Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie was a child of poverty who became one of the richest men on Earth. But his life, while largely charmed, had a massive scar of bad judgment on it. He also decided that the most important thing...
26 Mar 201840min
SYMHC Classics: Marian Anderson
Today's show returns to Marian Anderson. An acclaimed contralto, Marian Anderson was barred from singing in Constitution Hall because of her race. The concert she sang at the Lincoln Memorial instead ...
24 Mar 201830min
Ignaz Semmelweis and the War on Handwashing
Ignaz Semmelweis made a connection between hand hygiene and the prevention of childbed fever in the 19th century. He wasn’t taken seriously then, but today he’s known as everything from the father of ...
21 Mar 201836min
Constance Markievicz
Born Constance Georgine Gore-Booth to a wealthy Protestant family, Constance Markievicz made a somewhat surprising transition to become a leader in the Irish Nationalist movement. Learn more about yo...
19 Mar 201836min
SYMHC Classics: The Easter Rising of 1916
Today's show revisits one of the most pivotal events in modern Irish history. It was a precursor to a number of other events that have happened since then, both within and outside of Ireland. Learn m...
17 Mar 201825min
The Daring Imposter Cassie Chadwick
Cassie Chadwick (born Elizabeth Bigley) committed fraud at a level that would be almost impossible to pull off in today’s world of instant communication. Her biggest con was convincing banks that she ...
14 Mar 201829min
The Minuscule Science of Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Leeuwenhoek wasn’t REALLY a scientist -- he had no formal training. But he made dozens of scientific discoveries. He’s credited with discovering microscopic life in a variety of forms, using lenses he...
12 Mar 201825min
SYMHC Classics: The Luddites
This classic revisits the Luddite uprising -- protests in northern England, in which workers smashed machines in mills and factories. This wasn't the first organized violence against mechanization, bu...
10 Mar 201825min
