Hysterical History

In 1935, a war was started. But instead of with weapons, this war was fought with the stinky-est cheese people could find: Limburger. Hailey takes Alexis through the science of the cheese making proce...

26 Jun 201754min

In this episode, Alexis teaches Hailey about multiple food crises, including three molasses spills/floods and the Norwegian Butter Crisis. Special thanks to Swing Whale for our music! Hosted on Acast....

21 Jun 20171h 15min

In this episode, Hailey thoroughly grosses out Alexis with facts about animals and their parts being used in electrical science in the 18th and 19th centuries. Special thanks to Swing Whale for our mu...

12 Jun 201751min

Do you know the French surgeon, Ambroise Pare? Join Hailey in learning from Alexis about the man who pioneered the scientific method in a time when doctors were more interested in ancient medicine, an...

5 Jun 20171h 3min

Is Europe inherently better than America? That's what scientists argued in the 18th and 19th centuries. Hailey teaches Alexis about their arrogance, as well as the great lengths Thomas Jefferson went ...

29 Mai 201750min

Are wars funny? Not usually, but Alexis and Hailey find the humor in the Russo-Japanese war. Join us as we follow all the antics of a Russian Baltic fleet as it spends half the war sailing around the ...

23 Mai 20171h 6min

Hailey (who is still a little sick) teaches Alexis about Hannibal ...Barca, not Lecter. He famously road elephants over the alps all the way to Rome to fight and lose the Second Punic War. Join us to ...

16 Mai 201758min

Governeur Morris is the coolest Founding Frat Boy you've never heard of! Join Hailey in learning about this smart, sassy and sexy author of the Constitution as Alexis recounts the ins and outs of his ...

2 Mai 20171h 14min