Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Dame Nellie Melba, Part 2 Jan 13, 2016

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The second part of our episode on the Australian diva focuses on her career in the early 1900s, her charity work and her belief that singers had to work -- and work hard -- to be constantly perfecting their technique.

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Dame Nellie Melba, Part 1 Jan 11, 2016

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Born Helen Porter Mitchell in Melbourne, Australia in 1861, Nellie Melba would rise to fame as a singer. Her life was everything you'd expect from a diva: foods named for her, command performances and a scandalous royal affair.

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Author Interview: Fashion History With April Calahan Jan 06, 2016

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April has two books out about fashion history, one featuring historical fashion plates, and another on the pochoir technique used to create fashion illustrations in the early 20th century.

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Unearthed in 2015, Part 2 Jan 04, 2016

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More of the 2015 news items of historical significance! The second part of this topic includes firearms, letters, blackboards, sculpture and of course, mass graves and exhumations.

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Unearthed in 2015, Part 1 Dec 30, 2015

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As has become an annual tradition on the show, we're capping off 2015/starting 2016 with a roundup of things that have been unearthed, either figuratively or literally, over the year. Read the show notes here.

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The Whiskey Rebellion Dec 28, 2015

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Resistance to excise taxes levied against U.S. whiskey distilleries in the 1790s led to violence and rebellion. Tensions finally came to a head on Christmas day in 1794. Read the show notes here.

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The Krampus and Friends Holiday Special, Part 2 Dec 23, 2015

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In addition to the characters we talked about on our last episode, there are even more colorful holiday traditions that may be a bit surprising to people who didn't grow up with them. That includes the ogress of Iceland and the Catalan pooping log. Read the show notes here.

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The Krampus and Friends Holiday Special, Part 1 Dec 21, 2015

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Krampus has become really popular in recent years, but there are many holiday characters from various cultures around the world that all have fascinating histories. For example, Italy's La Befana and the Netherlands version of St. Nick, Sinterklaas. Read the show notes here.

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The Disappearance of the Sodder Children Dec 16, 2015

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The Sodder family's West Virginia home caught fire on Christmas Eve, 1945. Five of the children were never seen again, though their bodies weren't recovered from the rubble.

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Our Most-requested Episodes (We Already Have) Dec 14, 2015

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We often get episode requests, but because there are so many episodes in the back catalog, some of the most common requests have already been covered. So in today's podcast we're going to hit the highlights on the episodes people ask for again and again.

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