SYMHC Classics: Lola Montez
This 2021 episode covers Lola Montez, a figure whose life is hard to pin down. That's not because of a lack of documentation, but because that documentation repeats the completely fictional backstory ...
10 Feb 202445min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Mademoiselle and the Tunneler
Holly and Tracy discuss the unfortunate and gruesome event that allegedly happened at Anne-Marie-Louse's funeral. Harrison Dyar's compulsion and cruelty are also examined.See omnystudio.com/listener f...
9 Feb 202425min
Harrison G. Dyar, Jr., Entomologist and Tunneler
Harrison G. Dyar, Jr. is known today largely as a hobby tunneler. But he was also an influential entomologist, and his personal life was much more convoluted than any tunnel he ever dug. Research: “...
7 Feb 202441min
Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans
Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orleans has been described by historians as having been one of the richest heiresses in history, as an insurgent, as unaccomplished, as an Amazon, as a writer, and as a fool. And s...
5 Feb 202433min
SYMHC Classics: Dr. Vera Peters
This 2015 episode examines how Dr. Peters helped revolutionize the treatment of both breast cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma. But, at the time, her work was largely dismissed.See omnystudio.com/listener ...
3 Feb 202425min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Anthony's Secrets and Mammograms
Holly and Tracy discuss van Dyck's personal life and historical photography. They also discuss mammogram science and try to reassure listeners about the experience.See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...
2 Feb 202429min
A History of Mammography
The history of mammography begins with the discovery of X-rays in 1895. But it took a very long time for breast imaging to advance, in part because it wasn't prioritized. Research: “The St George’s ...
31 Jan 202442min
Anthony van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck was a commercially successful painter in Antwerp and Italy, but he may have had the most influence in England when he served as court painter to King Charles I. Research: Blake, Robi...
29 Jan 202438min
