Ill-Equipped History

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

Episode 147. For this week's Black History Month episode, Emileigh and Morgan honor the amazing life of Harriet Tubman and the complexity of the Underground Railroad. Her good deeds weren't limited to the Underground Railroad and she spent her entire life helping those around her. 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
Sources
https://www.history.com/articles/underground-railroad
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlXGK2wi5oM
 
https://www.biography.com/activists/harriet-tubman-timeline-facts
 
https://azpbs.org/2022/09/harriet-tubman-visions-of-freedom/

George Washington Carver: The Peanut Man

Episode 146. Morgan and Emileigh dive into the life of one of America's most famous scientists, George Washington Carver. He is most well known for his work with peanuts, but he did much more for the benefit of southern farmers and people around the world. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
Sources
“George Washington Carver” by History.com Editors (Oct 27 2009, updated Jan 23 2026)
https://www.history.com/articles/george-washington-carver 
 
“George Washington Carver, The Black History Monthiest of Them All” by Gene Demby (Feb 11 2014)
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/02/11/275330069/george-washington-carver-the-black-history-monthiest-of-them-all
 
“George Washington Carver” 
https://www.sciencehistory.org/education/scientific-biographies/george-washington-carver/ 
 
“George Washington Carver” 
https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/carver.html
 
“George Washington Carver” 
https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/george-washington-carver/
 
“Innovative Iowans: Etta Budd” (Feb 2023)
https://history.iowa.gov/media/122/download?inline 
 
“A Brief History of Peanut Butter” by Kate Wheeling (Jan 2021)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-peanut-butter-180976525/
 
Sound Credits:
 
Music by soundoffreedom from Pixabay 
https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-film-ambient-atmosphere-413097/ 

Rosa Parks: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

Episode 145. Emileigh and Morgan honor the life and Legacy of the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
Sources
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rosa-parks
 
https://eji.org/news/history-racial-injustice-jim-crow-laws
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._D._Nixon
 
https://www.history.com/articles/rosa-parks
 
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/rosa-parks
 
https://blogs.loc.gov/families/2021/02/young-rosa-parks/
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVybKqkPWuI
 

Smell-O-Vision

Episode 144. For thousands of years, the art of the visual medium has entertained audiences. But is sight and sound enough? What if you could smell the story, too? Hans Laube developed a system for incorporating smell into film in the 1930s, and worked to get his invention into theaters. Morgan and Emileigh explore the history of smell and other senses into film, and the highs and lows of each. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
Sources
Stupid History: A Collection of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Through the Ages by Leland Gregory, 2019. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. Kansas City. 
 
“Hollywood And Its Efforts to Introduce the Wacky World of Smell-O-Vision” by Gilles Messier (Apr 3 2023)
https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2023/04/hollywood-and-its-efforts-to-introduce-the-wacky-world-of-smell-o-vision-2/
 
“The Idea of Smell-O-Vision Has Been Around for Over a Century. AI May Finally Make It Work” by Michael Wolf (Aug 20 2024)
https://thespoon.tech/the-idea-of-smell-o-vision-has-been-around-for-over-a-century-ai-may-finally-make-it-work/
 
“Smell-O-Vision: The Curious Case of Cinema’s Forgotten Sense” by Kate Holtz (Aug 7 2025)
https://www.massiveactionmedia.com/post/history-of-smell-o-vision
 
“The Story of the Smell-O-Vision Wars” 
https://hyscent.com/the-story-of-the-smell-o-vision-wars/
 
https://www.uflib.ufl.edu/SPEC/belknap/exhibit2002/smell.htm
 
“A Brief History about Hans Laube” by Carmen Laube (Jan 01 2016; updated Dec 21 2025)
https://www.in70mm.com/presents/1960_smell_o_vision/library/hans_laube/index.htm
 
“In Glorious Smell-O-Vision! scented documentary” 
https://scentedstorytelling.com/2020/10/01/in-glorious-smell-o-vision-the-true-story-of-the-godfather-of-scented-cinema/
 
“Smell-o-vision screens let you really smell the coffee” by Hal Hodson (Mar 26 2013)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21729105-900-smell-o-vision-screens-let-you-really-smell-the-coffee/
 
“Best ever April Fools’ pranks” (Mar 30 2007)
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/best-ever-april-fools-pranks-2mcmmb8hlwn
 
“Smell O vision 2026” (Jan 3 2026)
https://olorama.com/smell-o-vision/
 
Sound Credits:
 
Music by Julius H. from Pixabay 
https://pixabay.com/music/marching-band-cheerful-march-happy-march-music-292405/

The Forty Elephants: London's all Woman Gang

Episode 143. Emileigh and Morgan dive into the underbelly of London in the late 1800s to explore the world of the city's most notorious all woman gang. The Forty Elephants were terrorizing shop owners, the police, and the citizens with crimes and violence for decades. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
 
 
 
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a79K0MpXxFY
 
https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/forty-elephants-south-londons-supreme-shoplifters/
 
https://sagasofshe.wordpress.com/2022/08/10/the-forty-elephants/#:~:text=She%20also%20created%20the%20Hoister's,a%20percentage%20of%20their%20takings.
 
https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/forty-elephants-gang-who-real-mary-carr/
 
https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/40-elephants/28301/
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Elephants#Leadership
 

142: Madam CJ Walker: America's First Female Millionaire

The story of Madam CJ Walker is a true rags-to-riches tale. Sarah Breedlove was born on a cotton plantation just after slavery was abolished in the south. After being orphaned at a young age, she struggled until she finally had an idea - create her own brand of hair care products for black women. Sarah Breedlove became Madam CJ Walker, who had a brand that would last decades, and arguably make her America's first female millionaire. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
 
Sources
“Madam C.J. Walker” by A’Lelia Bundles
https://www.britannica.com/money/Madam-C-J-Walker
 
“Madam C.J. Walker” 
https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/madam-c-j-walker/
 
“Self Made: What Happened to Madam C.J. Walker’s Hair-Care Empire?” by Yohana Desta (Mar 23 2020)
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/self-made-madam-cj-walker-company-true-story
 
“How Madam C.J. Walker Invented Her Hair Care Products” by Sara Kettler (Jan 19 2021)
https://www.biography.com/inventors/madam-cj-walker-invent-hair-care-products
 
“The Sharecopper’s Daughter Who Made Black Women Proud of Their Hair” by Hunter Oatman-Stanford (Aug 31 2015)
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/madam-walker/
 
“Madam C.J. Walker” 
https://indianahistory.org/education/education-resources/educator-resources/famous-hoosiers/madam-c-j-walker/
 
“Madam C.J. Walker” (Jan 23 2024)
https://www.biography.com/business-leaders/madam-cj-walker
 
“Madam Walker, the First Black American Woman to Be a Self-Made Millionaire” by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/100-amazing-facts/madam-walker-the-first-black-american-woman-to-be-a-self-made-millionaire/
 
“Madam C.J. Walker” by Debra Michals (2015)
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker
 
“Madam C.J. Walker, the first U.S. self-made female millionaire, gets her own Barbie” by Wynne Davis (Aug 27 2022)
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/27/1119699259/madam-c-j-walker-barbie
 
"Netflix's ‘Self Made’ suffers from self-inflicted wounds” by A’Lelia Bundles (May 12 2020)
https://andscape.com/features/netflixs-self-made-suffers-from-self-inflicted-wounds/
 
“Netflix’s Self Made Makes a Mess Out of Madam C.J. Walker’s Extraordinary Life” by Judy Berman (Mar 18 2020)
https://time.com/5805147/self-made-review-madam-cj-walker/
Sound Credits: 
 
Music by music_for_video from Pixabay 
https://pixabay.com/music/comedy-%d1%81omedy-21407/
 
Knock 7x.aif by lth_stp -- https://freesound.org/s/120491/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 

141: The Nuremberg Trial

Emileigh and Morgan take a look at the Nuremberg Trials that held many of the upper Nazi officials accountable for their crimes against humanity. 
 
Disclaimer: mentions of suicide and other potentially triggering subjects such as genocide and concentration camps. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
Sources
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1942-1945/film-at-the-nuremberg-trial
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/how-were-the-crimes-defined
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-doctors-trial-the-medical-case-of-the-subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings#:~:text=Case%20%231%2C%20The%20Medical%20Case,12%2C%20The%20High%20Command%20Case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-2-the-milch-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-3-the-justice-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-4-the-pohl-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-5-the-flick-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-6-the-ig-farben-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-7-the-hostage-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-8-the-rusha-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-9-the-einsatzgruppen-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-10-the-krupp-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-11-the-ministries-case
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/subsequent-nuremberg-proceedings-case-12-the-high-command-case
 
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/nuremberg-trials
 
https://aboutholocaust.org/en/facts/what-happened-to-the-senior-nazi-leadership-after-the-end-of-world-war-ii
 
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1942-1945/international-military-tribunal
 
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/project-paperclip-and-american-rocketry-after-world-war-ii
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratlines_(World_War_II)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCEX7jV2cx8
 
https://academic.oup.com/yale-scholarship-online/book/45090

140: Tenzing Norgay & Edmund Hillary: Summiting Mount Everest

For over 100 years, people have tried to accomplish the ultimate feat; climbing to the peak of Mount Everest. The first two people to do it successfully were humble men with a passion for climbing. Tenzing Norgay was a Tibetan yak herder-turned-mountain climber extraordinaire. Edmund Hillary was a beekeeper from New Zealand who began climbing mountains at an early age. The two of them would go on to make history in the British Everest Expedition of 1953 on May 29th. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
Sources
“Learn About the First Men to Climb Mount Everest” by Jennifer Rosenberg (May 11 2025)
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-first-to-climb-mount-everest-1779350
 
“Everest 1953: First Footsteps - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay” by David Roberts (April 2003; updated May 4 2021)
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/sir-edmund-hillary-tenzing-norgay-1953
 
“A History of Everest | What It Took to Reach the Roof of the World” by Steven Agar (May 29 2024)
https://snowbrains.com/history-climbing-everest-highest-place-earth/#google_vignette
 
“Edmund Hillary” by Britannica Editors (Oct 16 2025)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmund-Hillary
 
“‘This was a mountain that he had to climb’: How HIllary and Tenzing survived the ‘death zone’ to conquer Everest” by Myles Burke (May 26 2025)
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250522-the-first-men-to-conquer-everests-death-zone
 
“Edmund Hillary Biography” 
https://www.notablebiographies.com/He-Ho/Hillary-Edmund.html
 
“Edmund Hillary” 
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/edmund-hillary
 
“The Gentleman From Everest” 
https://tenzingsherpafoundation.com/about-tenzing/
 
“Tenzing Norgay” (Oct 16 2025)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tenzing-Norgay
 
“Tenzing Norgay: the Mountaineer Who Refused to Be Categorized” by Imogen Lepere (Jul 17 2023)
https://daily.jstor.org/tenzing-norgay-the-mountaineer-who-refused-to-be-categorized/
 
“Tenzing Norgay - Biography” 
https://biographyonline.net/adventurers/tenzing-norgay.html
 
“Tenzing Norgay - The first sherpa to climb Mt. Everest” by Malika Tamang (Jan 18 2024)
https://getlostforever.com/tenzing-norgay/
 
“Tenzing Norgay Sherpa: Biography and Facts” by Graham Hoyland (Jan 4 2022)
https://mounteverest.info/tenzing-norgay-sherpa-bio-facts/
 
https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28432/wedding-day 
Sound Credits: 
 
Music track: Wings of Freedom by Alegend https://freetouse.com/music/alegend/wings-of-freedom 
Source: https://freetouse.com/music 
Free To Use Music for Videos
Howling Wind by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/543449/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

139: The History of Christmas Movies

Emileigh and Morgan go through the eras of Christmas movies and discuss how they reflect the mindset and environment of their times. Plus some healthy discussion on ehat is and isn't a Christmas movie. It's a hill we will Die Hard on, if you will. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3ei1tseeM
 
https://www.rent-a-christmas.com/blog/article/santa-claus-1898-first-christmas-movie
 
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/12/the-saturday-evening-post-history-minute-the-first-christmas-movies/
 
https://clioandthecontemporary.com/2021/12/21/christmas-films-parti/
 
https://clioandthecontemporary.com/2021/12/23/christmas-films-partii/
 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidalm/2018/12/07/how-scrooged-epitomized-the-80s-for-better-and-for-worse/
 
https://clioandthecontemporary.com/2021/12/24/christmas-films-part-iii/
 

138: The Santa Claus Bank Robbery

It was a peaceful day for the citizens of Cisco, Texas, a few days before Christmas in 1927. Suddenly, four men, one dressed as Santa Claus, draw their weapons in the First National Bank of Cisco and demand money. What follows is a series of hijinks and tragedies that will forever mark this small town. 
 
Follow us on Instagram! 
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
 
Join our Facebook group! 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
 
Email us! 
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
 
Check us out on TikTok! 
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
 
Find us on YouTube! 
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory 
 
Donate to our Patreon! 
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
 
Sources
Santa Claus Bank Robbery: A True Crime Saga in Texas by Tui Snider (2019)
 
“The Cisco Santa Robbery” 
https://member.texasbankers.com/Magazine/magazine/Vault/22-01-The-Cisco-Santa-Robbery.aspx
 
“The Infamous Santa Claus Bank Robbery of 1927” by Walter F. Pilcher 
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-claus-bank-robbery
 
Sound Credits
 
Music by music_for_video from Pixabay 
https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-deck-the-halls-christmas-piano-background-music-12202/ 
 
Music by Luis Humanoide from Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-theme-162884/
 
woman screaming of fear .wav by The_Sound_Side -- https://freesound.org/s/319258/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
 
market people bells NL 01 160319_00.wav by klankbeeld -- https://freesound.org/s/537846/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
 
Gunshot_01.sse.wav by snapssound -- https://freesound.org/s/536630/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
 
Layered Gunshot 9.wav by Xenonn -- https://freesound.org/s/128301/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
 
R22-10-Constant Explosions Battle Scene.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/479570/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
 
G29-54-Men Yell  Riot.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/438414/  -- License: Creative Commons 0
Sota, rintama, tulitaistelu / War, gunfight, shooting at a front, various guns, handguns, weapons banging, mix by YleArkisto -- https://freesound.org/s/320133/ -- License: Attribution 4.0