Behind the Scenes Minis: Square Dancing on a Wire
Holly and Tracy talk about Barbette's identity and speculation about his life. They also share stories of square dancing in school as kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 Jun 202326min
Square Dancing
Square dancing has very old roots and has endured as a pastime to present day. Its history, though, comes with some thorns, and scholars don’t even agree on its exact origin. Research: Ander...
21 Jun 202341min
Vander Clyde Broadway, aka Barbette
Vander Clyde Broadway went by a few different names in his life, but Barbette is the one he got famous with. He was a female impersonator from Texas who became the toast of Paris in the 1920s. Researc...
19 Jun 202339min
SYMHC Classics: George Sand
This 2020 episode covers George Sand, 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 i...
17 Jun 202340min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Music and Tomatoes
Holly mentions the legal protections for artists that were catalyzed by Coleridge-Taylor's death. Tracy shares stories of unique court cases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Jun 202325min
Nix v. Hedden and Tomatoes as Vegetables
Nix v. Hedden was the U.S. supreme court decision that made tomatoes a vegetable, at least for tariff purposes. This case involved a lot of dictionaries being read aloud. Research: Baron, Dennis. “...
14 Jun 202337min
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a standout both for his talent, and also because he was a Black artist who moved in almost entirely white circles. His most famous work is a cantata he com...
12 Jun 202335min
SYMHC Classics: Frederick Douglass
This 2017 episode covers orator, writer, statesman and social reformer Frederick Douglass. His early life shaped the advocate he became, and informed the two primary causes he campaigned for - the abo...
10 Jun 202335min
