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. 19H AGO

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. APR 10

    Liu Bang: Peasant turned Han Emperor

    Episode 154. Liu Bang was a peasant who, through shrewdness, political machinations, and betrayal, worked his way up to the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, one of China's golden ages. Listen to how Liu Bang climbed to the top without a moral or ethical code.    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 “Liu Bang - The Peasant Scoundrel Who Founded the Han Dynasty. (Complete Series)” by the Cool History Bros channel on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpBgawuphf8    “Gaozu” by Britannica Editors”  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gaozu-emperor-of-Han-dynasty   “Liu Bang (256-195 BC) - Founder and Emperor of the Han Dynasty”  https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/liu-bang.htm   “Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China” by Jimmy Chen (Dec 21 2024) https://www.thecollector.com/liu-bang-how-peasant-emperor-china/   “Liu Bang, from Peasant Rebel to Emperor” by Benjamin Breen https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/february-2013-liu-bang-peasant-rebel-emperor   Sound Credits:   Music by Freddy Hill from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/world-the-chinese-modern-143818/     Music by Rinesh Scorings from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-the-war-184745/

    1h 9m

  5. APR 2

    The Piltdown Man Hoax

    Episode 153. Charles Dawson wanted to go down in history as a respected archeologist. But the choices he made left him with a legacy of a fraud and tricked the scientific community for over four decades.    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.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do53pi.html   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3gvpz427po   https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-problem-of-piltdown-man/   Worlds greatest Hoaxes: TV show    https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/charles-dawson/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dawson#Alleged_discoveries   https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-heidelbergensis

    1h 27m

  6. MAR 26

    John Paul Jones: America's Naval Hero

    Episode 152. John Paul Jones was a Scottish-American sailor who fought against the British in the Revolutionary War. He is considered a naval hero and the "father of the US Navy." There's also a much darker secret that is largely unknown to this day. TRIGGER WARNING for sexual abuse. Listener discretion advised.    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 “John Paul Jones” by history.com editors (Oct 29 2009; updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/john-paul-jones   “John Paul Jones” (updated Mar 5 2020) https://www.revolutionary-war.net/john-paul-jones/   “John Paul Jones Biography & Facts” by Edward St. Germain https://www.americanrevolution.org/john-paul-jones-biography/   “John Paul Jones”  https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/john-paul-jones   “John Paul Jones Life Chronology”  https://www.seacoastnh.com/Maritime-History/John-Paul-Jones/John-Paul-Jones-Timeline/   “Paris - John Paul Jones House” https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/site_details.php?SiteID=238   “John Paul Jones” by Britannica Editors (Feb 18 2026) https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Paul-Jones-United-States-naval-officer   “‘Я Тоже:’ The Rape of Katerina Stepanova and John Paul Jones’ Russian Legacy” by Jacob Bell (Apr 2019). Past Tense, volume 7 issue 1. Pp. 36-56 https://pasttensejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/past-tense-vol-7-spring-2019-2.pdf   Sound Credits:   Sound Effect by Universfield from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-powerful-cannon-shot-352459/   Sound Effect by michael koreli from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-sea-waves-169411/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-ship-creaking-24b-30119/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-wooden-ship-break-85277/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-angry-mob-loop-6847/   Sound Effect by David Dumais from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-grenade-explosion-14-190266/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/people-crowd-of-boys-cheering-102732/   Sound Effect by Otto from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-creaking-wood-199971/

    1h 6m

  7. MAR 19

    The Watermelon War: Pandemonium in Panama

    Episode 151. Emileigh and Morgan detail the unbelievable story of how an argument over one 5 cent slice of watermelon started a riot and changed the politics in Panama for the following 100 years.    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

    1h 5m

  8. MAR 12

    The Rosetta Stone: Discovery and Translation

    Episode 150. For hundreds of years, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were a mystery. The ability to read them had been lost to time, and scholars wondered if their secrets would ever be revealed. In 1799, a stone was recovered the town of el Rashid, also known as Rosetta. This stone had three styles of text carved into its face: hieroglyphs, Demotic, and ancient Greek. With time, consistency, and perseverance, the symbols were finally translated; Egyptology finally became an area of official study.    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 “Translation of the Rosetta Stone” from The Nile, Notes for Travellers in Egypt by E.A. Walis Budge (1905). 9th Edition, London, Thos. Cook and Son. pp 199-211.  https://sacred-texts.com/egy/trs/trs07.htm   “Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone” (Jul 14 2017, updated Dec 18 2025) https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-rosetta-stone   “What Is the Rosetta Stone?” by Elizabeth Nix (Apr 1 2015, updated Mar 2 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/what-is-the-rosetta-stone   “Two Hundred Years Ago, the Rosetta Stone Unlocked the Secrets of Ancient Egypt” by Meilan Solly (Sept 27 2022) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/rosetta-stone-hieroglyphs-champollion-decipherment-egypt-180980834/   “The Rosetta Stone” by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker  https://smarthistory.org/the-rosetta-stone/   “The Rosetta Stone: Unlocking the Ancient Egyptian Language” by Roy Scalf  https://arce.org/resource/rosetta-stone-unlocking-ancient-egyptian-language/   “Ptolemy V Epiphanes” https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-V-Epiphanes   “Thomas Young, The Last Man Who Knew Everything”  https://steven-shepard.com/2025/01/22/thomas-young-the-last-man-who-knew-everything/   “Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832)”  https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/champollion_jean.shtml   “Egyptian Campaign”  https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/egyptian-campaign Sound Credits:    Paper handling.wav by sethlind -- https://freesound.org/s/265020/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Running_wood.wav by taure -- https://freesound.org/s/363470/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Run & Fall - Wooden surface by Vrymaa -- https://freesound.org/s/810885/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Music by Tomomi Kato from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-baroque-style-423524/

    1h 21m
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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
    163
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    Explicit
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