Behind the Scenes Minis: Jo and Kerner
Holly and Tracy discuss Jo Nivison Hopper’s complex life story and how frustrating and angering it can be to research biographies like hers. They also talk about the availability of the Kerner Commiss...
27 Elo 202115min
The Kerner Commission Report
Half a century ago, a commission established by President Lyndon Johnson wrote a report that concluded that “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal.” The...
25 Elo 202142min
Josephine Nivison Hopper
Jo Nivison was an established artist before she married Edward Hopper. But her art career quickly became secondary to Ed's, and their life together, which is often described as a great collaboration, ...
23 Elo 202140min
SYMHC Classics: Battle of Blair Mountain
This 2014 episode covers events from 1921, when coal miners fed up with unfair labor practices and exploitation took up arms against their employers. The resulting conflict lasted five days and has be...
21 Elo 202125min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Morisot and Rosenwald
Tracy shares a story of hunting for a Berthe Morisot exhibit and her favorite painting by the artist. She and Holly also talk about scheduling guests and the legendary John Lewis. Learn more about y...
20 Elo 202113min
Interview: Rosenwald Schools with Andrew Feiler
Holly is joined by photographer Andrew Feiler, author of “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America.” Andrew shares stories o...
18 Elo 202145min
Berthe Morisot
Morisot primarily worked in oils, watercolors and pastels, and her favorite subjects were the other women in her life, often captured very tenderly in private, domestic moments. Her life is entwined w...
16 Elo 202143min
SYMHC Classics: Thomas Harriot
This 2019 episode covers a man who's story is tied to SO MANY other notable historic things, including a lot of business with Sir Walter Raleigh. He's really not a household name like many of his cont...
14 Elo 202130min
