Behind the Scenes Minis: Sand and Activism-ins
Holly and Tracy talk about George Sand's defiance against social convention, and the difficulty in discussing certain aspects of their most recent episode on activism. Learn more about your ad-choic...
7 Feb 202017min
Six Impossible Episodes: Other Ins
We've talked about sit-ins on the show before. This time, we’re looking at other -ins – direct action demonstrations and similar protests that have some similarities to the sit-in movement. Learn mo...
5 Feb 202048min
George Sand: Novelist, Muse and Gender Bender
She was an incredibly famous writer of incredible output. Her behavior and personal style were almost as talked about as her novels, and these factors combined made her into a figure that was admired ...
3 Feb 202041min
SYMHC Classics: Freedom Riders
The Freedom Rides were happening at about the same time as the sit-in movement of the 1960s that we talked about this week – and involved some of the same people. Previous hosts Sarah and Deblina did ...
1 Feb 202034min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Friedrich and the Greensboro Sit-ins
Holly and Tracy discuss one of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings that wasn't part of the episode on him. They also discuss Tracy's experience in school not including the Greensboro sit-ins, and how t...
31 Jan 202016min
Upcoming Special Edition of The Soundtrack Show
David W. Collins recently sat down for a conversation with Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to talk about their Oscar-nominated songwriting work on "Frozen II" and their shared love of music. T...
30 Jan 20203min
The Lunch Counter Sit-ins, Greensboro and Beyond
On Feb. 1, 1960, four students sat down at a segregated lunch counter at the F.W. Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina. It started with just four of them, but others joined, and sit-ins were taki...
29 Jan 202037min
Caspar David Friedrich
Friedrich's painting career, most closely associated with the German romantic movement, continues to influence and inspire artists today. In his own time, his work was both lauded and controversial, a...
27 Jan 202029min
