That Happened

The Inmate Blood Business is a recent American story that they really don't want you to know about. Uncover modern yet buried history with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources & Further Reading:https://arktimes.com/general/top-stories/2007/08/17/bloody-awfulhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Management_Associates_(Arkansas_company)Sophia Chase, The Bloody Truth: Examining America's Blood Industry and its Tort Liability Through the Arkansas Prison Plasma Scandal, 3 Wm. & Mary Bus. L. Rev. 597 (2012), https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmblr/vol3/iss2/6https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cummins_Unithttps://buffaloakg.org/artworks/p20176242-cummins-prison-farm-arkansas-series-inside-wirehttps://www.economist.com/united-states/1999/03/11/poison-from-the-prisonshttps://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/04/arkansas-bloodsuckers-the-clintons-prisoners-and-the-blood-trade/https://optimumpublishinginternational.com/optimumpublishingpressrelease/2018/12/27/bad-blood-the-unspeakable-truth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the epic conclusion to the San Patricios' story within the Mexican American War! It's going to get dark, so take the jokes and please forgive Red & Scoot for them. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Source:Hogan, Michael. The Irish Soldiers of Mexico. Kindle Edition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When America invades, who do you root for? Here's part 2 (of 3) about the San Patricios fighting for Mexico. Have a listen with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Source:Hogan, Michael. The Irish Soldiers of Mexico. Kindle Edition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American Historians call them turncoats, traitors, or dismiss them entirely...but perhaps there's more to the story of the Irish Legion (of U.S. Army deserters) fighting for Mexico. Probably. Find out with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Source:Hogan, Michael. The Irish Soldiers of Mexico. Kindle Edition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrapping up the rest of the incidents accounted for, and stories are getting stranger with Red & Scoot! Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Source:The Coming of the Airships  by Noe Torres & John Lemay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cowboys, farmers, and miners from the American Old West saw lots of strange things in the sky during the late 1800's...What were they? Ask more questions, get less answers with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Source:The Coming of the Airships  by Noe Torres & John Lemay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did Edgar Allen Poe's stories have prophetic qualities? Was he a creative genius, time traveler, or madman? Find out with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.upworthy.com/3-moments-that-might-convince-you-edgar-allan-poe-was-a-time-traveler-rp7https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Narrative_of_Arthur_Gordon_Pym_of_Nantuckethttps://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190904-edgar-allan-poes-story-of-cannibalism-that-came-truehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka:_A_Prose_Poemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephenshttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/2150/2150-h/2150-h.htm#2H_4_0016https://www.vice.com/en/article/from-goose-bumps-to-the-raven-mad/Altschuler, E. L., & Augenstein, S. (2012). The earliest description of the frontal lobe syndrome in an Edgar Allan Poe tale. Brain Injury, 26(11), 1403–1404. https://doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2012.676224https://www.poedecoder.com/essays/lartigue/#Poe's%20Primary%20Part Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What secrets do the sky hold, visible only through the opaque windows of historical records? Find out what we mean by Sky Battles! What do you think it was?Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2024/07/the-celestial-event-over-basel-in-1566/https://daily.jstor.org/when-the-english-witnessed-battles-in-the-sky/https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/celestial-phenomenon-over-nuremberg-april-14th-1561/https://web.archive.org/web/20121214172708/http://ancientaliensdebunked.com/nuremburg-ufo-battle-debunked/https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?id=P5078500https://www.almanac.com/what-are-sundogs-rainbows-beside-sun Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A brand new miniseries, the Collections, are here! This episode is chock full of mini-stories all based on the same central theme. Take a journey through time with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:Farquhar, Michael. “Strange Reigns.” A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors. Penguin Books, 2001. 173-74. Print.https://ianstone.london/2020/04/05/who-was-henry-ii/https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/xerxes-bridge-0016747https://sarah-angleton.com/2024/09/12/just-dont-tell-the-historians/https://calamity-bean.tumblr.com/post/741767478228680704/in-1404-king-taejong-fell-from-his-horse-duringhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Yi_of_Shang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do we know so much about dinosaurs...and why have we also missed out? Listen in with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Warshttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dinosaur-rivalry/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Drinker_Cope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we activate Scoot's sense of justice as we discuss what led up to the Mayan book burning of 1562. Grab a drink, have a listen!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://popular-archaeology.com/article/burning-the-maya-books-the-1562-tragedy-at-mani/https://www.loc.gov/collections/discovery-and-exploration/articles-and-essays/the-1562-map-of-america/https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/spanish-invasion/burning-maya-bookshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_de_Landahttps://archaeology.org/issues/november-december-2012/collection/groiler-dresden-codex/the-maya-sense-of-time/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history/article/abs/providence-and-perdition-fray-diego-de-landa-justifies-his-inquisition-against-the-yucatecan-maya/F5FF333C8905795EEEBAFDA2711D174Ahttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4638023?seq=1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization#Writing_and_literacyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s#Early_career_in_the_New_Worldhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Yucat%C3%A1nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-da-f%C3%A9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Never heard of her? Update your understanding of the Wizard of Oz alongside Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-feminist-inspired-witches-of-oz-180985334/https://www.nps.gov/people/matilda-joslyn-gage.htm#:~:text=Matilda%20Joslyn%20Gage%20was%20a,Cicero%2C%20New%20York%20in%201826.https://freethought-trail.org/profiles/profile:joslyn-hezekiah/https://freethought-trail.org/historical-events/event:birth-and-early-life-of-matilda-electa-joslyn/http://freethought-trail.org/profiles/profile:new-york-freethinkers-association/  https://susanb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Matilda-Joslyn-Gage-Syracuse-NY-1852.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A snapshot of a strange, repeating mental health issue...on mars? Find out more about the Mars Rovers with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://fermionbd.org/post/the-procrastinating-mars-roverhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasas-opportunity-rover-has-developed-robot-dementia-180953783/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30642548https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_%28rover%29https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-pathfinder/https://www.planetary.org/articles/08-mer-update-opportunity-reboots-reformatshttps://www.space.com/28974-mars-rover-opportunity-memory-amnesia.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Man of the people...eventually! Listen to how Eugene V. Debs made the government really, really mad, with Red & Scoot.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.jstor.org/stable/27673131https://web.archive.org/web/20080310173710/http://www.socialistworker.org/2007-2/638/638_12_Debs.shtmlhttps://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A32382/datastream/OBJ/view/Eugene_V__Deb_s_Canton_Speech.pdfhttps://networks.h-net.org/node/20317/reviews/21439/jozwiak-salvatore-eugene-v-debs-citizen-and-socialisthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs#Sedition_conviction_and_appeal_to_U.S._Supreme_Courthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1877https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington_railroad_strike_of_1888https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/espionage-act-of-1917-and-sedition-act-of-1918-1917-1918https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2017/winter/debs-cantonhttps://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/works/1918/canton.htmhttps://www.businessinsider.com/trump-indictment-could-run-for-president-2-others-did-2023-3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spooky October continues with the only time history featured an apparition in a court case! Find out more with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://greenbrierwv.com/editorials/the-greenbrier-ghosthttps://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/01/greenbrier-ghost.htmlhttps://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/how-the-greenbrier-ghost-helped-convict-a-west-virginia-murderer-in-1897/https://archive.wvculture.org/history/crime/shuearticles.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do black cats have such a bad reputation? Once bringers of divinity and good luck, but now associated with the devil and Halloween; find out the real history with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://archive.org/details/classicalcats00dona/page/182/mode/2uphttps://feedsnitt.com/2018/12/25/vox-in-roma-what-a-small-change-in-history-can-do/https://www.history.com/news/black-cats-superstitionshttps://historycollection.com/thou-shalt-not-suffer-a-cat-to-live-why-pope-gregory-ixs-vox-in-rama-implicated-cats-in-devil-worship/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_abolendamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_IXhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stedinger_Crusade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From ancient Ireland to Black Halloween in the 1930's, Halloween's history is stranger than you'd think. Find out why with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.candystore.com/blogs/facts-trivia/halloween-candy-map-popular?y=2021https://www.candystore.com/blogs/holidays/definitive-ranking-best-worst-halloween-candieshttps://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue32/meehan_index.htmlhttps://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloweenhttps://www.ireland.com/en-us/features/ireland-home-of-halloween/?ds_c=TI_US_EN_PRO_PerformanceMax_All+Island_NA_IOI_NA_NA_NA_ACP_Halloween+2024&ds_ag=&ds_k=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxsm3BhDrARIsAMtVz6NJ7z4BcsZ77kYvqTaPnZsy2RpZ2-DXi8WGzHITp9iqxECIUgG4spEaAnVIEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.dshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating#Historyhttps://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-originshttps://www.irishpost.com/heritage/how-irish-great-famine-brought-halloween-to-america-161376https://suburbanturmoil.com/heres-proof-halloween-a-century-ago-was-just-as-freaky/2018/10/30/https://www.history.com/news/halloween-was-once-so-dangerous-that-some-cities-considered-banning-ithttps://www.history.com/news/halloween-haunted-house-great-depressionhttps://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-celebrate-halloween Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A collection of times when the governments tried to take on local snakes and rats...and failed. How did tiny rodents (etc) beat back some of the most powerful governments in the world? Find out with Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/pmjrdg/is_there_evidence_for_the_cobra_effect_story/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive#:~:text=The%20original%20cobra%20effect,-The%20Indian%20cobra&text=The%20British%20government%2C%20concerned%20about,breed%20cobras%20for%20the%20income.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hanoi_Rat_Massacrehttps://www.hanoivietnam.fr/le-massacre-des-rats-de-hanoi-en-1902/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23416106https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.787 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was it a "Fall" of Rome or more of a gradual erosion and eventual crumbling-breaking-situation? Dig into the story of the Last Emperor of Rome with Red and Scoot.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Roman_Empirehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orestes_(father_of_Romulus_Augustulus)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_Augustulushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_NeposKos, Marjeta Šašel (2008). "The family of Romulus Augustulus". Antike Lebenswelten : Konstanz, Wandel, Wirkungsmacht : Festschrift für Ingomar Weiler zum 70. Geburtstag. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. OCLC 496844565.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah12184 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. experimenting on humans, mind control, and real stories behind the "conspiracy" of MKUltra. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltrahttps://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chiefhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Papercliphttps://abc7news.com/archive/6592388/https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/u-s-soldiers-used-as-human-guinea-pigs-in-top-secret-chemical-testing-programhttps://screenrant.com/stranger-things-cia-project-mkultra-real-experiments-explained/https://truthout.org/articles/the-hidden-tragedy-of-the-cias-experiments-on-children/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Project_MKULTRA_the_CIA_s_Program_of_Res/TEqhqtrF3XEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA70&printsec=frontcoverhttps://web.archive.org/web/20020131080119/http://www.michael-robinett.com/declass/c010.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180519204913/https://www.ozy.com/true-story/whitey-bulger-i-was-a-guinea-pig-for-cia-drug-experiments/76409https://research.unc.edu/human-research-ethics/resources/ccm3_019064/https://archive.org/details/brainwashsecreth0000stre/page/48/mode/2uphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Artichokehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Gottliebhttps://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/05/archives/files-show-tests-for-truth-drug-began-in-oss-marijuana-derivative.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Ewen_Cameron#MKULTRA_Subproject_68 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horticultural experts attempted to pollinate vanilla and failed for half a century...until it was solved by the most unlikely person. Find out who with Red & Scoot :)Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla#:~:text=Aztecs%20from%20the%20central%20highlands,later%20inspired%20modern%20hot%20chocolate.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Albiushttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X18307557https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8963535/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bittersweet-story-vanilla-180962757/https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/what-is-vanilla-extract#:~:text=Vanillin%20is%20the%20source%20of,bean%20is%20also%20a%20flavor.https://monchynaturalproducts.com/news/vanilla-global-market-report-july-2024/https://web.archive.org/web/20090107200326/http://reunion.rfo.fr/article52.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20081005060731/http://www.afcam.org/Doc_illustration/CodeNoir/ARTICLES1A10.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20081003025824/http://reunion.rfo.fr/article534.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Air Force is at it again...and this time they're going to nuke the moon? Get the wild story and actual historical records from Red & Scoot's That Happened.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/histind/E3/E3orig.htmhttp://www.svengrahn.pp.se/histind/E3/Eobjects.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_A119http://www.cosmoworld.ru/spaceencyclopedia/programs/index.shtml?e-3.htmlhttps://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/03/04/project-a119-the-plan-to-nuke-the-moon/#:~:text=Project%20A119%2C%20spearheaded%20by%20the,successes%20in%20the%20Space%20Race.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-18-mn-31395-story.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20121024035155/https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/russia-wanted-nuclear-bomb-on-moon-1.4078https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5kUqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5584,131807 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turns out...giving birth in a comfortable bed is not normal. Find out why it started as we compare myths to history, involving Louix XIV, his doctor, and his many women. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/21158912_Francois_Mauriceau_1637-1709_and_maternal_posture_for_parturitionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mauriceauhttps://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-birthing-positions/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Diseases_of_Women_with_Child_and_in/1kRgAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PR1&printsec=frontcoverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Siegemundhttps://www.history.com/news/royal-birth-traditions-marie-antoinette-meghan-marklehttps://www.iflscience.com/theres-a-really-creepy-reason-why-women-mainly-give-birth-lying-down-64107http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.77.5.636https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-020-2726-4#:~:text=Conclusion,the%20mother%20and%20her%20baby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Opposite Day That Happened! Scoot tells Red what happened to the Bison...and why is it still happening?Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://greateryellowstone.org/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/what-happened-to-the-bison.htmhttps://www.doi.gov/blog/15-facts-about-our-national-mammal-american-bison Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rats, weevils, and pigs...get their own lawyers? Today Red & Scoot learn about the history of animals defending themselves in the courthouse.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/bugs-and-beasts-before-the-law/https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofame56ameruoft/page/410/mode/2up?view=theaterhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/43286/43286-h/43286-h.htm#Page_18https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEd4CfptUEI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is he a villain or a clown? You decide today as we discuss the adventures of prankster Fyodor Tolstoy with Red & Scoot.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.rbth.com/history/327605-russian-nobilitys-most-daring-swashbucklerhttps://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9,_%D0%A4%D1%91%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Tolstoy_(adventurer)https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/06/books/six-centuries-of-tolstoys.htmlhttp://kologriv.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What was Ephram Bee getting up to and why are his shenanigans still relevant today? Red (and Scoot) will tell you!**Apologies for the sound difference at the end of the episode**Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Clampus_Vitus#https://www.ephraimbeefestival.com/about-ephraim-beehttps://www.doddridgecountyheritageguild.com/corliss-f-randolph-on-church-cemetehttps://juliacbulette.com/ecv-history/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-clampers-history-20171110-htmlstory.htmlhttps://www.ephraimsclampingvipers.com/https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1896-01-23/ed-1/seq-3/https://archive.org/details/internationalenc00axel/page/70/mode/2uphttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/us/14california.htmlhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/piece-california-history-karine-schomer/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sharks were once considered cuddly creatures that would never harm a human. Find out why and how that changed, alongside Red & Scoot!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-michael-schliesser-s/24112892/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore_shark_attacks_of_1916https://www.app.com/story/news/history/2016/07/01/1916-shark-attacks-day-terror-began/86484828/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-joseph/24218879/https://web.archive.org/web/20150703224631/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150702-shark-attack-jersey-shore-1916-great-white/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get the tea on Beethoven's life and character, right here, alongside Red & Scoot. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.classicfm.com/composers/beethoven/guides/beethoven-and-mozart/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozarthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethovenhttps://www.ranker.com/list/beethoven-grim-life-facts/philgibbonshttps://www.wrti.org/arts-desk/2020-12-15/these-are-the-quirks-about-beethoven-you-may-not-knowhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/when-beethoven-got-booed-and-other-stories-from-musics-weird-historyhttps://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/a-meeting-of-genius-beethoven-and-goethe-july-1812https://www.popularbeethoven.com/beethoven-anecdotes-as-a-tramp-in-jail/https://www.popularbeethoven.com/beethoven-anecdotes-a-brain-owner/https://www.popularbeethoven.com/beethoven-anecdotes-fool-or-prophet/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._2_(Beethoven)#:~:text=Musicologist%20Robert%20Greenberg%20of%20the,%E2%80%93%20were%20legendary.%20... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when drinking buddies become wartime enemies? Don't just wonder, find out along with Scoot as we discuss WWI's first naval battle.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://jamesfell.substack.com/p/on-this-day-in-history-august-13https://ops-normal.org/viewtopic.php?t=6788https://www.sentineldriversclub.com/historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Chauncy_Mapleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Gwendolen#:~:text=SS%20Gwendolen%20(sometimes%20misspelled%20Guendolen,Sphinxhafen%2C%20now%20known%20as%20Liuli.http://samilitaryhistory.org/15/p15mayne.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For centuries, the French absolutely hated the humble potato. Find out why, how that all changed, and how a dramatic theatrical troupe may have been involved, with Red & Scoot. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_potato#Spread_across_the_worldhttps://www.farmersalmanac.com/parmentier-made-potatoes-popularhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine-Augustin_Parmentierhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisierhttps://www.montana.edu/extension/pspp/funspudfacts.htmlhttp://napoleonireland.com/napoleon/academic-papers-articles/parmentier-the-first-pharmecist-of-the-great-army/https://potatogoodness.com/potato-fun-facts-history/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throughout human history, mankind has used the potty. But in London, this common practice became a massive, stinky problem. Discover the reason behind the Great Stink of London and one of the U.K.'s greatest plumbers, Thomas Crapper.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/the-legend-of-thomas-crapper/https://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/toilet-humour-the-case-of-thomas-crapper/https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/noxious-stink-early-modern-londons-sewage-problems#:~:text=Long%20before%20Joseph%20Bazalgette%20delivered,sometimes%20even%20taken%20to%20court!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink#https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapperhttps://heritagecalling.com/2019/03/28/the-story-of-londons-sewer-system/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's better than choosing not to run today? Laughing about a comedy of errors when other people choose to run. The 1904 Olympics was a discordant backdrop to one of the worst marathons in history, starring a cast of genuinely amazing runners in terrible circumstances.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lordanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Mellorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Garciahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strychninehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hicks_(athlete)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andar%C3%ADn_Carvajalhttps://olympics.com/fr/olympic-games/st-louis-1904/results/athletismehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Coreyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathonhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2010-08-10/sports-legend-revealed-a-marathon-runner-nearly-died-because-of-drugs-he-took-to-help-him-winhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_Summer_Olympicshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a37039437/1904-olympic-marathon/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitrios_Veloulishttps://www.uselessinformation.org/st_louis_olympics/index.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes Rhode Island different from every other colony? Why is it full of religious outcasts? Find out with Scoot as Red tells the stories of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Rhode_Islandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williamshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinsonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinomian_Controversyhttps://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinsonhttps://www.history.com/topics/us-states/rhode-islandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Puritans_in_North_America#:~:text=In%201630%2C%20the%20first%20ships,Great%20Migration%2C%20beginning%20in%201630.https://artsci.wustl.edu/ampersand/pilgrims-puritans-and-importance-unexceptional#:~:text=Whereas%20102%20Pilgrims%20came%20over,from%20the%20Church%20of%20England.https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/Sem-3dTbOwUC?hl=en&gbpv=1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenant_theology#Covenant_of_grace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bat Bombs in WWII were a top secret project, envisioned by dentist Doc Adams and implemented by a ... very strange group of people. Listen for the dramatic conclusion to our bat bomb saga, with veterans Red & Scoot!If you missed part 1, I highly recommend starting there for the whole journey!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:Couffer, Jack. Bat Bomb: World War II’s Other Secret Weapon. University of Texas Press, 1992. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's US Civilians vs. the US Military in this humdinger of a story about bat bombs in WWII. Get an inside scoop on how our military has functioned in the past, discussed by veterans who have seen the military of the present. Grab a drink, join Red & Scoot, and let's all laugh while learning!Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:Couffer, Jack. Bat Bomb: World War II’s Other Secret Weapon. University of Texas Press, 1992. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The drama behind Michelangelo & the Sistine Chapel, in which Scoot has too many margaritas. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.romewise.com/michelangelo-and-the-sistine-chapel.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Torrigianohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelohttps://mymodernmet.com/michelangelo-sistine-chapel-ceiling/#How_Did_Michelangelo_Paint_the_Sistine_Chapelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceilinghttps://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/artwork/michelangelo-biography4.htmhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/renaissance-art-europe-ap/a/michelangelo-ceiling-of-the-sistine-chapel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hemingway's lesser known legacy: the incredible, ridiculous micronation built by Leicester Hemingway. Find out what floating islands, bat guano, and carob beans have in common.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/2015/07/30/throwback-thursday-contents-of-a-country-leicester-hemingways-republic-of-new-atlantis/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leicester_Hemingway#:~:text=Hemingway%20founded%20his%20micronation%20of,half%20for%20the%20United%20States.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis_(micronation)https://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/2023/09/18/new-atlantis-hemingway/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/a-profile-of-leicester-les-hemingway-and-his-new-atlantis-micronation-12385490https://www.grunge.com/104998/ernest-hemingways-unbelievable-real-life-story/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheer along with the fightin' Irish...Pirate Queen Grace O'Malley, that is. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_O%27Malleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_conquest_of_Irelandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clew_Bayhttps://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/grace-o-malley-irish-female-piratehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_Ireland#Blackrenthttps://www.irishpost.com/life-style/irelands-pirate-queen-twelve-fascinating-facts-about-legendary-grace-omalley-129406 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dance plagues were a very real thing, where people danced themselves to death in the streets of Europe. Learn the stories behind them with Scoot as Red takes us on a journey to medieval Europe. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/strange-case-dancing-mania-struck-germany-six-centuries-ago-today-180959549/https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(09)60386-X/fulltexthttps://bigthink.com/the-past/dancing-plague-middle-ages/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_maniahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Take on America's first really weird rich guy, and decide for yourself if he's brilliant...or just annoyingly lucky. Listen to the story of "Lord" Timothy Dexter, a man who surged from indentured servitude to one of the richest men in early American history. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexterhttps://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/timothy-dexter-ridiculous-millionaire-sold-coals-newcastle/https://priceonomics.com/the-strange-life-of-lord-timothy-dexter/https://historicipswich.net/2021/03/26/lord-timothy-dexter/http://www.lordtimothydexter.com/Antiquarian_Transcript.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_American_currency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experience a series of unfortunate events with the Navy on the USS William D Porter! Red teaches Scoot just how ridiculous a bad day can be when you're on a battleship.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_William_D._Porter_(DD-579)https://www.mesotheliomahelp.org/navy/ships/destroyers/uss-william-d-porter/#:~:text=The%20USS%20Porter%20is%20now,history%20of%20the%20U.S.%20Navy.https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/casablancahttps://navyhistory.au/the-story-of-the-willie-d/http://www.hmm-364.org/all-years/uss-willy-d.htmlhttps://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/w/william-d-porter.htmlhttps://www.fold3.com/image/270531119/war-diary-111-3043-page-14-us-world-war-ii-war-diaries-1941-1945https://www.fold3.com/image/271024885/war-diary-111-3043-page-13-us-world-war-ii-war-diaries-1941-1945https://www.fold3.com/image/270787927/war-diary-111-3043-page-14-us-world-war-ii-war-diaries-1941-1945https://www.fold3.com/image/270737214/war-diary-111-3043-page-15-us-world-war-ii-war-diaries-1941-1945https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/ckan9l/most_of_the_claims_about_uss_william_d_porter/https://ussguidemso447.com/about-naval-ships/shakedown-cruisehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa-class_battleship Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In what might be our funniest podcast yet...Part 2 of the amazing story of William & Ellen Craft, in which we go downhill about halfway throughMusic is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.nps.gov/articles/-a-desperate-leap-for-liberty-the-escape-of-william-and-ellen-craft.htmhttps://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/ellen-and-william-craft/https://time.com/6252083/ellen-william-craft-escape-master-slave-husband-wife/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_and_William_Crafthttps://richmondhillreflections.com/the-great-escape/https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts#section_2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we discuss a courageous couple in history - William & Ellen Craft, famed for their daring escape from the horrors of slavery.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.nps.gov/articles/-a-desperate-leap-for-liberty-the-escape-of-william-and-ellen-craft.htmhttps://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/ellen-and-william-craft/https://time.com/6252083/ellen-william-craft-escape-master-slave-husband-wife/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_and_William_Crafthttps://richmondhillreflections.com/the-great-escape/https://artsandculture.google.com/story/a-brief-history-of-buses/vQVBCgQMbTStvg?hl=enhttps://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/language-of-slavery.htm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ride the waves with a drink in your hand if you're fancy like that. We have a Scoot takeover! This time Scoot tells Red about a big-hearted surfer who became a cultural icon.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.theeddieaikau.com/?fbclid=IwAR1MQmNTVquzRw7t_oSMyQEyCLEph5vhJCUItD0Ro2HdXVz3mbx37RJ9uh4https://www2.hawaii.edu/~turner/oahu/waimea.htm?fbclid=IwAR1ciq94SR_o_rv-lKXx8pSctH6ykmwQZC7npxkUPROXawkM8_5jYmH4lQA#:~:text=The%20bay%20is%20like%20a,sometimes%20reaching%20thirty%20feet%20highhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eddie?fbclid=IwAR0Xlyon1hyGXFZdf8-HXeMOWuG_R50tZb4BII9swTL47X5xGrjk16uitxAhttp://holoholo.org/quikeddy/qhistory.html?fbclid=IwAR0YBv51SmBR09Zmb6FoJwmO6Lbz7x3AIyMM9H3fWCeDKXNOIpwNdn5Mk8Y Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss Mona Lisa's rather audacious rise to fame, and Scoot has strong opinions about the Mona Lisa smile. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/08/24/104834427.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0https://www.npr.org/2011/07/30/138800110/the-theft-that-made-the-mona-lisa-a-masterpiecehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Apollinairehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picassohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Peruggiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_del_Giocondohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa https://web.archive.org/web/20090429103602/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894006,00.htmlhttps://www.artandobject.com/news/mona-lisa-brief-history-da-vincis-famous-painting#:~:text=Leonardo%20da%20Vinci's%20iconic%20Mona,was%20installed%20in%20the%20Louvre.https://www.voanews.com/a/mona-lisa-left-unharmed-but-smeared-in-cream-in-climate-protest-stunt/6595129.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Year 536: in which Scoot is delighted because we discuss the weather! Grab a warm drink this winter and be glad of seasons, because many years ago, the seasons just up and disappeared.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16765/16765-h/16765-h.htmhttps://www.history.com/news/536-volcanic-eruption-fog-eclipse-worst-yearhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2076713-125-year-mini-ice-age-linked-to-the-plague-and-fall-of-empires/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_winter_of_536https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100001A/https://research.ucc.ie/celt/document/T100004https://research.ucc.ie/celt/document/T100002Ahttps://www.thoughtco.com/dust-veil-environmental-disaster-in-europe-171628https://medievalreporter.com/worst-year-ever-536/https://www.medievalists.net/2020/12/medieval-peasants-winter/https://www.medievalists.net/2016/01/a-medieval-guide-to-predicting-the-year/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxBsbzUKnAs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Explore the legend of the infamous female serial killer, Giulia Tofana, and her liquid death, alongside Red & Scoot, who have their own liquid not-so-death.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/04/06/aqua-tofana-slow-poisoning-and-husband-killing-in-17th-century-italy/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Tofanahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gironima_Spanahttps://allthatsinteresting.com/aqua-tofana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We enter modern bite-sized trivia territory with a deep dive into the infamous military owned by a corporation--PepsiCo. Grab a drink, give a russian cheers (vashe zdorov'ye) and join us as Scoot learns about the importance of his favorite fizzy drink during the Cold War.Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:-         https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2022/02/09/how-pepsi-came-to-own-a-soviet-naval-fleet/#:~:text=In%20a%20bizarre%20agreement%2C%20Russia,naval%20fleet%20in%20the%20world.&text=Their%20reign%20didn't%20last%20long%2C%20though.-         https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-10/pepsi-navy/-         https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1990/04/10/pepsico-sets-3-billion-barter-deal-with-soviets/d5c3d727-2808-463a-b956-15245ae11bed/-         https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/09/business/international-report-pepsi-will-be-bartered-for-ships-vodka-deal-with-soviets.html-         https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/03/31/89173291.html?pageNumber=39-         https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/04/10/83679630.html?pageNumber=4-         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo-         https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1972/11/17/79479342.html?pageNumber=1-         https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1989/05/10/803289.html?pageNumber=35 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flipping the standard, Scoot comes to the table with his own story! Let's talk about man vs avian beast, flightless birds vs flightless humans, and the desire for good farmland. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_Warhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_gun Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.