SYMHC Classics: The Bawdy House Riots of 1668
We're going back to a 2016 episode today. In early modern London, there was a tradition of sorts where apprentices would amass on holidays and physically destroy brothels. One of the largest such riot...
4 Touko 201924min
Evil May-day Riots
On May Day in 1517 a riot was carried out by apprentices, journeymen and other workers. While this was an uprising of laborers, this incident, called the Evil May-day or Ill May-day, was also rooted i...
1 Touko 201931min
Hennig Brand and the Discovery of Phosphorus
Spoiler alert: Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous by boiling pee. And phosphorous is the first element whose discoverer we can name. But he was really trying to do something else: He thought the secr...
29 Huhti 201931min
SYMHC Classics: Secret Science - Alchemy!
We're revisiting an episode from Sarah and Deblina from 2011. Many think of alchemy as a fool's pursuit, but alchemy has a rich history closely tied to medicine and metallurgy. Additionally, technique...
27 Huhti 201921min
Smithsonian American Art Museum: An Interview With Stephanie Stebich
Holly had the privilege of sitting down with Stephanie Stebich, director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, for a chat in the museum. The discussion covers the building's history, one of the new ...
24 Huhti 201938min
James G. Fair, Silver King
Fair was a contemporary of Levi Strauss, living and working in San Francisco around the same time as the denim magnate, but though Fair often appears on lists of the richest men in U.S. history, he do...
22 Huhti 201930min
SYMHC Classics: John Dee, Her Majesty's Secret Sorcerer
We're revisiting an episode from 2011 featuring previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. Born in 1527 to a Welsh family, John Dee grew to become one of Queen Elizabeth's most memorable advisors. Join Sarah a...
20 Huhti 201923min
Bacon's Rebellion, Part 2
Last time, we talked about the many reasons Virginia colonists were frustrated by the 1670s, including the price of tobacco, taxation, and disparities between the richest colonists and everyone else. ...
17 Huhti 201932min
