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Episode 166. After the defeat of the Nazis in WWII, Germany was left without a government. The Allies decided to split Germany, and its capital Berlin, into 4 sections: France, the United Kingdom, and the United States would take West Germany and West Berlin. The Soviet Union would have control over East Germany and East Berlin. In the midst of the Cold War, the USSR built a wall along the split of Berlin, creating a partition that would keep citizens trapped. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss how the people of Berlin were separated and reunited after three decades.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “Berlin Wall” by history.com editors (Dec 15 2009, updated May 14 2026) https://www.history.com/articles/berlin-wall   “The Berlin Wall”  https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/en/topics/berlin-wall   “The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall”  https://diplomacy.state.gov/berlin-wall/   “The GDR - what life was like for people in East Germany from 1949 to 1990” by Anne Fischer (Apr 03 2025) https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/culture/gdr-east-germany   “Berlin Wall”  https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-wall   “Fall of Berlin Wall: How 1989 reshaped the modern world” (Nov 4 2019) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50013048   “I was a teenager in East Germany when the Wall fell. Today we are still divided” by Sabine Rennefanz (Nov 6 2019) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/06/berlin-wall-germany-unification-far-right   Sound Credits: Sound Effect by u_uy2kad5rlq from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-crickets-395138/   https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-38-nighttime-i-449846/   Music by LemonMusicLab from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dark-ambient-soundscape-505384/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-footsteps-on-a-street-69587/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/household-footsteps-3-69539/

Episode 165. As our last (and late) episode celebrating pride month, we talk about the one of the worlds greatest playwrights and authors. Oscar Wilde was known socially for his extravagant lifestyle and flamboyant dress and was one of most sought after people in London during the Victorian Era. His world would eventually come tumbling down around him but his legacy as one of the greats lived on long after his death.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources:    https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/oscar-wilde/timeline.html   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ7Zf1ndUog   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZudaO67Fg   https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/reviews/a2382/best-oscar-wilde-quotes/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_toc_md_pmx_prog_org_us_17942344289&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17942380478&gbraid=0AAAAACq-LPlDcTAz-b9aEE6byPhOW6Nu4&gclid=CjwKCAjwx7LSBhB3EiwAjcodxBrNZw93Yor14H_TuPDVx3sl05HOJGpdAgDmPHkVbhVdkdmdHNbIkBoCoYAQAvD_BwE   https://janicemacleod.com/blog/113202   https://docs.google.com/document/d/15TfKnrR0gHS4PtXK8BKI_NC5wxEVjtqJFT5QTr1-jJk/edit?tab=t.0

Episode 164. Baron Friedrich von Steuben was a Prussian captain who, with few options, decided to help out the rebel American army against the British during the American Revolutionary War. He was sent to Valley Forge, where he saw the bleak conditions of the Continental Army under General George Washington. Using his knowledge and experience, he was able to train the soldiers in camp hygiene and battlefield tactics so they could hold their own against the British. von Steuben was also a gay man, which appeared to affect his military service in Europe. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they explore the life of one of the most important figures in US History.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “General von Steuben”  https://www.nps.gov/vafo/learn/historyculture/vonsteuben.htm   “The Prussian Nobleman Who Helped Save the American Revolution” by Erick Trickey (Apr 26 2017) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/baron-von-steuben-180963048/   “Baron von Steuben”  https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/steuben.html#google_vignette   “Baron von Steuben”  https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/baron-von-steuben   “The Revolutionary War Hero Who Was Openly Gay” by Erin Blakemore (Jun 14 2018, updated Jan 31 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/openly-gay-revolutionary-war-hero-friedrich-von-steuben   “Baron von Steuben Biography and Facts” by Edward St. Germain https://www.americanrevolution.org/baron-von-steuben-biography/   “Valley Forge” by Mary Stockwell  https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/valley-forge   “Monmouth”  https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/monmouth   “Baron von Steuben: Gay Warrior Who Taught Washington’s Army How to Fight” by Harry Schenawolf (Jul 25 2015) https://revolutionarywarjournal.com/baron-von-steuben-a-gay-warrior-taught-washingtons-army-how-to-fight-2/   “Baron von Steuben Facts and Biography” by Russell Yost (Nov 1 2017, updated Nov 10 2023) https://thehistoryjunkie.com/baron-von-steuben-facts/   “Patriot General Von Steuben” https://mountgulian.org/history/general-von-steuben/  Sound Credits civil war gun fire.wav by electra -- https://freesound.org/s/442293/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   marching boots.wav by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/172369/ -- License: Attribution 4.0   sword against sword.wav by Fenodyrie -- https://freesound.org/s/568790/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   dog tripple bark by crazymonke9 -- https://freesound.org/s/418108/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Episode 163. Ma Rainey was not only the Mother of the Blues, but she was a fierce, outgoing, and flashy entertainer. She lived her life by her own terms and was the first woman to make a lesbian anthem in a time where being gay was more than frowned on. Today's episode honors her and her legacy.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory Sources https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/gertrude-ma-rainey   https://nmaahc.si.edu/ma-rainey   https://www.queerportraits.com/bio/rainey   https://www.google.com/search?q=ma+rainey+mother+of+the+blues&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS990US990&oq=ma+rainey+mother+of+the+blues+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgAEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyDQgAEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyBwgBEC4YgAQyCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIHCAQQABjvBTIGCAUQRRg80gEINDQ5M2owajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c0e97721,vid:tUc289D-6e0,st:0   https://www.google.com/search?q=ma+rainey+mother+of+the+blues&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS990US990&oq=ma+rainey+mother+of+the+blues+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgAEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyDQgAEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyBwgBEC4YgAQyCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIHCAQQA  

Episode 162. Julie D'Aubigny was a roguish, cross-dressing opera singer who never lost with a sword or in the bedroom. Her romantic and physical exploits were the talk of 17th century Paris. Tune in to hear how this bisexual force of nature got the king on her side.   Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory Sources   “The real life of Julie d’Aubigny” by Kelly Gardiner https://kellygardiner.com/fiction/books/goddess/the-real-life-of-julie-daubigny/   “La Maupin - The Extraordinary Life of Julie D’Aubigny” by Laura Moore (Jul 30 2019) https://www.storyofacity.com/2019/07/30/la-maupin-extraordinary-life-julie-daubigny/   “The Life of Julie D’Aubigny” by Amanda Justice (Jan 8 2025) https://ajustice707.medium.com/the-life-of-julie-daubigny-2a79804bfcbe   “Julie D’Aubigny” https://www.badassoftheweek.com/maupin   “The Badass Rogue who Cross-Dressed and Dueled Her Way to Infamy” by Meradith Hoddinott and Fiona Zublin (Jan 26 2020) https://web.archive.org/web/20220519180758/https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-badass-rogue-who-cross-dressed-and-dueled-her-way-to-infamy/76908/   “The Wild Life of Julie D’Aubigny, The Bisexual, Sword-Fighting 17th-Century Opera Star” by Genevieve Carlton, edited by Erik Hawkins (Mar 3 2022) https://allthatsinteresting.com/julie-daubigny   “Julie d’Aubigny: La Maupin and Early French Opera” by Alan Westby (Jun 28 2017) https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/julie-daubigny-la-maupin-and-early-french-opera   Sound Credits: Sound Effect by VanzetPictures from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-fire-457848/   Sound Effect by u_uy2kad5rlq from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-crickets-395138/

Emileigh and Morgan endure the crappiest story to date where the Thames had turned into an open sewer and Cholera ran wild. In this episode, they discuss how it got that bad and what was done to stop it.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory Sources https://www.historyhit.com/how-victorian-london-became-known-as-the-monster-city/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLpzHHbFrHY   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jlsyucUwpo   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NVT6iZP2qg   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cba7di0eL8I   https://heritagecalling.com/2019/03/28/the-story-of-londons-sewer-system/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink#:~:text=The%20smell%20was%20very%20bad,and%20carbolic%20acid%20into%20the   https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/how-bazalgette-built-londons-first-super-sewer/   https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/great-stink-of-1858/

Episode 160. The inventions of nylon was immediately purported to produce stockings for women in the 1940s. However, shortly after its invention it was rationed for wartime use during WWII. Women still needed their stockings, though! This episode covers the high demand for nylon stockings, what women did to get through the ration, and what happened when they came back. Spoiler alert: it wasn't pretty!    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory Sources “The 1946 Nylon Riots: Unruly Crowds of Women Battled for Stockings” by Rose Hiechelbech https://dustyoldthing.com/nylon-riots-of-1946/   “The Way It Was - Nylon Wars, 1946” by George Bulanda (Sept 25 2019) https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/nylon-wars-detroit/   “With Nylon Stockings Scarce, Women would Paint their Legs so it Looked like Stockings, 1940s” (Sept 18 2025) https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/nylon-stockings-shortage-1940s/   “Nylon: the reason we won World War II - and started shaving our legs” by Shannon Corbeil (Dec 20 2022) https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/nylon-ww2-why-women-shave/   “WWII and the Nylon Riots!” (Oct 1, 2021) https://rosietheriveter.net/wwii-and-the-nylon-riots/   “Nylon Stockings: A Historical Journey from Wartime Rationing to Nylon Riots” by Zuzana (Dec 4 2021) https://www.lifescienceart.com/life/fashion-and-beauty/nylon-stockings-wartime-rationing-nylon-riots/   “The rise, fall and riots of nylons: A sheer success 85 years ago this month” by Monica Zurowski (May 20 2024) https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/the-rise-fall-and-riots-of-nylons-a-sheer-success-83-years-ago-today   “How Nylon Stockings Changed the World” by Kimbra Cutlip (May 11 2015) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-nylon-stockings-changed-world-180955219/   “The Fascinating History of Nylon Stockings: A Fashion Icon” by Matthew Elliott https://www.historyen.com/nylon-stockings/#google_vignette   “History of Hosiery” https://www.stockingirl.com/pages/history-of-hosiery   “The History of Silk Stockings”  https://www.girlsandnylons.com/history/silk-stockings.html   “The History of Stockings and Pantyhose: From 1900s Silk to Modern Tights” by Ditte J (Sept 26 2025) https://memery.us/blogs/historical/the-history-of-stockings-and-pantyhose-from-1900s-silk-to-modern-tights   “From Silken Threads to Nylon Dreams: A History of Stockings” (Jan 17 2025) https://missmonmon.com/2025/01/17/from-silken-threads-to-nylon-dreams-a-history-of-stockings/   Sound Credits:   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-angry-mob-loop-6847/   Music by MMAudio from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/modern-jazz-mission-possible-512526/

Episode 160. In 1857, The SS Central America was full of gold rush era treasures when it encountered a category 2 hurricane. After enduring for 3 days, it eventually sank, taking most of the passengers and gold to the bottom of the ocean with it. Emileigh and Morgan look into the sinking and repercussions of the loss of this great steam ship.     Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89S0JSHinPg   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwPZgrpXe9A   https://patch.com/virginia/herndon/remembering-herndons-history-s-s-george-law-0   https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1990/january/last-cruise-ss-central-america   https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/a65210662/tommy-thompson-sunken-treasure/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_pop_md_dsa_comm_org_us_21040602449&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21040602449&gbraid=0AAAAADCyiSkwpYNOTrLnXbk3gV7KYADtv&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlLDQBhDjARIsAPlIefG086bu3NEwmndBL4Oof93SPFoz0uLaECGwBwm997eDuLGg7if75jQaAo-eEALw_wcB  

Life got the better of us this week so instead of a normal episode, we are releasing a bonus episode from the vault! We hope you enjoy!    Join us in diving into some of history's craziest and most famous modes of transportation! Plus Emileigh's Jeep breaks down again.   Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://slate.com/technology/2022/08/the-dymaxion-car-the-true-history-of-buckminster-fullers-failed-automobile.html https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/goodyear-inflatoplane-ga468/nasm_A19740156000 https://www.jalopnik.com/goodyear-made-a-plane-that-you-had-to-inflate-before-yo-1848456370/ https://planehistoria.com/the-caproni-ca-60-was-a-nine-wing-cruise-liner/ https://simpleflying.com/caproni-ca-60-italy-floating-triplane-story/ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20231220-why-the-flying-scotsman-is-a-symbol-of-britishness https://www.theshipyardblog.com/extreme-engineering-twelve-strangest-vessels-in-the-world/#:~:text=Get%20ready%20for%20some%20numbers https://www.thedrive.com/news/36692/the-top-10-coolest-trains-of-all-time https://www.hotcars.com/most-outrageous-cars-ever-that-arent-supercars/ Gyro-X-1967 https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/collection/cars/item/gyro-x-1967/ “After Heaps of Time & Money the 1967 Gyro-X is Back in Action!” https://historygarage.com/heaps-time-money-1967-gyro-x-back-action/ “The Inventory of the Rotary Snowplow was… a Dentist?” by Leslie Smith (Jan 14 2025) https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/railtalk/heritage/rotary-snow-plow.html “A Brief History of the Rotary Snowplow” by Andrew Toppan (May 6 2001) https://www.hazegray.org/rail/rotaries.htm “Rotary Snowplough” by Laura Neilson Bonikowsky (Nov 20 2011, edited Mar 4 2015) https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rotary-snowplough “Transport that Never Was” (Feb 18 2020) https://fabricofparis.com/2020/02/18/transport-that-never-was-aerotrain.html “New York City’s Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, the country’s last operating prison ship, set to close” (Oct 31 2023) https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/vernon-c-bain-correctional-center-closing-nyc-prison-ship/ “UrbaNerd: The History of the City’s Floating Jail” by Sneha Dey (May 10 2018) https://citylimits.org/urbanerd-the-history-of-the-citys-floating-jail/ “Vernon C. Bain Christening Ceremony Video” by Kevin T. Harrell (Apr 4 2025) https://hnoc.org/research-collections/collection-highlights/vernon-c-bain-christening-ceremony-video

Episode 158. Florence Nightingale was a woman of high status who transformed the field of nursing forever. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they shine light on the life of the Lady with the Lamp.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources   “Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)” by Kerri Lee Alexander  https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/florence-nightingale   “Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp” https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/florence-nightingale-lady-lamp   “The legacy of Florence Nightingale, the first professional nurse” (May 10 2023) https://www.redcross.org.uk/stories/health-and-social-care/health/how-florence-nightingale-influenced-the-red-cross   “Florence Nightingale” by history.com editors (Nov 9 2009, updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/florence-nightingale   “The Life of Florence Nightingale” https://library.uab.edu/locations/reynolds/collections/florence-nightingale/life   “Florence Nightingale: The Mother of Nursing” by Hosein Karimi & Negin Masoudi Alavi (Jun 27 2015). Nursing and Midwifery Studies. 4(2). doi:10.17795/nmsjournal29475  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4557413/   https://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/   https://florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/ Sound Credits Music by DELOSound from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/classical-string-quartet-emotional-violin-strings-453280/    Person Coughing 1_1 by Joao_Janz -- https://freesound.org/s/482660/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Noseblow, Cough, Throatclear by qubodup -- https://freesound.org/s/213856/ -- License: Attribution 4.0   Footsteps On Tile by IENBA -- https://freesound.org/s/834027/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Groggy Hungover waking sounds - Male by Iceofdoom -- https://freesound.org/s/371558/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 human grunts 3 by Halgrimm -- https://freesound.org/s/218895/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

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Episode 157. Emileigh and Morgan had the pleasure to go through the life of Beatrix Potter. She started her life as a curious, animal loving, and rebellious child and continued her life in much the same way. She lived her life on her own terms and Peter Rabbit was just a wonderful part of it.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Beatrix-Potter/   Beatrix Potter Documentary    https://www.linnean.org/the-society/history-of-science/beatrix-potter-the-tale-of-the-linnean-society   https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/caring-for-our-collections/beatrix-potter-christmas-card-designer?srsltid=AfmBOopjyuAFJnkZi0pf_YfI-xvn1D_4L80N2QXZ_B2xaFffzTPP3XHd

Episode 156. O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope were friends turned rival paleontologists who together found over 100 species of dinosaurs in the late 1800s. The depths of their pettiness toward each other was immense; from bashing each other in academic journals to attempting to use a government position to confiscate property. Learn how these two men battled it out in the field to be the best paleontologist ever.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources   “The Two Paleontologists Who Had a Bone to Pick with Each Other”  https://www.wttw.com/prehistoric-road-trip/detours/the-two-paleontologists-who-had-a-bone-to-pick-with-each-other   “The bitter dinosaur feud at the heart of palaeontology” by Martha Henriques (Jan 19 2023) https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230119-the-dinosaur-feud-at-the-heart-of-palaeontology   “Bone Wars” by Micah Issitt (2023) https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/bone-wars   “This Means War! A History of the Bone Wars”  https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2012/11/this-means-war-history-of-bone-wars   “O.C. Marsh and E.D. Cope: A Rivalry”  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dinosaur-rivalry/   Sound Credits: Sound Effect by Neo Theone from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-pen-writing-sfx-430839/   Music by Trygve Larsen from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/solo-classical-instruments-dionisio-aguado-alegreto1-classical-guitar-played-on-harpsichord-7726/

Episode 155. Butch Cassidy is one of the most notorious Wild West Outlaws in history. Known for being charismatic and cleaver, he cemented his legacy as also being the least violent by claiming on never taking a life himself. In this episode, Emileigh and Morgan take a look at his beginnings and his very mysterious endings.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://www.utah.com/things-to-do/attractions/old-west/butch-cassidy/   Butch Cassidy YouTube Video    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/butch-cassidy-and-sundance-kid-timeline/   https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/jacket-copy/story/2011-08-15/rare-books-collector-claims-to-have-butch-cassidys-manuscript   https://www.history.com/articles/the-mysterious-deaths-of-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid  

Episode 154. Liu Bang was a peasant who, through shrewdness, political machinations, and betrayal, worked his way up to the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, one of China's golden ages. Listen to how Liu Bang climbed to the top without a moral or ethical code.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “Liu Bang - The Peasant Scoundrel Who Founded the Han Dynasty. (Complete Series)” by the Cool History Bros channel on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpBgawuphf8    “Gaozu” by Britannica Editors”  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gaozu-emperor-of-Han-dynasty   “Liu Bang (256-195 BC) - Founder and Emperor of the Han Dynasty”  https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/liu-bang.htm   “Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China” by Jimmy Chen (Dec 21 2024) https://www.thecollector.com/liu-bang-how-peasant-emperor-china/   “Liu Bang, from Peasant Rebel to Emperor” by Benjamin Breen https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/february-2013-liu-bang-peasant-rebel-emperor   Sound Credits:   Music by Freddy Hill from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/world-the-chinese-modern-143818/     Music by Rinesh Scorings from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-the-war-184745/

Episode 153. Charles Dawson wanted to go down in history as a respected archeologist. But the choices he made left him with a legacy of a fraud and tricked the scientific community for over four decades.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources:  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do53pi.html   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3gvpz427po   https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-problem-of-piltdown-man/   Worlds greatest Hoaxes: TV show    https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/charles-dawson/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dawson#Alleged_discoveries   https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-heidelbergensis

Episode 152. John Paul Jones was a Scottish-American sailor who fought against the British in the Revolutionary War. He is considered a naval hero and the "father of the US Navy." There's also a much darker secret that is largely unknown to this day. TRIGGER WARNING for sexual abuse. Listener discretion advised.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources “John Paul Jones” by history.com editors (Oct 29 2009; updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/john-paul-jones   “John Paul Jones” (updated Mar 5 2020) https://www.revolutionary-war.net/john-paul-jones/   “John Paul Jones Biography & Facts” by Edward St. Germain https://www.americanrevolution.org/john-paul-jones-biography/   “John Paul Jones”  https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/john-paul-jones   “John Paul Jones Life Chronology”  https://www.seacoastnh.com/Maritime-History/John-Paul-Jones/John-Paul-Jones-Timeline/   “Paris - John Paul Jones House” https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/site_details.php?SiteID=238   “John Paul Jones” by Britannica Editors (Feb 18 2026) https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Paul-Jones-United-States-naval-officer   “‘Я Тоже:’ The Rape of Katerina Stepanova and John Paul Jones’ Russian Legacy” by Jacob Bell (Apr 2019). Past Tense, volume 7 issue 1. Pp. 36-56 https://pasttensejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/past-tense-vol-7-spring-2019-2.pdf   Sound Credits:   Sound Effect by Universfield from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-powerful-cannon-shot-352459/   Sound Effect by michael koreli from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-sea-waves-169411/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-ship-creaking-24b-30119/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-wooden-ship-break-85277/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-angry-mob-loop-6847/   Sound Effect by David Dumais from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-grenade-explosion-14-190266/   Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/people-crowd-of-boys-cheering-102732/   Sound Effect by Otto from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-creaking-wood-199971/

Episode 151. Emileigh and Morgan detail the unbelievable story of how an argument over one 5 cent slice of watermelon started a riot and changed the politics in Panama for the following 100 years.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources

Episode 150. For hundreds of years, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs were a mystery. The ability to read them had been lost to time, and scholars wondered if their secrets would ever be revealed. In 1799, a stone was recovered the town of el Rashid, also known as Rosetta. This stone had three styles of text carved into its face: hieroglyphs, Demotic, and ancient Greek. With time, consistency, and perseverance, the symbols were finally translated; Egyptology finally became an area of official study.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “Translation of the Rosetta Stone” from The Nile, Notes for Travellers in Egypt by E.A. Walis Budge (1905). 9th Edition, London, Thos. Cook and Son. pp 199-211.  https://sacred-texts.com/egy/trs/trs07.htm   “Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone” (Jul 14 2017, updated Dec 18 2025) https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-rosetta-stone   “What Is the Rosetta Stone?” by Elizabeth Nix (Apr 1 2015, updated Mar 2 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/what-is-the-rosetta-stone   “Two Hundred Years Ago, the Rosetta Stone Unlocked the Secrets of Ancient Egypt” by Meilan Solly (Sept 27 2022) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/rosetta-stone-hieroglyphs-champollion-decipherment-egypt-180980834/   “The Rosetta Stone” by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker  https://smarthistory.org/the-rosetta-stone/   “The Rosetta Stone: Unlocking the Ancient Egyptian Language” by Roy Scalf  https://arce.org/resource/rosetta-stone-unlocking-ancient-egyptian-language/   “Ptolemy V Epiphanes” https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-V-Epiphanes   “Thomas Young, The Last Man Who Knew Everything”  https://steven-shepard.com/2025/01/22/thomas-young-the-last-man-who-knew-everything/   “Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832)”  https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/champollion_jean.shtml   “Egyptian Campaign”  https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/egyptian-campaign Sound Credits:    Paper handling.wav by sethlind -- https://freesound.org/s/265020/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Running_wood.wav by taure -- https://freesound.org/s/363470/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Run & Fall - Wooden surface by Vrymaa -- https://freesound.org/s/810885/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Music by Tomomi Kato from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-baroque-style-423524/  

Episode 149. Emileigh and Morgan dive into the wonderful, wild, and dramatic world of Jacques Cousteau.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/jacques-cousteau--3   https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/jacques-cousteau   https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-e0405c04-fab6-497c-9482-63d08deeb881?distributionPartner=google   https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/cousteau-suit-names-son-3130709.php  

Episode 148. Carter Woodson's passion was education and history, especially Black history. He made it his mission to document and educate others on Black history, and even dedicated an entire week to just the study of it; this would eventually go on to be Black History Month. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss the man behind the month.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “Carter G. Woodson” by biography.com editors (updated Feb 3 2025) https://www.biography.com/scholars-educators/carter-g-woodson   “Carter G. Woodson”  https://legacyofslavery.harvard.edu/legacy-of-leadership/carter-g-woodson/   “Carter G. Woodson”  https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/carter-g-woodson   “Carter G. Woodson: The Early Years, 1875 - 1903” by Burnis R. Morris  https://asalh.org/about-us/carter-g-woodson-the-early-years-1875-1903/   “A White Historian Claimed That Black People ‘Had No History.’ This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise” by Meilan Solly (Feb 10 2026) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-white-historian-claimed-that-black-people-had-no-history-this-trailblazing-scholar-dedicated-his-life-to-proving-otherwise-180988144/   “Carter G. Woodson - African American Trailblazers” by the Library of Va channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkBEjJH1j5U&t=137s    “10 Things about Dr. Carter G. Woodson - Father of Black History Month” by the Black Excellence Excellist channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2-qjMiTQqw    Sound Credits: Music by SHIOU-SHIEN YEH from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/chamber-music-the-pupa-cello-and-violin-417376/

Episode 147. For this week's Black History Month episode, Emileigh and Morgan honor the amazing life of Harriet Tubman and the complexity of the Underground Railroad. Her good deeds weren't limited to the Underground Railroad and she spent her entire life helping those around her.  Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.history.com/articles/underground-railroad   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlXGK2wi5oM   https://www.biography.com/activists/harriet-tubman-timeline-facts   https://azpbs.org/2022/09/harriet-tubman-visions-of-freedom/

Episode 146. Morgan and Emileigh dive into the life of one of America's most famous scientists, George Washington Carver. He is most well known for his work with peanuts, but he did much more for the benefit of southern farmers and people around the world.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “George Washington Carver” by History.com Editors (Oct 27 2009, updated Jan 23 2026) https://www.history.com/articles/george-washington-carver    “George Washington Carver, The Black History Monthiest of Them All” by Gene Demby (Feb 11 2014) https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/02/11/275330069/george-washington-carver-the-black-history-monthiest-of-them-all   “George Washington Carver”  https://www.sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/george-washington-carver/    “George Washington Carver”  https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/carver.html   “George Washington Carver”  https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/george-washington-carver/   “Innovative Iowans: Etta Budd” (Feb 2023) https://history.iowa.gov/media/122/download?inline    “A Brief History of Peanut Butter” by Kate Wheeling (Jan 2021) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-peanut-butter-180976525/   Sound Credits:   Music by soundoffreedom from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-film-ambient-atmosphere-413097/ 

Episode 145. Emileigh and Morgan honor the life and Legacy of the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rosa-parks   https://eji.org/news/history-racial-injustice-jim-crow-laws   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._D._Nixon   https://www.history.com/articles/rosa-parks   https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/rosa-parks   https://blogs.loc.gov/families/2021/02/young-rosa-parks/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVybKqkPWuI  

Episode 144. For thousands of years, the art of the visual medium has entertained audiences. But is sight and sound enough? What if you could smell the story, too? Hans Laube developed a system for incorporating smell into film in the 1930s, and worked to get his invention into theaters. Morgan and Emileigh explore the history of smell and other senses into film, and the highs and lows of each.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources Stupid History: A Collection of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Through the Ages by Leland Gregory, 2019. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. Kansas City.    “Hollywood And Its Efforts to Introduce the Wacky World of Smell-O-Vision” by Gilles Messier (Apr 3 2023) https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2023/04/hollywood-and-its-efforts-to-introduce-the-wacky-world-of-smell-o-vision-2/   “The Idea of Smell-O-Vision Has Been Around for Over a Century. AI May Finally Make It Work” by Michael Wolf (Aug 20 2024) https://thespoon.tech/the-idea-of-smell-o-vision-has-been-around-for-over-a-century-ai-may-finally-make-it-work/   “Smell-O-Vision: The Curious Case of Cinema’s Forgotten Sense” by Kate Holtz (Aug 7 2025) https://www.massiveactionmedia.com/post/history-of-smell-o-vision   “The Story of the Smell-O-Vision Wars”  https://hyscent.com/the-story-of-the-smell-o-vision-wars/   https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/SPEC/belknap/exhibit2002/smell.htm   “A Brief History about Hans Laube” by Carmen Laube (Jan 01 2016; updated Dec 21 2025) https://www.in70mm.com/presents/1960_smell_o_vision/library/hans_laube/index.htm   “In Glorious Smell-O-Vision! scented documentary”  https://scentedstorytelling.com/2020/10/01/in-glorious-smell-o-vision-the-true-story-of-the-godfather-of-scented-cinema/   “Smell-o-vision screens let you really smell the coffee” by Hal Hodson (Mar 26 2013) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21729105-900-smell-o-vision-screens-let-you-really-smell-the-coffee/   “Best ever April Fools’ pranks” (Mar 30 2007) https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/best-ever-april-fools-pranks-2mcmmb8hlwn   “Smell O vision 2026” (Jan 3 2026) https://olorama.com/smell-o-vision/   Sound Credits:   Music by Julius H. from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/marching-band-cheerful-march-happy-march-music-292405/

Episode 143. Emileigh and Morgan dive into the underbelly of London in the late 1800s to explore the world of the city's most notorious all woman gang. The Forty Elephants were terrorizing shop owners, the police, and the citizens with crimes and violence for decades.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory         Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a79K0MpXxFY   https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/forty-elephants-south-londons-supreme-shoplifters/   https://sagasofshe.wordpress.com/2022/08/10/the-forty-elephants/#:~:text=She%20also%20created%20the%20Hoister's,a%20percentage%20of%20their%20takings.   https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/forty-elephants-gang-who-real-mary-carr/   https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/40-elephants/28301/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants#Leadership  

The story of Madam CJ Walker is a true rags-to-riches tale. Sarah Breedlove was born on a cotton plantation just after slavery was abolished in the south. After being orphaned at a young age, she struggled until she finally had an idea - create her own brand of hair care products for black women. Sarah Breedlove became Madam CJ Walker, who had a brand that would last decades, and arguably make her America's first female millionaire.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources “Madam C.J. Walker” by A’Lelia Bundles https://www.britannica.com/money/Madam-C-J-Walker   “Madam C.J. Walker”  https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/madam-c-j-walker/   “Self Made: What Happened to Madam C.J. Walker’s Hair-Care Empire?” by Yohana Desta (Mar 23 2020) https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/self-made-madam-cj-walker-company-true-story   “How Madam C.J. Walker Invented Her Hair Care Products” by Sara Kettler (Jan 19 2021) https://www.biography.com/inventors/madam-cj-walker-invent-hair-care-products   “The Sharecopper’s Daughter Who Made Black Women Proud of Their Hair” by Hunter Oatman-Stanford (Aug 31 2015) https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/madam-walker/   “Madam C.J. Walker”  https://indianahistory.org/education/education-resources/educator-resources/famous-hoosiers/madam-c-j-walker/   “Madam C.J. Walker” (Jan 23 2024) https://www.biography.com/business-leaders/madam-cj-walker   “Madam Walker, the First Black American Woman to Be a Self-Made Millionaire” by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.  https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/100-amazing-facts/madam-walker-the-first-black-american-woman-to-be-a-self-made-millionaire/   “Madam C.J. Walker” by Debra Michals (2015) https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker   “Madam C.J. Walker, the first U.S. self-made female millionaire, gets her own Barbie” by Wynne Davis (Aug 27 2022) https://www.npr.org/2022/08/27/1119699259/madam-c-j-walker-barbie   "Netflix's ‘Self Made’ suffers from self-inflicted wounds” by A’Lelia Bundles (May 12 2020) https://andscape.com/features/netflixs-self-made-suffers-from-self-inflicted-wounds/   “Netflix’s Self Made Makes a Mess Out of Madam C.J. Walker’s Extraordinary Life” by Judy Berman (Mar 18 2020) https://time.com/5805147/self-made-review-madam-cj-walker/ Sound Credits:    Music by music_for_video from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/comedy-%d1%81omedy-21407/   Knock 7x.aif by lth_stp -- https://freesound.org/s/120491/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 

Emileigh and Morgan take a look at the Nuremberg Trials that held many of the upper Nazi officials accountable for their crimes against humanity.    Disclaimer: mentions of suicide and other potentially triggering subjects such as genocide and concentration camps.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1942-1945/film-at-the-nuremberg-trial   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/how-were-the-crimes-defined   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-doctors-trial-the-medical-case-of-the-subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings#:~:text=Case%20%231%2C%20The%20Medical%20Case,12%2C%20The%20High%20Command%20Case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-2-the-milch-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-3-the-justice-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-4-the-pohl-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-5-the-flick-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-6-the-ig-farben-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-7-the-hostage-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-8-the-rusha-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-9-the-einsatzgruppen-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-10-the-krupp-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-11-the-ministries-case   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-12-the-high-command-case   https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/nuremberg-trials   https://aboutholocaust.org/en/facts/what-happened-to-the-senior-nazi-leadership-after-the-end-of-world-war-ii   https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1942-1945/international-military-tribunal   https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/project-paperclip-and-american-rocketry-after-world-war-ii   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratlines_(World_War_II)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCEX7jV2cx8   https://academic.oup.com/yale-scholarship-online/book/45090

For over 100 years, people have tried to accomplish the ultimate feat; climbing to the peak of Mount Everest. The first two people to do it successfully were humble men with a passion for climbing. Tenzing Norgay was a Tibetan yak herder-turned-mountain climber extraordinaire. Edmund Hillary was a beekeeper from New Zealand who began climbing mountains at an early age. The two of them would go on to make history in the British Everest Expedition of 1953 on May 29th.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “Learn About the First Men to Climb Mount Everest” by Jennifer Rosenberg (May 11 2025) https://www.thoughtco.com/the-first-to-climb-mount-everest-1779350   “Everest 1953: First Footsteps - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay” by David Roberts (April 2003; updated May 4 2021) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/sir-edmund-hillary-tenzing-norgay-1953   “A History of Everest | What It Took to Reach the Roof of the World” by Steven Agar (May 29 2024) https://snowbrains.com/history-climbing-everest-highest-place-earth/#google_vignette   “Edmund Hillary” by Britannica Editors (Oct 16 2025) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmund-Hillary   “‘This was a mountain that he had to climb’: How HIllary and Tenzing survived the ‘death zone’ to conquer Everest” by Myles Burke (May 26 2025) https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250522-the-first-men-to-conquer-everests-death-zone   “Edmund Hillary Biography”  https://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Hillary-Edmund.html   “Edmund Hillary”  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/edmund-hillary   “The Gentleman From Everest”  https://tenzingsherpafoundation.com/about-tenzing/   “Tenzing Norgay” (Oct 16 2025) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tenzing-Norgay   “Tenzing Norgay: the Mountaineer Who Refused to Be Categorized” by Imogen Lepere (Jul 17 2023) https://daily.jstor.org/tenzing-norgay-the-mountaineer-who-refused-to-be-categorized/   “Tenzing Norgay - Biography”  https://biographyonline.net/adventurers/tenzing-norgay.html   “Tenzing Norgay - The first sherpa to climb Mt. Everest” by Malika Tamang (Jan 18 2024) https://getlostforever.com/tenzing-norgay/   “Tenzing Norgay Sherpa: Biography and Facts” by Graham Hoyland (Jan 4 2022) https://mounteverest.info/tenzing-norgay-sherpa-bio-facts/   https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28432/wedding-day  Sound Credits:    Music track: Wings of Freedom by Alegend https://freetouse.com/music/alegend/wings-of-freedom  Source: https://freetouse.com/music  Free To Use Music for Videos Howling Wind by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/543449/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Emileigh and Morgan go through the eras of Christmas movies and discuss how they reflect the mindset and environment of their times. Plus some healthy discussion on ehat is and isn't a Christmas movie. It's a hill we will Die Hard on, if you will.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3ei1tseeM   https://www.rent-a-christmas.com/blog/article/santa-claus-1898-first-christmas-movie   https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/12/the-saturday-evening-post-history-minute-the-first-christmas-movies/   https://clioandthecontemporary.com/2021/12/21/christmas-films-parti/   https://clioandthecontemporary.com/2021/12/23/christmas-films-partii/   https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidalm/2018/12/07/how-scrooged-epitomized-the-80s-for-better-and-for-worse/   https://clioandthecontemporary.com/2021/12/24/christmas-films-part-iii/  

It was a peaceful day for the citizens of Cisco, Texas, a few days before Christmas in 1927. Suddenly, four men, one dressed as Santa Claus, draw their weapons in the First National Bank of Cisco and demand money. What follows is a series of hijinks and tragedies that will forever mark this small town.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources Santa Claus Bank Robbery: A True Crime Saga in Texas by Tui Snider (2019)   “The Cisco Santa Robbery”  https://member.texasbankers.com/Magazine/magazine/Vault/22-01-The-Cisco-Santa-Robbery.aspx   “The Infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927” by Walter F. Pilcher  https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-claus-bank-robbery   Sound Credits   Music by music_for_video from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-deck-the-halls-christmas-piano-background-music-12202/    Music by Luis Humanoide from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-theme-162884/   woman screaming of fear .wav by The_Sound_Side -- https://freesound.org/s/319258/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   market people bells NL 01 160319_00.wav by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/537846/ -- License: Attribution 4.0   Gunshot_01.sse.wav by snapssound -- https://freesound.org/s/536630/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Layered Gunshot 9.wav by Xenonn -- https://freesound.org/s/128301/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   R22-10-Constant Explosions Battle Scene.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/479570/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   G29-54-Men Yell  Riot.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/438414/  -- License: Creative Commons 0 Sota, rintama, tulitaistelu / War, gunfight, shooting at a front, various guns, handguns, weapons banging, mix by YleArkisto -- https://freesound.org/s/320133/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Emileigh and Morgan discover the life of the last great astronomer before the invention of the telescope. And the planets might be the most boring thing about his life!    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources:  https://www.space.com/19623-tycho-brahe-biography.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paa5GLCR280 Tycho Brahe Youtube  https://smarthistory.org/written-in-the-stars-astronomy-and-astrology-in-medieval-manuscripts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_Brahe    

In 1978, the headlines were filled with the news about the Lufthansa cargo bay robbery at JFK International Airport. The culprits? A group of guys tied to the New York mafia families. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they talk about the execution of the biggest airport robbery in US soil, and some unfortunate folks afterwards.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources   “James Burke”  https://www.alcatrazeast.com/crime-library/organized-crime/james-burke/   “Henry Hill” (updated Jun 24 2020) https://www.biography.com/crime/henry-hill   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas   “Lufthansa heist” by Pat Bauer (Oct 18 2025) https://www.britannica.com/event/Lufthansa-heist    “The Lufthansa Heist” episode, History’s Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan. Aired Feb 28 2023 on The History Channel   “How the 1978 Lufthansa Heist Let to a Trail of Dead Bodies” by Iván Román (Jan 20 2023, updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/1978-lufthansa-heist-jfk-henry-hill-goodfellas   “Lufthansa Heist Murders: How Paranoia and Greed Led to the Deaths of 6 Mobsters and Associates” by Adam Janos (Dec 10 2018; updated Aug 21 2025) https://www.aetv.com/articles/lufthansa-heist-murders-mafia-mobsters   “The Lufthansa Heist: The Mafia’s Greatest Robbery” by Lawrence Lease (Mar 9 2023) https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/The-Lufthansa-Heist-The-American-Mafias-Greatest-Heist   “The Massive Real-Life Heist that Inspired ‘Goodfellas’” by Sammy Tran (May 5 https://www.factinate.com/things/biggest-cash-heist-history   “The Lufthansa Mafia Heist Trial” https://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/writeup/lufthansa-mafia-heist-trial Sound Credits:    Shaken, Not Stirred - GLBML: Music by Geoffrey Burch from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/sneaky-shaken-not-stirred-glbml-22220/

Emileigh and Morgan look into how one of the most famous shipwrecks on Lake Superior went down.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2f0tZBSByI https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/fitz-timeline https://upsupply.co/journal/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald  

Marie Antoinette married into the French royal family when she was 15 years old. Unfortunately, from the beginning she faced prejudice from the royal court and distrust from the common people. Marie would eventually become the scapegoat for the worsening economy in France, even after she and her family met their tragic end during the French Revolution. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss the truth behind her life, both the good and the bad, and how this queen of France would live on in infamy.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “Marie Antoinette”  https://guides.loc.gov/women-in-the-french-revolution/marie-antoinette  “Marie Antoinette” by biography.com editors & Barbara Maranzani (Jul 11 2023) https://www.biography.com/royalty/marie-antoinette  “Marie Antoinette”, published by the Château de Versailles  https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/marie-antoinette#a-queen-at-the-court  “Marie Antoinette: From Queen to Guillotine” by the Real Royalty channel on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C1pnLRAe0E   “Marie-Antoinette” by history.com editors (Nov 9 2009, updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/marie-antoinette    Sound Credits: [Re-Creation] Hells Bells, Tolling, 12 O Clock, Processed by NoahBangs -- https://freesound.org/s/706896/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 To_Be_Booed2_ses1.wav by freesound -- https://freesound.org/s/25270/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 G52-05-Ox Cart.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/437078/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 fly 4 horse steps_03.wav by gastonsaenz -- https://freesound.org/s/362958/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Few people are as memorable as the amazing Julia Child. She started her life with no real plan and in her 50s became the first Television Chef. Emileigh and Morgan explore how her life and shows continue to inspire our country to make good food and have fun doing it.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/julia-child   https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B7DHD2MB/ref=atv_sr_fle_c_srfd6f9a_5_1_3?sr=1-3&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&pageTypeId=B0B7DF8GGW&qid=1762873149762   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Cushing_Child

For 13 terrifying days in 1962, the world was on the precipice of nuclear war. The United States, Cuba, and the Soviet Union were in a standoff regarding missiles stationed on the island, only 90 miles from US soil. Listen to find out how President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev negotiated for the continuance of humanity.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources “Cold War” (Oct 27 2025) https://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-War “Nikita Khrushchev” (Jun 11 2020) https://www.biography.com/political-figures/nikita-khrushchev “The Bay of Pigs Invasion” (Apr 18 2016) https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/the-bay-of-pigs-invasion/ “Cuban Missile Crisis” by History.com editors (updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/cuban-missile-crisis “Cuban Missile Crisis”  https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis “The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962”, U.S. Office of the Historian  https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis “The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962” https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyt42p3/revision/5 “Cuban missile crisis: 13 stormy days in Oct 1962 when US, USSR came to brink of nuclear conflict” by Ankita Thakur (Oct 18 2025) https://theprint.in/world/cuban-missile-crisis-13-stormy-days-in-oct-1962-when-us-ussr-came-to-brink-of-nuclear-conflict/2766198/ Sound Credits: John F. Kennedy Speech, October 22, 1962, published on 1962-10-22 00:00:00. Uploaded on 2004-05-19 17:12:28 by mdg https://archive.org/details/jfks19621022  Breaking news intro music by humanoide9000 -- https://freesound.org/s/760770/  -- License: Attribution 4.0 Laugh Group of Children.wav by FunWithSound -- https://freesound.org/s/416703/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   

When Zona Heaster eloped with Erasmus Shue, she had hoped it would be the start of a long wonderful life. Those dreams were dashed when, in the following January, she was found unresponsive in her home. Emileigh and Morgan find out how her own ghostly testimony was used in a court of law to convict the person behind her death.   Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghost   https://wvexplorer.com/2024/01/20/greenbrier-ghost-zona-heaster-shue-west-virginia-wv/   https://dannyechase.com/blog/greenbrier/   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40813714/erasmus_stribbling-shue  

Today's episode is about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, one of the most prolific authors of all time. She is considered the mother of science fiction and wrote Frankenstein, which would go on to inspire the movie monster imbedded into pop culture today. From the beginning, her life was steeped in tragedy, betrayal, and loss, which would influence her writings and give us what we have today.    TRIGGER WARNINGS: SUICIDE, INFANT/CHILD MORTALITY/DEATH, MISCARRIAGE, ADULTERY   If you or someone you love is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call or text the Suicide Hotline at 988.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources "Mary Shelley" (May 6 2021) https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/mary-shelley    "10 Facts About Mary Shelley" by Michele Debczak (Aug 26 2022)  www.mentalfloss.com/posts/mary-shelley-author-facts    “Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley” by Kathleen Kuiper (Oct 14 2025) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley   “Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley”  https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/MShelley/bio.html   “A Biographical Sketch of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)” by Charlotte Pabst-Kastner (Dec 30 2015) https://victorianweb.org/previctorian/mshelley/bio.html Sound Credits:   rain_medium_thunders.aif by loopbasedmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/157485/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Heavy_Rain_UK_Cambridge_2.wav by alexkandrell -- https://freesound.org/s/316893/ -- License: Attribution 3.0   NYC Rain 4 G- lightening crack.wav by bmlake -- https://freesound.org/s/251635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0   Birds_Tweeting.wav by ken788 -- https://freesound.org/s/386732/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Music by Liam Brooks from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-tense-horror-background-4235

Sarah Winchester was the heir to the massive Winchester fortune after her husband died. Not only was she a kind philanthropist and environmentalist, but she built one of the most famous structures in North America: The Winchester House of Mystery. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they wind through stairs that go to nowhere as they unwind the legends surrounding the Winchester mansion.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources:  https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/timeline/   https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/history/   https://www.google.com/search?q=the+winchester+house+documentary&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1087US1087&oq=the+winchester+house+documentary+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCggAEEUYFhgeGDkyCAgBEAAYFhgeMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIKCAkQABiABBiiBNIBCDU0ODlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:731b8d7b,vid:RVbxOWZFI5w,st:0   https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a27481666/winchester-mystery-house/   https://www.history.com/articles/winchester-house-haunted   https://www.google.com/search?q=winchester+house+doc+&sca_esv=da19ebeccc14b1b9&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1087US1087&sxsrf=AE3TifMRquxBO2hEfaKP_13DBzD6rT6YqA%3A1760495353389&ei=-QbvaN-7F8HAp84Pw66i6QM&ved=0ahUKEwifnKuhlKWQAxVB4MkDHUOXKD0Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=winchester+house+doc+&gs_lp=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-UGwgcJMi0xLjMuMi4yyAfDAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5c96a739,vid:5DVEPBlZknk,st:0     Sound Credits:    Keys Jingling Car House by deleted_user_7146007 -- https://freesound.org/s/383765/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   FootstepsOnaDock.wav by mmaruska -- https://freesound.org/s/180650/ -- License: Attribution 4.0   Silent Spooky Halloween by SOUND_GARAGE: https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-silent-spooky-halloween-395467/ 

We're continuing spooky month talking about seances! The phenomenon spread like wildfire as people were entertained by productions and found peace in connecting with lost loved ones.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources   “Spiritualism” https://library.umbc.edu/specialcollections/garrett/spiritualism/   “Understanding the 1920s Spiritualism Revival” by Rose Staveley-Wadham (Oct 14 2021) https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/10/14/understanding-the-1920s-spiritualism-revival/   “The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism” by Abbott Kahler (Oct 30 2012) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-fox-sisters-and-the-rap-on-spiritualism-99663697/   “Hypnosis in History”  https://hypnosis.edu/history/the-birth-of-mesmerism   https://swedenborg.com/emanuel-swedenborg/for-swedenborg-starters/   “Why did so many Victorians try to speak with the dead? By Casey Cep (May 24 2021) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/why-did-so-many-victorians-try-to-speak-with-the-dead   “Victorian Spiritualism” by Susan Krysiak (2023) https://www.capemaymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/victorian-vignette/victorian-spiritualism/   “Spiritualism, Science, and the Supernatural in Mid-Victorian Britain” by Richard Noakes  https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/43093582.pdf   “Seeing is Believing: Spiritualism in the Victorian Era-Part 4” by Julie Mathias (Aug 1 2019) https://oldoperatingtheatre.com/seeing-is-believing-spiritualism-in-the-victorian-era-part-4/   “Seeing is Believing: Spiritualism in the Victorian Era-Part 2” by Julie Mathias (Aug 1 2019) https://oldoperatingtheatre.com/seeing-is-believing-spiritualism-in-the-victorian-era-part-2/   “Victoran Spiritualism - Proponents and Opponents” by Dr. Andrzej Kiniejko (Nov 14 2013) https://victorianweb.org/religion/spiritualism2.html   “Spiritualism and a Mid-Victorian Crisis of Evidence” by Peter Lamont (2004). The Historical Journal, 47, 4. pp. 897-920. doi:10.1017/S0018246X04004030 https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/11872202/Spiritualism_and_a_mid_Victorian_crisis_of_evidence.pdf   “History of the Golden Dawn: A Timeline”  https://hermeticgoldendawn.org/history-of-the-golden-dawn/   “Ghost Club: Yeats’s and Dickens’s Secret Society of Spirits” by Peter Hoskin (Oct 31 2017) https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/10/31/ghost-club-yeats-dickens-secret-society-spirits/   “The Victorian Occult Obsession | Seances and Scammers” by ASMR Historian    “Victorian Spiritualism” by Dr. Andrzej Kiniejko (Nov 14 2013) https://victorianweb.org/victorian/religion/spirit.html    Sound Credits:   Dinner table shaking by YannSauvin -- https://freesound.org/s/778107/ -- License: Creative Commons 0   Knocking.wav by morganaflynn -- https://freesound.org/s/561853/ -- License: Creative Commons 0  

The girls have done it again! Another paranormal investigation has come to a close and what a great one it was! This episode is free for everyone but sign up for our Patreon in the month of October and receive an exclusive Investigation sticker and more content for only $5 a month!    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://osphprc.com/about-osphprc   Information given to us by our guide   https://southernplacesandfaces.com/2023/07/17/a-shootout-a-famous-actress-and-a-cornbread-festival-explore-south-pittsburg-tenn-2/   https://historicsouthpittsburgtn.com/     

Emileigh and Morgan kick off the October spooky episode with one of our favorite curse stories! In the Holy Roman Empire all the way in 1518, a town was swept up in a frenzy that occurred more than you think. Happy Spooky Season everyone!    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/   https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania#   https://connection.newmanministry.com/saint/saint-vitus/   https://www.stvituscatholicschoolofdance.com/st-vitus   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-students-twitcnew-york-h/schools-end-clears-up-new-york-students-mystery-twitching-idUSBRE85M0DF20120623/   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paracelsus  

Ballroom culture is a community of drag made for queer people of color to express themselves in an accepting, safe environment. But the history of drag and ballroom culture goes back farther than you'd think in history! Join Morgan and Emileigh as they explore the amazing queens and kings that made this culture what it is today.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: Paris is Burning documentary (1990), directed by Jennie Livingston   “The fabulous history of drag” (May 2019) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbkmkmn   “Understanding Drag: As American as Apple Pie” https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-drag   https://www.royalhouseoflabeija.com/history    “Subcultures and Sociology”  https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and-scenes/underground-ball-culture/   “Living the Fantasy: A Brief History of Baltimore Ballroom” by Joseph Plaster https://peabodyballroom.library.jhu.edu/home/ballroom-history/   “44 Stunning Photos Of The Ballroom Scene, The Vibrant Queer Subculture Known For Its Underground Drag Balls” by Kaleena Fraga, edited by Maggie Donahue (Sept 6 2024) https://allthatsinteresting.com/ballroom-culture   Sound Credits:   Crowd ambience.wav by IllusiaProductions -- https://freesound.org/s/249939/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 https://freesound.org/people/IllusiaProductions/sounds/249939/?   Cheer 4 yas kween get it girl.wav by jayfrosting -- https://freesound.org/s/333410/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 https://freesound.org/people/jayfrosting/sounds/333410/   Audience Applause/Clapping by FynFyn -- https://freesound.org/s/458535/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 https://freesound.org/people/FynFyn/sounds/458535/    Music by Marvellous Francis from Pixabay  https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-beach-party-254359/

Fresh from a trip to Chicago, Emileigh was inspired to cover the life and career of America's greatest architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. The girls are then thrown into a story of a life full of scandal, inspiration, and creativity.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T4UOOtSdRQ   https://flwright.org/sites/default/files/ckfinder/userfiles/files/The-Wright-Family.pdf   https://franklloydwright.org/frank-lloyd-wright-and-japan/   http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Artifact%20Pages/PhMiriam.htm   https://flwright.org/sites/default/files/ckfinder/userfiles/files/The-Wright-Family.pdf   https://architectsandartisans.com/blog/the-life-of-olgivanna-lloyd-wright/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright#Midlife_problems   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olgivanna_Lloyd_Wright#The_Taliesin_Fellowship   https://franklloydwright.org/frank-lloyd-wright/

Vercingetorix was a Gallic king who united discordant tribes to fight against Roman conquest. The only problem was that his adversary was Julius Caesar. Today's episode discusses the political climate leading up to the Gallic Wars, Caesar's conquest, and one man's attempt to win back freedom for his people.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources: “Who were the Gauls?” https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/gauls/   “Gallic Wars”  https://history-maps.com/story/Gallic-Wars   “The Gallic Wars: How Julius Caesar Conquered Gaul (Modern France)” by Robert Holmes (Jan 16 2021) https://www.thecollector.com/gallic-wars-how-julius-caesar-conquered-gaul/   “The Untold Truth of Vercingetorix” by Engrid Barnett (Feb 3 2023)  https://www.grunge.com/759710/the-untold-truth-of-vercingetorix/   “Meet Vercingetorix, the Chieftain Whose Gallic Warriors Beat Caesar” by Leyla Alyanak (June 2 2025)  https://www.offbeatfrance.com/gallic-warriors.html   “The Gallic Chieftain Vercingetorix and His Famous Revolt Against Caesar” by Hayden Chakra (Apr 15 2025) https://about-history.com/the-gallic-chieftain-vercingetorix-and-his-famous-revolt-against-caesar/   “Vercingetorix (82 BC-46 BC): Heroic Galic Chieftain and His Struggle Against Rome” by Vladimir Vulic  https://roman-empire.net/people/vercingetorix-heroic-galic-chieftain    “Vercingetorix: the Gallic warrior who defied Julius Caesar’s legions and almost succeeded”  https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/vercingetorix/   “Vercingetorix: The Ancient Freedom Fighter Who Nearly Beat Caesar” by Katie Serana and John Kuroski (Jun 2 2019, updated Nov 6 2019) https://allthatsinteresting.com/vercingetorix   “Vercingetorix”  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vercingetorix   “Siege of Avaricum, 52 BC” by John Rickard (Mar 23 2009) https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_avaricum.html    “Battle of Gergovia” (Dec 28 2015)  https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/battle-of-gergovia   “Battle of Gergovia”  https://romangeek.com/wiki/battle_of_gergovia/   “Siege of Noviodunum, March 52 BC” by John Rickard (Mar 23 2009) https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/siege_noviodunum.html  Sound Credits:   G29-54-Men Yell  Riot.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/438414/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Battle drums action by Land_of_Books_YouTube https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-battle-drums-action-223566/

Emileigh and Morgan dive into some of the pettiest 20 year span of history. You could say that something fishy was going on. The Cod Wars were a series of conflicts between Iceland and Great Britain. This story of how the underdogs used the threat of Communism to win isn't one to be overlooked.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources:  https://www.nhdca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23014-Jr_HistoricalPaper_Miller-Alexander-Miller.pdf   https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-cod-wars-explained-the-conflict-between-iceland-and-britain   https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Cod-and-Communism---The-Story-of-the-Cod-Wars/0H7MATBQQWMVSHVWHQB58XNLWZ  

Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian doctor who made the revolutionary discovery that handwashing saves lives. However, his research results were rejected by the medical community. Learn how he persisted in his fight to mandate sterilizing handwashing techniques to reduce maternal deaths in childbirth.    *CONTENT WARNING* This episodes contains discussion of death in childbirth, as well as infant mortality. Please take care of yourself while listening.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources:    “Life of Ignác Semmelweis”  http://semmelweis200.hu/english/life-of-ignac-semmelweis/   “Ignaz Semmelweis” by Imre Zoltán (updated Aug 9 2025) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ignaz-Semmelweis   “Ignaz Semmelweis: The Saviour of Mothers” by Katrina Johnson (Aug 20 2022) https://museumofhealthcare.blog/ignaz-semmelweis-the-saviour-of-mothers/   “Ignaz Semmelweis: ‘The Savior of Mothers’ on the 200th Anniversary of the Birth” by Nicholas Kadar, Roberto Romero, and Zoltán Papp (Dec 1 2019) for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 219(6), pp 519-522. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.10.036  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6333090/   “In 1850, Ignaz Semmelweis saved lives with three words: wash your hands” by Dr. Howard Markel (May 15 2015) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/ignaz-semmelweis-doctor-prescribed-hand-washing   “The Doctor Who Championed Hand-Washing And Briefly Saved Lives” by Rebecca Davis for NPR (Jan 12 2015) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/375663920/the-doctor-who-championed-hand-washing-and-saved-women-s-lives   “Ignaz Semmelweis” by Sam Wong  https://www.newscientist.com/people/ignaz-semmelweis/   “Ignaz Semmelweis: How One Doctor’s Radical Ideas Transformed Hygiene in Medicine” by Arthur Marquis (Feb 2 2025)  https://scientificorigin.com/ignaz-semmelweis-how-one-doctors-radical-ideas-transformed-hygiene-in-medicine   “Ignaz Semmelweis 1818-1865”  https://semmelweisinstitute.ac.at/mission/ignaz-semmelweis/   “Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis (1818-1865)”  https://semmelweis.hu/english/about-semmelweis-university/semmelweis200/ Sound Credits:   Deeply Emotional Orchestral Violin - L'Unico Che Amo https://pixabay.com/music/nostalgia-deeply-emotional-orchestral-violin-lx27unico-che-amo-270824/   Somber Piano Composition 2 - With Melodic High Notes by TopSecretMusicNetwork https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-somber-piano-composition-2-with-melodic-high-notes-10093/    

Edvard Munch lead a tragic childhood and a talent that forever changed the world of art. His art became so legendary that it has been the target of art thieves multiple times over the years. Today, Emileigh and Morgan dive into his life and stolen art.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources: https://www.edvardmunch.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85jPRQYxUrI https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/the-scream-recovered https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-11/scream-edvard-munch-art-heist/103423910 https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/art-crime/0/steps/11879  

The 1930s were a collective hellhole for Americans; not only were they suffering from the Great Depression, but decades of agricultural malpractice and a serious drought led to one of the worst environmental disasters in US history. Thankfully, there is light at the end of the dust cloud. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they discuss humanity's stewardship of the Earth, and its harsh consequences.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources:   “Dust Bowl” (Oct 27 2009, updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/dust-bowl   “The Real Story Behind the ‘Migrant Mother’” by Sarah Pruitt (May 8 2020, updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/migrant-mother-new-deal-great-depression   “The Dust Bowl”  loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/   “The Dust Bowl (c. 1930-1940)”  https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-dust-bowl/   “Public Land: Whose Land is it?”  https://www.nebraskastudies.org/en/1900-1924/reforming-beef/public-land-whose-land-is-it/   “Homesteading in the Badlands”  https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/homesteading.htm   “Dust Bowl Facts and Timeline” by Russell Yost (Nov 21 2020, updated Nov 4 2023) https://thehistoryjunkie.com/dust-bowl-facts-and-timeline/   “Timeline: The Dust Bowl”  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dust-bowl-surviving-dust-bowl/   “What Caused the Dust Bowl?” by Maria Trimarchi (Sept 14 2023) https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/dust-bowl-cause.htm   “The Dust Bowl”  https://drought.unl.edu/DustBowl/   “1988 U.S. Drought/Heatwave”  https://www.hsdl.org/c/timeline/1988-u-s-droughtheatwave/   “The Drought of 1988 was the worst since the Dust Bowl” by Tom Skilling” (Jul 21 2018) https://wgntv.com/news/the-drought-of-1988-was-the-worst-since-the-dust-bowl/   “‘89 Drought Feared as a World Catastrophe” (Oct 2 1988) https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/02/us/89-drought-feared-as-a-world-catastrophe.html#   “Remembering the Drought of 1988” https://www.glenallenweather.com/upload/history/significant/early-events/1988/1988.pdf Sound Credits:   “Running Tile” by waveformwanderer [https://audio.com/waveformwanderer/audio/running-tile]   “Calm-Piano” by Martyn Odonnell [https://audio.com/martyn-odonnell/audio/calm-piano]    “Deep Wind Gusts” by sonicfableforge [https://audio.com/sonicfableforge/audio/deep-wind-gusts]   “Stormy Winds” by Hertzheirloomvoyager [https://audio.com/hertzheirloomvoyager/audio/stormy-winds]   “Gale Force Winds” by echopulsemystic [https://audio.com/echopulsemystic/audio/gale-force-winds]    “Dedpression” by krym1964 [https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-dedpression-339994/]