Hodgepodge History is a strange history podcast focusing on all the weirdest moments in the past and is a good reminder that while the world seems chaotic now, people have always been crazy. Hodgepodge History is hosted by Antonia Humphrey. All of my sources are listed on my website.
Hodgepodge History
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Hodgepodge History is a strange history podcast focusing on all the weirdest moments in the past and is a good reminder that while the world seems chaotic now, people have always been crazy. Hodgepodge History is hosted by Antonia Humphrey. All of my sources are listed on my website.
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March 31, 2021
Colonial Variolation
<p>This weeks episode is about the smallpox epidemics in 18th century Boston and the attempts to slow the spread.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sources: </p> <p><a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/smallpox/sp_variolation.html"><u><strong>https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/smallpox/sp_variolation.html</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-george-washington-revolutionary-war"><u><strong>https://www.history.com/news/smallpox-george-washington-revolutionary-war</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7335227/#:~:text=Smallpox%20was%20a%20dreaded%20disease,and%201775%20were%20particularly%20severe.&text=In%20the%20epidemic%20of%201721,those%20who%20contracted%20the%20malady"><u><strong>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7335227/#:~:text=Smallpox%20was%20a%20dreaded%20disease,and%201775%20were%20particularly%20severe.&text=In%20the%20epidemic%20of%201721,those%20who%20contracted%20the%20malady</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p>
March 24, 2021
The History of Poison
<p><br></p> <p>This week's episode is about the strange history of poison, both intentional and accidental. Enjoy!</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/meet-the-woman-who-killed-over-600-men-giulia-tofana/</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://slate.com/technology/2006/04/a-history-of-poison.html</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2012/feb/24/1</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://sites.dartmouth.edu/toxmetal/arsenic/arsenic-a-murderous-history/</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/History_of_poison.html</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-deadliest-poisons-in-history-and-why-people-stoppe-5942161</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-609/aconite</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/socrates#:~:text=Socrates%20was%20accused%20of%20corrupting,executioner's%20cup%20of%20poisonous%20hemlock.</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.poison.org/articles/why-is-monkshood-considered-a-poison--174</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.healthline.com/health/hemlock-poisoning#treatment</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://slate.com/technology/2014/08/poisonous-plants-socrates-drank-hemlock-tea-as-his-preferred-mode-of-execution.html</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://medium.com/@editors_91459/meet-the-woman-who-poisoned-makeup-to-help-over-600-women-murder-their-husbands-cfb03929c36d</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://time.com/4982099/quackery-medicine-history/</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgajpd/medicina%20antiqua/sa_poisons.html</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23174/5-classic-poisons-and-people-who-used-them</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Strychnine#section=Other-Experimental-Properties</p> <p>https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/arsenic</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20120325/arsenic-medicinal-double-edged-sword</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://jmvh.org/article/arsenic-the-poison-of-kings-and-the-saviour-of-syphilis/</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opinion/syphilis-and-the-use-of-mercury</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opinion/syphilis-and-the-use-of-mercury</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.livescience.com/37390-antimony.html#:~:text=Word%20origin%3A%20Antimony%20was%20named,was%20likely%20used%20even%20earlier.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/51/antimony</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318180</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/504802/5-dubious-historical-antidotes-poison-and-what-actually-works</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/jul/07/toxic-legacy-a-brief-history-of-poison-remedies</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>
March 10, 2021
Unicorns
<p>Today's episode is a little bit shorter than the others. I give a brief background on the legend of the Unicorn and will be expanding on this information on next weeks episode about the history of poison. Enjoy!</p>
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