Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89S0JSHinPg   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwPZgrpXe9A   https://patch.com/virginia/herndon/remembering-herndons-history-s-s-george-law-0   https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1990/january/last-cruise-ss-central-america   https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/a65210662/tommy-thompson-sunken-treasure/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_pop_md_dsa_comm_org_us_21040602449&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21040602449&gbraid=0AAAAADCyiSkwpYNOTrLnXbk3gV7KYADtv&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlLDQBhDjARIsAPlIefG086bu3NEwmndBL4Oof93SPFoz0uLaECGwBwm997eDuLGg7if75jQaAo-eEALw_wcB

    1h 14m

  3. May 14

    Bonus 20: Wacky Cars, Trains, Planes, and Boats.

    Life got the better of us this week so instead of a normal episode, we are releasing a bonus episode from the vault! We hope you enjoy!    Join us in diving into some of history's craziest and most famous modes of transportation! Plus Emileigh's Jeep breaks down again.   Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://slate.com/technology/2022/08/the-dymaxion-car-the-true-history-of-buckminster-fullers-failed-automobile.html https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/goodyear-inflatoplane-ga468/nasm_A19740156000 https://www.jalopnik.com/goodyear-made-a-plane-that-you-had-to-inflate-before-yo-1848456370/ https://planehistoria.com/the-caproni-ca-60-was-a-nine-wing-cruise-liner/ https://simpleflying.com/caproni-ca-60-italy-floating-triplane-story/ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231220-why-the-flying-scotsman-is-a-symbol-of-britishness https://www.theshipyardblog.com/extreme-engineering-twelve-strangest-vessels-in-the-world/#:~:text=Get%20ready%20for%20some%20numbers https://www.thedrive.com/news/36692/the-top-10-coolest-trains-of-all-time https://www.hotcars.com/most-outrageous-cars-ever-that-arent-supercars/ Gyro-X-1967 https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/collection/cars/item/gyro-x-1967/ “After Heaps of Time & Money the 1967 Gyro-X is Back in Action!” https://historygarage.com/heaps-time-money-1967-gyro-x-back-action/ “The Inventory of the Rotary Snowplow was… a Dentist?” by Leslie Smith (Jan 14 2025) https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/railtalk/heritage/rotary-snow-plow.html “A Brief History of the Rotary Snowplow” by Andrew Toppan (May 6 2001) https://www.hazegray.org/rail/rotaries.htm “Rotary Snowplough” by Laura Neilson Bonikowsky (Nov 20 2011, edited Mar 4 2015) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rotary-snowplough “Transport that Never Was” (Feb 18 2020) https://fabricofparis.com/2020/02/18/transport-that-never-was-aerotrain.html “New York City’s Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, the country’s last operating prison ship, set to close” (Oct 31 2023) https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/vernon-c-bain-correctional-center-closing-nyc-prison-ship/ “UrbaNerd: The History of the City’s Floating Jail” by Sneha Dey (May 10 2018) https://citylimits.org/urbanerd-the-history-of-the-citys-floating-jail/ “Vernon C. Bain Christening Ceremony Video” by Kevin T. Harrell (Apr 4 2025) https://hnoc.org/research-collections/collection-highlights/vernon-c-bain-christening-ceremony-video

    2h 10m

  4. May 9

    Florence Nightingale

    Episode 158. Florence Nightingale was a woman of high status who transformed the field of nursing forever. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they shine light on the life of the Lady with the Lamp.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources   “Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)” by Kerri Lee Alexander  https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/florence-nightingale   “Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp” https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/florence-nightingale-lady-lamp   “The legacy of Florence Nightingale, the first professional nurse” (May 10 2023) https://www.redcross.org.uk/stories/health-and-social-care/health/how-florence-nightingale-influenced-the-red-cross   “Florence Nightingale” by history.com editors (Nov 9 2009, updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/florence-nightingale   “The Life of Florence Nightingale” https://library.uab.edu/locations/reynolds/collections/florence-nightingale/life   “Florence Nightingale: The Mother of Nursing” by Hosein Karimi & Negin Masoudi Alavi (Jun 27 2015). Nursing and Midwifery Studies. 4(2). doi:10.17795/nmsjournal29475  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4557413/   https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/   https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/ Sound Credits Music by DELOSound from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/classical-string-quartet-emotional-violin-strings-453280/    Person Coughing 1_1 by Joao_Janz -- https://freesound.org/s/482660/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Noseblow, Cough, Throatclear by qubodup -- https://freesound.org/s/213856/ -- License: Attribution 4.0   Footsteps On Tile by IENBA -- https://freesound.org/s/834027/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Groggy Hungover waking sounds - Male by Iceofdoom -- https://freesound.org/s/371558/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 human grunts 3 by Halgrimm -- https://freesound.org/s/218895/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

    44 min

  5. May 6

    Year 3 Bloopers, Outtakes, and Untold Stories

    Thank y'all so much for your support for the last 3 years! We are so grateful for every single one of you! We we hope you enjoy this year's blooper reel as much as we did!

    1h 6m

  6. Apr 30

    Beatrix Potter: The Rebellious Woman behind Peter Rabbit

    Episode 157. Emileigh and Morgan had the pleasure to go through the life of Beatrix Potter. She started her life as a curious, animal loving, and rebellious child and continued her life in much the same way. She lived her life on her own terms and Peter Rabbit was just a wonderful part of it.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Beatrix-Potter/   Beatrix Potter Documentary    https://www.linnean.org/the-society/history-of-science/beatrix-potter-the-tale-of-the-linnean-society   https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/caring-for-our-collections/beatrix-potter-christmas-card-designer?srsltid=AfmBOopjyuAFJnkZi0pf_YfI-xvn1D_4L80N2QXZ_B2xaFffzTPP3XHd

    1h 5m

  7. Apr 23

    The Bone Wars

    Episode 156. O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope were friends turned rival paleontologists who together found over 100 species of dinosaurs in the late 1800s. The depths of their pettiness toward each other was immense; from bashing each other in academic journals to attempting to use a government position to confiscate property. Learn how these two men battled it out in the field to be the best paleontologist ever.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources   “The Two Paleontologists Who Had a Bone to Pick with Each Other”  https://www.wttw.com/prehistoric-road-trip/detours/the-two-paleontologists-who-had-a-bone-to-pick-with-each-other   “The bitter dinosaur feud at the heart of palaeontology” by Martha Henriques (Jan 19 2023) https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230119-the-dinosaur-feud-at-the-heart-of-palaeontology   “Bone Wars” by Micah Issitt (2023) https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/bone-wars   “This Means War! A History of the Bone Wars”  https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2012/11/this-means-war-history-of-bone-wars   “O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope: A Rivalry”  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dinosaur-rivalry/   Sound Credits: Sound Effect by Neo Theone from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-pen-writing-sfx-430839/   Music by Trygve Larsen from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/solo-classical-instruments-dionisio-aguado-alegreto1-classical-guitar-played-on-harpsichord-7726/

    1h 4m

  8. Apr 16

    Butch Cassidy: The Outlaw Robin Hood

    Episode 155. Butch Cassidy is one of the most notorious Wild West Outlaws in history. Known for being charismatic and cleaver, he cemented his legacy as also being the least violent by claiming on never taking a life himself. In this episode, Emileigh and Morgan take a look at his beginnings and his very mysterious endings.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://www.utah.com/things-to-do/attractions/old-west/butch-cassidy/   Butch Cassidy YouTube Video    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/butch-cassidy-and-sundance-kid-timeline/   https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/jacket-copy/story/2011-08-15/rare-books-collector-claims-to-have-butch-cassidys-manuscript   https://www.history.com/articles/the-mysterious-deaths-of-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid

    1h 17m
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Two non-historians with a passion for history tell stories of the past in a way that will make you laugh.

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  • Creator
    illequippedhistory
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    168
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    Explicit
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