Historically Random Podcast
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -Every other week on Historically Random we explore the history of a random topic. Sometimes the topics are fun and funny, other times they’re a little more serious. Either way you’ll be entertained and maybe learn something new. The topics vary so there should be something for everyone.
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
May 07, 2020 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBHair removal throughout history. Today we take a look at how and why people remove body hair. Sources: https://womensmuseum.wordpress.com/2017/11/22/the-history-of-female-hair-removal/ https://asmoothlife.com/history-hair-removal/ https://asmoothlife.com/difference-between-laser-ipl-electrolysis/ https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-why-do-we-have-body-hai
Mesoamerican Ball Game: Don’t Lose Your Head
April 23, 2020 17:00 - 8 minutes - 6.11 MBToday we examine one of the earliest sporting events, Mesoamerican ball game. Sources: https://www.ancient.eu/article/604/the-ball-game-of-mesoamerica/ https://www.thoughtco.com/ancient-mesoamerican-ball-game-origins-171572 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulama_(game)
The Cat's Meow
April 02, 2020 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17 MBToday we take a brief look into the history of the cat. Sources: https://www.ancient.eu/article/466/cats-in-the-ancient-world/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_in_Rama https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/02/the-vatican-and-cats/
Baby Cages - Nobody Puts Baby in a Cage
March 21, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBToday we discuss a seemingly strange invention designed for babies Sources: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/news/a33058/hanging-baby-cages/ https://mashable.com/2015/09/24/baby-cages/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65496/brief-and-bizarre-history-baby-cage https://allthatsinteresting.com/baby-cages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Emmett_Holt https://qz.com/351821/for-generations-icelandic-babies-have-napped-in-sub-zero-temperatures-outside/ https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
Dancing Plague: Dance ‘Till You Die
March 12, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThis week we discuss the dance plague outbreaks that took place between 1021 - 1518. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518 https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania https://blog.europeana.eu/2015/06/st-johns-dance-why-cant-they-stop-dancing/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS014067360960386X/fulltext http://omgfacts.com/why-did-renaissance-europeans-dance-themselves-to-death/ Weird D...
Presidential Pets - Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!!!
February 20, 2020 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week we explore the history of unusual American presidential pets. Sources: http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/whitehousepets-4/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/20073/bizarre-history-white-house-pets https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/the-roosevelt-pets.htm
Forks - The Devil's Hands
February 13, 2020 23:00 - 18 minutes - 10.8 MBThis week we explore the history of the fork. Sources: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/design/2012/06/the_history_of_the_fork_when_we_started_using_forks_and_how_their_design_changed_over_time_.html http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-history-fork-729.html https://qz.com/1313214/nearly-400-years-later-the-fork-remains-at-the-center-of-american-dining-controversy/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-history-of-western-eating-utensils-from-the-scandalous-fork-to-the-incredi...
The Rise of the Emu
February 06, 2020 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBHow did the emus win a war against the Australians? Sources: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emu https://www.theanimalfiles.com/birds/cassowaries_emu/emu.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/ https://modernfarmer.com/2014/04/fought-emus-emus-won/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/07/australia-fires-how-to-he...
Snow White - Don't Talk To Strangers
January 14, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBWas there a real Snow White? We look at the origin of a classic Fairy Tale. Sources: https://darkfairytales.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/true-story-of-snow-white-life-and-death-of-margarete-von-waldeck/ https://curiosity.com/topics/the-smith-and-the-devil-is-the-worlds-oldest-fairy-tale-curiosity/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29186/snow-white-not-just-fairy-tale https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/who-was-snow-white-when-old-...
Public School Showers - You Probably Stink
January 07, 2020 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBToday we discuss why public schools have showers. Sources:https://www.themodernrogue.com/articles/2018/8/26/weird-unexpected-origins-of-5-common-thingshttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/06/school-bathrooms-history/528978/https://nursingclio.org/2017/03/14/who-gets-a-bathroom-pass-the-history-of-school-bathrooms/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/22/us/students-still-sweat-they-just-don-t-shower.html Music from https://filmmusic.io "The Show Must Be Go" by Kevin MacLeod (https://i...
Boycott: A Very Unpopular Man
December 18, 2019 01:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBThis week we discover the origin of the word “boycott” and talk about a very unpopular man. Source: Wikipedia
Red Delicious - Red, Not Delicious!
December 10, 2019 23:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBOn this week’s episode of Historically Random we discover the origins of America’s most popular apple, and it’s subsequent decline. Sources: The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious - Sarah Yager : The Atlantic The Red Delicious is an Apple Atrocity. Why are we growing billions of pounds of them each year? - Tove Danovich : newfoodeconomy.org Red Delicious Apples weren’t always horrible - Katherine Keenan : New England today Orangepippin.com
Shampoo - Better Than Real Poo?
December 05, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBThis episode we explore the history of shampoo. Sources Wikipedia
Huddle - It’s a Secret
November 26, 2019 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBOn this episode we explore a part of Football History that has ties to Kansas, and the deaf community. Sources: healthhearingmatters.org Americacomesalive.com Wikipedia.com Jstor.org American Annals of the Deaf 1946, Galludet University Press