Ill-Equipped History
Two non-historians with a passion for history tell stories of the past in a way that will make you laugh.
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After over two decades of friendship, one of the many things we have in common is loving to learn everything we can about what happened in the times before us. We love making each other laugh and have a healthy competition of who can make the better (or worse) pun.
We are so excited to be able to take our passion for history and give it life outside of our weekly documentary dates. We are even more excited to be able to share these stories with you, our lovely audience.
Thank you again for being so supportive of two silly-gooses (silly-geese?) who love history.
Episodes
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Morgan and Emileigh discuss drug use by the Nazi regime during World War II.
WARNING: This episode contains mature content. Listener discretion is advised.
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Sources:
Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler
https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/methamphetamine https://www.verywellhealth.com/oxycodone-5093105 https://time.com/5629999/operation-valkyrie-july-plot/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hermann-Goring https://www.britannica.com/biography/Heinrich-Himmler
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
On this episode Emileigh and Morgan go back thousands of years to when beer was first discovered to all the way through current times. You might even catch a few personal and hilarious stories involving beer you don't want to miss!
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Sources:
https://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/raley_timetable.shtml
https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/UqfrcsPoAI/
https://www.thetravel.com/history-of-beer-where-to-learn-about-it/
https://beer-studies.com/en/world-history/Birth-of-brewing/Combined-fermented_beverages/European-beer-brewing-bassin
https://www.australianhomebrewing.com.au/learn/beer/origins-of-stout-beer-styles/#:~:text=Where%20did%20Stout%20come%20from,popular%20among%20the%20working%20class.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/wheat-beer-profile-353432#:~:text=Wheat%20beer%20is%20a%20category,that's%20popular%20around%20the%20world.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lager-beer-worlds-favorite-was-invented-by-accident-400-years-ago/
https://www.citybrewtours.com/blog/not-from-india-5-facts-about-the-india-pale-ale/#:~:text=India%20Pale%20Ale%20was%20not%20invented%20in%20India&text=But%20the%20IPA%20was%20not,Hodgson%20of%20London's%20Bow%20Brewery.
https://prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-history/prohibition-potpourri/prohibition-products/
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/223/beer-in-the-ancient-world/
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/23/craft-beer-boom-pushes-number-of-uk-breweries-past-2000
https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-releases-annual-craft-brewing-industry-production-report-and-top-50-producing-craft-brewing-companies-for-2022/
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Anne Bonny and Mary Read were two pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they discuss the lives of these two legendary women.
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Read https://www.britannica.com/facts/Anne-Bonny https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/if-theres-a-man-among-ye-the-tale-of-pirate-queens-anne-bonny-and-mary-read-45576461/ https://americainclass.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/10-Mary-Read-Anne-Bonny.pdf https://www.worldhistory.org/Golden_Age_of_Piracy/ https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/golden-age-piracy
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Join Emileigh and Morgan as they dive into the unbelievable story of the 17th century ship that was destined to sink from the very beginning.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bizarre-story-vasa-ship-keeps-giving-180964328/
https://www.simscale.com/blog/vasa-ship-sank/
https://pages.vassar.edu/realarchaeology/2022/10/01/the-vasa-shipwreck-a-rare-glimpse-into-life-in-17th-century-sweden-with-the-help-of-bioarchaeology/Vasa Museum Website- https://www.vasamuseet.se/en/about-the-vasa-museum
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Morgan and Emileigh discuss the richest man in human history.
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Sources:
“Sun of the Soil” documentary on Netflixhttps://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/mansa-musa-musa-i-mali/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Musa-I-of-Mali https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47379458 (2019) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansa_Musa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1068950.stm https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/mansa-musa-33307.php https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/musa-mansa-1280-1337/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nasir_Muhammad https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/mansa-musas-pilgrimage-mecca/ https://muslimheritage.com/the-university-of-sankore-timbuktu/
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Emileigh and Morgan recount the incredible day that the citizens of Athens, Tennessee forcefully took their town back from the corrupt local government.
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Sources:
-https://www.americanheritage.com/battle-athens (Article from 1986)
-https://www.legendsofamerica.com/the-battle-of-athens-tennessee/
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7KroeJmWHs
-The Fighting Bunch by Chris DeRose. Book.
-Hallmark Movie, An American Story.
Please Check out this museum if you are ever in the Athens area. They are a wealth of knowledge on local topics and are wonderful people!
The Living Heritage Museum:
522 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37303
Tues-Friday 10am-5pm
Sat 10am-1pm
Sun-Mon Closed
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Emileigh and Morgan dive into the elections and political climate of McMinn County, Tennessee in the decade before the only successful armed rebellion in the United States since the Revolutionary War.
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Sources:
-https://www.americanheritage.com/battle-athens (Article from 1986)
-https://www.legendsofamerica.com/the-battle-of-athens-tennessee/
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7KroeJmWHs
-The Fighting Bunch by Chris DeRose. Book.
-Hallmark Movie, An American Story.
Please Check out this museum if you are ever in the Athens area. They are a wealth of knowledge on local topics and are wonderful people!
The Living Heritage Museum:
522 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37303
Tues-Friday 10am-5pm
Sat 10am-1pm
Sun-Mon Closed
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Hedy Lamarr was an actress and inventor who built the precursor to Wi-Fi and our ability to communicate via satellites. Not only was she drop-dead gorgeous, she was a world-renowned Hollywood starlet! Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discover what made Hedy Lamarr stand out in Hollywood's Golden Age.
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Sources:
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofskyhttps://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/hedy-lamarr https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hedy-Lamarr https://www.biography.com/actors/hedy-lamarr Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story documentary
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Emileigh and Morgan dive into the life of one of Rome's most hated Emperors, Caligula.
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Sources:
https://www.worldhistory.org/Caligula/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula
https://www.thecollector.com/caligula/
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/caligula-facts-life-biography-horse-consul-incitatus-little-boots-how-die/
https://www.worldhistory.org/Caligula/#:~:text=%E2%80%A6%20even%20in%20those%20days%20Caligula,of%20feasting%20and%20scandalous%20living.
https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/curiosities/caligulas-war-with-poseidon/#:~:text=Emperor%20Caligula%20made%20many%20bizarre,and%20throw%20spears%20at%20them.
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Jack Churchill, aka "Fighting Jack" or "Mad Jack," truly was a "jack of all trades." Get it?! Whether it was bagpiping, archery, surfing, or making model ships, Jack was good at everything he did. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss the madcap adventures of one of history's most daring soldiers.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/mad-jack-churchill-a-rare-breed-of-warrior/
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jack-churchill-13388.php
“Mad Jack Churchill: A Life Too Unbelievable for Fiction” by Biographics on YouTube
“Jack Churchill ‘Unlimited Boldness’” by Rex King-Clark