Behind the Scenes Minis: George and Mad Jack
Tracy shares why the story of George Washington Williams makes her so sad. Holly then offers some additional information about John Mytton that wasn't in the Wednesday episode. See omnystudio.com/list...
23 Helmi 202420min
John ‘Mad Jack’ Mytton
John Mytton is often called an eccentric, but that doesn’t really capture his whole story. Despite his wild behavior, he's something of a local hero, and sometimes a joke, but his life is sort of sad ...
21 Helmi 202438min
George Washington Williams
George Washington Williams was one of the first people to publicly describe the atrocities being carried out in the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium. But so much happened in his life ...
19 Helmi 202444min
SYMHC Classics: Mary Breckinridge
This 2018 episode covers Mary Breckinridge, who advanced the medical field and found new ways to treat underserved communities. But there are problematic elements to her story. See omn...
17 Helmi 202431min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Natalie Can't Be Contained
Tracy explains why Natalie Clifford Barney needed two episodes. She also shares some of the stories from Barney's stories that didn't make it into either of the episodes.See omnystudio.com/listener fo...
16 Helmi 202417min
Natalie Clifford Barney, Part 2
Part two of Natalie Clifford Barney week covers her life as a wealthy adult. She moved to France permanently, and established the salon which ran for 50 years and has become one of her most well-known...
14 Helmi 202441min
Natalie Clifford Barney, Part 1
Natalie Clifford Barney was an incredibly privileged woman who hobnobbed with many notable intellectual and artistic figures in history. Part one covers her upbringing, her young adult life in Paris, ...
12 Helmi 202432min
SYMHC Classics: Lola Montez
This 2021 episode covers Lola Montez, a figure whose life is hard to pin down. That's not because of a lack of documentation, but because that documentation repeats the completely fictional backstory ...
10 Helmi 202445min
