The Whaleship Essex: Real-life Moby Dick Sinks a Ship

The Whaleship Essex: Real-life Moby Dick Sinks a Ship

Although Herman Melville's opus is a work of fiction, it was inspired by real-life events. In this episode, Katie and Sarah explore the story of the real-life Moby Dick -- and the unfortunate vessel that encountered it in the Pacific.

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SYMHC Classics: Thomas Cook

SYMHC Classics: Thomas Cook

This 2019 episode covers Thomas Cook, a pioneer of the idea of a travel agency to manage tourist holidays. But Cook was initially motivated by his support of the temperance movement and his deeply hel...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Balloons and Cat Trees

Behind the Scenes Minis: Balloons and Cat Trees

Tracy and Holly talk about the proclivity for destruction that was part of the balloon craze. They also discuss cat trees and how hard it is to find one that's cute. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

21 Marras 202524min

Inventions for Pets

Inventions for Pets

Cat litter, it could be argued, kicked off the pet products industry. After its invention in the 1940s, other inventors started to come up with products that today are standard in the homes of people ...

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Balloon Riots

Balloon Riots

Ballooning became a huge fad starting in the late 18th century, and there was a surprising amount of rioting associated with it. Fervor, excitement, and intoxication in some instances, meant that ball...

17 Marras 202535min

SYMHC Classics: Georgia Gold Rush

SYMHC Classics: Georgia Gold Rush

This 2018 episode covers the period in the late 1820s when north Georgia became the site of a gold rush that predated the California gold rush by two decades. It's also tied to some of the darkest par...

15 Marras 202522min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Mary and Marjorie

Behind the Scenes Minis: Mary and Marjorie

Tracy shares the surprising benefit of not having access to a lot of specifics regarding the work of Mary Golda Ross. Holly talks about Marjorie Merriwether Post being a serial monogamist.See omnystud...

14 Marras 202530min

Marjorie Merriweather Post

Marjorie Merriweather Post

Marjorie Merriweather Post is most often mentioned today as the person who built Mar-a-Lago. But she was a unique figure as a woman who helmed a huge corporation when she was still in her 20s in the e...

12 Marras 202543min

Mary Golda Ross

Mary Golda Ross

Mary Golda Ross was the first Indigenous woman in the U.S. known to have become an engineer. Her impact on the field of aerospace engineering is hard to quantify, because much of her work is still cla...

10 Marras 202536min

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