Charles VI of France: The Mad King
France’s mad king Charles VI reigned in the middle of the Hundred Years War between England and France. While his early reign hinted at greatness, things soon spiraled downward. Learn more about your...
14 Aug 201730min
SYMHC Classics: The Origin of Cheeses
We're revisiting a classic episode, about cheese! It's been around for more than 9,000 years. But how did humans learn to make it? And how did all the different types of cheese develop? Learn more ab...
12 Aug 201735min
The Kallikaks and the Eugenicists
Spurred by the same fears, prejudices and societal issues that were driving the progressive movement in general, the eugenics movement in the U.S. focused on identifying, sequestering and even sterili...
9 Aug 201738min
The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857
The Sepoy Rebellion was the result of many, many influences and stressors on the cultures of India living under British rule. In Britain, it's called the Sepoy Mutiny or the Indian Mutiny, but in Indi...
7 Aug 201730min
SYMHC Classics: The Count of St. Germain
We're revisiting a classic episode, all about the Count of Saint Germain. His story features teleportation, alchemy and even rumors of immortality. Was he a spy? A concealed royal? A skilled con man? ...
5 Aug 201733min
Ibn Battuta, the Traveler of Islam
Ibn Battuta's 14th-century travels were extensive. He was away from home for roughly 24 years and during that time traveled through virtually every Muslim nation and territory, becoming the traveler o...
2 Aug 201732min
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was an orator, writer, statesman and social reformer. His early life shaped the truly remarkable advocate he became, and the two primary causes he campaigned for — the abolition of ...
31 Jul 201736min
SYMHC Classics: Jane Austen
We're revisiting a classic episode, all about Jane Austen. She was not a shy spinster who wrote some little books mostly to amuse her own family, and she wasn't a real-life Elizabeth Bennett. Her life...
29 Jul 201737min
