Podcast Episodes

Lost Woods and Found Amendments

The story of the Lost 40 - an old growth forest in Minnesota that got lost for nearly a century thanks to a surveying error. We're talking lumberjack…

11 hours ago

Animals Vol 3: Signalman Jack, Cacareco, and Pickles!

Signalman Jack was a baboon who worked in the railway in South Africa.

Cacareco was a Black Rhino elected to political office in Brazil.

Pickles was …

1 week, 6 days ago

Past Scent (and Other Senses)

How did an extinct flower not seen since 1881 wind up being the subject of a modern day project to recreate a scent from the past? It was a long path…

1 month ago

Animals: Mrs. O'Leary's Cow, Vic the Cat, and Mungo the Squirrel

The Second volume of Important Animals From History, from an upcoming book by Mick Sullivan.

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hidden and Lost

The Amber Room was a feat of artistic ability (and a lot of money) but after WWII it has disappeared entirely. Have you seen it?

After that we learn …

2 months ago

Important Animals in History Vol. 1

The first release teasing Mick's upcoming book! This episode features three animals of note: Clara the Rhino, Mozart's Starling, and a whale named Mo…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Life Savers

Carolin Hampton needed to pioneer rubber gloves int he operating room after Joseph Lister's big ideas.

Richard Etheridge was the first Black keeper …

3 months ago

Peanut Butter and Jelly

You might be surprised to learn the history of the iconic sandwich and all of the ingredients that go into the recipe. First published in 1901, the a…

4 months ago

Misers

Two misers for the price of one!

Charles Dickens created the world-famous character Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1840s, but he may have been inspired by …

5 months ago

Art Spies and Underwater Toilets

Two fascinating stories from World War II. One is about Rose Valland, a French woman who worked as a spy in Nazi-occupied Paris. Her bravery saved th…

6 months ago