SYMHC Classics: Ko'olau Rebellion
This 2016 episode covers the introduction of Hansen's disease to Hawaii, when businessmen, especially from the U.S., were having an increasing influence on the Hawaiian government. See omnystudio.com/...
30 Marras 202425min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Unplanned Sarah Week
Tracy talks about the SYMHC calendar, and the controversial nature of Sarah Winnemucca's life story. She also discusses the different ways people have labeled Sara's autobiography. See omnystudio.com/...
29 Marras 202412min
Sarah Winnemucca, Part 2
As an adult, Sarah Winnemucca spent a lot of time trying to advocate for the Northern Paiute, although her legacy in that regard has some complexities. Research: · Carpenter, Cari M. “Sarah Winn...
27 Marras 202442min
Sarah Winnemucca, Part 1
Sarah Winnemucca was Northern Paiute and was born not long before her band had their first contact with people of European descent. That happened in the middle of the 19th century, which means she liv...
25 Marras 202441min
SYMHC Classics: Treaty of Waitangi
This 2014 episode covers the Treaty of Waitangi, a treaty between the British and the Maori that established New Zealand as a nation. The goal was to benefit both parties, but a hurried translation of...
23 Marras 202428min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Questionable Jokes and Turkey
Holly notes the racist views of one of Charles Brown's biographers. Tracy and Holly also discuss presidential proclamations and the ways Thanksgiving has been framed as a feel-good story over the year...
22 Marras 202416min
Thanksgiving vs. Franksgiving
This episode covers President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s decision to move the date of Thanksgiving with the hope of helping businesses that were trying to recover from the Great Depression – and the ...
20 Marras 202438min
Charles Farrar Browne, the First Standup Comedian
Charles Farrar Browne is often called the first standup comedian. He was, in the 1860s, wildly famous, but his early death, and the soaring career of one of his friends, have contributed to Browne fad...
18 Marras 202435min
