SYMHC Classics: The Sisters Fox - They Talked to Dead People

SYMHC Classics: The Sisters Fox - They Talked to Dead People

This 2011 episode from Sarah and Deblina features the Fox family, which began hearing strange noises in 1848, and sisters Maggie and Kate started communicating with spirits. They built a career as mediums, and today they're credited with launching the modern spiritualist movement. But was it all a hoax?

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The Donation of Constantine

The Donation of Constantine

In the 8th century, a document was written that had a lasting impact on the course of medieval Europe. The Donation of Constantine granted a large amount of Roman Empire land and power to Pope Sylvest...

24 Tammi 201828min

Rufus Wilmot Griswold

Rufus Wilmot Griswold

Griswold is most commonly known as Edgar Allan Poe's rival, and for creating negative characterizations of Poe that have endured more than a century. But his life story beyond his connections to Poe i...

22 Tammi 201831min

SYMHC Classics: How Lord Byron Worked

SYMHC Classics: How Lord Byron Worked

Today’s classic podcast comes to us from previous hosts Katie and Sarah. Coming up on January 22, 2018 is the 230th birthday of George Gordon, Lord Byron. Who was this poet, and why is he associated w...

20 Tammi 201831min

The Wilmington Coup of 1898, Part 2

The Wilmington Coup of 1898, Part 2

In 1898, a mob of armed white men enacted a violent plan against Wilmington, North Carolina’s black community. It was the only known successful coup d’état in U.S. history; the white mob overthrew the...

17 Tammi 201842min

The Wilmington Coup of 1898, Part 1

The Wilmington Coup of 1898, Part 1

Resistance to post-Civil War reconstruction efforts, hotly contested elections, political corruption, and open racism all led to a climate of unrest and white supremacist violence in late 19th-century...

15 Tammi 201831min

SYMHC Classics: The Phoenician Alphabet

SYMHC Classics: The Phoenician Alphabet

This classic episode revisits the Phoenicians, great ship-builders, sailors and textile experts. But they're most known for developing the alphabet that many modern alphabets are descended from. Lear...

13 Tammi 201816min

Author Interview: Kathryn Lougheed on Tuberculosis

Author Interview: Kathryn Lougheed on Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is often thought of as a disease of the past, but it remains a problem in many parts of the world. Microbiologist and author Kathryn Lougheed joins Holly for a discussion of TB’s long his...

10 Tammi 201828min

Mary Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service

Mary Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service

We have talked before on the show about pioneers who advanced the medical field specifically as it relates to infants, and today’s subject is definitely another to add to that list. But, there are som...

8 Tammi 201832min

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