Ill-Equipped History

Emileigh and Morgan head to the Outback to discuss how Australia would wage war on their own national bird and lose.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Find us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  1932: The Great Emu War https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/...

Pepsi is one of the world's most popular soft drinks. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they explore Pepsi's past, from its humble beginnings in the southern United States, to its current status as the largest food and beverage company in the world - including the missteps along the way.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Find us on Facebook!  https://www.faceboo...

Emileigh and Morgan have the pleasure of talking about the life of Davy Crockett. He was the true King of the Wild Frontier, the Coon Skinned Congressman, and even a bit of a hopeless romantic.    YouTube Link to Song: Ballad of Davy Crockett     Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Find us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email...

For the span of about 60 years in the United Kingdom, political and religious unrest led to a series of rebellions by the Jacobites, a group of Highland Scots that wanted their own back on the throne. Morgan and Emileigh dive into the decades prior to the rebellions, the rebellions themselves, and the aftermath.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Find us on...

Emileigh and Morgan comb through the incredible life of Rube Waddell. He was not only known for his talents in the game but the wild life he led.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Find us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wadder...

Morgan and Emileigh discuss the history of the Maya and Chichén Itzá, one of the 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Find us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  “Buried Truth of the Maya” documentary by National Geograph...

Emileigh and Morgan dive into the fight for American Women's right to Vote and the person who had the deciding vote on the 19th Amendment.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Find us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/woman-suffrage#...

Morgan and Emileigh discuss drug use by the Nazi regime during World War II.  WARNING: This episode contains mature content. Listener discretion is advised.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Find us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Nor...

On this episode Emileigh and Morgan go back thousands of years to when beer was first  discovered to all the way through current times. You might even catch a few personal and hilarious stories involving beer you don't want to miss!    Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/     Join our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Send us an e...

Anne Bonny and Mary Read were two pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy. Join Emileigh and Morgan as they discuss the lives of these two legendary women.    Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/     Join our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Send us an email! illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  https://www.britannica.com/bio...

Join Emileigh and Morgan as they dive into the unbelievable story of the 17th century ship that was destined to sink from the very beginning.    Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/     Check out our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory     Send us an email! illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(s...

Morgan and Emileigh discuss the richest man in human history.    Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/     Check out our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory     Send us an email! illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  “Sun of the Soil” documentary on Netflix https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/mansa-musa-musa-i-mali/  ...

Emileigh and Morgan recount the incredible day that the citizens of Athens, Tennessee forcefully took their town back from the corrupt local government.    Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/     Check out our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory     Send us an email! illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  - https://www.americanheri...

Emileigh and Morgan dive into the elections and political climate of McMinn County, Tennessee in the decade before the only successful armed rebellion in the United States since the Revolutionary War.    Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/     Check out our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory     Send us an email! illequippedhistory@...

Hedy Lamarr was an actress and inventor who built the precursor to Wi-Fi and our ability to communicate via satellites. Not only was she drop-dead gorgeous, she was a world-renowned Hollywood starlet! Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discover what made Hedy Lamarr stand out in Hollywood's Golden Age.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Send us an email! ille...

Emileigh and Morgan dive into the life of one of Rome's most hated Emperors, Caligula.    Find us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  https://www.worldhistory.org/Caligula/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula https://www.thecollector.com/caligula/ https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/caligula-facts-life-biogra...

Jack Churchill, aka "Fighting Jack" or "Mad Jack," truly was a "jack of all trades." Get it?! Whether it was bagpiping, archery, surfing, or making model ships, Jack was good at everything he did. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss the madcap adventures of one of history's most daring soldiers.  Find us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/ Email us!  illequippedhistor...

Emileigh and Morgan dive into the chaos that was the 1904 Olympic Marathon.    Find us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources: The Unbelievable True Story of the Craziest Olympic Marathon https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/ St. Louis marathon: The strang...

We're wrapping up this arc with the last three of Henry VIII's wives: Anna of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Katherine Parr.    Find us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  "Henry VIII: The Tyrant King and his Six Wives" from The Secret Lives of the Tudors The People Profiles documentaries on YouTube Who Were the Six Wive...

We're headed to Tudor England! Morgan gives an in-depth look on the first three of Henry VIII's six wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour.    Find us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/ Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com     Sources: “Henry VIII: The Tyrant King and his Six Wives” from The Secret Lives of the Tudors The People Profiles Documentaries...

Emileigh and Morgan discuss the incredible life experiences of Violet Jessup while working for the White Star Line.    Find us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/titanic/stories/violet-constance-jessop.htm https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/violet-constance-jessop...

Morgan and Emileigh explore the origins of the oldest major world religion, Hinduism.    Find us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Email us!  illequippedhistory@gmail.com   Sources:  https://www.history.com/topics/religion/hinduism https://www.hinduismfacts.org/how-many-gods-are-there-in-hinduism/ https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/the-most-famous-religious...

Welcome to our podcast! Emileigh and Morgan are life-long friends who love watching history documentaries together and being freaked out at how old the world is. Our first episode covers the (arguable) first written language in human history. Join us as we ponder how people kept track of records thousands of years ago.    Find us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Email...