Stuff You Missed in History Class

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• The Literary Life of Viola Roseboro' 01.06.2026 36min

  Viola Roseboro’ isn’t well-known today, but she played a big behind-the-scenes role in the careers of a lot of American writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shaping what’s thought of as the American literary canon. 
• SYMHC Classics: Vanport Flood 30.05.2026 26min

  This 2016 episode covers the May 30, 1948 flood that destroyed Vanport, Oregon. What really makes the story more than a historical footnote is how it ties into the racial makeup of both Portland and Oregon at the time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Behind the Scenes Minis: Disease Pact 29.05.2026 22min

  Tracy talks about a strange statement in a paper she read while working on the Carlos J. Finlay episode. Holly shares her amusement at the pact Hartlib and his friends made.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Samuel Hartlib and the Hartlib Circle 27.05.2026 38min

  Samuel Hartlib doesn’t exactly spring to mind when thinking about influential figures of the 17th century. But he served as a sort of conduit for information and connections among them as he sought to promote his ideas regarding theology and education.
• Carlos Juan Finlay and Yellow Fever 25.05.2026 41min

  Carlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban doctor who did a lot of work to understand the spread of Yellow Fever. But Walter Reed got most of the credit.
• SYMHC Classics: Deborah Sampson 23.05.2026 37min

  This 2022 episode covers Deborah Sampson, who could count William Bradford and Myles Standish in her family tree. That tree didn’t include Robert Shurtliff; that was the alias Deborah used to enlist in the Continental Army.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Behind the Scenes Minis: Art and Theme Parks 22.05.2026 21min

  Holly shares a quote from Daniela Lippi about the importance of ongoing learning in the restoration profession. There is then discussion of the nerve-racking construction of Disneyland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Interview: Leslie Iwerks 20.05.2026 39min

  Disneyland's opening seemed like an impossibility throughout the construction process. Holly interviews filmmaker Leslie Iwerks about her new film "Disneyland Handcrafted," which shares the journey from an empty dirt lot to the theme park we know today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Uffizi: A Painting, A Bombing, A Restoration 18.05.2026 37min

  In 1993, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy was damaged by a car bomb. But this story starts in the 16th century with painter Bartolomeo Manfredi, and reaches all the way to the 2000s with an extraordinary restoration project.
• SYMHC Classics: Regulator War 16.05.2026 37min

  This 2019 episode covers the Regulator War, aka the War of the Regulation, aka the Regulator Movement. It was a North Carolina event which arose in response to unfair taxes, poor representation and corruption.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Behind the Scenes Minis: Bad Laws, Bad Cats 15.05.2026 23min

  Tracy shares why Bhagat Singh Thind rocketed to the top of her topics list. Holly shares a story of bad cat behavior.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Carrington Event 13.05.2026 43min

  The Carrington Event was a massive geomagnetic storm that happened in 1859. It led to expanded understanding of solar phenomena.
• United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind 11.05.2026 46min

  United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind was a 1923 case that hinged on what it meant to be white.
• SYMHC Classics: Insular Cases 09.05.2026 43min

  This 2023 episode covers the Insular Cases, which are SCOTUS cases regarding rights of people in U.S. territories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Behind the Scenes Minis: Friends and Bubble Guns 08.05.2026 22min

  Holly talks about how small the circle of London intellectuals was in John Graunt's time. Then there is discussion of disco balls in bathrooms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old 06.05.2026 38min

  There are so many things in our modern world that we presume are fairly recent inventions. But the three things we’re going to talk about in this instance are quite old, but they have close associations with the recent past.
• John Graunt 04.05.2026 36min

  John Graunt was a shopkeeper in 17th-century London who followed his own curiosity to a rather grand result. His work gave rise to the fields of demography and epidemiology.
• SYMHC Classics: Red Summer 1919 02.05.2026 32min

  This 2019 episode marked 100 years since a wave of racist violence in the U.S. that became known as Red Summer. In many ways, Red Summer was a response to (but NOT caused by) two earlier events: the Great Migration and the return of black soldiers who had fought in World War I.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• Behind the Scenes Minis: Greetings and Context 01.05.2026 25min

  Holly and Tracy commiserate about sending greeting cards. Tracy talks about how she shifted away from an episode exclusively about Frances Thompson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
• The Memphis Massacre 29.04.2026 40min

  The Memphis Massacre was a truly horrific wave of destruction and violence, including sexual violence, against the Black community of Memphis just a year after the end of the U.S. Civil War.