The Colorful Life of Carmen Miranda

The Colorful Life of Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda is one of those historical figures who remains hugely iconic – we STILL see her image, or some derivative of it, on a regular basis. She was luminous on camera and an excellent singer, with a personality much larger than her small stature.

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Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott

This is the studio version of our live show from this years Seneca Falls Convention Days at Women's Rights National Historical Park. Lucretia Mott was small of stature, but made a huge impact as an ab...

15 Elo 201833min

Zoot Suit Riots

Zoot Suit Riots

The word “riot” here is really a misnomer. This conflict wasn’t so much about property damage as it was about attacking people. It also wasn’t really about the zoot suits – although they had come to s...

13 Elo 201834min

SYMHC: Hedy Lamarr and Wireless Technology

SYMHC: Hedy Lamarr and Wireless Technology

Today's classic revisits an episode from Sarah and Deblina. Hedy Lamarr was an extraordinarily beautiful film star, but she wasn't just another pretty face. In this podcast, Sarah and Deblina recount ...

11 Elo 201820min

Levi Strauss

Levi Strauss

Levi’s story is historically interesting because it touches on a lot of important moments in U.S. history. His business was tied to the California Gold Rush, the U.S. Civil War and American clothing c...

8 Elo 201844min

 Battle of Amiens

Battle of Amiens

We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Amiens, near the end of World War I. Amiens was the start of what came to be known as the 100 Days Offensive, which was the Allies’ final push...

6 Elo 201826min

SYMHC Classics: 5 Historical Hoaxes

SYMHC Classics: 5 Historical Hoaxes

Today's episode revisits a Sarah and Deblina episode about historical hoaxes. For example, a N.Y. cigar maker once commissioned a gypsum skeleton to pass off as a 10-foot-tall petrified man called the...

4 Elo 201829min

John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams Abroad

John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams Abroad

John Quincy Adams probably comes to mind as the son of second U.S. President John Adams, and the 6th president of the U.S. But he and his wife, Louisa Catharine Johnson Adams worked in the realm of in...

1 Elo 201841min

Unearthed! in July, 2018, Part 2

Unearthed! in July, 2018, Part 2

Continuing the 2018 mid-year edition of unearthed goodies, this episode will cover shipwrecks, exhumations, repatriations, and edibles and potables.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...

30 Heinä 201832min

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