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British Suffragettes Knew Jūjitsu
As activists in the UK fought for the right to vote (and divorce, and inherit land), they ran into increasingly brutal actions on the part of police …
4 years, 1 month ago
A Tale of Two Hansons: Busting Myths About the 'First' US President
It's no secret that people in the US often tend to mythologize the Founding Fathers -- so it shouldn't come as a surprise that people also, often, cl…
4 years, 1 month ago
Did Soldiers in World War I Really Team Up to Fight Wolves?
World War I was a bloody, terrifying conflict for everyone involved -- and not just humans. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max accidentally run in…
4 years, 1 month ago
Slum Tourists: When Wealthy People Toured Chinatown ‘For Fun’
It’s true — back in the day, wealthy residents of cities from London to Chicago would pay for tours of disadvantaged communities, the same way that y…
4 years, 1 month ago
That Time Victorians Treated Seaweed like Pokemon
Europe's Victorian Era was, in many ways, a study in contradiction. While society in general championed independent scientific research, institutions…
4 years, 1 month ago
Valentine's Day Is So Much Weirder Than We Thought
Valentine's Day is a pretty normal holiday in the US and several other countries, and other parts of the world have similar holidays, focused on appr…
4 years, 1 month ago
Weirdest Celebrity Busts, Part II: Mr. David Lee Roth and a Drunken John Wayne
What can Mr. David Lee Roth's run-ins with the law teach us about wholesomeness? Why did John Wayne have public, drunken beef with Harvard? In part t…
4 years, 1 month ago
Weirdest Celebrity Busts, Part I: Nixon Smuggled Weed, Arbuckle Was Innocent
Did Richard Nixon smuggle weed? What can the Fatty Arbuckle scandal tell us about American society? In this week's special two-part series, guests Za…
4 years, 2 months ago
CLASSIC: X-Rays, Songs and Soviets: The Stilyagi Story
Caught between the conflicting ideologies of the Cold War, Soviet teens were banned from collecting Western music -- smuggled records could be both r…
4 years, 2 months ago
Tossed Popcorn, Part 2: Chaplin was a Jerk, Brando was Insane
Don’t let the charming slapstick fool you — Charlie Chaplin was a monster to his lovers, coworkers and family. His former collaborator, Marlon Brando…
4 years, 2 months ago