The Pompey Stone Hoax
The Pompey Stone was discovered in the early 1820s, and was believed to be hundreds of years old. It turned out to be a hoax, but a fairly benign one. Research: Barber, John Warner and Henry Howe. “H...
1 Apr 35min
Émile Coué and Autosuggestion
Émile Coué genuinely seems to have wanted to help people by teaching them how to plant helpful directives in their subconscious minds. Whether he was effective is something that's still debated. Rese...
30 Mars 39min
SYMHC Classics: Louis Daguerre
This 2021 episode covers Louis Daguerre, who comes up almost any time we mention photography. Well before he figured out how to capture images through a camera obscura, he was an artist and innovator ...
28 Mars 34min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Atlanta and Textiles
Holly talks about the frustration of not finding any solid evidence of where Richard Peters stood on the issue of slavery. Tracy wonders what Elizabeth Fulhame's relationship with her husband was like...
27 Mars 33min
Elizabeth Fulhame’s Colorful Chemistry
Elizabeth Fulhame’s biography is largely a mystery, but in 1794 she wrote a book on chemistry that was way ahead of its time. Research: Steinmark, Ida Emilie. “Elizabeth Fulhame: The Scientist the Wo...
25 Mars 36min
Richard Peters and Early Atlanta History
Peters is responsible for many of the institutions that make up the identity of the city of Atlanta. And as a man from Pennsylvania, he had unique position regarding the U.S. Civil War. Research: “A...
23 Mars 38min
SYMHC Classics: Nelson Pill Hearings
This 2021 episode shares how in the U.S., the idea that people should know about the risks involved with the drugs that they are taking is tied directly to the complicated and often troubling history ...
21 Mars 38min
