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Many religions preach a God in Heaven blessing the people down below on Earth. But do the blessings usually come as physical cargo in boxes? In today's episode, Hailey teaches Alexis about people in Oceania worshipping military men in cargo cults.
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Chevalier D'Eon lived life as a spy, a diplomat, and a man. But returned to France a woman. In this episode, Alexis teaches Hailey about a decorated war hero who might have been a woman all along.
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Do you have a persistent cough and think you might have consumption? If you're in America between 1700 and the 1910s, you might have a vampire on your hands! Tune in this week as Hailey teaches Alexis about the much less famous vampires of the US and how to take care of them, as told by different New England states.
This is the full version of an episode of ours that somehow got edited wrong!
Special thanks to Swing Whale for our music and Lane for pointing out that it was messed up!
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What did 13-year-old boys do before video games? They became absolute monarchs and lost their minds! Join Hailey this week as Alexis teaches her about an emperor who starved his harem, tried to tame tigers and had an alter ego who was a General.
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Germany didn't have enough resources, soldiers, or money to even hope to win World War 2 when it started. What did they have? Drugs! This week, Hailey teaches Alexis about the Third Reich and how they hated all drugs, expect meth!
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The Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination kicked off the first World War. But, despite careful planning, it very nearly didn't happen. Tune in this week as Alexis teaches Hailey all about how a wrong turn and a sandwich shop lead to his demise.
Special thanks to Swing Whale for out intro music and LyricWulf on youtube for our outro music!
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Happy New Year! But was it always? This week Hailey teaches Alexis about ancient celebrations of the new year, when they celebrated, how they celebrated and how people in America celebrate now.
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Fidel Castro may be dead now, but for decades he was a thorn in America's side. One the CIA tried quite a few times to remove. This week, Alexis teaches Hailey about a few of the apparent 638 attempts on Fidel Castro's life by the CIA.
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The Bible is long and filled with different books and stories...but some of them didn't make the cut. Tune in this week as Hailey, the atheist, teaches Alexis, the Christian, about Jesus making people blind, blowing up snakes and literally murdering children.
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America was built on the foundations of punk rock, those being anti-establishment sentiments and the need to rebel against the man. And no one exhibits these themes in pre-U.S. history more than Anne Hutchinson. Join us this week, as Alexis teaches Hailey about the queen of free thinking and punk rock, Anne Hutchinson.
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