It's a History Podcast

Madison Schmidt
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Join me each week as I take a look at all things history! Whether it be a person, a place, event, or just something really interesting, I will cover many of the stories our past has to offer.

  1. 1d ago

    106: The History of Food Safety Part 3: The Poison Squad, The Worlds Fair, and Upton Sinclair

    Hello! In This weeks Episode we are going to be continuing our look at the history of food safety. This week we are looking at the Poison Squad experiments themselves, Harvey's continued work in making the Public Aware of the state of food, and a trail on canned beef. In the two previous parts of this series we discussed the state of food safety when it came to milk and dairy products. We also took a look at the changing landscape of commercially processed foods and their increasing use of untested preservatives. We also met Harvey Wiley, the chief chemist at the department of agriculture who is an integral part of this story. Where we left off, Harvey was just starting to think that maybe we should be testing these preservatives in a controlled environment with human test subjects. So just know that that is circulating in his mind while he continues to test and bring awareness to the effects of preservatives in the food supply, as well as other additives that were added to make the food go further, such as crushed coconut shells, crushed charcoal, and chalk. The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum You can Find Part 1 Here: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/the-history-of-food-safety-part-1-historic-methods-of-food-safety-germ-theory-and-pasteurization/ You can find Part 2 Here: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/the-history-of-food-safety-part-2-fraud-food-adulteration-and-harvey-washington-wiley/  Bonus 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/025-the-1893-chicago-worlds-fair-how-a-fair-goes-from-concept-to-reality-in-just-three-years/ If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at itsahistorypodcast@gmail.com. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!

  2. 1d ago ·  Bonus

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  3. Sep 10

    105: The History of Food Safety Part 2: Fraud, Food Adulteration, and Harvey Washington Wiley

    Hello! In This Weeks continuation of the History of Food Safety, we lay the ground work for the work of one man, Harvey Washington Wiley, and his work to introduce a food safety bill and educate the American People on what exactly they were eating.  Harvey was a chemist with a special interest in food Safety and through his work, we were able to discover just how adultered the food being produced and sold in the US actually was. Make sure to check out Part One where we go into further detail on Milk Safety, Germ Theory, and Pasteurization: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/the-history-of-food-safety-part-1-historic-methods-of-food-safety-germ-theory-and-pasteurization/  Today's episode relies heavily on the book The Poison Squad: One Chemist Single Minded Crusade for Food Safety At the Turn of the Twentieth Century written by Debrah Blum. The read the book, check it out here: https://bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&keywords=poison+squad  If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at itsahistorypodcast@gmail.com. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!

  4. Aug 27

    104: The History of Food Safety Part 1: Historic Methods of Food Safety, Germ Theory, and Pasteurization

    Hello! In this week's episode we are starting a multi part series on the history of food safety in the US. Looking at the recent food recalls we have had in the US, I got to thinking about how we got to where we are today.  In today's episode we look at some historic methods of food safety including cooking, drying, and pickling. We take a brief look at the history of germ theory, and then spend the rest of the episode looking at the history of milk safety after the rapid industrialization and urbanization of cities.  If you want to learn more about tenement housing, you can listen to this episode here:https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/002-tenement-houses/    I am not sure how many parts this series will be, but stay tuned for more episodes about food safety!   Sources for todays episode include:  An Article from Food Unfolded titled Ancient Food Safety: A Story of Fire and Ice https://www.foodunfolded.com/article/ancient-food-safety-a-story-of-ice-and-fire An article from The Museum of Healthcare titled  Discovering Diseases: The beginnings of Germ Theory and Preventative Precautions by Jessica Lanziner https://www.museumofhealthcare.ca/blog/discovering-diseases-the-beginnings-of-germ-theory-and-preventative-precautions An article titled A brief History of Milk Hygiene and Its Impact on Infant Mortality from 1875 to 1925 and Implications for Today: A Review by Russell W Currier and John A Widness https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X22087610?via%3Dihub

  5. Aug 20

    103: HistoRomantasy with Felicia Salber: A Conversation about Arthurian Times, Myths, and Sexuality

    Hello! In this episode I am Joined by Professor and Author Felicia Salber to discuss her Up coming novel "Kinightly Whispers". This novel is rooted in Arthurian times, and Felicia pulls from historical sources to keep her story based acuartley in this Medieval Era.  There is discussion of sex and sexuality in this episode. Find Felicia Here: Substack ("The Carriage"): http://feliciasalber.substack.com Webpage: http://feliciasalber.wordpress.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/felicia.salber.author   Episodes mentioned:   Episode 32: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/032-american-vikings-a-conversation-with-martyn-whittock-on-american-vikings-the-evidence-they-we/    Episode 35: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/035-the-complex-history-of-romance-novels-what-is-a-romance-novel-their-criticism-and-their-popu/   Episode 50: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/050-vikings-in-the-east-a-conversation-with-martyn-whittock-about-vikings-in-modern-day-ukraine-an/   If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at itsahistorypodcast@gmail.com. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!

  6. Aug 13

    102: The Hindenburg Disaster

    Hello! This week we are taking a look at the Hindenburg Disaster. In episode 100, we took a look at the history of Zeppelins themselves which was made up of many different periods of trial and error to create an airship that was suitable for both passengers and war. This week we take a look at the Hindenberg Itself, What went wrong, and the Hindenbergs Nazi Connections. We also look at the live recording from Herbert Morrison of a minute by minute live audio description of the Hindenberg Landing. Check out episode 100 for more information on Zepplins: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/the-zeppelin-from-fantasy-to-reality/ Sources for today's episode include: Monsters: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Birth of Pathological Technology by Edward Regis If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at itsahistorypodcast@gmail.com. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!

  7. Jul 30

    101: Soldier For The Union: A conversation with William W. Campbell

    Hello! In this weeks episode I am joined by William W. Campbell, a neurologist, writer, artist, philanthropist, and retired US Army colonel whose creative writing career began with short stories about memorable patients encountered over nearly fifty years of medical practice. Today we are going to discuss his most recent release A historical fiction titled Soldier For the Union that explores the secret heroism of women who fought in disguise on the front lines of the Civil War. Links to find William: https://www.williamcampbellauthorartist.com/soldier-for-the-union-book  https://williamcampbellauthor.substack.com The book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/soldier-for-the-union-william-w-campbell/5d88a28d75f2123d?ean=9798897471638&next=t If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at itsahistorypodcast@gmail.com. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!

  8. Jul 23

    100: The Zeppelin: From Fantasy to Reality

    Hello! In this week's episode (The 100th episode!) we are taking a look at the History of Zeppelins. Over the course of today's episode we will take a look as one man's fantastical design managed to persevere following disaster after disaster. The story of the Zeppelin is one that is full of many ups and downs, mostly down's, and in this episode we will look at how the design, though minimally changed, came to be the one that we all know and love.  In this episode I mention Epsiode 96, which is on the History of the Hot Air Balloon. Here is a link to that episode: https://www.itsahistorypodcast.com/hot-air-balloons-paper-balloons-hot-air-vs-gas-and-modern-ballooning/   Sources for today's episode include:   Monsters: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Birth of Pathological Technology by Edward Regis  If you would like to send me any questions, comments, or ideas for future podcast episodes please email me at itsahistorypodcast@gmail.com. You can also find me on Instagram and Threads @itsahistorypodcast Thank you for listening!

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Join me each week as I take a look at all things history! Whether it be a person, a place, event, or just something really interesting, I will cover many of the stories our past has to offer.

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  • Creator
    Madison Schmidt
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    109
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