SYMHC Classics: Pauline Sabin
This 2018 episode covers a key figure in the battle over Prohibition, which was is often framed as a battle of the sexes, with women serving as the moral voice of sobriety. But Pauline Sabin is often ...
23 Apr 202226min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Latest Unearthed!
Tracy and Holly talk about the language used when talking about archaeology. They then talk about the domestication of geese. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Apr 202213min
Unearthed! in Spring 2022, Part 2
This second part of our spring Unearthed! two-parter covers some listener-favorite categories: edibles and potables, books and letters, shipwrecks, and a bit of potpourri. Research: AFP. “Chile's Na...
20 Apr 202235min
Unearthed! in Spring 2022, Part 1
It's time for another two-part edition of things that were unearthed in recent months. Today's episode covers updates, lots of repatriations, some mummy stuff, Viking stuff, animal stuff, and a handfu...
18 Apr 202236min
SYMHC Classics: Vigée Le Brun
This 2016 episode covers the first woman to ever become a court painter in France. She painted royalty and nobility throughout Europe, including Marie Antoinette, even as her personal life had its ups...
16 Apr 202231min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Chocolate Chips and Public Relations
Holly and Tracy reminisce about their families' first microwave ovens and their favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. Then they discuss Ivy Lee's career and dubious associations.See omnystudio.com/l...
15 Apr 202225min
Ivy Ledbetter Lee and the Roots of PR
Ivy Lee was one of the founders of the fields of public relations and crisis communications. His approach to public relations was revolutionary for the time, and he helped establish a lot of practices...
13 Apr 202244min
Two Accidental Inventions
Often, inventions that are made quite by accident end up becoming an everyday part of life. This episode covers two of those: the microwave oven and the chocolate chip cookie. Research: Balsley, Bet...
11 Apr 202239min
