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
Carry A. Nation, Part 2
After her initial "smashings," Carry A. Nation became a full-time activist, traveling from town to town to destroy saloons and preach temperance. She turned her fame into a good income, and used much ...
26 Jul 201731min
Carry A. Nation, Part 1
Several events in Carry Nation's early life catalyzed her temperance activism. Her marriages and her faith were particularly important in shaping the woman she became. Learn more about your ad-choice...
24 Jul 201728min
The Evacuation of Dunkirk
With a huge number of British Expeditionary Force troops stranded in one location, a massive evacuation operation was undertaken. While it was considered a success, the costs to the Allies were high. ...
19 Jul 201727min
The Battle of France and the Flight to Dunkirk
Retellings of the Dunkirk rescue often leave out how the Allied forces got into such a predicament, with a huge part of the British Expeditionary Force stranded. Today, we'll talk about the lead-up to...
17 Jul 201729min
NASA History: Chief Historian Bill Barry on Hugh Dryden
The NASA space program likely wouldn't be what it is today without the work Hugh Dryden did before NASA even existed, and his guidance in its early years. NASA's Chief Historian Bill Barry joins Holly...
12 Jul 201738min
Catalina de Erauso, the Lieutenant Nun
Despite growing up in a convent and coming very close to taking religious vows as a nun, Catalina de Erauso wound up living a life of danger and adventure. A lot of today's episode falls into the gene...
10 Jul 201730min
