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D Listers of History
Welcome to D Listers of History, a podcast about interesting people you probably didn't learn about in school. Take it from someone who actually paid attention in history class, most teachers just talk about the same couple of guys who always get top billing. This show isn't for your Benjamin Franklins and Otto Von Bismarks. This is the show for the other person, just out there doing their best. Come hang out with us and history's footnotes, we may not be famous but we are having fun.
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[Sidebar] Violins, Buttons, and Peasant Revolts - A Look at the Little Ice Age
If you are in the United States, there is a good chance that you will suffer from a heat wave this summer. Cool down with Fayge and dive into the Little Ice Age and its many impacts on Europe. It will involve fashion, politics, and a tiny bit of science, the best combination.
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Sources and Further Reading:
The Climate in Arts and History project from Smith College: https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/the-effects-of-the-little-ice-age/ (this one has its own great source list)
University of Massachusetts: https://www.umass.edu/news/article/winter-coming-researchers-uncover-surprising-cause-little-ice-age
The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/the-original-climate-crisis-how-the-little-ice-age-devastated-early-modern-europe-178187
The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/01/how-the-little-ice-age-changed-history
Science Direct: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/little-ice-age
And a big thank you to Dr. Madonna Hettinger at The College of Wooster, without whom I would lack a great many bizarre stories about the Black Death. Some of her publications are listed here: https://wooster.edu/bio/mhettinger/
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What Sewing Machines Teach Us About AI
Dive into the surprisingly dramatic story of the invention of the sewing machine, if anyone can decide who did it first anyway. This story has it all: revolutions, bonfires, poorly managed paperwork, patent theft... and it all relates to Artificial Intelligence (AI), no, really.
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Audio Drop from the 1971 film, Fiddler on the Roof
Sources and Further Reading:
How to Identify AI:
https://paradigmhq.org/practical-guide-to-identifying-generative-ai-content-on-the-internet/
https://www.pcmag.com/articles/how-to-detect-ai-created-images
On the Trail of the Denisovians - NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/02/science/denisovan-neanderthal-dna.html
World's oldest needle found in Siberian cave that stitches together human history - The Siberian Times https://web.archive.org/web/20240208174820/https://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0711-worlds-oldest-needle-found-in-siberian-cave-that-stitches-together-human-history/
History of the Sewing Machine: A Story Stitched In Scandal - Contrado https://www.contrado.com/blog/history-of-the-sewing-machine/
Republished piece from Moniteur in Le Courrier français (regarding tailor riot) - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Republished_piece_from_Moniteur_in_Le_Courrier_fran%C3%A7ais.jpg
HISTORY OF THE SEWING MACHINE: PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHY OF THE INVENTOR BARTHÉLEMY THIMONNIER by J. Meyssin, Professeur de Fabrique - https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63539255/f5.item
Just a tip, if you look at this source on a computer, there is a panel on the left hand side of the screen that says “Text Mode (OCR).” Click on that, and it will show you the text of the book, and you can then translate the whole page to English (or whichever language you like). It’s not perfect, because the text is just pulled out by AI that recognizes the text in the image, but it’s good enough to read the book.
Who Invented the Sewing Machine? - International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society (ISMCS) - https://ismacs.net/sewing_machine_articles/who_invented_the_sewing_machine.html
Chimonnier, Inventor of the Sewing machine - ISMCS - https://ismacs.net/thimonnier/chimonnier-inventor-of-the-sewing-machine.html
The Most Important Sewing Machine Find This Century - ISMCS - https://ismacs.net/thimonnier/the-most-important-sewing-machine-find.html
History of the Sewing Machine - Gallica - https://gallica.bnf.fr/blog/16032017/histoire-de-la-machine-coudre
The Surprising Genius of Sewing Machines - @Veritasium - https://youtu.be/RQYuyHNLPTQ?si=8-J3A9dqylFcEtWU
A Hilarious & Dramatic History of the Sewing Machine - @Abby Cox - https://youtu.be/xI-tLfa8KeE?si=WCVarHxlk3hOykVi
The Sewing Machine: its invention and development by Grace Rogers Cooper - https://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/hst/cooper/
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[D List Stories] The Heroes of the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic
This week, join Fayge on a boat sailing the Delaware River to chat about Philadelphia's 1793 Yellow Fever epidemic. Please excuse the audio. The mic did really well, given the amount of wind that day, but there is only so much one can do in post.
We will be back with a full-length episode next week.
Further Reading: (some links may be affiliate links that provide us with income without any additional cost to you)
Ship of Death: A Voyage That Changed the Atlantic World By: Billy G. Smith
Historic Philadelphia Burial Places Map
Pennsylvania Hosptial's Blurb on Dr. Benjamin Rush and his Mental Health Treatment
A Contemporary Black Perspective on the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia
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Thank you to April Keez for the use of the songs "Misfit" and "Grow Up" from the Album Mountainview. Find her album on Bandcamp.
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[Sidebar] Fast and Furious: Presidential Edition
Former President Trump is the first President to be incited in a criminal court, but he is far from the first President to break the law.
There is one story of another President ending up on the wrong side of the law, but how it was handled and remembered is very different.
Further Reading:
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/was-general-grant-arrested-for-speeding-in-washington-d-c.htm
https://nleomf.org/william-west/
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Keep the conversation going on our Substack!
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Thank you to April Keez for the use of the songs "Misfit" and "Grow Up" from the Album Mountainview. Find her album on Bandcamp.
Audio drop from: Interview with Mary Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXN_GeAtJvM
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