SYMHC Classics: The Flu Epidemic of 1918
This 2014 episode coverts he 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, which killed somewhere between 20 million and 50 million people. Nobody cured it, or really successfully treated it. A fifth of the people in th...
28 Mar 202029min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Pettenkofer and Poison
Holly and Tracy discuss the advance casualness of recording entirely from home, as well as Max von Pettenkofer's psyche, and the fairly recent rise of the poison control hotline. Learn more about you...
27 Mar 202012min
Poison Control: A History
How did the U.S. get to the point of having this one resource, specifically for poisoning, that’s so reliable and available that it gets printed on the labels of consumer products? Learn more about ...
25 Mar 202037min
Max von Pettenkofer’s Anticontagionism
Pettenkofer's ideas about how cholera spread weren’t exactly right, but they still had really beneficial impacts on the way we live. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo...
23 Mar 202032min
SYMHC Classics: Tagore, Erstwhile Knight
In this 2010 episode, previous hosts Sarah and Deblina trace the life of Tagore through his childhood to knighthood and beyond. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.co...
21 Mar 202029min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Shortest War and Lady Baseball
Holly and Tracy talk about aspects of Zanzibari culture that Holly had not considered prior to this week's episode, and Tracy's rewatch of "A League of Their Own." Learn more about your ad-choices at...
20 Mar 202013min
Offbeat History: Marchesa Luisa Casati
In 2017 we covered the offbeat life of Marchesa Luisa Casati. While many have admired heiress Casati over the years for her life led entirely based on her aesthetics, she was also entirely self-servin...
19 Mar 202034min
