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Stuff You Missed in History Class

Joseph Medill

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, History

4.223.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Joseph Medill was a powerhouse in 19th century journalism who made no attempt to conceal his bias when it came to political writing. He also had a fascinating second career due to a tragedy, when he became a politician.

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0:00.0

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0:06.8

Hey, everybody, Holly here. I wanted to let you in on a little something before we get started today.

0:12.9

We've been talking about our Morocco trip a lot lately because it was amazing.

0:17.5

And if it sounds to you like something you might want to do, like you might want to join us for a little adventure, I have great news. We are already set up and starting to take

0:27.0

bookings for next year's big adventure. This is going to be Octoberfest in the Alps, but not

0:35.2

just Octoberfest. We're going to visit Germany and the Czech Republic.

0:39.8

The pacing is going to be a little less intense than our Morocco trip, so it will have

0:45.2

some time that's a little more like downtime where you can really explore on your own.

0:49.8

Some of these places are going to be big cities.

0:51.8

Some of them are going to be small storybook, really

0:54.6

picturesque villages, and some of it will be out in the countryside. So we're going to do

0:59.5

three nights in Garmish, which is outside of Munich, so we can go to Munich and experience

1:05.8

October Fest, but then have this really quiet, beautiful village up in the mountains to really just enjoy the picturesque views.

1:15.4

We are also going to visit Chesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic,

1:21.0

which is we're going to be right in the center of town on these cobblestone streets.

1:25.6

It's going to be so incredibly sweet and charming. I cannot wait.

1:29.8

And then we are going to spend time several nights in Prague, which is going to be absolutely beautiful.

1:36.5

These are not places that you just kind of like go to and, you know, spend the night and roll out.

1:44.0

These are really going to be some picturesque

1:45.8

surroundings, really, really beautiful things. So you're going to get some of the busy, fast-paced

1:50.0

stuff like October Fest, which is a very energetic time. But we're also going to have some quieter,

1:55.1

really kind of just more casual, slower, more relaxed things, while also still taking in a whole lot of history.

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