Sadako Sasaki’s 1000 Cranes, Part 2
The show's 1000th episode continues the story of Sadako Sasaki, who died of A-bomb sickness after the bombing of Hiroshima. This second part of her story focuses on the peace movement that grew out of...
28 Feb 201829min
Sadako Sasaki’s 1000 Cranes, Part 1
At the end of World War II, the United States used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A young girl named Sadako Sasaki eventually developed A-bomb disease as a result of her exposure, and the ori...
26 Feb 201832min
SYMHC Classics: Who was the real Lone Ranger?
Today we're revisiting an episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. The Lone Ranger has traditionally been portrayed by white actors, but many believe this character is based on a former slave na...
24 Feb 201823min
The Last Carolina Parakeet and Other Endlings
On February 21, 1918, the last known Carolina parakeet died at the Cincinnati Zoo. We examine the stories of this endling and two others to see how abundant species can quickly become extinct. Learn ...
21 Feb 201829min
Hawaii's Legend of the Menehune
The story of the Menehune is one that's been handed down through oral history for generations. But can the roots of this mythological group of people be traced to real-world events? Learn more about ...
19 Feb 201829min
SYMHC Classics: Villisca Ax Murders
This episode revisits the Villisca murders. In 1912, a small Iowa town was the scene of a chilling and brutal crime. Eight people were murdered in their beds by an assailant who has never been identif...
17 Feb 201838min
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas
Gertrude Stein is an icon in the world of modernist literature. Alice B. Toklas is often described as her partner and assistant, but she was also published writer, and “assistant” really doesn't cover...
14 Feb 201835min
Pauline Sabin
The battle over Prohibition is often framed as a battle of the sexes, with women serving as the “moral” voice of sobriety. But a woman named Pauline Sabin is often credited as being one of the major a...
12 Feb 201826min
