History Lessons for Misanthropes

97 - Hedy Lamarr

In this episode we discuss the 1940s Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr. Born in Austria, she got her...

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96 - Mary Anne Shadd

In this episode we discuss the life of Mary Ann Shadd, a teacher, activist, and journalist in the...

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95 - Joseph Pujol (le Petomane)

The last episode of 2022! In this bawdy and often silly episode, we discuss the life of 19th...

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94 - Maila Nurmi aka: Vampira

In this episode, we look at the life and troubled career of Maila Nurmi, who created the Vampira...

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93 - Possession in New France

In this episode we discuss a possession in New France, when a young women named Barbe Hallay was...

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92 - Kenneth Anger Part two

This is the second part of the story of Kenneth Anger.  The episode begins after Kenneth parts...

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91 - Kenneth Anger Part one

In this first part of a 2-part series, we discuss the early life of Kenneth Anger. Born in Santa...

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90 - Fritz Haber

In this episode, Lou discusses the life, achievements (both good and bad) of German chemist Fritz...

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89 - Affair of the Poisons

In this episode we discuss the Affair of the Poisons, a brief period in late 17th century Paris...

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88 - Magnus Hirschfeld

This episode begins with sharing news about the end of a long fought border dispute between...

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87 - Austin Osman Spare

In this episode we discuss the life of a reclusive artist and occultist, Austin Osman Spare. In...

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Scheduling Update

We're just letting you know that we'll be moving to a once-a-month format for a while. We...

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86 - Evelyn Nesbit

In this episode we discuss the early life of Evelyn Nesbit, who, at the turn of the 20th century...

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85 - Edgar Allan Poe (part 2)

Episode 2 of our two part series about Edgar Allan Poe! In the final years of the author's life...

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84 - Edgar Allan Poe (part 1)

In our triumphant return after a brief hiatus, we begin with a story from Lou's Dino Hour, before...

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83 -The Death of Captain James Cook

This will be our last episode until April so we decided to do a topic that keeps coming up in...

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82 - Hilma of Klint

In this episode, we discuss the life of the Swedish artist and mystic, Hilma af Klint. She has...

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81 - Guestisode: Dr. Sarah Bendall

In this bonus episode, we are joined by Dr. Sarah Bendall, author of "Shaping Femininity:...

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80 - Nostradamus

In this episode we discuss the career of possibly the most famous astrologist in all of history,...

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79 - Tom of Finland

In this episode we discuss the life, art, and cultural impact of Tom of Finland. Born Touko...

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