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This week Carys, Claire, and Rachel couldn’t get together so Carys decided to go solo and tell the story of the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In this episode Carys tells us about her childhood, her career, and about the legacy that she left on the United States. As always, follow us on Instagram @somuchhistorypodcast and visit our website https://smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home 

This week Carys, Claire, and Rachel discuss the dancing plague. This is the third week of our three week spooky season special. Dancing plague was a phenomenon that baffles physicians today. People were seen dancing with no explanation.  The victims could not stop dancing and did not appear to want to be dancing. To learn more about theories as to why this occurred tune in! 

This week is our second episode of our three part spooky season special! This week Carys, Claire, and Rachel discuss the Villisca Axe Murder House. In this house an innocent family was murdered in the middle of the night and nobody knows who was their killer. To this day the house is rumored to be haunted, and the home to many paranormal experiences. For more information about this podcast you can reach us at www.smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home 

It's spooky season! For the next three episodes Carys, Claire, and Rachel will discuss stories from history with spooky themes. This weeks episode is about the first witch trials in the American colonies which took place in Connecticut. They discuss why and how these women get accused of witchcraft, and tell the stories of different individual women who were accused of witchcraft. This episode also dives into how witches went from being feared to being strong figures in pop culture. 

This week Carys, Claire, and Rachel discuss the reign of Russian czaritsa Catherine the Great. Many know her name but not many know her story. Catherine the Great was an intelligent and competent leader, but because she is a woman she has be painted as a hyper-sexual and deviant queen. If you want to learn factual information about her reign, social life, and personal accomplishments tune into this episode! To learn more about So Much History Podcast you can find us as www.smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home

This week Rachel, Claire, and Carys discuss gangs in the 1920s. This episode covers everything from the rise of the gangs, who was in these gangs, and how law enforcement evolved to fight organized crime. If you are interested in the 1920s or you love true crime you'll love this episode! For more information about So Much History podcast you can go to our website www.smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home 

This week Carys, Claire, and Rachel discuss the evolution of the music festival. This episode covers everything from the origins of music festivals to the shift into a luxury music experience for the most affluent people. In this episode we also discuss the famous music festival Woodstock, as well as other festivals that helped not only shape music entertainment, but rock music itself. You can find more about this podcast at www.smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home 

In this week’s episode, Carys Claire and Rachel dig into some companies or people you probably didn’t realize were antisemitic or contributed to the holocaust. This includes members of the royal family, Coco Chanel and Bayer drugs. For extra content visit https://smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home 

In this episode Carys, Claire, and Rachel will do a deep dive into King Henry the 8th.  Although you may know the old saying divorced, beheaded, died, divorced beheaded survived, there is still much more to learn.  This episode investigates his lavish lifestyle and his many attempts to be remembered as a great king.  Watch his reign unfold beginning with an unexpected turn in life events and drastically changing after an unexpected jousting incident. For citations and extra content, visit our website www.smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home 

This week Carys, Claire and Rachel discuss the infamous feud of the Hatfields and the McCoys. This episode has it all: drama, death, love, and much more. During the civil war and fued between two American families would become one of the most well known feuds of all time. This feud lasted decades and took the lives of many family members from both sides. For additional information after listening you can look at our website www.smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home

This week Carys, Claire and Rachel dive into the personal life of Ben Franklin. They discuss how he became the man we know him as and various aspects of his life you may not have learned about. The episode covers his upbringing, theories about his personal life and his relationship with friend Sir Francis Dashwood, founder of the Hellfire Club. Additional information can be found at our website https://smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home

In our second episode Carys, Claire, and Rachel discuss 4 ancient sites and the theories on how they were constructed.  How were the massive Giza Pyramids built?  How did the ancient people carve the Nazca lines without planes? How on earth was the Chand Baori well, which is 100 feet under the earth's surface, built in 900 A.D.?  How did the people of Cusco built Sacsaywaman so strong and sturdy that the spanish conquistadors couldn’t even destroy it?  Were aliens involved? What about ghosts or time travel?  Or were the ancient people just smarter than we give them credit for?  Find out in this episode! Website link: https://smhpodcast.wixsite.com/home

This week Carys, Claire, and Rachel discussed the Vikings. Listen as they discuss the modern interpretation of the vikings, different aspects of their culture, (including gender roles, games, and religion), and a brief summary of their history.