It's the season 6 finale and that calls for our signature silly finale tradition of a waterfall episode...although this time our comedy guest, Alex DiVirgilio, took that extra literally. That's right, join us for a barrel of laughs as we discuss the history of Niagara Falls!

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Alex DiVirgilio is an improviser, musician and shaper of young minds. He's trained and performed on comedy stages all across Chicago and is 1/2 of a spooky, cryptid comedy band called the Van HellStrings. He's also got a very cute dog and Cass and Nat are constantly vying for his love...Alex's...not Dodger's...well...both.

Follow Alex @adivir on IG.

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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

Everyone knows there is nothing cooler than sweet tats and sick dragons, so in this week's episode we're bringing you both. Cass takes us to the Philippines to school us in the Kalinga art of the batok tattoo, and then Nat takes us on a whirlwind adventure to prove once and for all that dragons are real.

Whang-od Whang-od at work St. George and the Dragon icon circa late 1300s St. George and Dragon circa 1500s St. George and Dragon circa 1800s (fully europeanized)

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• Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
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• Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. 

About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

We're taking beer back to it's roots, literally, with a not-so-hoppy history lesson from our friend Nicholas Ryan at Herbiery. Join us as we talk about the history of hops, the proven potential of hop-free beers, and what Queering Beer means to us. Learn more about Herbiery and where to find their delicious beers at Herbiery.com And look out for their taproom in the Atwood neighborhood this spring!

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Nicholas Ryan is the Founder of Herbiery. They've also lived about 1000 lives at this point and all roads have led back to Nature...and Wisconsin. From canoeing and camping with the Wild River Academy to long distance trail running, Nicholas cherishes memories made out in the wild. These days they are continuously expanding their herbal education, crafting herbal salves, syrups and salad dressings, reading insatiably, cooking elaborate dinners and, of course, brewing beer without hops -- something they consider a natural extension of their queer identity. Queering beer!

Follow Nicholas via Herbiery @Herbiery on IG.

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• Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
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• Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. 

About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

Same topic, different person. It finally almost happened. Cass and Nat come in hot with ALMOST THE EXACT SAME TOPIC. Join us as we learn about Eleanor Marx and Edith Nesbit, two feminist, socialist organizers in mid-to-late 19th century London.

Eleanor Marx Edith Nesbit Edward Aveling Hubert Bland The Railway Children, first edition Miss Marx movie trailer The Essex Serpent show trailer

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• Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
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• Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. 

About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

If Tom Cruise is involved, it's wrong. That's one of many lessons we take away from this week's episode on samurai women warriors, or the onna-bugeisha, with Tehya from For The Love of History Podcast. Listen to Tehya's podcast here.

Tomoe Gozen Woodblock printing of a warrior woman (Utagawa Kuniyoshi) Woman dressed as Tomoe Gozen at festival Ishi-jo, wife of Oboshi Yoshio using naginata Female warriors of Kagoshima Rebellion (Chikanobu Toyohara)

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Tehya is a teacher, podcaster, and (in our opinion) TikTok sensation. She is based in Japan and is the literal best.

Follow Tehya via her podcast @forthoveof_historypodcast on IG and @4theloveofhistory on TikTok

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• Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
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• Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. 

About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

Coming up with new nicknames is an art form, and this episode is chocked full of art. Cass teaches us all about composer, conductor and family man Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (not to be confused with Samuel Taylor Coleridge). And while they may not have been lauded a fine art in their time, Nat's topic of Dime Novels (or Penny Dreadfuls) are responsible for a lot of the advances in printing and prose you enjoy to day.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor SCT on the keys Avril Coleridge-Taylor & children Nobby Nat Dime Novel

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About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

...because he was kind of a d*ck. We're joined by motion designer and co-host of the Cartoon Feelings podcast, Caitlin Cadieux to examine some of the less than ideal labor practices of Walt Disney and his studios. Listen to Cartoon Feelings here.

Cait is hosting an online event TOMORROW, Wednesday 11/2: info here

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Caitlin Cadieux is a senior motion designer at Discord and a freelance art director, animator and illustrator. She hosts the Cartoon Feelings podcast (@feelingcartoons) with comics artist Ira Marcks where they explore their many feelings, good and bad, about the world of animation and cartoons. She also has pet rats and they are very cute. Learn more about Cait on her website. 

Follow Caitlin @caitlincadieux, follow Cartoon Feelings @feelingcartoons, and check out more of Caitlin's illustrative work 

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• Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
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• Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. 

About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

Sometimes there is nothing scarier than reality. So, in this edition of Scared History, Nat & Cass is keeping things close to home with a very real local (Chicago) murder and Cass is bombarding us with scary tales of Nature.

Chicago Reader headline/illustration on Ruthie McCoy murder The Death of Alexander, 323 bce Lake Nyos limnic eruption Lake Nyos limnic eruption kinda explained Camp Funston KS - influenza hospital - spanish flu Artistic expression of ‘The Great Dying Event’ 30 min documentary on Cabrini Green

Check out our Scared History playlist on Spotify for more darker stories from history!

Sources: Chicago Reader, The Cultural Experience, All That's Interesting...

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Original Theme: Garreth Spinn Original Art: Sarah Cruz Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. 

About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

Once the second most recognizable brand in the world after Coca-Cola, Pan Am is and was more than an airline. Historian and host of The Pan Am Podcast, Tom Betti, takes us on a journey through historical firsts, fashions and tragedies that all tie back to the innovative, iconic and inspiring: Pan American Airlines.

Our Guest, Tom Betti The Pan Am Museum Listen to The Pan Am Podcast here Edith Head Pan Am uniform design Concorde at the Cleveland Air Show (1985) Pan Am Worldport at JFK TWA hotel at JFK China Clipper crosses the Pacific (1936) Babies on board for Operation Babylift Last Flight Out movie poster

More on Tom A Norwich University Alumni with a Masters in History, author of numerous books (including 5 on Columbus, Ohio history) and former Pan Am Passenger, Tom Betti is the Director of Special Projects and Grants at the Pan Am Museum and host of the The Pan Am Podcast. His passion and job are simple: to spread the joy and legacy of the world's most iconic airline, Pan American World Airways. The podcast engages the storytelling and insights of Pan Am employees, passengers, historians, authors, fashionistas and aviation enthusiasts alike and has already raked in a number of awards for its reporting and storytelling, including a Muse Creative Award and two Vega Digital Awards.

Follow Tom @TomBetti on Twitter, and follow the Pan Am Museum on Twitter and Instagram

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CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzAnimations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. 

About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.

Cass tells us the 1850 BCE Egyptian story of "The Eloquent Peasant" and Natalie opens up the crock of lies about the danger of poisons in the royal court. Sources: editorialinc, JSTOR, Medicina Antiqua, 

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CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth SpinnOriginal Art: Sarah CruzAnimations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. 

About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by Herbiery Brewing, BatesMeron Sweet Design & The Banditry Co.