How the Marshall Plan Worked

How the Marshall Plan Worked

During a Harvard commencement speech, Secretary of State George Marshall outlined a plan to assist Europe after World War II. Listen in and learn how this 12 minute speech changed the future of Europe in this HowStuffWorks.com podcast.

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Unearthed! in July 2020

Unearthed! in July 2020

This edition of Unearthed! covers episode updates, science and history discoveries, books and letters, and potpourri. And yes, there's (brief) talk about the Verona, Italy floor mosaics. Learn more a...

29 Heinä 202045min

Seneca Village

Seneca Village

Seneca Village was a predominantly black community that built itself from the ground up. But its story is fragmented. Even though it existed at a time when it could have been fairly well-documented, t...

27 Heinä 202036min

SYMHC Classics: Irish Famine, Part 1

SYMHC Classics: Irish Famine, Part 1

We're revisiting a 2013 two-parter. The history lesson kids often get on the Irish Famine could be summed up as "a blight destroyed the potato crops, and a lot of people starved or moved away." Most k...

25 Heinä 202018min

Behind the Scenes Minis: COINTELPRO

Behind the Scenes Minis: COINTELPRO

Tracy and Holly talk about this week's two-parter on COINTELPRO, and how they both think about those initiatives. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudi...

24 Heinä 202013min

COINTELPRO, Part 2

COINTELPRO, Part 2

In part two of this topic, the show looks at some of the specifics of the COINTELPROs that targeted black liberation organizations and the New Left, as well as how these programs were finally exposed ...

22 Heinä 202044min

COINTELPRO, Part 1

COINTELPRO, Part 1

FBI surveillance of people associated with the civil rights movement has come up on the show many times. Today, we’re going to talk about the history of the FBI, especially as it related to communism ...

20 Heinä 202040min

SYMHC Classics: The Scopes Trial

SYMHC Classics: The Scopes Trial

This 2017 episode covered the Scopes Trial, aka the Monkey Trial, that played out in Dayton, Tennessee in the summer of 1925. It all stemmed from a state law prohibiting the teaching of evolution. Le...

18 Heinä 202033min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Ignatius and Frank

Behind the Scenes Minis: Ignatius and Frank

Tracy shares how she landed at the topic of Ignatius Sancho, and she and Holly discuss his writing style. Free Frank's unique story, and how it involves some contradictory situations, is also discusse...

17 Heinä 202010min

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