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Tuberculean Chic: How the White Plague Shaped Beauty Standards in the 18th and 19th Centuries
What was it about TB that started a fashion standard? Everything! #histmed #podcast
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Science, Reform, and Anti-Vivisection
Things have been pretty political around here lately, so we wanted to dig into something that’s just fascinating and, frankly, creepy: anti-vivisection, or the 19th century campaign to end scientific and medical experimentation on living animals. Join Averill and Sarah as they talk about the practice of vivisection and the efforts Read more…
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Huddled Masses: Unwanted Immigrants in the Americas
For hundreds of years, governments have been drawing a line in the sand between the wanted citizenry and the unwanted potential citizenry.
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Selling Vegetarianism
When did vegetarianism change from a strictly moral concern of philosophers and religious leaders to one justified by science and nutrition concerns? Find out on this episode of the History Buffs Podcast.
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Frankenstein: Monster of the Enlightenment
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley created two of the most enduring characters in literary history with her 1818 work Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus. You’re probably familiar with modern depictions of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his monster, whether through the classic Boris Karloff films, the cartoon incarnation from Hotel Transylvania, or Mel Brooks’ tap Read more…