78 - Jack Parsons, part 2
Rockets are fun - Lou. This is part 2 of the Jack Parsons story. We begin with his early years as a disciple of Aleister Crowley, and his continued su...
History Lessons for Misanthropes
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Welcome to History Lessons for Misanthropes, with Dr. Mildred Strange and her buddy Lou. We talk about uncomfortable, weird, and tragic history, dispelling myths and unpacking truths.
77 - Jack Parsons, part I
This episode is part 1 of a two part series about scientist and occultist, Jack Parsons. This episode focuses on his early life, and how his love of ...
76 - The Astor Place Riot
In this episode, we begin with a news story about archaeologists finding evidence of clothing from 120,000 years ago. We then get into the episode to...
75 - The Indian Mutiny of 1857
In this episode we start with a news story that re-writes the history of pre-historic Asia. Getting into the episode topic, Mildred tells Lou about th...
74 - Bonus Quizisode
Move over Jeopardy, there's a new quiz in town! It's a Lou Quiz episode! We've got a couple news stories before diving into Lou's big fun trivia game...
73 - Edmonia Lewis
In this episode, we discuss the life of Mary Edmonia Lewis aka "Wildfire". She was a 19th century American sculptor who faced challenged in a field d...
72 - Theda Bara
In this episode, Mildred talks about the life of the silent film star, Theda Bara. She is often hailed as Hollywood's first Vamp, and was only in film...
71 - Mata Hari
In this episode we discuss the life of Mata Hari, a popular dancer in Europe in the first decade of the twentieth century. We tell the story of how a ...
70 - The Cottingley Fairies
In this episode, Mildred tells Lou about two girls in Cottingley, England, who staged some photographs with paper fairies. After the photos got in the...
69 - Andean Man & The Astronaut, with Dr. Jordan Bimm
In this bonus episode, Mildred and Lou are joined by Dr. Jordan Bimm, a space historian whose research focuses the human and biological aspects of spa...