Stuff You Missed in History Class

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  Philippe Pinel 14.09.2026 39min

  Pinel’s work is considered the precursor to psychiatry. In the late 18th century, he overhauled the asylum system of Paris with his groundbreaking ideas about mental health.
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  SYMHC Classics: Flexner Report 12.09.2026 39min

  This 2020 episode covers the Flexner Report, which is often credited with changing the medical field and shaping what medical education looks like today. But this document negatively impacted medicine in the Black community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Behind the Scenes Minis: Paddles and The British Museum 11.09.2026 31min

  Tracy and Holly talk about corporal punishment in schools and student loans. Tracy relays her experience at the British Museum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Ashurbanipal 09.09.2026 37min

  Ashurbanipal was the ruler of the Assyrian empire in the 7th century BCE. His 38-year reign was marked by both scholarship and a terrifying brutality.
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  Six Impossible Episodes: Back-to-Court 07.09.2026 41min

  This episode takes a quick look at six U.S. Supreme Court cases that all have to do with the rights of children in public primary and secondary schools.
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  SYMHC Classics: Olympe de Gouges 05.09.2026 36min

  This 2021 episode covers Olympe de Gouges, known primarily for her 1791 pamphlet “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Citizen.” But her writing and political activity went far beyond that one pamphlet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Behind the Scenes Minis: Percy Theories 04.09.2026 16min

  Holly shares additional details of Percy Fawcett's life, including theories about his interest in spiritualism leading him to some odd conclusions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Percy Fawcett, Manuscript 512, and a Lost City in the Amazon, Pt. 2 02.09.2026 37min

  The second part of Percy Fawcett's story delves into his fascination with a document known as Manuscript 512 and how it impacted his life. His obsession led to his disappearance; there has been endless speculation about what exactly happened.
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  Percy Fawcett, Manuscript 512, and a Lost City in the Amazon, Pt. 1 31.08.2026 34min

  Fawcett’s life has invited controversy and speculation, because he was a man who did a mix of great and shady things. Part one covers his early life, marriage, military service, and early visits to South America.
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  SYMHC Classics: Swill Milk 29.08.2026 39min

  This 2021 episode covers a period of time when the milk supply in New York was anything but appetizing and wholesome – it was often deadly. But efforts to address the problem were blocked by corrupt officials.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Behind the Scenes Minis: Mary, Beulah, Baby Alive 28.08.2026 33min

  Tracy shares a story of looking for an article in the wrong historical journal. Holly reads a section of the U.S. flag code, and waxes rhapsodic about toys.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Beulah Louise Henry 26.08.2026 39min

  Beulah was such a prolific inventor in the early 20th century that the press nicknamed her Lady Edison. She was an outlier as an unmarried woman who got her foot in the door as an inventor by pounding the pavement in 1920s New York.
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  Mary Mallon & Typhoid Revisited 24.08.2026 39min

  Mary Mallon became known as Typhoid Mary in the early 20th century. She has often been vilified in in modern references, though her story is actually quite complex. 
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  SYMHC Classics: Astronaut Origins of Food Safety 22.08.2026 36min

  This 2022 episode examines the development of a systematic approach to food safety, which didn’t happen until the 20th century. And it's tied directly to NASA trying to make sure astronauts didn’t get food poisoning in space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Behind the Scenes Minis: Morocco and Bavaria 21.08.2026 22min

  Tracy and Holly talk about their time visiting Chefchaouen during their Morocco trip. Holly shares her belief that secret societies don't work very well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Adam Weishaupt and the Bavarian Illuminati 19.08.2026 43min

  The reality of the Bavarian Illuminati is much less dramatic than conspiracy theories would indicate. It wasn’t a mystical organization, but a protest organization formed by a rather conceited man who was frustrated with the Catholic church.
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  Sayyida al-Hurra, Moroccan Queen 17.08.2026 36min

  A lot of European accounts of Sayyida al-Hurra’s life characterize her as a pirate, but that really isn't accurate. She was a a leader of a city-state and a queen of a sultanate.
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  SYMHC Classics: Jethro Tull 15.08.2026 35min

  This 2021 episode covers Jethro Tull. Today, most people only know that as the name of a band, but Tull was an 18th-century gentleman farmer often credited with inventing the seed drill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Behind the Scenes Minis: Smashing Linoleum 14.08.2026 19min

  Tracy talks about papers about history written by economists. Holy talks about linoleum having a bad reputation because of the designs of the 1970s and '80s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Frederick Walton and the Invention of Linoleum 12.08.2026 41min

  Frederick Walton caused a lot of financial family friction on the way to developing linoleum. And even though he believed he had revolutionized home dec, he didn't expect to be remembered.