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    • 4.2 • 22.6K Ratings

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

    Divorce Ranches

    Divorce Ranches

    Divorce ranches sprung up in the 1930s when Nevada relaxed its divorce laws. This unique and controversial style of resort was incredibly popular for several decades before becoming obsolete.

    • 33 min
    SYMHC Classics: Ambroise Paré

    SYMHC Classics: Ambroise Paré

    This 2021 episode covers sixteenth-century barber surgeon Ambroise Paré, who has been called everything from “the gentle surgeon” to “the father of modern surgery.”
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    • 33 min
    Behind the Scenes Minis: Arsenic and Arm Prosthetics

    Behind the Scenes Minis: Arsenic and Arm Prosthetics

    Holly talks about the various theories about events in Charles Francis Hall's life. Tracy discusses some of the troubling sources she came across while researching Götz von Berlichingen. 
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    • 25 min
    Götz of the Iron Hand

    Götz of the Iron Hand

    In the early 16th century Gottfried von Berlichingen was known as Götz of the Iron Hand because after an injury and amputation, he wore a prosthesis made of sheet iron that was painted to match his skin.

    • 34 min
    Charles Francis Hall and His Mysterious Arctic Death

    Charles Francis Hall and His Mysterious Arctic Death

    Charles Francis Hall was inspired by expeditions like Sir John Franklin’s push to find the Northwest Passage, but he repeated the pattern of doom when he made a try for the North Pole – though he was the only one from his expedition to die.

    • 34 min
    SYMHC Classics: Stephens Island Wren

    SYMHC Classics: Stephens Island Wren

    This 2017 episode covers the extinction of one New Zealand bird species that's often attributed to a single cat. While feline predation played a significant role in the end of the Stephens Island wren, the story is more complex.
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    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
22.6K Ratings

22.6K Ratings

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Good but…

It’s good but the hosts ARE WOMAN. Everyone knows woman aren’t real,there are only men and babies are grown in labs.

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Annoying hosts

The premise is great, but these are two of the most annoying women I've ever heard. Please dump the current hosts and I'll start downloading on a regular basis.

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Great Topics, Terrible Hosts.

This podcast is just like listening to a sorority girl and her jock friend flirt and stumble through quasi-history lessons and trying to compel more people to traffic their site...Actually, it's just like that.

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