The Virgin Queen's Great Love

The Virgin Queen's Great Love

Elizabeth I never married. Instead, she encouraged (and avoided) many suitors without making a commitment. Additionally, many people believed Elizabeth was in love with a man named Robert Dudley. Learn more about Elizabeth's great love in this episode.

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Wilson A. Bentley, the Snowflake Man

Wilson A. Bentley, the Snowflake Man

Bentley was a Vermont farmer and amateur meteorologist who became known to many during his lifetime as the Snowflake Man.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee ...

8 Des 202134min

The Flint Sit-down Strike

The Flint Sit-down Strike

Flint, Michigan was at the heart of auto manufacturing for General Motors in 1936. And while the strike was largely centered around Flint, it also involved workers at GM factories all over the U.S. L...

6 Des 202143min

SYMHC Classics: Vernon Lee

SYMHC Classics: Vernon Lee

This 2018 episode covers Violet Paget, more often known by her pen name Vernon Lee, who was a historian and an art and literary critic. She wrote on myriad subjects including music, travel, aesthetics...

4 Des 202132min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Amy Levy and Pranksters

Behind the Scenes Minis: Amy Levy and Pranksters

Holly and Tracy discuss how Vernon Lee factored into the story of Amy Levy's life. They also talk about what a pain in the neck Theodore Hook must have been. Learn more about your ad-choices at https...

3 Des 202117min

Three Legendary Pranks

Three Legendary Pranks

Today we have a series of prank stories that aren’t quite substantial enough to be their own episodes. We’ve got a joke that became a living legend, a large-scale prank that created havoc, and a telev...

1 Des 202135min

Amy Levy

Amy Levy

Levy was recognized as an extraordinary literary talent of the 1880s. But after her tragic early death, she receded into the background of history.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ih...

29 Nov 202137min

SYMHC Classics: Walter Potter's Wild and Wonderful Taxidermy

SYMHC Classics: Walter Potter's Wild and Wonderful Taxidermy

This 2013 episode covers the taxidermist Potter, who had preserved and mounted 98 birds by the time he was 19. In 1880, his work had grown to a point where it had to be moved to a building, which beca...

27 Nov 202138min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Purple and Cock Robin

Behind the Scenes Minis: Purple and Cock Robin

Holly and Tracy discuss Perkin's idealism, and how many things in their lives are impacted by his work. Then they discuss "Who killed Cock Robin?' and Tracy's fascination with it as a child. Learn m...

26 Nov 202115min

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