Poison Control: A History
How did the U.S. get to the point of having this one resource, specifically for poisoning, that’s so reliable and available that it gets printed on the labels of consumer products? Learn more about ...
25 Maalis 202037min
Max von Pettenkofer’s Anticontagionism
Pettenkofer's ideas about how cholera spread weren’t exactly right, but they still had really beneficial impacts on the way we live. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo...
23 Maalis 202032min
SYMHC Classics: Tagore, Erstwhile Knight
In this 2010 episode, previous hosts Sarah and Deblina trace the life of Tagore through his childhood to knighthood and beyond. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.co...
21 Maalis 202029min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Shortest War and Lady Baseball
Holly and Tracy talk about aspects of Zanzibari culture that Holly had not considered prior to this week's episode, and Tracy's rewatch of "A League of Their Own." Learn more about your ad-choices at...
20 Maalis 202013min
Offbeat History: The Crash at Crush and Other Train Wreck Spectacles
In fall 2017, we talked about a strange cultural phenomenon. For a brief window from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, people in the United States were watching train wrecks for fun. Learn more abou...
19 Maalis 202028min
Offbeat History: Marchesa Luisa Casati
In 2017 we covered the offbeat life of Marchesa Luisa Casati. While many have admired heiress Casati over the years for her life led entirely based on her aesthetics, she was also entirely self-servin...
19 Maalis 202034min
Offbeat History: Lisztomania
In 2015, we talked about Franz Liszt, who was a pianist, a composer and a conductor, and basically the first rock star who drove fans into fits of swooning and screaming. Some fans even stole the detr...
19 Maalis 202026min
Offbeat History: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835, Part 2
The second part of this offbeat revisit! As the New York Sun's series of astonishing moon discoveries concluded, most people recognized that it was a hoax. But what made people buy into the tall tale ...
19 Maalis 202024min
