Behind the Scenes Minis: Goose and Chicken
Tracy talks about the likely wrap up of the Mother Goose series. Holly shares a story about growing up with chickens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19 Mai 202319min
The Chicken of Tomorrow
In the 1940s the U.S. Department of Agriculture and A&P supermarkets teamed up to hold a contest to see who could breed the meatiest, most efficient, most visually appealing chicken. Research: Audio...
17 Mai 202345min
Six Impossible Episodes: Mother Goose 3
It's our third installment of shows about the origins of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. Spoiler alert: Many of the real stories are hard to pin down. Research: Cheadle, Roberta Eaton. “Dark Origins – ...
15 Mai 202335min
SYMHC Classics: Julian of Norwich
This 2019 episode covers Julian of Norwich, a medieval mystic who wrote down her visions, which she called showings. In this episode, we talk about her life in context of mysticism and how it fit into...
13 Mai 202332min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Birth Year and Buildings
Tracy talks through the many paths she went down trying to track down Wautier's birth year. The hosts also discuss Louis Sullivan's incredibly quotable autobiography.See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
12 Mai 202322min
Louis Henry Sullivan
Louis Sullivan was an architect working in Chicago at the dawn of the skyscraper. He sought to define a new, bold style of design in the U.S., and was deeply frustrated when his peers didn’t do the sa...
10 Mai 202341min
Michaelina Wautier, Flemish Baroque Master
Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier’s style was realistic and detailed, with a dark, almost somber color palette. And for a long time, she remained an unknown, even among art historians. Research: Atk...
8 Mai 202336min
SYMHC Classics: Artemisia Gentileschi
This 2015 episode covers Artemisia Gentileschi, often called the greatest female painter of the Baroque period. Her work is extraordinary, and reflects the influences of her father Orazio Gentileschi ...
6 Mai 202325min
