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Historic Oddities

Podcast door DJ & Jamie

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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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aflevering 5. Scheele's Green artwork

5. Scheele's Green

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

30 jun 2023 - 34 min
aflevering 4. Napoleon Bonaparte at Bunnyloo artwork

4. Napoleon Bonaparte at Bunnyloo

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/

11 jun 2023 - 43 min
aflevering 3. That's a Wrap! artwork

3. That's a Wrap!

Hey, hey Oddballs it's the conclusion to our series on mummies! As promised it's entertainment time. So strap on those party hats, or your nicest fez and join DJ and Jamie for a quick, fun-filled bonus episode! If you haven't listened to the first two episodes in this series, remember to go download and listen to those first. :) Be sure to give us 5 stars and join us on our next adventure! As always don't forget to follow us @HistoricOddities on Instagram and @HistOddPod on Twitter. Citations for this Episode: Blakemore, E. (2023, May 1). The gory history of Europe’s mummy-eating fad. History. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-eating-medical-cannibalism-gory-history?loggedin=true&rnd=1685362670580  Mummy unwrapping parties of the victorian era - ripley’s believe it or not! (n.d.). https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/mummy-unwrapping-parties-of-the-victorian-era/  Nikolaidou, D. (2016, February 23). Victorian party people unrolled mummies for fun. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-party-people-unrolled-mummies-for-fun

29 mei 2023 - 12 min
aflevering 2. Meet Mummy Brown artwork

2. Meet Mummy Brown

Welcome back odd balls it's time for part two of this three part series! Today we meet Mummy Brown. As always don't forget to follow us @HistoricOddities on Instagram and @HistOddPod on Twitter. Be sure to give us 5 stars and tune in for episode two! Citations for this Episode: (Anna), C. M. (2021, January 8). Mummy brown. FSU Department of Art History. https://arthistory.fsu.edu/mummy-brown/  Bruce, L. R. (2022, October 31). The corpse on the canvas: The story of “mummy brown” paint. The corpse on the canvas: the story of “mummy brown” paint | Art UK. https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-corpse-on-the-canvas-the-story-of-mummy-brown-paint  Magazine, S. (2014, April 2). Ground up mummies were once an ingredient in paint. Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ground-mummies-were-once-ingredient-paint-180950350/  Torres, L. (2013, October 31). A pigment from the depths: Index Magazine: Harvard Art Museums. Index Magazine | Harvard Art Museums. https://harvardartmuseums.org/article/a-pigment-from-the-depths

28 mei 2023 - 13 min
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