Historic Oddities

By: DJ & Jamie
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Historic Oddities a biweekly exploration of the thought provoking, macabre, and unusual. Grab a coffee and join DJ and Jamie on a bizarre deep dive into the past.


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Episodes
  • 6. BONUS EPISODE! Say What?!
    Sep 16 2023

    Hey Oddballs, we're back! We missed you. Thanks to an outpouring of love from our international fan base, we have recorded a bonus episode! Get ready for a game show, American Civil War slang style. (This episode like all of our others is family friendly. Please note, that in this episode we reference alcohol. If that is something your don't want your children to hear, feel free to sit this one out and we will see you next time!) 

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    @HistoricOddities on Instagram

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    Citations for the episode:
    Civil War slang and terms. Civil War Ancestral Trackers. (n.d.). https://www.ancestraltrackers.net/cw/terms-slang.htm 

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    44 mins
  • 5. Scheele's Green
    Jun 30 2023

    Welcome back odd balls it's time for another episode! Today we explore the dangerously beautiful shade of Scheele's green! 

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    Be sure to download this episode, give us 5 stars, and share us with a friend!


    Citations for this Episode:
    Arsenic and new lace. Exhibit Addenda. (n.d.). https://exhibits.law.harvard.edu/arsenic-and-new-lace 

    Kelleher, K. (2018, May 2). Scheele’s green, the color of fake foliage and death. The Paris Review. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/ 

    Magazine, S. (2017, April 3). Arsenic and old tastes made victorian wallpaper deadly. Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/victorian-wallpaper-got-its-gaudy-colors-poison-180962709/ 

    Ruiz, A. (2019, July 16). Poisonous pigments: Scheele’s Green - Los Angeles Art College: Fine art: Concept art: Degrees: Community classes. Los Angeles Art College | Fine Art | Concept Art | Degrees | Community Classes. https://laafa.edu/poisonous-pigments-scheeles-green

    Schmelder, B. (2023, April 13). Death on the doorstep: Arsenic in victorian wallpaper. Saint Louis Art Museum. https://www.slam.org/blog/arsenic-in-victorian-wallpaper/ 

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    34 mins
  • 4. Napoleon Bonaparte at Bunnyloo
    Jun 11 2023

    Welcome back odd balls it's time for another episode! Today we dive into the interesting and odd life of Napoleon Bonaparte.

    As always don't forget to follow us @HistoricOddities on Instagram and @HistOddPod on Twitter.

    Be sure to download this episode, give us 5 stars, and share us with a friend!


    Citations for this Episode:
    Boyer, C., & Allen, J. P. (2018). Everything ancient Egypt. National Geographic.

    Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). The Directory of Napoleon I. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I/The-Directory

    Funk & Wagnalls Co. (n.d.). Napoleon Bonaparte. In Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia (Vol. 18, pp. 252–260).

    Greenspan, J. (2019, April). 6 Things You Should Know About Napoleon. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-should-know-about-napoleon

    Neese, J., Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, & Harriss, E. (2023, May 17). That one time Napoleon was attacked by rabbits. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/attacked-by-rabbits/ 





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    44 mins

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