Holly and Tracy talk about how depressing it can be to look into the history of money and politics, but how important it is to know how it all works.

Holly and Tracy talk about how depressing it can be to look into the history of money and politics, but how important it is to know how it all works.

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

Stuff You Missed in History Class

Behind the Scenes Minis: Money, Power and Staying Positive

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This episode takes a quick look at six U.S. Supreme Court cases that all have to do with the rights of children in public primary and secondary schools.
Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/374/203
Bowman, Kristine. “West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943).” Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/west-virginia-state-board-of-education-v-barnette/
Cornell Law School. “Engel v. Vitale (1962).) https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/engel_v._vitale_(1962)
Dynia, Philip A. “Rights of Students.” Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. 8/11/2023, updated 5/27/2026.  https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/rights-of-students/
Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/370/421/
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/484/260/
Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/
Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/
National Education Association. “Corporal Punishment in Schools Still Legal in Many States.” https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/corporal-punishment-schools-still-legal-many-states
Oyez. “West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.” https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/319us624
Pfeffer, Leo. “THE NEW YORK REGENTS’ PRAYER CASE (ENGEL V. VITALE).” Journal of Church and State, vol. 4, no. 2, 1962, pp. 150–58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org.proxy.bostonathenaeum.org/stable/23913195. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/393/503/
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/319/624/#tab-opinion-1937809
Zinn Education Project. “June 14, 1943: Supreme Court Finds Compulsory Flag Salutes Unconstitutional.” https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/compulsory-flag-salutes-unconstitutional/

 

This episode takes a quick look at six U.S. Supreme Court cases that all have to do with the rights of children in public primary and secondary schools.
<ul>
<li>Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/374/203</li>
<li>Bowman, Kristine. &ldquo;West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943).&rdquo; Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/west-virginia-state-board-of-education-v-barnette/</li>
<li>Cornell Law School. &ldquo;Engel v. Vitale (1962).) https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/engel_v._vitale_(1962)</li>
<li>Dynia, Philip A. &ldquo;Rights of Students.&rdquo; Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. 8/11/2023, updated 5/27/2026.&nbsp; https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/rights-of-students/</li>
<li>Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/370/421/</li>
<li>Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/484/260/</li>
<li>Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/</li>
<li>Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/430/651/</li>
<li>National Education Association. &ldquo;Corporal Punishment in Schools Still Legal in Many States.&rdquo; https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/corporal-punishment-schools-still-legal-many-states</li>
<li>Oyez. &ldquo;West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.&rdquo; https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/319us624</li>
<li>Pfeffer, Leo. &ldquo;THE NEW YORK REGENTS&rsquo; PRAYER CASE (ENGEL V. VITALE).&rdquo; Journal of Church and State, vol. 4, no. 2, 1962, pp. 150&ndash;58. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org.proxy.bostonathenaeum.org/stable/23913195. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.</li>
<li>Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/393/503/</li>
<li>West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/319/624/#tab-opinion-1937809</li>
<li>Zinn Education Project. &ldquo;June 14, 1943: Supreme Court Finds Compulsory Flag Salutes Unconstitutional.&rdquo; https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/compulsory-flag-salutes-unconstitutional/</li>
</ul>
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This episode takes a quick look at six U.S. Supreme Court cases that all have to do with the rights of children in public primary and secondary schools.

Six Impossible Episodes: Back-to-Court

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This 2021 episode covers Olympe de Gouges, known primarily for her 1791 pamphlet “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Citizen.” But her writing and political activity went far beyond that one pamphlet.

This 2021 episode covers Olympe de Gouges, known primarily for her 1791 pamphlet &ldquo;Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Citizen.&rdquo; But her writing and political activity went far beyond that one pamphlet.

SYMHC Classics: Olympe de Gouges

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Holly shares additional details of Percy Fawcett's life, including theories about his interest in spiritualism leading him to some odd conclusions.

Holly shares additional details of Percy Fawcett's life, including theories about his interest in spiritualism leading him to some odd conclusions.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Percy Theories

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Money, Power and Staying Positive

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