Teresa Carreño
Not only was Teresa Carreño the most famous pianist of her day, she is considered to be Venezuela’s first international super star. And her personal life was just as compelling as her public persona. ...
21 Jan 201927min
SYMHC Classics: Lisztomania
This 2015 episode is all about pianist, composer and conductor Franz Liszt. He was basically the first rock star who drove fans into fits of swooning and screaming. Some fans even stole the detritus o...
19 Jan 201927min
Sojourner Truth, Pt. 2
Last time, we talked about Sojourner Truth's enslavement and how a religious vision after she was free led her to moving to New York City. Today, we’re picking up with another vision, which marked a h...
16 Jan 201937min
Sojourner Truth, Pt. 1
Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist and women’s rights activist in the 19th century. But because a speech most famously associated with Truth is a version rewritten by someone else, she’s commonly ima...
14 Jan 201930min
SYMHC Classics: The Famous Speech Chief Seattle Never Made
Today we're revising a 2013 episode about the Suquamish chief who is best remembered for a speech he gave upon discovering that Governor Stevens wanted land to build a railroad. However, the speech's ...
12 Jan 201939min
A Brief History of Ballet, Pt. 2
In the first part of this two-parter, we covered ballet’s origins and early evolution. We left off with the founding of the Academie Royale de Musique, and the ways Jean-Baptiste Lully worked to ensur...
9 Jan 201931min
A Brief History of Ballet, Pt. 1
For a long time, there was no formalized dance in western culture. Eventually, court performers in Europe were asked to also teach their audiences how to dance, blending the worlds of performance and ...
7 Jan 201925min
SYMHC Classics: Catherine de' Medici and the Scarlet Nuptials
In this classic 2010 episode of the Medici super series, Katie and Sarah follow up on the further adventures of Catherine de'Medici. Listen in and learn how the St. Bartholomew Day's massacre contribu...
5 Jan 201925min
