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Hosted by Philip Horender and Philip Schoff · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 313 episodes
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The Missing Chapter Podcast reveals some unknown stories to the world's most popular events. Tune in to hear some of the most obscure and entertaining stories the history textbooks left out!
Philip Horender and Philip Schoff hosts The Missing Chapter Podcast, a history show with 313 episodes published.

You’ve had this plate before… a famous person with a second life or a second career beyond what they’re most renowned for. This story has the ingredients for another one of those surprise dishes; the cook who you think y

Imagine you're a cartoonist in 1951. You've spent months creating a comic strip about a mischievous little boy. The artwork is finished. The name is perfect. The newspaper is ready to publish. Everything is set and then

In the blink of an eye… everything you have worked your entire life for can change. In the blink of an eye… the world that you have come to know, love, and appreciate can be turned upside down. In the blink of an eye… th

You’ve heard the phrase, “desperate times call for desperate measures?” Or how about, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend?” The war between the U.S. government and organized crime has been well documented. It defined Ame

Most intelligence gathering involves satellites. Wiretaps. Classified briefings. Highly trained analysts studying global events. You know...serious stuff. But what if I told you that some people believe one of the most r

Some of the coolest stories in history are the ones that hide in plain sight. A deck of cards is no exception. We see them everywhere and almost every household has a deck or two of cards. From casinos to your grandparen

Let me start with a challenge. How much of the Star-Spangled Banner do you actually know? Not the first line. Not the first verse. The whole thing. If I handed you a microphone at a baseball game and asked you to sing it

“Step into a Victorian drawing room. Velvet curtains pool at your feet. Gaslight flickers softly against polished wood. The air is warm… almost comforting. And on the walls, an exquisite emerald-green wallpaper glows wit

I think you reach a certain age, where you start to become very reflective on your life – where you’ve been and where you’re headed. For me, this weekend provides the opportunity to take time out of my busy schedule and

If you are as obsessive as I am, I go crazy when I can’t find something. It drives me nuts. I will search far and wide and I am a man on a mission until this object is found. I think there is something about the human mi

History is full of strange coincidences, and the Civil War is no exception. In fact, we’ve documented many coincidences that occurred during the biggest turning point in our nation’s history – from the story of Wilmer Mc

Have you ever wanted to prove someone wrong when someone told you that you couldn’t do something? Maybe you proved a nay-sayer wrong. Maybe you outperformed someone who doubted you. Maybe you refused to give up when you

Have you ever wondered about walking over something and had absolutely no idea what was underneath your feet? Maybe finding out about an old battlefield, tunnels, or maybe a subway? Maybe that one mystery smell in the ci

I don’t know about you, but I rarely have cash on me anymore. And even more rare is when I carry change. But you might have had an experience like I have had when you pull out some change in your pocket, and realize ther

Let me start today’s episode with a question - What does a goat, a small child, a giant orange fuzzy creature… and a billion-dollar marketing strategy all have in common? …They’re all mascots - you know, those chaotic, d

Humans have innate instincts, just like animals do. We can go to a zoo on vacation and observe mother tigers snuggling their cubs or baby elephants sidling next to their parents for warmth and comfort. That same night, w

Let me start with a quick question: What do coffee, gossip, war and your group chat all have in common? That sounds like the setup to a terrible joke, but it’s not because all of them are connected by the words we use ev

In 6 seasons and nearly 300 episodes, Phil and I have brought you countless stories “forgotten” or “lost” in the bowels of history. We’ve shed light on names, faces, and lives that you have never known about; people who

Welcome to The Missing Chapter—the podcast where we uncover the stories that history somehow forgot to highlight. Today’s Missing Chapter Profile is about a man who helped light up the modern world—in the most literal se

There are certain sounds that instantly trigger memories. A school bell. The startup noise of an old computer on dial up. The click of a cassette tape. And for decades, one sound meant the same thing for almost everyone
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