SYMHC Classics: Who was the Real Robin Hood?
This 2013 episode examines the real Robin Hood - and the question of whether there ever really was one.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31 Elo 202417min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Age Gaps and Piracy
Tracy and Holly talk about the age gap between Johannes and Elisabetha Hevelius. They also cover the many historical points that came up in the Eustace the Monk episode. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
30 Elo 202418min
Eustace the Monk
This pirate lived in the 13th century and was connected to some major events in British and French history. During his lifetime he was so notorious that people would tell kids that if they were bad Eu...
28 Elo 202436min
Johannes and Elizabetha Hevelius
Johannes Hevelius and his second wife and collaborator, Elisabetha were the 17th-century's astronomy power couple. For one, they had a personal observatory that was considered one of the most importan...
26 Elo 202433min
SYMHC Classics: Waffles
This 2020 episode explores the history of waffles, from early grain cakes all the way up to their modern proliferation on tables and as street foods around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
24 Elo 202429min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Cats, Caves and Scandal
Tracy talks about the many requests the show has gotten for a Mammoth Cave episode and she and Holly discuss claustrophobia. They also consider all of the drama in Domenica Guillaume Walter's life.See...
23 Elo 202427min
Domenica Guillaume Walter and l'Affaire Lacaze
Domenica Guillaume Walter’s life was full of drama and scandal. She was accused of attempted murder, blackmail, and forgery as she tried to maintain control of her late husband’s art collection. Resea...
21 Elo 202442min
The Kentucky Cave Wars
In the 19th century, Kentucky's Mammoth Cave launched an entire, very competitive cave tourism industry in the area, In 1925, Floyd Collins was trapped in the cave system, which was the beginning of t...
19 Elo 202438min
