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
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
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 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
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!
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
Behind the Scenes Minis: Traveling and Diseases
Tracy and Holly talk about traveling for live shows, and the ways people often pick apart things people say to find hidden meaning. They also discuss the ways that humans process information about dis...
9 Aug 202433min
Three Eponymous Diseases
Two of the eponymous diseases in this episode are transmitted through incredibly casual exposure. The third requires more prolonged, direct contact with someone who is acutely ill, but can still sprea...
7 Aug 202444min
