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In this installment of Hysterical History: Evil Ladies Edition, Hailey teaches Alexis about Fredegund, the most murderous of evil stepmothers, Greg the Tool who thinks he is all that and a member of Senate (which does not exist at the time), and historians getting facts super wrong (which is more common than you would hope).
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Let's talk about interesting women! As well as: What is zoning? Where did Oregon get all its homeless people?
Who is Sheela Patel and why is she judged for her looks instead of how she poisoned people in the 1980's? Listen to learn alongside Hailey as Alexis explains the cult bioterrorist attack from the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh!
We are Hysterical History, A Broad Perspective. New episodes every Monday, where we think about the funny bits of history and share them with each other. Listen on our website, iTunes, Googleplay, and SoundCloud. Updates available on Twitter and Facebook.
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This week Alexis talks about Turk, the chess robot, who beat Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon, and maybe Catherine The Great, at chess in the 18th and 19th centuries. Why was it built? How did it work? Was it evil? Listen and find out!
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This week, Hailey presents Alexis with the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876, when meat rained from the sky and PEOPLE ATE IT. Tune in to find out what kind of meat it was, how it potentially came down, and a few other interesting things that have fallen from the sky.
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This week, the ladies discuss Hailey's favorite dude from history: Baron von Steuben. Discussed: house parties at Valley Forge, broship with Alexander Hamilton, a beloved fancy dog, dating Founding Fathers' sons, and creating the U.S. Military.
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Alexis talks about her favorite historical dude, Napoleon Bonaparte. Join us in our pilot to hear about his potential fear of cats, the mystery of his hair color, and the Ocean's Eleven style escapes planned to save him from exile.
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