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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SYMHC Classics: The Explosive Career of Antoine Lavoisier

SYMHC Classics: The Explosive Career of Antoine Lavoisier

Today we're revisiting the life of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, who was a chemist, biologist, geologist, physiologist, and economist. But at the end of the day, he's most often referred to as the father...

6 Tammi 201822min

Unearthed! in 2017, Part 2

Unearthed! in 2017, Part 2

In part two of our annual recap, we walk through what's been literally and figuratively unearthed in 2017, including things institutions found in their own collections, exhumations, repatriations, and...

3 Tammi 201840min

Unearthed! in 2017, Part 1

Unearthed! in 2017, Part 1

In our annual recap, we walk through what's been literally and figuratively unearthed in 2017, including anticlimactic headlines, shipwrecks, medical finds, and a collection we've nicknamed "We told y...

1 Tammi 201834min

SYMHC Classics: Sophie Blanchard and Balloonomania

SYMHC Classics: Sophie Blanchard and Balloonomania

Today's classic episode revisits Sophie Blanchard, a timid girl who grew into a trailblazer, and became famous in the early 1800s as the first woman to become a career balloonist. Learn more about yo...

30 Joulu 201722min

Unearthed!: The USS Indianapolis

Unearthed!: The USS Indianapolis

Today, the U.S.S. Indianapolis is most known for its crew’s horrifying wait for rescue after being torpedoed following a secret mission at the end of World War II. But the ship’s history goes back muc...

27 Joulu 201732min

NORAD Tracking Santa: A Cold War History

NORAD Tracking Santa: A Cold War History

The story that circulates about how NORAD started tracking Santa is pretty heart-warming, but doesn’t completely hold up. So there’s some myth-busting here, and maybe the tiniest bit of bah-humbug. L...

25 Joulu 201734min

SYMHC Classics: The Christmas Truce

SYMHC Classics: The Christmas Truce

For Christmas, we're revisiting an episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. During the first Christmas of World War I, British and German soldiers laid down their weapons and celebrated the holi...

23 Joulu 201726min

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Part 2

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Part 2

The exploits of the Special Operations Executive are the stuff of legend. This episode continues to look at a few of the group's missions, and what became of the SOE after WWII. Learn more about your...

20 Joulu 201732min

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