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Episode 21: Dracula's Best Friend was a Fierce Warrior with an Impressive Library

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

Release Date: 09/05/2018

Episode 34: The Government Program that Imprisoned Episode 34: The Government Program that Imprisoned "Promiscuous" Women

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

In the United States, the war against women took a particularly dark and secretive turn in the early 1900s—around the start of World War I. Under a government-sponsored “social hygiene” campaign, to protect newly recruited soldiers, tens of thousands of women were arrested on “suspicion” of having a venereal disease. Have you ever heard of the American Plan?

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Episode 33: This Influential Female Author and Anthropologist Blazed a Trail for Women show art Episode 33: This Influential Female Author and Anthropologist Blazed a Trail for Women

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

This trailblazer became the most successful and significant black woman writer of the first half of the 20th century. In the 1970s, during the second wave of feminism, Alice Walker helped revive interest in this pioneer’s writings, bringing them back to public attention. Have you ever heard of Zora Neale Hurston?

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Episode 32: This Strange Civil Disturbance Changed How Americans Study Medicine show art Episode 32: This Strange Civil Disturbance Changed How Americans Study Medicine

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

In the US, doctors are held in high esteem. But that wasn’t always the case. There was time when the medical field was riddled with controversy and public scrutiny. Tensions between the world of medicine and society reached a boiling point in New York City during April of 1788, when resurrection, the common practice of grave robbing, came under scrutiny. Have you ever heard of the New York Doctors Riot?

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Episode 31: Before Modern Medicine, These Female Healers Cured What Ailed show art Episode 31: Before Modern Medicine, These Female Healers Cured What Ailed

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

In the days before modern medicine, the sick, injured, and expecting often relied on community healers to perform the services of doctors and midwives. Women largely fulfilled these roles. They passed down the gifts of folk healing and soul healing through the generations. Have you ever heard of the Ozarks' Granny Women?

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Episode 30: The Mysterious Life and Supposed Murder of Vincent van Gogh show art Episode 30: The Mysterious Life and Supposed Murder of Vincent van Gogh

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

Vincent van Gogh's expressive paintings hide an aching heart that longed for love and normalcy, the relentless bout of “fits” he suffered, and the mental anguish of a tormented soul. Although many chapters of his life have already been examined under a contemporary light, it’s the ending, with still untold secrets, that could change history. Have you ever heard of the mysteries surrounding Vincent van Gogh?

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Episode 29: All You've Needed to Know and Then Some Since 1818 show art Episode 29: All You've Needed to Know and Then Some Since 1818

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

Throughout history there have been countless methods for forecasting the weather. In 1818, David Young, a poet and astronomer from Morristown, New Jersey, launched a publication that would help take the guesswork out of this tricky task...and more. Have you ever heard of the Farmers’ Almanac?

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Episode 28: A Doctor Claimed the Springs Could Cure in This Lost Missouri Town show art Episode 28: A Doctor Claimed the Springs Could Cure in This Lost Missouri Town

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

Greene County, Missouri was once home to many bustling communities that slowly withered away. One town had quite an intriguing story. There it was said the springs could cure; that a bit of heaven had fallen to earth. A respected doctor even banked his future on the town’s healing waters. Have you ever heard of the lost town of Bethesda?

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Episode 27: The Flying Santas Who Airdrop Christmas Cheer to America’s Lighthouse Keepers show art Episode 27: The Flying Santas Who Airdrop Christmas Cheer to America’s Lighthouse Keepers

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

In the 1920s, one aviation pioneer launched a thank-you project for the families that keep coastal ships safe. He propelled a goodwill tradition that’s lasted longer than he ever imagined. One that has lasted to this day… Have you ever heard of the Flying Santas? Credit: I’d like to give a huge thanks to the Friends of Flying Santa for their dedication and generosity in keeping this good-will tradition alive. If you’d like to donate to this wonderful cause, please visit their website at . This story on Narratively. Sources: ; Tague, Brian, Friends of Flying Santa; Retrieved November...

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Episode 26: This Double-Crossing General Deceived America and Walked Away show art Episode 26: This Double-Crossing General Deceived America and Walked Away

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

After the Revolutionary War, at a pivotal moment when Washington and Spain were fighting for control of North America, one American war hero deflected from honor and signed a secret allegiance with Spain. President Theodore Roosevelt even said, "In all our history, there is no more despicable character.” Have you ever heard of James Wilkinson?

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Bonus Episode: A Thanksgiving Ghost Story show art Bonus Episode: A Thanksgiving Ghost Story

Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories

For years, on Thanksgiving, one former railroad worker from Pennsylvania told his family a chilling tale. Well, they thought it was a tale—a grandiose and macabre account almost certainly rooted in fiction. Yet, as the story traveled through generations, the family would discover that some ghosts lead to the truth. This is a Thanksgiving ghost story…

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In the Late Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Hungary rose from the ashes, leaving behind a dismal episode in Hungarian history. The mid-15th century soon marked the nation’s Golden Age. At the height of its prosperity, a revered ruler, hailed the Raven King, commanded an eminent presence on the European stage. But, in the end, it wasn’t his conquests or his castles or his culture-forward mentality that made him so remarkable. His legacy may be better defined by his unorthodox relationship with Dracula and his magnificent library. Have you ever heard of Matthias Corvinus? DOWNLOAD NOW Credit: It was an honor to speak with Joe Hajdu, and an urban and cultural geographer and author of the book Budapest: A History of Grandeur and Catastrophe, and Dr. Katalin Szende, an associate professor in the Department of Medieval Studies at Hungary’s Central European University. Their brilliant insight brought the Raven King back to life, even if for just a moment. Sources: Budapest: A History of Grandeur and Catastrophe; Hajdu, Joe; Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd.; July 31, 2015. The Names in the Family of King Matthias Corvinus; Pop, Ioan-Aurel; Eötvös Loránd University; Retrieved August 2018. Bloody Bibliophile Matthias Corvinus; Book Review; The Telegraph; May 25, 2008. Marcus Tanner: 'Did you know that Dracula's best friend was a warrior bookworm?'; O’Brien, Murrough; The Independent; April 20, 2008. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary; New World Encyclopedia; Retrieved August 2018. Bibliotheca Corviniana: The library of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary; Csapodi, Csaba; Irish University Press; 1969. Matthias Corvinus and His Time: Europe in Transition from the Middle Ages to Modern Times between Vienna and Constantinople; Simon, Alexandru, et al; Austrian Academy of Sciences Press; December 7, 2011. The Raven King: Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of His Lost Library; Tanner, Marcus; Yale University Press; July 1, 2008. Once the Greatest Army in Europe – The Black Army of Hungary; Gaskill, Matthew; War History Online; May 31, 2018. Will to Survive: A History of Hungary; Cartledge, Bryan; Oxford University Press; April 19, 2011.