Eponymous Foods: All Chocolate
Both of these eponymous foods feature chocolate, but they also both feature some issues with timelines and attribution that need to be unraveled. Research: Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell. “The Baker Cho...
6 Feb 202337min
SYMHC Classics: Constance Markievicz
This 2018 episode covers Constance Markievicz, who came from a wealthy Protestant family before making a somewhat surprising transition to become a leader in the Irish Nationalist movement.See omnystu...
4 Feb 202334min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Colette, a Mixed Bag
Tracy tells Holly about Henry de Jouvenel's dislike of Colette's book "Chéri." They also discuss the question marks regarding Maurice and how he felt about various things in the life he and Colette sh...
3 Feb 202315min
Colette, Part 2
Part two of Colette's story picks up during her marriage to Henri de Jouvenel through the end of her life. Despite her life's many scandals, by the time she died Colette was regarded as a national ico...
1 Feb 202329min
Colette, Part 1
Love, passion, desire and pleasure are running themes in Colette's writing and her life. And that life was seen as really scandalous and even notorious, especially in her younger years. Research: Ro...
30 Jan 202335min
SYMHC Classics: The Montgolfier Brothers
This 2016 episode covers two inventive brothers who came up with an idea to set humans aloft. The Montgolfiers were among many inventors working toward flight in the 18th century, but they often get a...
28 Jan 202330min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Macs and Fletcher
Holly and Tracy talk about Thomas Hancock, and their own experiences with raincoats. Then they discuss the food fad of Fletcherism, and the personality of Fletcher himself. See omnystudio.com/listener...
27 Jan 202321min
Horace Fletcher, the Great Masticator
Horace Fletcher is best known for starting a food fad in that came to be known as Fletcherism. This early 20th century fad involved, in part, chewing your food A LOT. Research: Bauerlein, Mark. "The ...
25 Jan 202346min
