Episodes

  • 111 - Hard Out Here for a Pope (feat. Alex DiVirgilio & Jim Vozzella)

    111 - Hard Out Here for a Pope (feat. Alex DiVirgilio & Jim Vozzella)
    Jul 15 2025

    We've seen the white smoke, and it is time for a Pope-a-palooza! From Pope #1 and the 13 other Pope Leos to lady popes and baller popes, we cover a LOT of papal history in this, the final episode of season 7 and Cass's last season as co-host!

    We're joined by returning guests and friends, Jim Vozzella (ep. 48) and Alex DiVirgilio (ep. 96 & ep. 100) for an exploration of the origins of the papacy, Chicago's own Pope Leo XIV, the legend of Pope Joan, the Harlem Globe Trotters, hot TV/Film popes & priests, and, of course, a whole lot of Catholic Youth Nostalgia.


    Tentative Conclave spoiler alert?


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    CREDITS:

    • 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 The Banditry Co.
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • 110 - A Hull Lot of Smut

    110 - A Hull Lot of Smut
    Oct 29 2024

    This episode is about the Jane Addams Hull House and all of the residents who passed through, and about hot, smutty classical music. Maybe we'll write a clever description later, but for right now that is all you need to know.


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    CREDITS:

    • 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 The Banditry Co.
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    59 mins
  • 109 - Croc Rock & Turtle Lore (feat. Frank 'Alligator' Robb)

    109 - Croc Rock & Turtle Lore (feat. Frank 'Alligator' Robb)
    Oct 24 2024
    Maybe we should call this our first ever episode of Shared Science, but once we got talkin' crocs with Frank 'Alligator' Robb we just couldn't help ourselves! Join us on a journey through crocodilians of the distant past (fighting dinosaurs), recent past (How Frank caught Chicago's 'Chance the Snapper'), and near future (as the key to unlocking a cure for cancer). You'll also learn a little about Sue the T-Rex, the Lake Michigan Serpent, and a brief lesson on how to catch a dinosaur! ⁠⁠Our guest, Frank Robb Frank & Chance the Snapper Chance the Snapper Chonkosaurus Rex the average sized snapping turtle Nat & frank at TTH recording Differences btwn crocs and gators Sue the T-Rex Then This Happened ep. feat. Frank Phil Wilkerson alligator study (article) The Lake Michigan Serpent (article) A Natural History of Sea Serpents by Adrian Shine (book) Shared History ep 5: Anne Kolb Nature Center Shared History ep. 95: History of Dragons More on Frank Frank Robb is an animal researcher, a crocodilian expert and endocrinologist, an expert on your favorite local lizards, an environmental educator, and a podcast host himself with his nonprofit EEARSS. Check out the EEARSS podcast and donate to their cancer research here. Follow Frank @alligatorrobb on IG or via @eearss_org⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @SharedHistory on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sharedhistorypod on Mastadon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT: Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 The Banditry Co.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 108 - Get The Sensation

    108 - Get The Sensation
    Sep 24 2024

    [York (Lewis & Clark exp) & Essanay Film Studios] -- This week we give credit where credit is due. Pushing the boundaries of the United States? That credit goes to York, a man enslaved to William Clark, who was the MVP of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Pushing the boundaries of the film industry? Those kudos belong in the midwest and not the west coast -- with Spoor & Anderson of Essanay Studios in Chicago.


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    CREDITS:

    • 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 The Banditry Co.
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    54 mins
  • 107 - A Boulanger-ie Jamboree (feat. Heidi Joosten)

    107 - A Boulanger-ie Jamboree (feat. Heidi Joosten)
    Sep 17 2024
    [Nadia Boulanger] - For a baked good, you might hit up the boulangerie, but for an exceptional music education? For that, you'd hit up Nadia Boulanger. Award-winning music director and composer, Heidi Joosten, joins to discuss the strengths and shortcomings of this complicated icon of the music industry...and also the strengths and shortcomings of Tar.⁠Our guest, Heidi JoostenNadia & Lily BoulangerNadia Boulanger with Astor Piazzolla⁠Tar trailer (video)Maestro trailer (video)Mr. Holland's Opus trailer (video)More on HeidiA reputable musical polymath, Heidi is a Jeff Award-winning music director, a composer, orchestrator, arranger, improviser, pianist, vocalist, and harpist. When she’s not in a rehearsal room, you can find her immersed in multiple composition projects and commissions, collaborating on new musical theatre works across the country, and scouring the globe for the best fried cheese curd with her best friend - her shih-chon, Ruby.Follow Heidi @HeidiJoosten on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram. Or check out her website here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, @SharedHistory on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@sharedhistorypod on Mastadon⁠⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT: Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 The Banditry Co.
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    59 mins
  • 106 - Books, Brews, Aquatic Birds

    106 - Books, Brews, Aquatic Birds
    Sep 10 2024
    Crack open a cold one and/or crack open a good book, Cass and Nat are here to tell you about the Lager Beer Riot (Chicago, 1855) and the history of Penguin Publishing...plus a brief explanation of where we disappeared to for months, and a few luke-warm takes on home library organization. Mayor William B. Ogden Mayor Levi Boone 1858 photo of riot site Klinkel's Hall (1623 N. Wells) - tavern involved in event Article on AZ pre-statehood abortion law Article on Chicago using bridges as barricades Sir Allen Lane The Bodley Head og logo Clifford Ray rescuing a dolphin LibraryThing Jack Edwards buys/reads 'aesthetic' books from Etsy (video) Our Haymarket affair episode Our Dimestore Novel episode Our Tale of Genji episode Our History of Dragons episode Rebinding library into clothbound classics (tiktok) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, @SharedHistory on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠@sharedhistorypod on Mastadon⁠⁠⁠ SUPPORT: Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin’! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 The Banditry Co.
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    53 mins
  • 105 - Fortune Favors the Whoopsies (feat. Sarah Whittle)

    105 - Fortune Favors the Whoopsies (feat. Sarah Whittle)
    Aug 27 2024

    If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...OR maybe you've just failed productively? Social Media Darling, Sarah Whittle joins us to share a hilarious history of items invented by accident and we even discuss a few brilliant inventions of our own devising. So listen to this episode and steal our ideas!


    Our guest, Sarah Whittle

    Spelling Bee-kini Wax on Smosh (videos)

    The History of the PB&J with Brian King

    Simply Irresistible (1999) Trailer (video)


    More on Sarah

    Sarah is a producer, director, cat mom, and social media pro who has worked across the internet and TV for over 10 years and in many roles including, but not limited to, former Director of Unscripted Content for Smosh. She is an icon and the moment.


    Follow Sarah @RudeUnicorns on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Contribute to the Creators for Palestine fund here.


    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠⁠⁠⁠


    NOTE: This episode was originally recorded in May of 2023. Also, Natalie says you make paneer with yogurt, she meant milk.


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    CREDITS:

    • 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 The Banditry Co.
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    54 mins
  • 104 - Don't Matter if You're Black or White

    104 - Don't Matter if You're Black or White
    Jul 11 2023

    What does hockey's first organized league and a colony of creative rabbits have in common? One was black, one was white, but both buck expectations and deserve some overdue recognition for being really freaking good in their fields. Listen and learn about The Colored Hockey League and The White Rabbits (women sculptors) of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.


    CHL Commemorative Stamp

    Black Ice - CHL Colored Hockey League (video)

    Lorado Taft and his White Rabbits at work


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    CREDITS:

    • 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 The Banditry Co.
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    57 mins