André Le Nôtre, Part 1
Le Nôtre's work defined the French formal garden in the 17th century. Today in part one, we’re going to cover his life up to a project that was controversial not for Le Nôtre's part in it, but because...
13 Jan 202029min
SYMHC Classics: Hokusai
We're revisiting our 2015 episode on Hokusai, who lived during a time when there was not a lot of contact between Japan and the West. But even so, he drew some influence form Western art, and Western ...
11 Jan 202026min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Joan Curran and Murasaki Shikibu
On today's casual Friday talk, Tracy and Holly talk about the surprising level of recognition Joan Curran got from male contemporaries, war debris, and the skeevier aspects of the "Tale of Genji." Le...
10 Jan 202011min
Murasaki Shikibu and the Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu, sometimes known in English as Lady Murasaki, lived during Japan’s Heian period. She was a lady-in-waiting to Empress Shoshi, and is credited with writing the Japanese classic literat...
8 Jan 202033min
Joan Strothers Curran and Radar Countermeasures
Curran was a Welsh scientist who developed a system of thwarting radar for the Allied forces in WWII. What we know of her work is entirely pieced together from accounts by her male colleagues, who, fo...
6 Jan 202026min
SYMHC Classics: The Riotous Life of Caravaggio
This classic from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina explores the controversial life of Caravaggio. He may not be as well-known as Leonardo da Vinci, but this amazing painter has been receiving more and...
4 Jan 202020min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Unearthed! in December 2019
In discussing this week's episodes, Tracy explains how she tracks news stories on her Unearthed! Pinterest board, and she and Holly theorize about why some topics have a lot of interest clustered in a...
3 Jan 20207min
Unearthed! in December 2019, Part 2
It’s part two of our year-end Unearthed! Today, we have some longtime listener favorites, including edibles and potables, Otzi, and exhumations. And some other stuff – beginning with several studies a...
1 Jan 202032min
