Isadora Duncan, Part 2
The comforts afforded by fame were forever clouded for Duncan by an ongoing series of tragedies, leading right up to the famous – and horrifying – way her life ended. Learn more about your ad-choices...
24 Helmi 202133min
Isadora Duncan, Part 1
Duncan, often called the mother of modern dance, had an unconventional upbringing, and a VERY unconventional life. Her early life was full of struggle but seemed overall quite happy. Learn more about...
22 Helmi 202136min
SYMHC Classics: The Nazi Games and Jesse Owens
This 2012 episode covers the 1936 Berlin Olympics and African-American sprinter Jesse Owens, as well as the games as Nazi propaganda. More nations than ever participated, and the Olympic torch was use...
20 Helmi 202126min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Freedom Summer and Cobb
Tracy and Holly talk about how young everyone had been during the Mississippi Freedom Summer, voter suppression, and Holly's trick to stop crying when recording. There's also talk of how topics get ad...
19 Helmi 202112min
W. Montague Cobb, MD, PhD
W. Montague Cobb was the first Black person in the U.S. to earn a PhD in physical anthropology, worked to debunk racist theories in the field, was an activist for desegregation and Medicare, and was a...
17 Helmi 202140min
Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964
The Mississippi Summer project of 1964, now known as Freedom Summer, was a in part a voter registration project that was met with an extremely violent and deadly backlash. Learn more about your ad-ch...
15 Helmi 202138min
SYMHC Classics: Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas
This 2018 episode covers Gertrude Stein, an icon in the world of modernist literature. Alice B. Toklas is often described as her partner and assistant, but she was also a published writer, and "assist...
13 Helmi 202133min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Smallpox and Cowpox
Tracy and Holly talk about Spain's effort to spread the smallpox vaccine, and how Balmis handled things. They also discuss fear about vaccines, bodily autonomy, and what does and doesn't gross them ou...
12 Helmi 202110min
