Bracero Program

Bracero Program

For parts of the 20th century, the U.S. and Mexico had agreements in place allowing, and even encouraging, Mexican nationals to enter the U.S. to perform agricultural work and other labor in the American Southwest.

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Cats, Caves and Scandal

Behind the Scenes Minis: Cats, Caves and Scandal

Tracy talks about the many requests the show has gotten for a Mammoth Cave episode and she and Holly discuss claustrophobia. They also consider all of the drama in Domenica Guillaume Walter's life.See...

23 Aug 202427min

Domenica Guillaume Walter and l'Affaire Lacaze

Domenica Guillaume Walter and l'Affaire Lacaze

Domenica Guillaume Walter’s life was full of drama and scandal. She was accused of attempted murder, blackmail, and forgery as she tried to maintain control of her late husband’s art collection. Resea...

21 Aug 202442min

The Kentucky Cave Wars

The Kentucky Cave Wars

In the 19th century, Kentucky's Mammoth Cave launched an entire, very competitive cave tourism industry in the area, In 1925, Floyd Collins was trapped in the cave system, which was the beginning of t...

19 Aug 202438min

SYMHC Classics: Léonard Autié

SYMHC Classics: Léonard Autié

This 2017 episode was originally a two-parter about Marie Antoinette's hairdresser, Léonard Autié. Léonard set the styles of France during King Louis XVI's reign, and his story and his fate was tied t...

17 Aug 202448min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Evil Genius Perms

Behind the Scenes Minis: Evil Genius Perms

Holly talks about Quisling's intellect and why her neighborhood crows are angry with her. She and Tracy also discuss peer pressure, personal style, and hair salon stories.See omnystudio.com/listener f...

16 Aug 202430min

Charles Nessler’s Permanent Waves

Charles Nessler’s Permanent Waves

Charles Nessler is usually credited with inventing the permanent wave in the early 1900s. And he made a huge fortune from it, while also bolstering a huge beauty industry. Research: Bedi, Joyce. “GER...

14 Aug 202435min

Vidkun Quisling

Vidkun Quisling

His name is now a term that means traitor. That’s because after two decades of working for the Norwegian government in various roles, he collaborated with Hitler and the Nazi party, welcomed the Germa...

12 Aug 202439min

SYMHC Classics: Battleships!

SYMHC Classics: Battleships!

This 2011 episode, previous hosts Deblina and Sarah take a look at why four different warships from around the world went down, and why they were built In the first place. See omnystudio.com/listener ...

10 Aug 202435min

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