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15. WEIRD BEARD: The First Set of Sideburns
14 minutes Posted May 25, 2021 at 10:32 am.
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Check this out! 130 years of facial hair trends, in one chart

Episode Source Material: 

  • Ambrose Burnside, The Sideburned Civil War Commander Who Didn't Want The Job
  • Ambrose Burnside - HISTORY
  • 'Sideburns' The Hairy History of 'Sideburns'. 
  • Why is this Style of Facial Hair Called Sideburns?
  • How Sideburns Got Their Name | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
  • the history of ‘burnsides’, ‘sideburns’ and ‘sideboards’
  • Women in the Civil War
  • The History of Shaving and Beards | Timeline of Cultures & Facial Hair | The Old Farmer's Almanac
  • President's Day: When was the last time a US president had facial hair? Not in 100 years
  • Evolution of Facial Hair Over the Past 200 Years
  • Survival of the Scruffiest
  • The Racially Fraught History of the American Beard
  • The Rise and Fall—and Rise—of Facial Hair
  • How Do You Grow & Trim Sideburns Styles For Your Face Shape?
  • What Are Imperial Beards & Friendly Mutton Chops?
  • Men's Sideburn Styles, Trimming & Maintenance
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