SYMHC Classics: A Pure Food Father and His Poison Squad
This 2011 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina covers the U.S. in the late 1800s, when no one really monitored food additives. After Congress refused to regulate food safety, Harvey Wiley had...
24 Jul 202117min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Migraines and Milk
Tracy and Holly talk about family and experiential history with headaches, and the persistent problems in what people do and don't know about them. They then cover their swill-milk episode, and how ut...
23 Jul 202115min
The Swill Milk Scandal of 1858
In the 1850s, much of the milk supply in New York was anything but appetizing and wholesome – it was often deadly. But efforts to address the problem were blocked by corrupt officials. Learn more abo...
21 Jul 202143min
A History of Migraine
Migraine is one of the three most prevalent conditions in the world along with anemia and hearing loss. But in spite of that prevalence, migraine is widely misunderstood, really at every level. Learn...
19 Jul 202145min
SYMHC Classics: Ira Frederick Aldridge
This 2017 episode covers one of the first Americans to achieve fame as a Shakespearean actor, and the first black man to do so, becoming a famous figure on the Victorian stage. But Aldridge has largel...
17 Jul 202126min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Adolf and Hugo
It's divisive figures week! Holly and Tracy discuss the difficulty in sorting out the reality of Lorenz's work, because of the polarized view of him within the medical community. Then talk turns to Hu...
16 Jul 202118min
Hugo Gernsback
Ray Bradbury said Hugo “made us fall in love with the future.” But he’s also been berated as a hack whose proclamations about what does and does not qualify as science fiction have been problematic an...
14 Jul 202138min
Adolf Lorenz, the Bloodless Surgeon
Lorenz is credited with developing treatments that addressed pediatric orthopedic problems. During his lifetime, he was both celebrated and protested within the medical community. Learn more about y...
12 Jul 202133min
