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• 136: Tycho Brahe: The Last Great Astronomer Before the Telecope

  Emileigh and Morgan discover the life of the last great astronomer before the invention of the telescope. And the planets might be the most boring thing about his life!    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources:  https://www.space.com/19623-tycho-brahe-biography.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paa5GLCR280 Tycho Brahe Youtube  https://smarthistory.org/written-in-the-stars-astronomy-and-astrology-in-medieval-manuscripts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_Brahe    

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• 136: The Lufthansa Heist

  In 1978, the headlines were filled with the news about the Lufthansa cargo bay robbery at JFK International Airport. The culprits? A group of guys tied to the New York mafia families. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they talk about the execution of the biggest airport robbery in US soil, and some unfortunate folks afterwards.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources   “James Burke”  https://www.alcatrazeast.com/crime-library/organized-crime/james-burke/   “Henry Hill” (updated Jun 24 2020) https://www.biography.com/crime/henry-hill   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodfellas   “Lufthansa heist” by Pat Bauer (Oct 18 2025) https://www.britannica.com/event/Lufthansa-heist    “The Lufthansa Heist” episode, History’s Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan. Aired Feb 28 2023 on The History Channel   “How the 1978 Lufthansa Heist Let to a Trail of Dead Bodies” by Iván Román (Jan 20 2023, updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/1978-lufthansa-heist-jfk-henry-hill-goodfellas   “Lufthansa Heist Murders: How Paranoia and Greed Led to the Deaths of 6 Mobsters and Associates” by Adam Janos (Dec 10 2018; updated Aug 21 2025) https://www.aetv.com/articles/lufthansa-heist-murders-mafia-mobsters   “The Lufthansa Heist: The Mafia’s Greatest Robbery” by Lawrence Lease (Mar 9 2023) https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/The-Lufthansa-Heist-The-American-Mafias-Greatest-Heist   “The Massive Real-Life Heist that Inspired ‘Goodfellas’” by Sammy Tran (May 5 https://www.factinate.com/things/biggest-cash-heist-history   “The Lufthansa Mafia Heist Trial” https://archives.law.virginia.edu/dengrove/writeup/lufthansa-mafia-heist-trial Sound Credits:    Shaken, Not Stirred - GLBML: Music by Geoffrey Burch from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/sneaky-shaken-not-stirred-glbml-22220/

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• 135: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

  Emileigh and Morgan look into how one of the most famous shipwrecks on Lake Superior went down.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2f0tZBSByI https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/fitz-timeline https://upsupply.co/journal/the-wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald  

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• 134: Marie Antoinette

  Marie Antoinette married into the French royal family when she was 15 years old. Unfortunately, from the beginning she faced prejudice from the royal court and distrust from the common people. Marie would eventually become the scapegoat for the worsening economy in France, even after she and her family met their tragic end during the French Revolution. Join Morgan and Emileigh as they discuss the truth behind her life, both the good and the bad, and how this queen of France would live on in infamy.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources “Marie Antoinette”  https://guides.loc.gov/women-in-the-french-revolution/marie-antoinette  “Marie Antoinette” by biography.com editors & Barbara Maranzani (Jul 11 2023) https://www.biography.com/royalty/marie-antoinette  “Marie Antoinette”, published by the Château de Versailles  https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/marie-antoinette#a-queen-at-the-court  “Marie Antoinette: From Queen to Guillotine” by the Real Royalty channel on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C1pnLRAe0E   “Marie-Antoinette” by history.com editors (Nov 9 2009, updated May 28 2025) https://www.history.com/articles/marie-antoinette    Sound Credits: [Re-Creation] Hells Bells, Tolling, 12 O Clock, Processed by NoahBangs -- https://freesound.org/s/706896/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 To_Be_Booed2_ses1.wav by freesound -- https://freesound.org/s/25270/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 G52-05-Ox Cart.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/437078/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 fly 4 horse steps_03.wav by gastonsaenz -- https://freesound.org/s/362958/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

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• 133: Julia Child: From GI to Celebrity Chef

  Few people are as memorable as the amazing Julia Child. She started her life with no real plan and in her 50s became the first Television Chef. Emileigh and Morgan explore how her life and shows continue to inspire our country to make good food and have fun doing it.    Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory     Sources: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/julia-child   https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0B7DHD2MB/ref=atv_sr_fle_c_srfd6f9a_5_1_3?sr=1-3&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&pageTypeId=B0B7DF8GGW&qid=1762873149762   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Cushing_Child

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