Offbeat History: The Crash at Crush and Other Train Wreck Spectacles

Offbeat History: The Crash at Crush and Other Train Wreck Spectacles

In fall 2017, we talked about a strange cultural phenomenon. For a brief window from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, people in the United States were watching train wrecks for fun.

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A History of Mammography

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

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

SYMHC Classics: Orphan Tsunami

SYMHC Classics: Orphan Tsunami

This 2013 episode covers a tsunami that struck the coast of Japan in January 1700, . It took a while -- a long while -- to figure out where the catalyzing earthquake had been.See omnystudio.com/listen...

27 Jan 202423min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Succession and the Roeblings

Behind the Scenes Minis: Succession and the Roeblings

Holly talks about her infatuation with the show "Succession," and why Tracy might not like it. Tracy talks about a unique bridge designed by John Roebling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

26 Jan 202425min

Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge

Emily Warren Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge

Emily Warren Roebling played a crucial role in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband became disabled. It’s a story of an engineering marvel and what mainstream U.S. society expecte...

24 Jan 202440min

Stakhanovite Movement

Stakhanovite Movement

In 1935, miner Alexei Stakhanov became a hero of labor in the Soviet Union, and the Stakhanovite movement began. But what was touted as an organic step forward to greater productivity by Stalin was tr...

22 Jan 202434min

SYMHC Classics: Hypatia

SYMHC Classics: Hypatia

This 2013 episode covers Hypatia, one of the earliest female mathematicians and astronomers. Though she wasn't the very first, she was among the greatest. At the time of her murder, she was the foremo...

20 Jan 202423min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Shakespearean Floorboards

Behind the Scenes Minis: Shakespearean Floorboards

Tracy explains why there aren't any repatriations or exhumations in this week's edition of Unearthed! There's also discussion of all the ways a sandal might end up in a well. See omnystudio.com/listen...

19 Jan 202415min

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