What The History

In this episode Suzie visits with Izzy and Moe and Trevor explores a flat Earth. What the history? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Podcasts.  You can chat with us on our Facebook page or just send an email to podcast@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES IZZY AND MOE Abbott K 2012, ‘Prohibition’s Premier Hooch Hounds’ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/prohibitions-premier-hooch-hounds-16963599/ Hanson D 2021, ‘Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith: Famous Prohibition Agents’ https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/izzy-einstein-and-moe-smith/ Maeder J 2017, ‘Rumhounds Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith turned Prohibition arrests into comedy’ https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rumhounds-izzy-moe-turned-prohibition-arrests-comedy-article-1.787185 Time Magazine 1925, ‘PROHIBITION: Izzy

In this episode Suzie checks out the Nottingham Cheese Riot and Trevor finds out what he can about Charlotte Badger. What the history? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Podcasts.  You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to podcast@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES NOTTINGHAM CHEESE RIOT Breese C 2017, ‘Cheese riots and dragoons: The complete history of Nottingham Goose Fair’ https://nottstv.com/cheese-riots-and-dragoons-the-complete-history-of-nottingham-goose-fair-2016/ Patowary K 2020, ‘The Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766’ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/11/the-nottingham-cheese-riot-of-1766.html Rossen J 2021, ‘Revenge of the Curds: Remembering the Great Nottingham Cheese Riot of 1766’ https://www.me

Join Suzie and Trevor as they delve into two darker bits of history for our annual Halloween special! Content warning: Description of domestic violence and murder from 18:40 to 19:06. What the history? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on your favourite podcast app. You can chat with us on our Facebook page or just send an email to podcast@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES THE GUNPOWDER PLOT Hewitt, L 2021, ‘Gunpowder Treason and Plot 1605’ https://www.historicmysteries.com/gunpowder-plot/ History.com Editors 2019, ‘Gunpowder Plot’ https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/gunpowder-plot History Extra 2015, ‘Guy Fawke and the Gunpowder Plot: Everything You Need to Know’ https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/guy-fawkes-gunpowder-plot-facts-bonfire-night/ The National Archive

In this episode Suzie examines the remarkable life of Jack Sheppard and Trevor recounts the downfall of Skylab. What the History? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to podcast@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES JOHN SHEPPARD History Collection n.d., ‘Jack Sheppard’ https://historycollection.com/money-life-5-famous-highwaymen-lived-fast-died-young/5/ Johnson B, n.d., ‘The Amazing Escapes of Jack Sheppard’ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Amazing-Escapes-of-Jack-Sheppard/ National Portrait Gallery 2020, ‘Portrait of John Sheppard’ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp04091/john-sheppard

In this episode Suzie finds out why the artichoke caused a kerfuffle and Trevor reads some very unfortunate typos in one of the world's most famous books. What the History? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to wthpod@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES THE ARTICHOKE WARS Food Passages n.d., ‘The Artichoke Wars’ http://www.foodpassages.com/jottings-by-joel/jottings/the-artichoke-wars/ Lum L 2020, ‘Exploring Artichokes’ https://delishably.com/vegetable-dishes/Exploring-Artichokes Smith N 2018, ‘When Marilyn Monroe Reigned as California’s Artichoke Queen’ https://me

In this special Halloween episode Suzie visits Glamis Castle and Trevor checks out a vase with a difference. What the History? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to wthpod@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES GLAMIS CASTLE Castle Ghosts of Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSAW2wMUDWs Dash M 2012, ‘The Monster of Glamis’ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-monster-of-glamis-92015626/ Dunning B 2011, ‘The Monster of Glamis’ https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4276 Glamis Castle n.d., https://www.glamis-castle.co.uk/ Haunted Rooms 2020, ‘Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland’  https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/glamis

In this episode Suzie looks into deadly clothes and Trevor finds Hippos in a unlikely place. What the History? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to wthpod@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES CRAPE CLOTHING Australian Museum 2018, ‘Mourning - Victoria Era’ https://australianmuseum.net.au/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-victorian-era/ Calberg A 2012, ‘19th Century Widower etiquette, Victorian era,  Antebellum                                                                        https://ladyamcal.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/19th-century-widower-etiquette-victorian-era-antebellum/ Grace’s Guide t

In this episode Suzie looks into the Sin Eaters and Trevor visits Disneyland on its opening day. What the History? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to wthpod@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES The Sin Eaters Sharia M 2017, ‘History’s Worst Job: Village Sin Eater’ http://omgfacts.com/historys-worst-job-village-sin-eater/ Valjak D 2018, ‘The Macabre Story of Sin-Eaters’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/06/sin-eaters/ Zarrelli N 2017, ‘The Worst Freelance Gig in History Was Being the Village Sin Eater’ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-worst-paid-freelance-gig-in-history-was-being-the-village-sin-eater Dis

Welcome to the preview edition of "Join Our Cult". Join Trevor and Kristian as they geek out over the cult movie classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". If you want to hear, or even see, the full version head over to The Rufus Project Presents Patreon page and become one of our awesome friends.

In this episode Suzie examines the work of the alleged worst poet in history and Trevor finds one of the stranger impacts of Rasputin's legacy. What the History? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Follow us on Instagram for daily history facts. You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to wthpod@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES William McGonagall Abrahams M 2011, ‘Cheesy poems get a new audience’ https://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/mar/07/improbable-research-william-mcgonagall BBC News 2019, 'Worst poet' outsells boy wizard http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7402920.stm Bort E 2011,’Review: Poet McGonagall’ https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/pdfplus/10.3366/scot.2012.0034

In this episode Suzie checks out the turbulent history of the saxaphone and Trevor sees what exactly Mary Anning sold. What the History? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to wthpod@rufusproject.com. For earlier access to episodes and even more great features become an awesome friend at the Rufus Project Presents Patreon Page! REFERENCES Aldophe Sax and the Saxaphone Adolphe Sax and Cie 2019, ‘Antoine-Joseph Sax - Inventor of the Saxophone’  https://www.adolphesax.be/en/adolphe-sax/ Encyclopaedia Brittanica 2020, ‘Adolphe Sax’ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antoine-Joseph-Sax Kelsey-Sugg A 2020, ‘It was banned by the Nazis, Stalin and the Vatican. This is the surprising history of the saxophone’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-25/saxophone-history-of-musical-instrument

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In this episode Suzie visits a remarkable woman and Trevor gets down with a disco fizzler. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  You can chat with us on our Facebook page, join fellow What the Historians in our Facebook group or just send an email to wthpod@rufusproject.com. Sources: GENTLEMAN JACK History Extra 2019, ‘The Real ‘Gentleman Jack’: The Secret Life of Anne Lister, Britain’s First ‘Modern Lesbian’’ https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/anne-lister-real-gentleman-jack-diary-code-history-secret-life-britain-first-modern-lesbian/ Mancini M 2019, ‘The True Story Behind Gentleman Jack: 10 Facts About Anne Lister https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/581234/gentleman-jack-anne-lister-facts Newton G 2019, ‘Ann Walker: what happened to Anne Lister's lover and 'wife', portrayed by Sophie Rundle in Gentleman Jack’ https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/ann-walker-anne-lister-lover-wife

In this episode Suzie goes on a lunar adventure and Trevor examines a treaty that was very long in the making. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.  You can check out enhanced podcasts at Rufus Project TV.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: THE GREAT MOON HOAX Breitman D 2016, ‘Today in science: Great Moon Hoax’ https://earthsky.org/human-world/great-moon-hoax-august-25-1835 History.com 2018, ‘The Great Moon Hoax’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-moon-hoax The Museum of Hoaxes 2015, ‘The Great Moon Hoax’ http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax Wills M 2017, ‘How the Sun Conned the World With “The Great Moon Hoax”’ https://daily.jstor.org/how-the-sun-conned-the-world-with-the-moon-hoax/ Zielinski S 2015, ‘The Great Moon Hoax Was Simply a Sign of Its Time’ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/g

In this episode Suzie examines a medical oddity and Trevor recounts a particularly amazing coincidence. WHAT THE HISTORY? Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.  You can check out enhanced podcasts at Rufus Project TV.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: PHINEAS GAGE Center for NeuroSkills 2019, ‘Frontal Lobes’  https://www.neuroskills.com/brain-injury/frontal-lobes.php Cherry K 2018, ‘Phineas Gage's Brain Injury - His Injury Led to New Discoveries in Neuroscience’  https://www.verywellmind.com/phineas-gage-2795244 Costandi M 2010, ‘Phineas Gage and the effect of an iron bar through the head on personality’ https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2010/nov/05/phineas-gage-head-personality Haas L 2001, ‘Phineas Gage and the science of brain localisation’, Journal of Neurology, Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Vol. 71, Issue 6 https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/71/6/761

In our 50th episode Suzie finds a famous disease in an unexpected place and Trevor looks at a terrible tragedy from the past that inspired something great.  What the history? Content warning: Murder (11:57 - 12:40) and suicide (12:59 - 13:11) WHAT THE HISTORY? Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.  You can check out enhanced podcasts at Rufus Project TV.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: THE PLAGUE IN QUEENSLAND Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018, ‘History of the Plague’ https://www.cdc.gov/plague/history/index.html Crockford T 2018, ‘From disasters and plagues to celebrations: How Brisbane came to love its river’ https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/from-disasters-and-plagues-to-celebrations-how-brisbane-came-to-love-its-river-20181115-p50gc4.html Dawson C 2011, ‘Brisbane's Lost Plague Cemetery’ https://www.fosbc.com/2017/03/plague-cem

In this episode Suzie visits the most ancient modern city around and Trevor explores the murkier depths of cyber space.  What the history? WHAT THE HISTORY? Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.  You can check out enhanced podcasts at Rufus Project TV.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: MILTON KEYNES Destination Milton Keynes 2019, ‘101 Facts about MK’ http://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/About-us/101-Facts-about-MK Jeffries S 2017, ‘50 reasons to love Milton Keynes (what, only 50?)’ https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jan/20/50-reasons-love-milton-keynes-concrete-cows-wd-40 Masters B 2015, ‘Living the dream in Milton Keynes – why it’s my kind of town’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/10/living-the-dream-in-milton-keynes-why-its-my-kind-of-town MKInspire 2012, ‘About Milton Keynes’          &

For our 2018 finale Suzie and Trevor look to the past for visions of the future.  What the history? WHAT THE HISTORY? Help us keep an eye on The Gävle Goat Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel and Rufus Project TV.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: SUZIE'S TALES OF THE FUTURE Donoughue P 2018, ‘Amy Shark, 5 Seconds of Summer biggest winners at ARIA Awards, as Gurrumul, Kasey Chambers are honoured’, ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-28/arias-2018-highlights-and-winners-from-the-show/10558198 Larsen E 1960, ‘The Everyday Encyclopaedia for Every Boy and Girl – The Future and You – Predictions Based on Facts of Today’ chapter, Spring Books, London, pp. 293, 296, 298, 300 Parekah R 2012, ‘How Much of The Jetsons' Futuristic World Has Become a Reality?’  https://adage.com/article/

In this episode Suzie goes in search of the Resurrection Man and Trevor tells the shocking tale of Walter Summerford.  What the history? WHAT THE HISTORY? Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel and Rufus Project TV.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: THE RESURRECTION MEN Bay N, Bay B 2010, ‘Greek anatomist Herophilus: the father of anatomy’, Anatomy and Cell Biology Journal, v. 43 (4); 2010 Dec, pp. 280-283 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3026179/ Hypno C 2018, ‘The Resurrection Men – Body Snatching in 19th Century Britain’                                            &nbs

In this spooky episode Suzie follows the exploits of William Brodie and Trevor analyses the strange life of Charles the VI of France.  What the history? WHAT THE HISTORY? Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.  You can check out enhanced podcasts on The Rufus Project YouTube Channel and Rufus Project TV.  Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod. Sources: WILLIAM BRODIE Brocklehurst S 2015, ‘The Real Jekyll & Hyde? The Deacon Brodie story’, BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-31018496 Holland S 2018, ‘My British Adventures!’ Johnson B n.d, ‘Deacon Brodie’, Historic UK https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Deacon-William-Brodie/ Radeska T 2017, ‘Gambler William Brodie, Edinburgh’s “real” Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, had keys to every rich family’s house’, The Vintage News https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/25/william-brodie-edinburghs-real-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde